You’re correct in some respects. This is usually when the government should step in to help make building affordable housing attractive and profitable, usually through tax breaks or subsidies. Unfortunately, Manchester isn’t exactly swimming in cash and neither is the state. And good luck proposing subsidies for affordable home housing with the diehard Live Free or Die-ers here. I’ve never seen a state try so hard to stay poor and starve its government.

probably a scam

Wealth brings investment (such as new housing…), tax revenue, etc. If people could affordably commute to Boston for higher wages, it would bring prosperity to Manchester, too. Simple economics. Have you tried to find a high wage “white collar” job in NH? Good luck. The few “job creators” that have made the news here in NH have been warehouses and distribution centers. Not exactly high wage.

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Man stop lying to people.

You're arguing with idiots.

Sadly, that’s literally a conversation my wife and I just had. It went as well as you expect. This place is so backwards. Worst case of NIMBYism in the country.

My partner speaks French we are both 29. We're in southern NH. Dm me if you would like! I hope you two can find your peeps :)

While simultaneously bitching about traffic they're stuck in no less

Over 25 years ago and it's a hard coded number, not based on inflation, so every year national gas tax has contributed less to maintaining roads. Also local roads are far more heavily funded via property taxes. Gas taxes, federal and state don't come close to paying for themselves.

Along those lines the Dartmouth French department might have some good leads in particular for your girlfriend. At least when I was enrolled there decades ago the professors were all very approachable and would have loved to have a native speaker to converse with, although now that I think of it most of my professors were American. Plus the college has multiple graduate programs with students in your age range (maybe not quite what you’re looking for given the more transient nature).

That's exactly what needs to happen. The profit motive is inherently unsuited to providing affordable housing, because it is always more profitable to build mcmansions and luxury apartments. The actual incremental cost in building such homes is negligible, resulting in a much higher profit margin.

Love the 93 corridor...I just might!

Lol that must be why it’s the cheapest plane tickets :(

There's been 50+ years of debate. How much more do you want?

Like I said, there's no consensus. There's been countless studies and pitches over the years. None of them were compelling enough to rally enough support to get it approved.

Mud and potentially snow. Not to mention black flies. Maybe the worst time to hike.

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Because the rich conservatives can pay for doctors and housing without help....they can't pick on trans kids legally without help from the government allowing them to.

Truly. This anti trans agenda is being pushed everywhere when actual issues like healthcare and housing are being ignored.

You obviously don't want the rail and are doing mental gymnastics to justify shutting down debate BEFORE there is a decision. Let the debate die of its own merit or it will never be settled.

Move to Ashland/Plymouth area. We have our own Co-Op it's the tits

Unfortunately, the funding was pulled from the latest study so we won't get the full report from the consultant (who was late on their report which allowed for the funding to get pulled). That being said, there are some artifacts here as well as an analysis from 2014, FWIW.

The consultant was supposed to have an interim report available by the end of January but I couldn't find that on the DOT site:

> After the vote, Gov. Chris Sununu said the DOT would receive a report on the work the vendor has done to date....Cass noted the vendor was planning to submit an interim report by the end of January.

>It would certainly be a great way to get to boston for sporting events and concerts without having to drive to the commuter rail.

I live on the Seacoast and it's super convenient to take the Amtrak down to Boston. Driving down to Boston is a nightmare, but taking the train down is relatively painless by comparison since you just get plopped at North Station. It's one big benefits of living on the Seacoast instead of living off the I-93 corridor where I grew up.

Hell, even taking the C&J to Logan is much more convenient than driving down.

Ice fishing, lots of books, hunting, guitar playing and puppy cuddles.. Most of which are relatively inexpensive..

The government shouldn't discuss topics endlessly. There are other topics that are not getting the attention they deserve by doing so. If a consensus can't be reached, it should be shelved for a while and everyone should move on. Revisit it at a later date after the interested parties have had time to come up with a more compelling pitch. I don't see an issue with that. A lot of people are in favor, a lot of against. There's no consensus.