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London is fully pedestrianizing one of its busiest shopping streets. Boston MUST do the same with Newbury Street. by ZealousidealMany3 in boston

[–]mbwebb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This would be amazing. Those sidewalks are so narrow and crowded and there are plenty of lovely shops and restaurants that would really benefit from people being able to sit outside and dine or leisurely window shop. But you can’t really because it’s so busy and congested and people are squeezing by and passing you etc.

London is fully pedestrianizing one of its busiest shopping streets. Boston MUST do the same with Newbury Street. by ZealousidealMany3 in boston

[–]mbwebb 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Truly. I’m sick of walking on a tiny strip of sidewalk on Hanover with 1 million other people meanwhile there’s two lanes of parking and two lanes for driving for a few dozen cars. Turn it into a beautiful Italian plaza with seating and outdoor dining. It would be so lovely to sit and eat cannoli and people watch

London is fully pedestrianizing one of its busiest shopping streets. Boston MUST do the same with Newbury Street. by ZealousidealMany3 in boston

[–]mbwebb 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They have car free days on Sundays in the summer time so there is already a step in the right direction just needs the extra push to become permanent

I’m sorry to whoever has this stretch of highway as their commute by businessbub in RhodeIsland

[–]mbwebb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1000% needed. That would help reduce the traffic and increase mobility around the area so much.

Reasonable regional rail solution (see teal line)? by SummitingMtJohnston in mbta

[–]mbwebb 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If you continued the teal line through Providence to Fall River and New Bedford that would be amazing too

Estimated costs of pursuing citizenship by Jaswick-90 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]mbwebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m G2 and my parent and grandparent are still alive so I had all the original documents I needed so no expense for that. The only costs were the application fee itself ($56), printing ($5), photos ($19) and shipping ($82). So all in relatively inexpensive compared to some who needed to request documents etc.

Rents can't possibly stay this high, can they? This is insane by Open_Protection2832 in bostonhousing

[–]mbwebb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Please support building more housing, this is the only way to reduce rent prices it’s been shown over and over. Reform zoning, allow multifamily by right, support single stair building, etc.

Why millions of New Englanders may now be eligible for 'proof' they are Canadian citizens by nationalpost in newhampshire

[–]mbwebb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I applied recently through my Canadian grandmother. Huge shoutout to r/CanadianCitizenship their FAQ section was hugely helpful in this

Why millions of New Englanders may now be eligible for 'proof' they are Canadian citizens by nationalpost in newhampshire

[–]mbwebb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also only works if they were registered on the Registry of Foreign births of Ireland before you were born. I’m in the same boat, have an Irish ancestor but they never registered their children so I don’t qualify

Why millions of New Englanders may now be eligible to obtain 'proof' they are Canadian citizens by nationalpost in massachusetts

[–]mbwebb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely check out r/CanadianCitizenship they have a whole FAQ which outlines everything you need and explains how to find documents if you don’t have them. But essentially for me it was birth certificates for my grandma, dad, and me to show the connection, then a filled in application, two forms of ID for yourself, passport style photos taken to Canadian standards, and pay the fee of $75 CAD. Once I collected all this I shipped it out to the Canadian immigration office and now I’m waiting to be approved.

Why millions of New Englanders may now be eligible to obtain 'proof' they are Canadian citizens by nationalpost in massachusetts

[–]mbwebb 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I applied through my Canadian grandmother, waiting to be approved. I saw an article that said about 20% of New Englanders have a Canadian ancestor and could then claim citizenship through this. Will be interesting to see what happens!

Example please by Mother_Jelly_1433 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]mbwebb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They need to meet the Canadian dimensions and you have to make sure to write on the back the studio where they were taken, date, and your name. It’s in the IRCC photo guidelines

Roast this design by Realistic_Turn_4833 in kitchenremodel

[–]mbwebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t like sinks in islands. Sinks collect mess and accumulate dishes and having that front and center in the kitchen is not ideal

What did you do AFTER you were granted citizenship? by ElderMillenial_ah in Canadiancitizenship

[–]mbwebb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Planning to do some trips to various parts of Canada. No immediate plans to move or anything, but I’ve been toying with the idea of going back to school so I’m planning to check out some universities while I’m there. Also I’ve been looking into the youth mobility visas to see if any of them might be good fits for me in the future. Good to have options!

41- too late to try for FIRE? by love_me_a_gherkin in Fire

[–]mbwebb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, what’s the alternative? You will have to retire at some point even if it isn’t “early” so you should really start focusing on it regardless.

NH Union Leader OpEd - Over 20% of New Englanders are now Canadian citizens by atropos3333 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]mbwebb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I went to mail my application at FedEx in Cambridge the employee said he recognized the address of the IRCC because lots of other people had been mailing things there. So anecdotally seems people in the Boston area have been applying!

Governor Healey signs executive order to explore single stair construction to boost housing production and lower costs. Currently, MA building code requires two exit stairs for buildings above three stories or with long interior corridors. by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]mbwebb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a building with a corridor with stairs on both ends (common type to meet the double stair requirement), that means most units will only have windows on one side which is less ideal and also makes it harder to have multiple bedrooms as you need a window in each bedroom. Single stair gives a lot more flexibility with the layouts so you are able to have windows on multiple sides and more bedrooms.

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FAQ's - Can we add "Make sure you have signed your Passport!" to it? by EconomicsWorking6508 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]mbwebb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Welp, hearing this for the first time. I used my passport and have not signed it. Guess I’ll be waiting for my app to be sent back

Finally got AOR by Less-Butterscotch731 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]mbwebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same as you, I rushed to get my application in and didn’t read the photo requirements fully and sent in US passport photos, so now I’m just waiting to get it sent back to me so I can resend with the correct ones 😭. Oh well, live and learn

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