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

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 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.

  • techingtenor
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    1 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

  • Doug Holland@lemmy.world
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    1 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.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    1 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!

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