PunishedDommyMommy

PunishedDommyMommy t1_je64zax wrote

Reply to comment by NaggeringU in Transit experts say new MBTA general manager will 'fail' without more resources by ToadScoper

Hiking the passes that amount will not make up for the lost revenue from cancellations and lost individual fares. It's not like I didn't read your comment...

> Complaining on Reddit when nothing changes next year will work.

Thank goodness no policy makers read your complaining on Reddit for tips and tricks to fix the local transit agency.

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PunishedDommyMommy t1_jbwyy37 wrote

Reply to comment by some1saveusnow in Board of Zoning Appeals shutting down Starlight Square, rejecting city council & Central Sq. Business Improv. Assn. requests to renew by Cav_vaC

> don't understand how residential neighborhood politics work, or local politics in general.

Bemoaning the extreme NIMBYism in Massachusetts does not indicate anything about my understanding of local politics. Believe it or not local politics takes many forms, and I believe Cambridge and Boston in general get it wrong, both structurally and on many individual issues.

I am also not telling them to "deal with it". I'm asking them to engage in good faith with the offers put forth by organizers to mitigate noise issues.

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PunishedDommyMommy t1_jbvd8ef wrote

Reply to comment by AMWJ in Board of Zoning Appeals shutting down Starlight Square, rejecting city council & Central Sq. Business Improv. Assn. requests to renew by Cav_vaC

> noise-proof community

How can you possibly expect to live in a noise proof community in Central Square? In any major US metropolis for that matter? That's an absurd bar to reach.

They repeatedly reached out to neighbors directly to ameliorate the issues as much as possible though:

> Through dialogue, we would be able to better understand what those one-on-one fixes might be,” Monestime told the board. Though his organization had reached out to neighbors to make these assessments, “no one has taken us up on it.”

What more do you want from them? Noise reduction strategies would be a one-on-one fix. Whether it's better windows for one apartment, better insulation for another, etc.

Events also ended at 9pm and earlier on some days.

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