Itemlive.com asked on Feb. 18: Do you think there should be housing along Route 1 in Saugus? Facebook drew 386 responses with 31 on Twitter.
“No” dominated the poll results with 81 percent of respondents weighing in negatively while 19 percent answered “yes.”
Here is a sampling of the responses on Facebook:
August Blake:
Make it easier to build in places that are already semi-walkable (Cliftondale Square, Monument Square) and/or near bus stops and the bike path. Nobody wants an apartment on the highway, nor is it sustainable. Developers are following the path of least resistance amidst a regional housing shortage.
Criss Nosnibor:
Also Saugus wants the commercial property because it’s higher than residential taxes and will bring in more money. It’s a strategy.
Diane Philbrook:
Route 1 is a death trap waiting to happen.
Katelyne Ortiz:
The traffic there is the worst ever.
Polling and comments were compiled by reporter Trea Lavery.
