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SaveCachalot346 t1_j63dsp2 wrote

Reply to comment by MiloMinderbinder-22 in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper

From mass.gov

"In Massachusetts, an environmental justice population is a neighborhood where one or more of the following criteria are true:

the annual median household income is 65 percent or less of the statewide annual median household income

minorities make up 40 percent or more of the population

25 percent or more of households identify as speaking English less than "very well"

minorities make up 25 percent or more of the population and the annual median household income of the municipality in which the neighborhood is located does not exceed 150 percent of the statewide annual median household income.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) uses data from the 2019 American Community Survey to identify environmental justice population areas in Massachusetts. Policy makers and state agencies can then use this information to communicate more effectively with communities affected by their work"

More details on the thought behind it here

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/objectives-of-environmental-justice

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adri_an5 t1_j638sdq wrote

Reply to A quick shower by ARareThing

If you don't have classpass you can sign up for a free trial (remember to cancel). I think it's one month free at the moment. Then you can sign up for gyms with open time or "gym time" where you can show up to use the gym and the amenities. For example, right now Republic Fitness allows you to come in for open gym time for a few credits.

I did this a few years back when the shower in my apartment was dropping like an IV drip and hopped around to different gyms and use their showers.

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PAXICHEN t1_j638axu wrote

Reply to A quick shower by ARareThing

You’ve got Irish accents. That’s opens a fuck Ton of doors in Boston. Go to planet fitness and ask. Turn on the charm. Mention you’re here from Ireland just for St Patty’s

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ZipBlu t1_j63803e wrote

Reply to comment by Physicccc in Looking for a good neighborhood to live in near-ish to Boston College (early 20s woman) by Physicccc

Overall Pinwurm has given you great, accurate advice about neighborhoods in the area. I’d just add a few things related to car ownership, since you mentioned it in your original post. Snow isn’t that much of a problem. There will only be like 5 days a year on average when you can’t drive because of snow. A car is a pain in the ass, because most places won’t have a driveway, but I wouldn’t want to live near the end of the B or C line without one.

BC has huge parking garages in the middle of campus and prices are fairly reasonable for grad students, (prices are tiered—they are crazy expensive for undergrads, but like 1/5 the cost for grad students) so I don’t think it’s crazy to have a car. BC is at the end of the B and C branches, and these lines are slow anyway. It can be a long wait for trains, and there’s also frequently maintenance on the weekends. It’s really hard to do things like grocery shop without a car, and the T will only bring you into and out of the city, so if you want to do something in the suburbs it’s practically impossible. (There is the commuter rail, but you would spend nearly an hour just getting to it before you even start towards your destination. The trains are infrequent and only serve a few communities and in most cases you’d need a car to get to your final destination once you leave the station.)

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