Definitely endorse swappa.

To me CL is a hard pass, to be avoided at all times. But I know it works for some.

Apple sells refurbs on its site.

Tell us more about these most western countries.

Huh? You were gatekeeping the guy by saying more or less that being a Boston resident was a requirement. I pointed out that this part of thread is explicitly about people having been priced out of Boston, the implication being that no, other people (non Boston residents) get to play too.

Not remotely sure what Somerville's cost has to do with the price of fish except bolstering the point made at the top of this thread that people have been priced out of Boston.

Nice catch. I also like:

"Lawrence M. Nagle Sr., a/k/a “Michael L. Nagle,” a/k/a “Tony Dias,” 54, of Lynn;"

How did Tony Dias enter the chat?

>Most office workers have been priced so far out of Boston they were commuting 4+ hours a day to the Financial District

That's a little disingenuous in a thread where the initial comment says "Most office workers have been priced so far out of Boston they were commuting 4+ hours a day to the Financial District"

Yup. All this, plus distance from core (elevator/stair) to edge-walls in office is usually far greater than in residential.

Wow thanks! Kind of interesting. Crazy that they range from 21 to 59 years of age. I look too that one person's nickname was Kilo. Perfect.

Thanks for this. I read the article which of course doesn't mention this.

I read it but they don't get any more specific than North Shore (unless I missed it). Any more specific info on where they're based? I mean I get that the distribution is "everywhere" but am curious.

Random guy on the internet takes nonsense at face value.

>way more zoning relief is still needed

This. And, way more fixing public transportation. By and large, it stinks right now. And that may be kind.

Please point out where I said I was upset about it. LOL. Talk about clowning.

As for their claim, I stand by it being preposterous as anyone who spends a meaningful amount of time in Cambridge - with or without a car - knows.

" the city itself found that 30-50% of parking spots are unused." is preposterous on its face. Where are these spots? What days and times of days are they unused? For what duration? Are there reliable transit options to/from these spaces? No. Otherwise parking where it counts in Cambridge - within a short walk of the vast majority of units - wouldn't be such a royal PITA.

Also, no. For NYC, he was mostly on the public transit side (think airports and light rail). So, no. He was very much trying to fix what Robert Moses and his ilk wrought. He also knew that we live in the real world where stuff already exists. Or doesn't.

The thing is you're living in a fantasy world. You keep striving for perfect, as if we're building cities from the ground up from scratch. Except we're not. Let's be real. The T absolutely sucks. It just does. Rail, buses, commuter rail. It all completely sucks. And bicycling isn't realistic for most commuters for 3-4 months every year (and I say that as someone who rides nearly 365 days/year). People giving up their cars en masse in Cambridge just isn't a realistic outcome, sorry.

>Except that those studies don't control for available off-site options e.g. the density of paid parking lots and garages, the reliability and ubiquity and usefulness of public transportation, and the density of housing in general. Father was a city planning engineer (and architect) so am very familiar with this stuff.

As I posted above. Turns out supply is in fact complicated when it cannot be economically provided.

Except that those studies don't control for available off-site options e.g. the density of paid parking lots and garages, the reliability and ubiquity and usefulness of public transportation, and the density of housing in general. Father was a city planning engineer (and architect) so am very familiar with this stuff.

There's a reason Manhattan works so well without car ownership.

It’s amazing how people get so hung up on the term luxury condos/apartments. It’s still supply plain and simple as every single study indicates.

Yeah if anyone thinks that all the new residents of all the new units without dedicated off street parking will just all decide en masse not to have cars, they’re delusional.

Clearly they had a drone before anyone else did.

I'm sure his house in The Villages is mint.

Gold.