Maybe the state should try a new tactic of: "We want to build more housing (or even just a parking garage) near T-Stations. Towns who fight against that housing and get it rejected, we will respect their wishes... We will also be closing down that T-Station and will begin the process of identifying new stations in other towns where nearby housing will be accepted." Let's see how the NIMBY types feel about housing if they will lose their T-access and the associated property value bump on their houses because of nearby public transportation.