Rockingham Racer wrote:Being a former native of that area, I would be very interested to know more specifics on the massive transportation upgrades. Are you talking public transit, or highways?
You can't be a former native, you're either a native or you aren't. 93 is a big one, Boston Express service, Route 3 in MA is another (serves the Nashua region), funding to NNEPRA, expression in freight rail interest (F-Line will try and convince you that an RFP proves they don't want what they were seeking a bidder for), Nashua/Manchester commuter rail proposals... Derry was woods when I lived there, current highly developed main drags were thickly wooded side streets and connectors. I don't even recognize it when I go back. Southern NH is not the rural pasture it used to be. The highway infrastructure is proving very insufficient, and the sprawl isn't over. It takes some serious short sighted thinking to be blind to what's going on. It's not unwise to doubt the M&L, but it's not feasible to understand the already decades old trend and stubbornly insist that it's conceptually impossible. Put your crystal balls away now, they're broken.