KangarooInAZoo
KangarooInAZoo t1_j0898k0 wrote
Reply to comment by Master_Dogs in Our First Look at Boston’s Plans to Extend Columbus Ave. Bus Lanes by senatorium
Light rail on the street is way cheaper. The MBTA proposed extending the E branch to Hyde Square (0.75 miles) and it only cost $40M. Right of way makes it more expensive even if it’s a better transit option.
KangarooInAZoo t1_jadwkvj wrote
Reply to comment by bobby_j_canada in ‘A housing market for almost no one’: Rising prices and interest rates have made home buying feel impossible - The Boston Globe by uxd
Yeah I’m good, that’s too much.
12 story buildings aren’t livable in the same way that 4-6 story ones are. Stick those directly on top of T stations and keep them TF away from everywhere else.
5 stories by right within a walk shed of a half mile from T stops in the direct metro (Boston plus inner suburbs) is a good starting place. Livability should be a key consideration in constructing neighborhoods of higher density.
I’d honestly be ok with urban renewal of triple decker neighborhoods to tear down those rotting pieces of shit (as a former triple decker resident, aka rat grove).