The problem with Boston is you can't get around. Commutes average something staggering like a 10 mph average, and even from within the 128 belt to Boston can b

The problem with Boston is you can't get around. Commutes average something staggering like a 10 mph average, and even from within the 128 belt to Boston can be 1 hour+[1]. If you are fortunate to own property near the subway, prices are going through the roof. (they've almost hit 900$/sf in my 1940, needs a new roof brick building in cambridge. 700,000$ for 800sf.). Nobody wants the hour+ commute. Add to that public transit isn't being improved in any serious way. Drive/train doesn't work as the lots are at capacity. The current growth is fueled by improvements in the big dig done years ago. This is an urban vs rural part of the state problem, were populations are decreasing and they don't have transit, so don't want to subsidize at the state level. I want the region to be great, but its lagging. I see smart people leaving all the time. At least they are building in the core... [1]https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/2015/09/17/zocommute/6oAfphVXJRcUJYM4RAFTWK/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/2015/09/17/zocom...