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What's missing from the Innovation District: Public amenities and services

Karen Cord Taylor finds much to like about the SimCity-like development happening on the 1,000 acres between the Reserved and Fort Point channels, but worries about what isn't being defined in the plans:

So far no plans call for schools, a community health center, post offices, a Y, baseball fields, a soccer pitch, public tennis courts, a skating rink or libraries - public realms as important as green spaces where you sit and enjoy fountains. ...

I got particularly worried when Fan Pier's website touted Morton's Steakhouse and Starbucks Coffee as amenities. Don't we have higher aspirations for our city than eating and buying stuff?

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Look, we can even put a subway in now.

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They got rid of it for BostonCity 4 Deluxe Edition, the one that comes with the helicopter you can use to buzz around the convention center in. That also explains why the area got a bus instead of a subway.

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I keep creating high density commercial and residential zones, but nothing happens!

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Seems to be working much better - just zoom over to Fenway.

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How bad will the price gouging be? As bad as during the water main break (someone should have told the SimMWRA not to underfund the water system budget...)

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I suppose one difference between the Back Bay and the Seaport District is the varying amount of demand between then and now. I'm no historian, but my understanding was there was a big real estate gold rush at that time which meant that large tracts of land could be built and people would be expected to come. Now it's not so clear in this market that people will buy in the area. I guess until there's a proven base of people there it's a bit premature to build out civic buildings like schools, libraries, or post offices. Hell they already built the Silver Line through there but nobody has come to the area yet.

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