TransitMatters, a transit advocacy group in Boston

Re:TransitMatters, a transit advocacy group in Boston by dsr_ on Monday October 29, 2018 @02:39PM (#18330002)

Waltham has that. Within walking distance of the commuter rail station (which is also a bus nexus), there are apartment buildings, two supermarkets, a large number of restaurants, and most of the other non-big-box store types you want. A nice movie theater, too. Waltham has a big stock of rental housing because there are two colleges (Brandeis in the south and Bentley in the north). Crime tends towards shoplifting and driving with a suspended license.

It's 23 minutes on the commuter rail to North Station, less to Porter Square. The 70 bus runs to Central Square Cambridge, stopping at the Arsenal Mall along the way.

Come be my neighbor.

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Re:TransitMatters, a transit advocacy group in Boston by helen___keller on Monday October 29, 2018 @02:53PM (#18330147)

Thanks for the reply. I've actually been looking at renting in Waltham when my current lease ends (as well as a few other places I've been looking - Quincy, Malden, Somerville). A while back I was thinking of buying, but prices are really damn expensive right now.

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Re:TransitMatters, a transit advocacy group in Boston by stormcode on Monday October 29, 2018 @03:50PM (#18330704)

I lived in Quincy not far from the north Quincy redline stop. Aside from the typical delays it was pretty affordable and there is grocery and shopping in walking distance for the most part. Waltham has gotten a bit expensive the past few years.

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