Oh... I get it. You're the people sent to destroy all the good things in life for everyone else. You're going to COINTELPRO everything good... Already ruined the CO-OP situation in Boston. You guys suck. And I know you take pride in that... And I thought there was only one Onceler🤷🏾‍♂️

Cringe away, Columbus🦥. It does have everything to do with me being here long enough to know that rent control was working, it was greedy landowners that screwed it up, and the people suffered because of it... (History is repeating itself, hardcore) Rent control kept people in the city modest. Alice Wolf never would have approved this... We're all fake excited about your new found generational wealth, but trying to exact your will onto the people of Cambridge just because you got a little piece of a $200,000 house which is now a million dollars - nobody is fooled by your antics except for people like you!

Very nice work! It's a subtle thing, but this is a removal of a big roadblock to good urban development and affordable housing.

I hope other cities in New England follow Cambridge's example!

The idea that bicycle infrastructure is useable only by 20 to 30 year old able bodied people is ridiculous though. Bicycles are a practical mode of transportation for many many trips, that are inexpensive, emit no pollution, and take up relatively little space. While it's true that some trips are best served by car, our transportation system over prioritizes them to a ridiculous degree.

Hilarious watching progressives use free market capitalism as the answer to a question about what will happen when a government protection is lifted.

Parking is stigmatized. Developers will not build affordable parking for those who need or want it, now that they don’t have to. They will charge $1000/month for the handful of garage spaces in a building and everyone else will have to fight for on street parking.

Yes, people living a certain lifestyle can make it in Cambridge without a car. But for those who can’t afford to Uber everywhere or for those who enjoy driving or the outdoors, the free market is not going to help them.

They are against them. They have never proposed a single solution other than to rip them all out.

You’re disgusted? What about the large number of disabled and elderly people who can’t drive at all? Just fuck them right?

This is the cringiest thing I’ve read all week. Literally no one gives a fuck how long you’ve lived in Cambridge and it has nothing to do with whether rent control is a good idea.

“Omg I was presented with reality and it made me screech”

Given that these parking minimums add tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of each unit built in the city, how could you possibly argue that it is anything but wealth segregation?

People who sign these leases will know there is no parking. Some people will choose not to move here because of that. Other (on average less rich people) will be happy to take those homes.

There isn’t enough space in this city for everyone to own a car. Charge market rate for parking and give subsidies to those with real need (elderly, disabled)

The city gives away these spots for free.

Car dependency is trash for people with disabilities.

“Car traffic is awful… when it’s in MY neighborhood” - literal NIMBY that owns a car

> have a car and parking, for which I am grateful, because I also have kids who have sports activities, trips to the zoo or the science museums, or just to the Fells for a day hike.

If you had better infrastructure, you wouldn't need a car for those activities.

Parking takes up a huge amount of space, and developers will often not even bother building a project (especially low-to-average quality housing) because the parking minimums cut into their margins too much

Councilor — when is the city going to tackle zoning restrictions? Is there any good reason why the city can’t have 4-6 story multi families city wide?

Weird because last time I checked this law was passed by an elected city council with a near unanimous vote.

I’m sorry you think building more homes for folks who don’t want cars or parking is so evil. I disagree.

They will charge what the market will pay, like always. If they want to charge the same and others offer lower, they will lose money for each month their unit goes unrented

Well, ultimately supply and demand. Developers will use the saved space for more rental properties, all else being equal.

That’s not how supply and demand work but ok

true! if you don't want to live somewhere, don't, exactly as I said before

Nobody is forcing you to spend what it costs to live in Cambridge, and nobody should be making it easier for you to live here just because you yell the loudest.

Great, now do something about the people who shoot up daily in front of the Central Sq library. Any developers willing to pay you for that too?

Man that sucks. I hope you are able to find it.

When this happened to me it was the same number house on the street parallel to mine. Hope you find it!