BasilExposition75

BasilExposition75 t1_j6j3vp6 wrote

" the so-called MBTA Communities law — requires communities served by the MBTA and commuter rail to zone for denser housing near transit systems."

I get the point of this law, but this is a little ridiculous how it is implemented. I can see building dense housing within walking distance of train stops, but they are doing this by town and even the ones next to them. Example, there is a train stop in Natick, but Dover and Sherborn count. I used to live in that area and it is a 20 minute drive to the train station. Sherborne doesn't have a lot of amenities..

Same with Billerica. Carlisle is impacted but had like one country store and very sidewalks. In some towns, the train is on the border and you can be a long ways from the station.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities

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