I agree that having a casino right outside Boston would be really weird. We don't need a casino to attract more tourists to Boston, though of course Everett has never been a tourist destination before and wants its shot at getting them.
But I suspect that people who go to casinos will tend to drive there. They don't strike me as T riders or bikers (as in bicyclists). And if they're driving to Everett, besides mucking up the traffic locally, they'll most likely be adding to the traffic on routes 93 and 128 as well.
My husband's from a state with lots of casinos, on tribal land that's sometimes near cities like Everett, but NOT near a city like Boston. They're already kind of sad places, and the casinos just make them sadder. From the clientele out there, I even wondered if casinos might be dying out along with the older generation -- it's a kind of "entertainment" that an older generation likes/liked, but doesn't really interest younger people. (and this is putting aside the whole issue of gambling addiction and crime and running Mom & Pop places out of business).
I'm voting to Repeal the Deal because our whole state can do better than this. And Everett is bound to get its moment in the sun soon; it can become the next Somerville, if not the next Malden...
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Date: 2014-11-04 02:56 (UTC)But I suspect that people who go to casinos will tend to drive there. They don't strike me as T riders or bikers (as in bicyclists). And if they're driving to Everett, besides mucking up the traffic locally, they'll most likely be adding to the traffic on routes 93 and 128 as well.
My husband's from a state with lots of casinos, on tribal land that's sometimes near cities like Everett, but NOT near a city like Boston. They're already kind of sad places, and the casinos just make them sadder. From the clientele out there, I even wondered if casinos might be dying out along with the older generation -- it's a kind of "entertainment" that an older generation likes/liked, but doesn't really interest younger people. (and this is putting aside the whole issue of gambling addiction and crime and running Mom & Pop places out of business).
I'm voting to Repeal the Deal because our whole state can do better than this. And Everett is bound to get its moment in the sun soon; it can become the next Somerville, if not the next Malden...