Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

If only that were a rail line, there would be a great transit option to take from Bedford into town. -- Sara Mattes > On Nov 29, 2023, at 11:40 AM, Bob Kupperstein wrote: > > That rail line ran through my Arlington backyard in 1978. Train service had > ended about a year earlier. >

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

That rail line ran through my Arlington backyard in 1978. Train service had ended about a year earlier. -Bob On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 6:05 AM Sara Mattes wrote: > …and, imagine if the Minuteman Bike Path were still a rail line…. > ——— > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Nov 28, 2023, at 12:57 PM, Don

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive - fee in lieu of affordable housing

Bravo david On Tue, Nov 28, 2023, 3:39 PM David Cuetos wrote: > The quid pro quo deal is not just an idea, it is an active plan to incent > a property owner (TCB) to open up their water treatment plan to enable > another private property owner (RLF/Civico) to save itself the cost and > space of

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

…and, imagine if the Minuteman Bike Path were still a rail line…. ——— Sara Mattes > On Nov 28, 2023, at 12:57 PM, Don Seltzer wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 9:49 AM Virginia Goodwin > wrote: >> Regarding the issue of "we don't write discriminatory

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive - fee in lieu of affordable housing

The quid pro quo deal is not just an idea, it is an active plan to incent a property owner (TCB) to open up their water treatment plan to enable another private property owner (RLF/Civico) to save itself the cost and space of building its own septic. Mr. Taylor has mentioned this plan twice during

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

*What does it mean to 'maintain the character' of a town that is beyond the reach of so many people? * Do distributed housing. Allow people to come, don't pack up. Option E is created. further creativity can emerge, We just have to think on behalf of the land. Best regards, Bijoy Misra On Tue,

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 9:49 AM Virginia Goodwin wrote: > Regarding the issue of "we don't write discriminatory laws", I have two > examples off the top of my head: > > 1) Arlington refusing to allow the Red Line to go through is a specific > local example of laws passed to control (ie:

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive - fee in lieu of affordable housing

ng the developer to >>> pay a fee in lieu of building any affordable units. >>> >>> Therefore, Option E would actually be the only way to ensure that >>> affordable housing will be built at the Mall. >>> >>> Please see below for screenshot of dra

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

IMO, the recent Boston Globe Spotlight series did an excellent job of explaining how use of zoning laws and local governance have created our current state of economic/racial inequities, as well as the current housing shortage. The example towns they used did not include Lincoln, but if the

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Regarding the issue of "we don't write discriminatory laws", I have two examples off the top of my head: 1) Arlington refusing to allow the Red Line to go through is a specific local example of laws passed to control (ie: restrict) all of those “inner city” (ie: poor; ie: Black) T riders from

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive - fee in lieu of affordable housing

"Open meeting discussions point to a lot of possible concessions to private entities (applying for grants on their behalf, in lieu fees, increasing height restrictions to 48", quid pro quo exchange of land, reduction of commercial space at the mall). Option E is the only one that allows all of the

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

I think what Sara is suggesting is that to make the right HCA choices on 12/2 a 3 dimensional stacking diagram for each option is necessary.1 On Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 12:20 PM Louis Zipes wrote: > And our emergency services are quite familiar with our part of 117 since > there are so many

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Brava! On Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 7:55 PM Sara Mattes wrote: > Two acre zoning was to protect wetlands and open space and encourage land > conservation. > It bought time to allow for creative planning and development efforts. > I recommend reading *A Rich Harvest *to better understand the arc of our

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Couldn't agree more...thanks for your cogent response. On Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 11:32 PM Sara Mattes wrote: > It is interesting and disappointing to read this. > Lincoln stood out for creating affordable housing/ mixed income housing > long before others. > Lincoln Woods, a cooperative mixed

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Neighbor to neighbor... This is  sad to read. Respectfully, I am not aware of  any laws passed "to control the movement of people who look like you or with more Melanin"  especially by residents of Lincoln.  I always  welcome educating myself  on State laws as I will be the first to admit... I

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

It is ridiculous to keep relying on past laurels as if Lincoln is some sort of beacon of affordable housing. Look around. It is not. It is not diverse, and certainly not as diverse as it could be if 2-acre zoning was not instituted. I am frequently in all-white spaces. When residents say they

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

It is interesting and disappointing to read this.Lincoln stood out for creating affordable housing/ mixed income housing long before others.  Lincoln Woods, a cooperative mixed income development led the way in the 1970s.Development of new types of multi- family housing, rental and home-ownership,

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

It had absolutely NOTHING to do with preventing “undesirable” people moving in. It had to do with land preservation and conservation and concern over the inability of the town finances to support a rapid growth in population. We had no commercial base, except a few small business along Rt.2A and

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Without discussing Lincoln specifically, there have been extensive studies for years connecting large-lot zoning with intentional discrimination by race, class and immigration status, and most recently -- families with children. The less land available for development, the easier to keep the

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Two acre zoning was meant as a means of "control" (a word currently bandied about without any shame) after WWII housing booms to prevent too much housing being built and "undesirable" people moving in. Anyone who has given an ounce of attention to the anti racism reckoning we are currently going

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Two acre zoning was to protect wetlands and open space and encourage land conservation. It bought time to allow for creative planning and development efforts. I recommend reading A Rich Harvest to better understand the arc of our history and the role land protection has played. Also, Bob

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive-still recommended, even if you do not want to see what development might look like

Hardly misleading , Ken. Are you familiar with Cold Brook Crossing? Are you familiar with the renderings we all have been shown as to how the Mall redevelopment might look like along Lincoln Rd? The Cold Brook Crossing Buildings are set back. The buildings at the mall move forward, into the

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

And our emergency services are quite familiar with our part of 117 since there are so many accidents due to our bucolic scenery and other historical roadways. I especially find it fascinating that Lincoln was the first town in Massachusetts to adopt two acre housing. So much history to be proud

Re: [LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

Sara, Your comment is very misleading. Cold Brook Crossing is not at all what one might see in Lincoln Station because of the controls that the Planning Board would have over any complex with the Site Plan Review section of Lincoln’s Zoning Bylaws that are already in place. Cold Brook

[LincolnTalk] A recommended Sunday drive

117 offers a lovely drive from Lincoln to Leominster, and a history lesson as you see the landscape and the towns change as you head west. Nearby, is a starling lesson. Just past Nine Acre Corner in Concord, and over the Sudbury line, on your right as you head west, you will see Cold Brook