Recent comments in /f/CambridgeMA

Goldenrule-er t1_ixoz3vk wrote

Reply to comment by teddyone in Why can't Cambridge manufacture their own insulin for its residents with Type I diabetes? California is going to manufacture its own insulin. by [deleted]

This market will never satisfy demand for housing well enough to lower costs.

I often outwalk the bus on a 3 mile walk to/from work.

Parking minimums are .5 spaces per unit. No one is being forced to buy parking. There just isn't enough.

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thedude2024 t1_ixooh2w wrote

Reply to comment by Moomoomoo1 in Happy Thanks Giving! From, the r/CambridgeMA mods! by AutoModerator

Stephen James House

Joyce Chen

Aku Aku

Igo’s

Charlies Beef and Beer

Forest Cafe

College grill

Wursthaus

Swiss Alps

Mug n muffin

One potato two potato

Tommys Lunch

Lees

Leos

Baileys

Elsie’s

33 Dunster St

Coffee Connection

Pizza Regina

The Boathouse Bar ( JFK)

Jonathan Swifts

Pizzeria Unos

Formaggios

Jacks

El Greco ( Camb and Third St)

F &T diner ( Kendall Sq)

Simeones( Brookline and Green)

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teddyone t1_ixocvj6 wrote

Reply to comment by Goldenrule-er in Why can't Cambridge manufacture their own insulin for its residents with Type I diabetes? California is going to manufacture its own insulin. by [deleted]

I know it’s a little counter intuitive but Apartments being fancy doesn’t make them expensive. It’s the scarcity. The “luxury” apartments of 5 or 10 years ago are normal market apts now. If developers build 100,000 “luxury” units right now, prices will fall for everyone because that’s 100,000 fewer people to compete against for housing.

Also I have taken the T to work for years. It sucks sometimes, but it could be a lot worse. If you want to live in a city center, don’t expect a parking spot.

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CupCheck7 t1_ixnchqw wrote

Reply to Delivery places open today? by FormerlySalve_Lilac

Chinese restaurants are known for being open on Thanksgiving/Christmas. Cannot confirm locally here, but that might be a decent place to start looking.

Thank you for being cautious and making the difficult decision.

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Goldenrule-er t1_ixn6k2m wrote

Reply to comment by teddyone in Why can't Cambridge manufacture their own insulin for its residents with Type I diabetes? California is going to manufacture its own insulin. by [deleted]

Sales selling for higher amounts raises area cost of square footage, not construction cost.

Selling more condos raises the costs, not removing necessary parking minimums.

More sales of increasingly priced luxury condos = raised costs of housing, not cost of construction. So clearly eliminating parking and adding 6-12 more "luxury" condos acts to raise housing costs. That increase of availability in no way lowers the forever demand so doesn't stem, but increases housing values.

ANYONE living in Boston or Cambridge with a job they need to be at reliably knows you can in NO WAY rely on the MBTA. The MBTA as an organization is one of the greatest amalgams of incompetency and corruption that anyone can point to. I mean come on. They are currently under federal direction for turning their act around because they couldn't stop actually killing their ridership.

Anyone arguing against parking minimums either walks to work or works from home, doesn't have kids and is not elderly or disabled.

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1minuteman12 t1_ixmk7z3 wrote

Reply to Delivery places open today? by FormerlySalve_Lilac

There will places open, but mostly ethnic food such as Thai, Indian, etc. Apologies for the generalization, but cultures that are less likely to celebrate Thanksgiving are more likely to be open. I spent Christmas alone one year (long story) and Mamalehs was a godsend. I was the only gentile in the place.

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