giritrobbins

giritrobbins t1_iwbxpr4 wrote

Fair, I wish that Universities would contribute more cash, though in Boston the Pilot amounts aren't enormous and I know they'd be a burden for smaller schools. I lived in Lower Allston near all the Harvard stuff and even though Harvard claims to have things for Allston and Boston residents, it was never clear or communicated how I could access the classes, or other community benefits they claimed.

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giritrobbins t1_iu0dy0b wrote

I know but I meant more as the concept of value capture. I currently own near a commuter rail station and my property would increase likely significantly in value if it became an orange line stop. The city or state should tax some of that increase in value to pay for those improvements.

https://www.lincolninst.edu/key-issues/value-capture-property-tax

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