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3720-To-One t1_j71vkz3 wrote

Reply to comment by relliott22 in State lawmakers introduce bill to bring back rent control by HRJafael

Whatwe need is for the state to take over zoning and tell NIMBYs and all their cries of “neighborhood character” to go pound sand.

Zoning is the problem. There isn’t enough supply to meet demand.

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relliott22 t1_j71zhk9 wrote

To add on to that, in many places the historical buildings have got to go. Especially in the Boston metro.

Also, we need to stop large universities like Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, and Boston University (my alma mater) from buying any more land. They're like tumors.

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3720-To-One t1_j720wb1 wrote

My issue is what’s considered historical.

A building isn’t “historical” and worthy of presets to on simply because it’s old.

But yes, universities need to stop buying land, and there needs to be more pressure for them to build more housing to house their students.

When I was in my 20s and living in Allston, it’s frustrating that I’m having to compete with so many BU students with rich parents, which ultimately drives up prices.

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torniz t1_j73amqn wrote

Fall River has knocked down a bunch of old churches. Instead of building multi unit houses, we got single family homes.

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relliott22 t1_j73c3oq wrote

The perfect is the enemy of the good. You got more housing.

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