Great idea! On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 11:01 AM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Amen! > For years I have advocated an increase in parking at station and > advertising it in towns along 117 > S. Acton fills early and those who cannot find parking there travel east, > on the hunt. > Alewife fills by 7:30, so I have been told. > We need solid data, and collaboration along 117. > Let’s begin poking at the issues you have raised. > Thank you! > Sara > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 27, 2022, at 9:34 AM, Allen Vander Meulen <pastorall...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I think we could add a couple more questions to this list: > > - What is the impact of AirBNB (and other short term housing rental > services) upon the availability of apartments in the area? > (I suspect it’s had a far greater impact in Lincoln than we realize.) > > - Will the MBTA ever commit to providing adequate bus & rail service in > Lincoln, and not cutting it back? > (e.g., The MBTA’s recent announcement of a "25% increase in bus service > throughout the system" actually reduces service on the one MBTA bus route > in town - #76 to Hanscom: > https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/Bus%20Network%20Redesign/5_Bedford.pdf.) > ...It’s hard to justify the creation of moderate or affordable housing in > a town when you can’t count on the availability of public transportation. > > - Does the town have adequate resources and infrastructure to support a > significantly larger number of homes? > (Not too sure on this one. In particular, adequate water and septic will > be major issues.) > > - And a final thought: several towns around us are building significant > new housing developments, such as the one on Rt 117 in North Sudbury. Even > if we do nothing, traffic through town will increase because of this. We > can take advantage of that - improving (for instance) the Lincoln Station > area to be a more attractive retail center and/or public transit access > point for these new residents - or ignore it, in which case our existing > retail center at Lincoln Station will gradually whither away and die, as > the RTF has already said is inevitable if nothing changes. > > - Allen Vander Meulen > > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 5:01 PM dilla tingley <dillating...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I am not against building more congregate housing in Lincoln. The >> Selects and Planning Board have sent a very reasoned response to the State >> Housing Mandate. >> >> Some issues I think are worth exploring as we face a "Housing Crisis". >> >> --Who is tearing down housing? >> -Where are neighborhoods being gentrified? >> -As luxury high rises spring up in Boston >> -How many units across the city are purchased as investment and >> remain unoccupied? >> -Does Inclusionary Zoning make any significant difference? >> Dilla Tingley >> > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > 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. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Regards, *Stephanie Smoot* 857 368-9175 work 781 941-6842 personal cell *617 595-5217 *work cell 126 Chestnut Circle Lincoln, MA 01773
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