It was suggested to us that we might need a structural engineer to analyze
part of our house. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would be much
appreciated.
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I feel a need to chime in and suggest that the conversation about the HCA
depend on the merits, rather than inferred motives.
Recently, there have been allegations that those rich single-family
homeowners are just trying to keep more (affordable) housing units out of
Lincoln, and are against the
The data on commuter rail ridership is not promising. The most recent
data, from spring 2018, finds that 288 people boarded the commuter rail
train in Lincoln on a typical weekday (source: :
https://mbta-massdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/MassDOT::mbta-commuter-rail-ridership-by-trip-season-rout
I doubt that the additional housing supply would materially impact housing
values in Lincoln (unless they make it a less desirable place to live).
Lincoln is not an island, but rather part of the Boston metro. The 600
housing units we are talking about won't substantially change supply around
Bost
I know that town employees cannot respond via Lincoln Talk. But this needs
a response somehow from the town. If true, this would be extremely
concerning about the process and procedures.
> *Executive Summary:*
> - I identified a series of mistakes in the Option C proposal submitted
> to the St
The stated numbers in earlier messages in this thread suggest that Civico
earned about $8-$12 million in profits from Oriole Landing. If true, it
still does not necessarily imply that we were ripped off as a town. It
might have been that we needed to provide the $1 million forgivable loan to
make
went up, increasing their profits. But that does not change the
fact that it would certainly appear that the $1 million forgiveable loan
seems unnecessary. I now join the call for more transparency and citizen
involvement in future negotiations.
On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 8:54 AM Benjamin Shiller
wrote
I spent substantial efforts to understand the Housing Choice Act Compliance
model, and then create a video explaining the model and why it’s flaws
along with the parcels in option C may very well lead to 1326 housing units
in the rezoned area if parcels are combined, or over 1100 is parcels are
not
I get the concern about growing up privileged and isolated. However, I am
not sure the HCA gets at the root cause. 40% of Lincoln’s housing units
are multifamily. It would seem that the issue is not the amount of
multifamily housing, but apparently a lack of intermingling, which would
suggest a
I hope recent comments lead to a discussion as to what is the right amount
of development for Lincoln right now. So far, I feel the argument has been
binary, assuming that someone either supports housing (to the max) or wants
absolutely zero development and is accused of being a NIMBY. Yet, at le
I have received a number of requests to create a clearer and more concise
video explaining why the number of housing units quoted under the C&D
options for the housing choice act substantially underestimate actual build
potential. The new video can be found in the link below:
https://youtu.be/OQB
I am glad this issue has finally been partially addressed, although there
is more that needs to be done. For those of you who are curious, this
problem was identified by the LRHA and described in two videos I posted to
YouTube over the last couple months. The videos describe the issue and how
to f
About 5 years ago, two cyclists died after being hit by vehicles in
Lincoln. Nationwide, vehicle related deaths are the 1st or 2nd leading
cause of deaths for those aged 5 to 24. If a vehicle is traveling at
20mph, the chance of death of a bicyclist or pedestrian is 20%. If the
vehicle is travel
In the squirrel or see below:
Option C has emerged as the winning choice for rezoning for the Housing
Choice Act. Although the discussion may have seemed divisive, I truly
believe that our goals for the Town are aligned.
The Planning Board has already made great strides in a short time towar
Not sure if anyone will find this helpful, but I was frustrated with the
myschoolmenu's lack of calendar export, so I found a workaround to export
the lunch menu for September to a Google Calendar, and plan to do so for
future months as well. In case this is useful for anyone else, I made the
cale
I would like to push back against recent claims that smaller classes do not
improve outcomes. A recent study in a top journal (implying the study was
highly scrutinized and passed) shows that exogenous changes in class size
have meaningful impacts on a variety of long run outcomes. Smaller class
Dramatically increasing housing near the commuter rail station might be a
big mistake if thinking long term. I know self-driving cars have been
overhyped, but they are coming, probably within 10 years (they already
exist and are operating in Chandler Arizona). When they do come, the
commuter rail
>From the Lexington Observer:
https://lexobserver.org/2023/06/15/what-you-can-do-to-help-stop-the-private-jet-expansion-at-hanscom-field/
Ben
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I very much enjoyed reading Alice Waugh's articles on where our trash
goes---great articles---but was concerned that a common misconception was
included. If pizza boxes and fast food containers are included in compost,
I would hope that it isn't used on local farms. If enough of the harmful
mater
Free high chair (Graco 6 in 1):
https://www.gracobaby.com/home-and-gear/high-chairs/blossom-6-in-1-convertible-high-chair/SAP_1925913.html
Except for cushion (which is in rough shape), it is in fine shape with all
parts. There seem to be replacement cushions available for sale online.
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Spoken for with backups
On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 10:55 AM Benjamin Shiller
wrote:
> Alen 4 bike Deluxe:
> https://allen.bike/products/deluxe-hitch-rack?variant=19336516075579.
> Originally bought in 2019.
>
> A Couple of the tiedowns are getting stiff, but can be replaced:
>
Alen 4 bike Deluxe:
https://allen.bike/products/deluxe-hitch-rack?variant=19336516075579.
Originally bought in 2019.
A Couple of the tiedowns are getting stiff, but can be replaced:
https://allen.bike/products/2015-tie-down-cradle. Other than that, the
rack is in good shape.
If interested, let m
Thanks for asking Diana. Parental advocacy has been key in driving
positive changes at the school, particularly regarding reading curriculum.
The petition organized by Laurie Gray last spring helped bring about the
transition to evidence-based reading instruction expected next year (before
that,
Just because there are a few anecdotes about bikers doing dangerous things,
that doesn’t mean that we should condemn biking. First of all, we should
look at the data, which someone posted in an earlier reply. Of course,
there will always be bike accidents. The question is whether they are going
dow
I was wondering if anyone knows why the school uses disposable plates for
the school lunch. Seems like a lot of waste generated every weekday.
Benjamin Shiller
Associate Professor of Economics
Brandeis University
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