Hi all,
If I am reading the rezoning plans correctly.... the Reduction in retail
includes eliminating Donelans and the Bank.Is this correct?
Theresa K
On Friday, November 10, 2023 at 11:25:26 AM EST, Sara Mattes
<samat...@gmail.com> wrote:
Is the alternative for the nation area to fill it with dense housing, while we
are told there will be reduction in retail?And, that housing will only reflect
the wealth gap-only 10% affordable, and the rest, high-end?
What happened to the concept of a “vibrant commercial center?”What happened to
a “walkable village?”What will everyone walk to as retail is reduced?Each
other's units?
Let us be more creative in what we can develop.As Ken has suggested, we have
done it in the past.We seem to have lost our mojo.Let’s get it back.
The HCA is NOT the answer.
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Sara Mattes
On Nov 10, 2023, at 10:55 AM, Ken Hurd <kenh...@keha.com> wrote:
Hello LincolnTalkers,
During the discussion on the Zoom forum hosted by the HCAWG on Wednesday
evening, I mentioned the recently released report on the history of
exclusionary zoning in the Boston area. And also, for those of you who
couldn’t stay to see it following the Wednesday morning forum at Town Hall,
below is the link to hear the presentation sponsored by The Boston Foundation.
Unless we know our history, it is known that history has a tendency to repeat
itself. With respect to objections raised to the options offered by the Housing
Choice Working Group, I do hope that current residents can follow the example
of earlier Lincoln leaders from the 1970’s who worked with, rather than
against, the 40B mandate from the state to provide more affordable housing.
That, and their efforts to preserve land in a way that could be shared with
others, made Lincoln a model community that attracted national attention.
With the Housing Choice Act, there is no less an opportunity to combine our
responsibility to provide more housing in the greater Boston region with
helping to revive the ailing Lincoln Station area. After all, given our
current manner of approving development around Lincoln Station and the fact
that there has been no interest by developers in doing so for the past eighteen
years, even with more favorable economic conditions, why should we expect
anything different other than more empty spaces available for lease going
forward?
I urge us to affirm the work of the Working Group to fulfill the spirit of the
Housing Choice Act by supporting Option C, including the rezoning of the mall,
to address this conundrum.
Here is the link to the report:
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| Exclusionary by Design: An Investigation of Zoning’s Use as a Tool of Race,
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Respectfully,Ken Hurd
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