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$12 for a full day rental is a pretty great price for e-bike share. Blue Bikes charges non-member $15 an hour for an e-bike. Just from perusing the Metro Mobility website, though, it appears that the model is entirely based on privately established fleets/docking stations. Yes, much of the time...

Conceptually I like it, but the tree people in East Roslindale are going to fight this without a doubt. 375 Cummins is packed with trees, and also across the street from a cemetery. That's probably a second plank on the NIMBY platform -- disrupts the bucolic nature of the Rozzie funeral district.

Whiglander wrote that 17 years ago, so it's likely that both his statement and your recollection are accurate. According to Wikipedia, the current facility opened in 1951.

I love the concept for a multi-ecology central green. It would really tie together the central part of campus in a unifying way that has always been missing at BU.

The part about Quebec and the PNW might be true? Although that paradigm of electrification, California, is giving Quebec a run for the money on hydrogen.

Not specifically commenting on the Seaport, but in my opinion, the best urban spaces I've had the opportunity to enjoy have all been locations with height limits and densely packed mid-rise architecture. The Seaport fits in with this concept quite well.

That's already true for all the garages at Logan, though to be honest, I kind of don't mind that. I embrace cold weather and it's a nice reminder that Boston is a cold weather place when you come out to find your car buried in snow after a trip to some warmer location.

Looks great. A quick one that I found is that you have Needham Heights as the label for both the actual station and also for Needham Junction. If I notice anything else, I'll add to this post.

Yeah, the continued chaos around track assignments/announcements at the Penn Station complex is frustrating to say the least. Other stations don't seem to have this kind of chronic issue. And while I realize NYP is far busier than any other station in North America, figure it out, it can't be an...

:rolleyes: Okay, that's an interesting point of view. If that were indeed the motivation, and were indeed the only meaningful outcome, as ludicrous as that all would be, is it a bad thing to increase access to these school systems?

There is lots of seating, but the location isn't obvious because it's behind some of the service desks. You also need to have an Amtrak ticket to go to the passenger lounge, but really, those are the only travelers who would be using Moynihan. If you are less interested in amenities, a good hack...

I think you missed my point, which is that density raises revenue more than it raises town expenses. It can provide that extra money needed by the schools and not sustainable under the current tax base. This does not require raising taxes on current residents.

I strongly recommend the Arnold Arboretum in JP and Roslindale. Go for a stroll, then walk down to Rozzie Square for one of the many great restaurants, all of them very famly friendly.

That's why these towns need higher density zoning. It increases tax receipts at a faster rate than related infrastructure costs.

Interesting. I always bike up and down the ramps, but I was there last week with a group of other riders, some of whom chose to use the bike channels. They seemed to work for these riders, but I really wasn't directly watching their activity. I didn't get a good look at this side of the bridge...

I don't have strong opinions on the overall landscaping, but I do think there is a significant upgrade in the orientation of pedestrian paths. The new design follows the natural orientation for walkers transiting the square. That's a good thing that is not random, and is much more favorable to...

The problem with specialty buses would be that they wouldn't work anywhere that doesn't have the raised platforms. So in this example, the 39 would be compatible with platform height at 4 of its stops, and the 66 for just 2. I don't think it can work without some really unproven tech to raise...

As somebody who goes to the area often (the Neponsett trail is outstanding), my opinion: The Blue Hill Ave exit from the Fairmount Line platform is at the edge of the Square. The Cummins Hwy exit is distinctly not in the Square. The Square itself is exclusively on Blue Hill Ave, running north...

Yeah, the space is tight, ranging between 55 and 60 feet. The article points out that it will require eliminating parking and/or re-routing private vehicles on to the Riverway through that corridor.

I mean, the obvious answer is that we have pretty strong property rights in this country and not many people as passionate as you are about rearranging that concept. We should definitely protect what we have currently set aside, but I don't think there is a lot of opportunity to expand places...