Thank you Karla for your careful analysis and references to put things in context.
Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and brevity On Wed, Nov 15, 2023, 1:41 PM Karla Gravis <karlagra...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is important to understand the context for Brookline: > > - Brookline followed a 2-pronged approach: the technical compliance > with the law is being done through the first prong, what they call the > "M-District+" portion. It changes the zoning rules in districts in > town that are already zoned for multi-family housing, and rezones a few > other specific sites. From the article linked below: "*There’s general > agreement that this will not actually lead to much, if any, new development > specifically springing from the rezoning.*" *According to their > planning board, at the most, this rezoning would lead to a ~2.5% increase > in housing stock.* > - They had a second prong to rezone Harvard street. According to > Brookline's own planning board, this prong is expected to add 800 units. > *The > Harvard St rezoning will likely only add ~3% to the existing housing > stock.* > - By contrast, we are being asked to vote on rezoning proposals that > could potentially increase Lincoln's housing stock by 25%-30%. > > *Additional important nuances:* > > - Brookline is considered a "rapid transit" community. The deadline to > comply for this type of community is *December of 2023*, which is why > they had to vote on it now. Lincoln, as a "commuter rail" community, has a > deadline of December 2024. *If we were to follow Brookline's timing, > Lincoln would be able to vote November of next year.* > - *Brookline passed their zoning with 15% affordable housing. Lincoln > has confirmed we can only require 10%.* > - The Brookline Selects worked very closely with 2 advocacy groups in > Brookline: "Brookline by Design" and "Yes! In Brookline" and multiple civic > groups, including the Chamber of Commerce. From the article: "(...) over > months of conversation, culminating in weeks of intense negotiations led by > Select Board Member Paul Warren, Brookline by Design and its frequent > sparring partner, the housing advocacy group Yes! In Brookline, came to an > agreement on a set of amendments that both felt met the moment." > Consesus-driven process at work. > > > > > https://brookline.news/explainer-brooklines-mbta-communities-law-rezoning-plan/ > > [image: image.png] > > > >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: John Mendelson <johntmendel...@gmail.com> >> Date: Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 09:27 >> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Brookline passes HCA rezoning >> To: pamontie montie.net <pamon...@montie.net>, LincolnTalk < >> lincoln@lincolntalk.org> >> >> >> The 800 unit figure for Brookline is not accurate. The theoretical total >> fror Brookline is 6,990 units with the Globe citing 1,540 as possible per >> town officials. See: >> >> >> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/15/metro/brookline-overwhelmingly-accepts-plan-rezone-its-major-commercial-corridor-allow-multifamily-housing/ >> >> And Brookline is planning to submit with a higher percentage of >> affordable housing (15%) which is something I am hopeful we will do also. >> >> *For example, the town plan now calls for 15 percent of all housing built >> in the newly rezoned area along Harvard Street to be affordable. That’s the >> same share in the rest of town, under Brookline’s inclusionary zoning >> policy, which covers projects of four to 10 units; however, that policy >> allows developers to contribute the money to a housing fund for the units >> to be built elsewhere. This will require actual construction of affordable >> housing units along Harvard Street.* >> >> John >> >> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 9:00 AM pamontie montie.net <pamon...@montie.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> A lot to think about with Brookline’s response to the HCA. >>> >>> Just to put things in perspective, Brookline (a town with over 26,000 >>> housing units) has just passed rezoning that could result in “up to 800 >>> units” raising their existing housing stock by “nearly 3%” and is >>> characterized as going "well beyond the basic requirements of complying >>> with the law.” >>> >>> If Lincoln were to do the same, a 3 percent increase in housing stock >>> would be roughly 63 units. Lincoln (currently 2,078 housing units-excluding >>> Hanscom) is being asked to rezone for 635 units which is a housing increase >>> of around 30%? >>> >>> I’m not necessarily opposed to housing increases but it makes you wonder >>> what is appropriate for a town our size. As it stands our multifamily >>> *existing* housing stock is around 860 units, which is roughly 40% of >>> Lincoln’s total housing stock. >>> >>> Trying to figure this out along with everyone else in town... >>> _ >>> Paul Montie >>> >>> >>> On Nov 15, 2023, at 7:39 AM, Bob Mason <robertma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> https://brookline.news/town-meeting-passes-major-rezoning-likely-to-reshape-harvard-street/ >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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