[LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA-Affordability and the Public Good

Rachel's comment assumes that developers have large multi-acre lots. That will not always be true. For example, consider Lewis Street. The majority of lots on Lewis Street are smaller than a half acre. if Lewis St. were rezoned to 15 units/acre, developers of these small lots could easily op

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA-Affordability and the Public Good

This is good news (the expanded service)…if it comes to pass. The T has been making a lot of promises, but the trains still crawl, new (reliable) cars have yet to be delivered…and on and on. I won’t hold my breath, but will be delighted to find my pessimism has no basis. -- Sara Mat

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA-Affordability and the Public Good

Sara, We have in fact seen improved service since late 2019 around when the pandemic began. Although overall ridership has declined about 29% , weekend ridership now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA-Affordability and the Public Good

The lack of safe, reliable service in the Boston metro area has not been due to lack of demand. It is due to inept management and lack of serious investment over decades. -- Sara Mattes > On Mar 19, 2023, at 5:18 PM, Sara Lupkas wrote: > > Speaking to your 3rd point, "public transit wou

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA-Affordability and the Public Good

Speaking to your 3rd point, "public transit would be an important resource for the greater good if it were reliable, regular and affordable service. It is not." It's not because there is not a level of demand for it. With more development, more riders would lead to economies of scale that we just d

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA-Affordability and the Public Good

1) If the government was interested in truly committing to public transit, it would place more resources there. Instead, we have seen a steady decline in service, with a few exceptions. In addition, there is a misunderstanding that service is linked to compliance with the HCA. It is not. 2) B

Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA

The HCA, to me at least, is the state government saying to MBTA communities, "if you want to have public transit, you have to make the area around the station walkable for residents and with zoning that forces greener, and hopefully, more affordable housing. It is the government saying to communit

[LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln and the HCA

The HCA does nothing to address affordable housing crisis. That is NOT a requirement embedded in the HCA. This something Lincoln, on its own, has embraced in the past 50, slowly and steadily, as opportunities arose. We did so without displacing anyone. I trust we can continue on this path. Sa