All of them. To be fair, probably 99.9% of any shop you would consider walking in to is fine.

Are we really eating that much Italian? Because there’s probably more Italian joints in the city than I can count on my fingers and toes

a lot of people don't look into these kind of things and just follow their gut. rent control is an easy sell to someone with only a surface understanding of how housing economics work.

i have already stated on here my suggestion for alleviating the housing problem, and that is allowing new triple/quad deckers to be built to modern code with modern amenities. add housing and increase upward mobility in one fell swoop. stipulate that they only be built and bought by local residents. get corporations and low bidders with deep pockets out of our housing market.

instead I'm afraid we will end up with some illogical solution that appeals to emotion to get support. rent control is one such idea.

Move to surrounding town there is a reason why the majority of police,fire, teachers and city officials do not live in Wista. The Worcester restaurant scene is not what it was. Burtons in Shrewsbury, Romaines in Northboro, Tavern on the Square Shrewsbury.

BT's is very good. Yes, the Sturbridge location is better, but unless you're down south, BT's is just about the best you'll find in the state. Black Sheep is also pretty decent.

80's.

and if some niggas do kill you in the next few minutes, just remember my nigga there's heaven for a G ;)

When were you a kid?

Yeah, a well designed rent-control policy could theoretically do a lot to stabilize a market like Worcester's, the problem is actually designing one. Government subsidies are a more effective solution.

>in fact makes it worse at is disincentivizes investment in new housing.

Landlords will also just take existing units off the market and convert them into units exempt from rent control which is part of what happened in San Francisco.

wouldn’t need rent control if we stopped privatizing housing

Well, BT's isn't very good, and Smokestack closed so there's a barbecue license available. Black Sheep's food truck is great so I'm happy to see them move in.

This is the absolutely worst way to handle a housing crisis, it's populism gone off the rails. The most basic understanding of economics shows why this is a bad idea.

Every area that has tried this has made the issue worse. Look how San Francisco is doing....

This is purely a supply issue. The amount of people living here isn't changing, in fact it's going up. The only way to bring down housing prices is to increase housing. Artificially distorting the marking makes everything worse. Rent control does nothing to help increase housing supply and in fact makes it worse at is disincentivizes investment in new housing.

I encourage everyone to read more on the historic economic outcomes of places that implement rent control policys.

Moved here four years ago from Houston and couldn’t be happier. As far as bang for your buck in Northeast urban areas, it’s hard to do better. Great mix of food, some beautiful parks and hiking trails, good people, and if you get sick of it you can always take a day trip.

As other posters have said the biggest downside is public transportation which is barely existent (buses run every hour and they’ve cut service on Fridays because they don’t have enough drivers). Commuter rail is alright and will get better once they finish the project at union station.

Going to be driving through that in a few weeks time... wonder if they make bumper stickers too lol

I mean... No, it is not too late. Yes, things are bad now but the point is about preventing it from getting worse, right? And I think it's supposed to get worse.

I feel very safe in Worcester. Like any city, you have to avoid certain places at certain times. There are exceptions, like that guy who got shot in a road rage incident during morning rush outside Honey Farms. But overall Worcester is a relatively safe.

Kelly Square isn't bad at all anymore. Roundabouts work really well.

It's a shame to see the crime increasing in Worcester. It was a safe city.

Yup. Either way, the market isn't going back down, so the only 2 realistic options for those getting priced out in Worcester would be to continue raising minimum wage and to directly invest in low income housing. We're never going to catch up to demand enough to stop the market from going up here, and we need housing for low income workers now.

Would have been smart to introduce inclusionary zoning before they approved a bunch of market rate units. Instead they greenlit a bunch of developments then started talking about it.

We live nearby and I completely agree with your assessment of walkability/lack thereof. I still love the neighborhood but it's taken some getting used to! (Also do you want to hang out, we're expecting our first baby soon!)

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Does anyone else launch themselves off the exit with the new Kelly square design? It’s like the perfect race car launch. I’ve only been able to do it when it’s not busy, but it’s quite fun eh mates?