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Reasonable_Move9518 t1_ja8ychp wrote

We're pretty fucked in the short- and medium-term...

but by-right construction of up to 6 stories anywhere within 0.5 miles of the T and up to 4 units on SFH lots everywhere else would go a long long way to restoring balance and affordability to the market.

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bobby_j_canada t1_ja9f5z1 wrote

3-deckers by right statewide, 6 stories within a mile of the T, 12 stories within a half mile of the T.

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KangarooInAZoo t1_jadwkvj wrote

Yeah I’m good, that’s too much.

12 story buildings aren’t livable in the same way that 4-6 story ones are. Stick those directly on top of T stations and keep them TF away from everywhere else.

5 stories by right within a walk shed of a half mile from T stops in the direct metro (Boston plus inner suburbs) is a good starting place. Livability should be a key consideration in constructing neighborhoods of higher density.

I’d honestly be ok with urban renewal of triple decker neighborhoods to tear down those rotting pieces of shit (as a former triple decker resident, aka rat grove).

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snoogins355 t1_jabxqhs wrote

I feel like not much is going to change really until the Boomers move to Florida or die off

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