Ahh, good to know. NY around Lake George has been good for us, as has the appalachian trail locations, and then basically any site headed across the country to the west coast, since there's a lot of room out there.

>The region does NOT mean the soil. And it’s offensive that you think my sourced comments about economic benefits for the people in the region means I think I’m special.

Gentrification is well-studied. It has been creeping West across Metro West. Rent goes up, people head West where they can afford homes without changing jobs, or leave all-together. In case you're unfamiliar, it's a process whereby something brings wealthy individuals into the area, driving up costs and displacing local residents.

My question is how the rail, as proposed, will improve the lives of the people already in the Pioneer Valley instead of displace them as has happened from New Hampshire to Braintree to Worcester. Your link shows it'll improve the economy, sure. But who will benefit is more important to me than how large the benefits are.

Please explain this one, i can't wrap my head around it.

Rhode island and Connecticut. Vermont is kinda a mixed bag

Yeah for us it was just a decision between tiny condo in Boston or single fam with yard on the RI border. Since we both WFH it was an easy choice. That said, property values have gone way up in the last few years and even our area is pricey now. But it's still doable if you are willing to deal with the tradeoffs, and urban amenities (diversity of food, better entertainment, arts & culture opportunities) are growing.

Better mass transport would help us to connect in all directions.

By the way, where do you think Springfield gets his water from? It draws water from a variety of small hill towns in the valley. Springfield depends on the entire valley to function. Where do you think people who use the businesses in Springfield live? Elsewhere in the valley you’re being very shortsighted in offensive with your statements, and you can’t back any of it up with evidence.

We get a bad rep for that. We're almost smack dab in the middle for tax burdens.

The region does NOT mean the soil. And it’s offensive that you think my sourced comments about economic benefits for the people in the region means I think I’m special. No. It means I do this work for a living and I understand how the rail will benefit the people in the region by creating economic development, local wealth, and jobs. Without sources showing backing up your analysis, your comments don’t mean anything. And your inflammatory response with complete inaccuracies do not help you.

Plus, it seems like the only thing you care about is Springfield. More people live in the valley than they do Springfield. And a trolley system in Springfield? Seriously, show me one needs assessment that suggests that Springfield would benefit from that. Show me one place that says that would be better than what PVTA already has.

The region is the soil… god, I can’t. The amount of bullshit in this one comment would take me pages to deconstruct and I have to get back to actually improving the environment and economy in the Pioneer Valley in my professional state level position. So again, until you have sources that mean something instead of ranting about things you don’t understand, bye!

I don't think anyone begrudges you doing that.

It is now 4 months before and 9am, but your point remains.

Which ones aren't kept as well? Genuinely curious. I've stayed at some out of state ones in the past and all have been on par with our own.

If I'm not mistaken, out taxes are actually median for the country.

Saw them at another show and it was an hour of Jared Leto trying to get the crowd to sing for him. Then he said he had to take his shirt off because he lost a bet. Such a douche.

The region meaning the soil. Dirt doesn't care about economic development. People do. How is this going to benefit the people who are already there instead of displacing them, as happened all the way to Worcester. In other words, what makes you special?

Know what might work better? PVTA getting enough money to kick off streetcar service in Springfield would be a good start. It would be hard to manage it worse than the MBTA manages every rail they touch.

You can take the Vermonter direct to Penn Station. If you miss it or need more options, you can take one of a few trains to New Haven then switch to the Metro-North that goes to Grand Central.

I don't do it that often because I don't go to NYC that much anymore, but with Phish doing a 7 night residency this summer at Madison Square Garden...bet your bippy I'll be training it down to funk town!

Okay, aren’t you the guy who said fuck Bostons, who about some economic development for Springfield, but now you don’t give a fuck about the region? The one that has Springfield in it? And no way did you read anything about the studies of economic benefits to Springfield. You are ignoring evidence and being a weird NIMBY about anyone from Eastern Mass. Based on this, and the fact that your account is not even two months old, I’m done. Bye!

Yeah because if that’s truly the case no bank would ever give out a home loan in those areas. 🙄

Is that all you have for a rebuttal?

Ah yes, the unmasked elites and their masked servants. Weird how the guys that keep telling you the seas are rising due to climate change and oceanfront property is going to be underwater seem completely unconcerned about it. Take Barry for instance, he told us that climate change was gong to have coastal city's underwater and yet he bought three properties, two of which are directly on the waterfront. Weird...almost as if climate change is a complete hoax and a grift.

Obamas has a multi million dollar house in Hawaii on the beach

Yes moving to an area that will be underwater in a half century is stupid.

>Specifically for the economic benefits to our region.

Fuck the region. I care about the people and the culture. Land doesn't need economic opportunity, people do. How are you planning to stop the fine people of Framingham or Weymouth from displacing locals like they have in Worcester County?

Depends on where in MA, I think. There's plenty of blue hair in the Greater Boston area. Maybe not so much out towards Springfield.

The proposed east west rail doesn’t just go Springfield-Boston. It would go all the way to Pittsfield. Thereby connecting the Berkshires with the Valley. It would also connect Springfield & Palmer to Worcester. I’d suggest looking over the wealth of study documents on that page. It’s not just a high speed train from Springfield to Boston. It would connect a bunch of economically struggling and isolated areas in Western Mass together. It is uniformly supported by all the western regional planning agencies: BRPC, FRCOG, PVPC. Specifically for the economic benefits to our region. For real!

Nearly 300,000 people per year die in Florida my guy. You're barely keeping up with killing yourselves off.

Look! I can pull out useless facts too!

"bucked the trend" is kinda strong language for a slight dip. If it starts increasing again by next year the trend would be the same.

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Well I guess a lot of Americans are stupid for moving to Florida just for the weather. You do realize that Florida is the most moved to state in the country right? Weather is just a bonus. Read it and weep. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/states-where-americans-are-moving-florida-texas-north-carolina-south-carolina/

Simple google search my guy