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This isn't really accurate. JP certainly is generally more progressive, than other neighborhoods, but it's far from immune (and the bar set by Boston generally isn't saying much anyway). In addition, NIMBYism is not necessarily homogeneous across "Jamaica Plain". The neighborhood by the...

A friend (who is a pretty hardcore biker) in SF has always bemoaned the aggressive cyclists. When he lived in Boston he once broke up what was about to be a fight because one of the spandex riders on the Esplanade riding like 30 mph buzzed someone and it turned into an altercation. He also...

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Nice. This is one of the worst intersections in Boston but glad to see it getting some streetwall infill and glad this isn’t set back.

I think there's a bit of both here. There are quite definitely NIMBY's in JP. I tussled with them during one noteworthy community meeting about a zoning variance near my old apartment, where I looked at the room of a handful of mostly aging hippies who had bought in JP in the 70s and still...

For almost two years, I biked to 1354 Comm Ave from South Brookline (close to Allandale Farm), and since I usually got off at 11 pm, and also had night classes in Cambridge. So I had daily long and late commutes home. Lee was always worrisome, but at least it had a shoulder up until Clyde, when...

Yeah, I don’t think it will impact traffic much, either. It’s just a driver, it’s always nice to have another lane. That’s just the way it is. On the other hand, there is a sort of specific pleasantness to driving on capacious, one lane greenways. I think dealing with HPP south of here will...

Any updates or details on Squares and Streets in Rozzie? The public meeting was recently, I think.

I really like the addition of the Cape Flyer. That will potentially lead to more ridership, which could increase pressure to add more service.

Not gonna lie, I will miss the way it was from a driver's standpoint, but it's the right thing to do, no question.

So my other question is around what might change with the new tunnel projects. Will the Gateway Project mean that Amtrak trains also stop at Grand Central? And if so, might this at least reduce the number of boardings at Penn?

Great info, thank you both. Definitely less cynical now. However, I will say... Today there was a last minute track switch which caused chaos. It didn't have to, but all the electronic signs continued to show the wrong track, and the loudspeaker literally right up until departure kept...

So I’ve used Moynihan a few times since it opened as a replacement for Penn station for Amtrak. It’s nice having high ceilings and natural light, but there are literally zero seats, therefore hundreds of people are left standing and waiting. Also, the escalator entrances to the platforms are...

Still dont like the presence of the two buildings on the lower right. In any case, I think it would be sensible land use policy to make it more difficult to develop parcels in the city of Boston that are above a certain acreage.

Thanks for this. I hope you're right. However, I have seen a couple different maps and plans over the last few years that show houses right up against the springhouse. I can't actually see where the structure is on the landscaping image you posted: if it's actually below the edge of the image...

I beg your pardon, but no, it's not overblown. And I did not say it would ruin the entire woods, but that it would—completely, and utterly—ruin the parcel of these woods that contains the springhouse. If you have one iota of appreciation for woods beyond simply the technical definition of some...

It's funny, I look at these handsome old houses on this very stretch often as homes that, while beautiful, no longer belong here and ought to be replaced by denser units. Yet, seeing this happening now, I am a bit sad, even as I think HPA should basically be rebuilt at least down to Walk Hill...

Great point, and one that is applicable in many places (such as the Crane Woods debacle in Hyde Park).

Honestly it would be better if they just built one or two 8-10 story towers right on Allandale. You could get twice as many housing units as all of these sprawling quasi suburban projects combined, and preserve 90% of the green space. Do it right next to Faulkner even, leave the rest. But that...

Expanding the woods is unlikely, yes, but a more realistic proposal that the city should actually be considering is development of lots that currently comprise or abut large tracts of undeveloped land. The divvying up of that old estate near the Hellenic College is another example -- and...