I'm pretty sure this twitter praise is for Chestnut St in the 195 District, I guess for parcels 28, 30 & 31
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Massive upgrade. Theres still a million empty lots downtown so theres a really long way to go, but theres so much potential. Its pretty surprising how providence hasnt really been able to ride the coat tails of Boston and act as a relief valve for lab/housing pressures, but it seems like that may be changing soon. It seems like the momentum is building more and more with each new development.
Definitely. And Amtrak’s dynamic pricing often means fares are $5-10 each way on the sub 40 minute ride. I still wouldn’t love to do it daily (especially coming from Eastie where my commute is 15 minutes door to door), but that’s better than many MA commuter rail trips.Living walking distance from Providence Station and working somewhere on the T in Boston/Cambridge is mainly doable, especially if you use the "express train" trick of taking Amtrak instead of the T. That difference turns a masochistic 2.5+ hour round-trip super-commute into one that's competitive in time and comfort with many intra-MA driving commutes.