That's really the big thing for me.

I didn't really want to leave Boston when my wife and I moved. But I hated paying $2,300 for a 1 bed, 4th floor walkup.

So we moved to Quincy Center, and eventually Wallaston, where it was kind of the best of both world for a while. Quieter than Boston, cheaper than Boston, but with bars, restaurants, and T access to Boston.

A few months back we finally bought a single family home further down the south shore. Car needed to get anywhere. And when you get there, you need it to go to the next place. It's rare that 2 things we need are close by.

So I welcome these mixed use places.

More young people, which helps drown out the older and more conservative crowd? Love it.

More housing close by, which is also good to have in case we ever fall on tough times and need to downsize? Great.

More things to do on weekends, places to eat, room for local stores? Perfect.

If we can just add more commuter rail stops/more frequent trains, id would really be perfect. But even without that, these projects are a great thing.

Unfortunately, NIMBYs are scared of EVERYTHING.

My town just got a community electric program. We will be paying .06 less per KWH than with Eversource alone (.16 vs .22). The local facebook group is littered with:

"I don't trust this program"

"I'm opting out - why are they forcing this on us?"

"This seems fishy to me."

Meanwhile, the pamphlet we got has all of the answers to their questions right there, and you can opt out at any time.

People are so afraid of change, it kills me.