That's pretty much my point. Sorry for not being clearer.
The city has basically given itself full authority over that building without any of the responsibility. My point is that it is a charade. I don't think the city should actually buy it, my point is that they should get out of the dictating business because it is going very poorly, as expected.
What the city should actually do is approve any reasonable proposal the owner puts forward for that building and let the market dictate what happens. We could have a restaurant and gym there already, but instead, partly due to the city's meddling, we have a crumbling ruin.
The city also needs to remove its stupid parking requirements for Davis Square businesses. People take the T to Davis Square. The parking requirements only serve to force owners to apply for a variance, which is the tool the ZBA uses to dictate what goes into a space or not. They don't give a crap about parking. It's just dirty politics.
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Date: 2015-06-24 10:09 pm (UTC)The city has basically given itself full authority over that building without any of the responsibility. My point is that it is a charade. I don't think the city should actually buy it, my point is that they should get out of the dictating business because it is going very poorly, as expected.
What the city should actually do is approve any reasonable proposal the owner puts forward for that building and let the market dictate what happens. We could have a restaurant and gym there already, but instead, partly due to the city's meddling, we have a crumbling ruin.
The city also needs to remove its stupid parking requirements for Davis Square businesses. People take the T to Davis Square. The parking requirements only serve to force owners to apply for a variance, which is the tool the ZBA uses to dictate what goes into a space or not. They don't give a crap about parking. It's just dirty politics.