PolarBlueberry t1_j9olvsv wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:51 PM

Reply to comment by WaketheDeadDonuts in People are leaving Mass. Thoughts? by Original_Musician103

A commuter rail to Springfield would be amazing. It’s the 4th largest city in all of New England yet people see Western Mass as this sleepy rural area. Springfield became a major historical city because it is the crossroads of New England, it’s in the center of everything.

Plenty of SFHs in the area for under $300k, and that includes very nice neighborhoods of Springfield, East Longmeadow, etc.

Easthampton/Northampton is getting all the attention and there really isn’t much affordable anymore, and people are paying premium prices for cheaply built factory housing from the 1920s. But Hamden County has tons of opportunity.

nkdeck07 t1_j9qbvox wrote on February 23, 2023 at 8:31 PM

>East Longmeadow

Not really true anymore. East Longmeadow has been discovered and the housing prices are going up accordingly.

SuperSpartacus t1_j9rxmxu wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:05 AM

Yeah because tons of people are going to take the 5 hour round trip every day from Springfield to Boston, makes sense

NewspaperEconomy5473 t1_j9sgy77 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:56 AM

The East-West rail Alternative 4/5 Hybrid included travel times of 1 hour and 37 minutes between Springfield and South Station, with stops in Palmer, Worcester, Framingham, and Back Bay.

You might want to do some introductory reading about this project before you make ridiculous false claims like "5 hour round trip". The East-West rail study included both travel times and potential ridership, but you clearly didn't read any of it.

Talking about something you don't even have a basic understanding of is foolish and embarrassing.