I was told we can’t build transit because we’d have to take private property via eminent domain, what gives?

  • Flying Squid
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    231 year ago

    On the one hand, fuck eminent domain for parking when public transit is needed. On the other hand, fuck corporate chain restaurants. The same company responsible for IHOP is also responsible for Applebee’s. Both push small business restaurants out of the market. So I’m pretty much on team no one here.

  • Doug Holland
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    151 year ago

    I’ve never been to Massachusetts and hate IHOP, but eminent domain troubles me. It ought to be used rarely, and only for projects that undeniably build a better community.

    A frickin’ parking garage does not merit taking by eminent domain.

    • @utopianfiatOP
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      41 year ago

      I think it should be more straightforward for transit projects

      • Doug Holland
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        41 year ago

        For an improved streetcar or rapid transit line, absolutely use eminent domain.

  • @[email protected]
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    151 year ago

    Nobody seems to be mentioning that they are also taking and demolishing an urgent care clinic as well as a public parking lot as stated in the article. The loss of health resources for potentially private parking is way worse than some IHOP. I live not far from Quincy and I would be pissed if this happened in my neighborhood. I’m pissed about it anyways tbh

    • @Jeanschyso
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      21 year ago

      Ooooh yeah this is bad. This is very bad.

  • @Sanctus
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    101 year ago

    You can’t take private property from corporations and people to use it publicly! We could turn it into a parking lot to line our the city’s coffers instead!

  • Bumblebb
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    41 year ago

    What gives is the owners of the IHOP took the cash without a huge legal fight

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      But I mean its a IHOP. The government is making the world a better place by taking it down

      • rafoix
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        71 year ago

        IHOP is better than a parking garage. At least there’s some miserable low paying jobs instead of almost zero that a garage provides.

  • @wizebin
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    11 year ago

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