Increased parking is one step-a relatively easy step…no septic issues to address, no question of service costs…. ------ Sara Mattes
> On May 28, 2022, at 12:03 PM, Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com> wrote: > > For years I have advocated an increase in parking at station > > I am not sure that is what Allen meant when he said > > improving (for instance) the Lincoln Station area to be a more attractive > retail center > > I don't mean to imply meaning when none is there but I think Lincoln Station > needs more than increased parking to remain viable. > > Rich > > > On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 7:45 AM Michelle Barnes via Lincoln > <lincoln@lincolntalk.org <mailto:lincoln@lincolntalk.org>> wrote: > Hi Allen, > > Related, have you seen the recent My Turn: More Affordable Housing Will Not > Burden Schools” statement from the School Committee? > > I will bring up the idea of a similar statement sharing what we know about > the impact of more housing on our water permit with the water commissioners > at a future meeting as we have discussed and researched this. > > Regarding septic, perhaps eventually, when more is known about the density > requirements of the Housing Choice Act, the Board of Health and/or > Conservation commission can weigh in on septic. It seems quite likely to me > that larger projects would likely need sufficient economics to treat their > waste with a waste treatment plant of sorts given the land, wetlands and > conservation restriction constraints within half a mile of the MBTA station. > > First though, I think It will be interesting to see how the State responds to > the feedback it has received from Lincoln and other small towns in similar > boats. I am under the impression that even if you change zoning there could > be other legal constraints regarding Title IV septic, wetlands and > conservation restrictions that could still prevent the development from > taking place. Of course the Housing Choice Act, as I understand it, isn’t > requiring production of housing, just the “by right” capacity. Depending on > what they ultimately determine around how flexible they are willing to be > with density requirements within the half mile of the MBTA station, there > will be different implications for septic (and actual produced versus > theoretical zoned development) I would think. > > Thank you, > Michelle Barnes > South Great Road > >> On May 27, 2022, at 9:34 AM, Allen Vander Meulen <pastorall...@gmail.com >> <mailto:pastorall...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> I think we could add a couple more questions to this list: >> >> - What is the impact of AirBNB (and other short term housing rental >> services) upon the availability of apartments in the area? >> (I suspect it’s had a far greater impact in Lincoln than we realize.) >> >> - Will the MBTA ever commit to providing adequate bus & rail service in >> Lincoln, and not cutting it back? >> (e.g., The MBTA’s recent announcement of a "25% increase in bus service >> throughout the system" actually reduces service on the one MBTA bus route in >> town - #76 to Hanscom: >> https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/Bus%20Network%20Redesign/5_Bedford.pdf >> >> <https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/Bus%20Network%20Redesign/5_Bedford.pdf>.) >> ...It’s hard to justify the creation of moderate or affordable housing in >> a town when you can’t count on the availability of public transportation. >> >> - Does the town have adequate resources and infrastructure to support a >> significantly larger number of homes? >> (Not too sure on this one. In particular, adequate water and septic will be >> major issues.) >> >> - And a final thought: several towns around us are building significant new >> housing developments, such as the one on Rt 117 in North Sudbury. Even if >> we do nothing, traffic through town will increase because of this. We can >> take advantage of that - improving (for instance) the Lincoln Station area >> to be a more attractive retail center and/or public transit access point for >> these new residents - or ignore it, in which case our existing retail center >> at Lincoln Station will gradually whither away and die, as the RTF has >> already said is inevitable if nothing changes. >> >> - Allen Vander Meulen >> >> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 5:01 PM dilla tingley <dillating...@gmail.com >> <mailto:dillating...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> I am not against building more congregate housing in Lincoln. The Selects >> and Planning Board have sent a very reasoned response to the State Housing >> Mandate. >> >> Some issues I think are worth exploring as we face a "Housing Crisis". >> >> --Who is tearing down housing? >> -Where are neighborhoods being gentrified? >> -As luxury high rises spring up in Boston >> -How many units across the city are purchased as investment and remain >> unoccupied? >> -Does Inclusionary Zoning make any significant difference? >> Dilla Tingley >> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org >> <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org > <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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