Without discussing Lincoln specifically, there have been extensive studies for years connecting large-lot zoning with intentional discrimination by race, class and immigration status, and most recently -- families with children. The less land available for development, the easier to keep the riff-raff out.
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/zoning-the-good-and-the-bad/ On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 7:55 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Two acre zoning was to protect wetlands and open space and encourage land > conservation. > It bought time to allow for creative planning and development efforts. > I recommend reading *A Rich Harvest *to better understand the arc of our > history and the role land protection has played. > Also, Bob Lemire’s book, *Creative Land Development *has been leading > light not just in Lincoln, but nationally. > > There is such to be proud of and to be thankful for- for the wisdom of > those who did big picture thinking in the past, and made wise investments > to ensure most of the plans were realized. > The environment thanks us for the tree cover and the carbon sink our land > provides. > The environment thanks us for wetlands protection. > Folks in our forward-thinking affordable housing developments thank us. > Seniors who now have multiple housing choices for down-sizing thank us. > Those seeking respite from the city to walk our trails and fields thank us. > > > We need to build on that-move forward, and add to it-esp. with more > housing choices,-but to do it in cautious, thoughtful and deliberate ways. > > > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Nov 26, 2023, at 12:18 PM, Louis Zipes <louiszi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And our emergency services are quite familiar with our part of 117 since > there are so many accidents due to our bucolic scenery and other historical > roadways. > > I especially find it fascinating that Lincoln was the first town in > Massachusetts to adopt two acre housing. So much history to be proud of! > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 12:01 PM Ken Hurd <kenh...@keha.com> wrote: > >> Sara, >> >> Your comment is very misleading. >> >> Cold Brook Crossing is not at all what one might see in Lincoln Station >> because of the controls that the Planning Board would have over any complex >> with the Site Plan Review section of Lincoln’s Zoning Bylaws that are >> already in place. >> >> Cold Brook Crossing is an example of Chapter 40B housing in which >> developers are allowed to bypass zoning when the SHI (Subsidized Housing >> Inventory) is under 10%. These are two different animals. >> >> I’m sorry you felt you needed to resort to such a scare tactic in this >> discussion. >> >> Ken Hurd >> >> Lifting the Human Spirit by Design >> 781-259-3300 >> 781-259-8900 cell >> www.keha.com >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 26, 2023, at 11:27 AM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 117 offers a lovely drive from Lincoln to Leominster, and a history >> lesson as you see the landscape and the towns change as you head west. >> >> Nearby, is a starling lesson. >> >> Just past Nine Acre Corner in Concord, and over the Sudbury line, on your >> right as you head west, you will see Cold Brook Crossing. >> It is a new housing development, many units completed and more under >> construction. >> It is a model for what we might see on Lincoln, esp. at the mall. >> >> Take a drive and see. >> Is that what we want? >> You be the judge. >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Sasha Golden
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