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Indeed. I tell people that what the world knows about urban development comes from mistakes made in MA. I live here too. Not in Somerville- I’m up in Marbleh

• jefftk 7y ago
  I'm not sure what you're saying; I don't think Somerville should require parking (though if you choose to build units without off-street parking I think there should be ineligible for on-street parking).
  • dhimes 7y ago
    So only people without cars would buy them? Do you think a developer would risk only selling to that market? It seems like that would limit what they could sell the units for, and as a buyer I would have to think carefully about being able to re-sell the unit.
    • jefftk 7y ago
      > So only people without cars would buy them? I expect so. About 16% of Somerville households don't have a car (according to the census). > Do you think a developer would risk only selling to that market? Some developers would choose to build off-street parking anyway, even though it's not required, and that's fine. I'm saying we should remove the requirement to build parking. > It seems like that would limit what they could sell the units for, and as a buyer I would have to think carefully about being able to re-sell the unit. This is another way of saying that the units would be cheaper. That's a good thing!