If nothing else, the redevelopment plan for downtown Quincy is optimistic.
Let me count the ways:
1. That there’s enough demand for a dozen new office buildings, retail stores, full-priced apartments/condos and parking garage fees to rival those in Boston.
2. That the roadways designed to support this colossus are adequate to handle the anticipated deliveries, traffic and [...]

I think the city missed the boat. We don’t need any more  condos,  apartments or restaurants.
What we need are stores to shop in.
What would be good is something like Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham.
Close down Hancock Street. You could have stores on both sides, and there would be plenty of parking in back.
SUSAN HOLMES
Quincy

We’ve seen a lot of ambitious plans for reshaping down Quincy over the years. What do you think of this one? What do you like? What do you hate? What else would you like to see? Do you think this plan has a chance of succeeding when so many others have fallen short? (We have [...]

This is the forum for discussing matters related to development issues in downtown Quincy. You may have read our series CitySmarts in 2004. In fact, we provide a link to that from this report. But planners have come up with new ideas for the downtown, and here is your chance to comment and keep the [...]