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pro_auto_advisors t1_jd5kqie wrote

Reply to comment by Vistaer in They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law by psychothumbs

Yeah I’m drawing a blank on Holden being an MBTA community. The closest commuter rail is Worcester, right?

That place neighbors Boylston, Spencer, Paxton, and Worcester. There’s 0 public transit here.

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Vistaer t1_jd5r569 wrote

Holden is a adjacent community: https://www.mhp.net/assets/resources/documents/MBTA_simple_category_combo_8-4-22.jpg

I just used them as an example - and it’s a fine line because I’m not agreeing with NIMBYs - I agree need for housing, especially near mass transit should supersede trying to keep prices high in exclusionary towns, but I also get towns who are pissed because “if we comply then can we at least get the benefit of MBTA?”

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pro_auto_advisors t1_jd5sz6r wrote

Thanks for the resource!

I get it too. The communities that actually have commuter rail stops should have extra housing

But, who the hell living in Holden or Lancaster are going to drive 20 minutes, pay for parking, then take a 1.5hr train ride? Plus any connections to get to work? I live in that general area and never once have I thought it would be better to take the train than drive - and I love trains and think they’re great!

Encouraging housing where the stations are will be impactful. Adding a stop in some of these other communities would be great!

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FrenchieFury t1_jd5ofrp wrote

It’s a town over but it is not “close” to Union station by any stretch 😂

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pro_auto_advisors t1_jd5omlx wrote

Not even a little!

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FrenchieFury t1_jd5ow31 wrote

On the other side is Grafton MBTA station

Which has literally no housing anywhere close to it

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pro_auto_advisors t1_jd5psxr wrote

Truth be told I’ve only been in Grafton like half a dozen times but I have no clue where their MBTA stop is.

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H2Omekanic t1_jd61jhr wrote

You can't see Holden from Newton or Weston McMansion is what it amounts to

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