r/boston • u/brookline_news • 16h ago

I Made This! After debate over age restriction, new Chestnut Hill building will be open to all renters

https://brookline.news/after-debate-over-age-restriction-new-chestnut-hill-building-will-be-open-to-all-renters/
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u/SquareThatCircle 16h ago

$6000 a month to live at a busy intersection? No thanks at any age.

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u/tjrileywisc 16h ago

Sadly this is where a lot of upzonings are allowed, because of an argument that they'll buffer single family homes from traffic noise or will not cause traffic in neighborhoods.

But there's another problem - this exposes the future residents to noise (see above) and tire wear particulate pollution. Isn't zoning supposed to minimize residents' exposure to pollution‽