05-04-2021, 06:23 PM
While I highly doubt this will be approved because Cambridge hates itself and seems to make its goal to fail every chance has, it's nice to see a NIMBY be somewhat reasonable. His only issue is the size of the buildings which is fair. All the other complaints are minor - i.e. shadows and traffic but he is clearly overestimating how bad such things would be.
Despite the height, they still look okay along the river and will indeed liven up the area as the person admits. They'd have no impact on birds which is good. Cambridge residents will need to come to terms that this part of the region is going to become heavily developed due to how nice the location is. The sooner people can accept that tall buildings are not destructive, the better this part of the city can become. I mean, what is preferable? A half dead downtown that has junkies all over the place since they have nowhere to go, or an economically and socially progressive downtown that will benefit all of the citizens? I don't think anyone but racist white boomers (which tend to be the ones complaining about new ideas) would prefer the former. Build it.
Despite the height, they still look okay along the river and will indeed liven up the area as the person admits. They'd have no impact on birds which is good. Cambridge residents will need to come to terms that this part of the region is going to become heavily developed due to how nice the location is. The sooner people can accept that tall buildings are not destructive, the better this part of the city can become. I mean, what is preferable? A half dead downtown that has junkies all over the place since they have nowhere to go, or an economically and socially progressive downtown that will benefit all of the citizens? I don't think anyone but racist white boomers (which tend to be the ones complaining about new ideas) would prefer the former. Build it.