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welcome! this place feels a bit like a vestige of the old Internet, which is partially why I love it.

If I had a nickel for the number of times I've seen this exact argument play out on ArchBoston:

I think it is kinda hilarious that the 1 is #1 on both of these lists.

Have a good time in Tokyo! I'll be flying that route later this year!!

This does seem like a rather simplistic way of looking at it. It also services Union Square, which is a bustling restaurant/retail hub with several hundred units of housing within a 2 min walk.

View of Telford & Western, going eastbound:

This project definitely makes this little pocket of Coolidge Corner feel a bit more urban, even if it is only adding 4 units... From my helmet cam:

View from Harvard Ave, biking towards the river. This project is going to completely alter this viewline!

A few shots biking through Lower Allston today from my helmet cam. This project has changed some view corridors significantly! (Apologies for the poor image quality.)

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/4/9/city-council-meeting-bike-lanes/

More coverage on this initiative: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-04/huge-lowell-development-project-met-with-optimism-and-skepticism

Very common sight for Brighton: a stupid-ass giant monster truck parked in a bus stop (from my helmet cam):

More progress on the corner of Telford and Western:

Biking down Western Ave feels very different with this project going up! From my helmet cam (4/5/24):

Crane is up! From my helmet cam (4/5/24):

This project makes quite the impression coming down Western Ave (from my helmet cam):

Not sure if this has been posted yet (apologies if so), but the City of Cambridge was awarded a $2.4 million Reconnecting Communities & Neighborhoods (RCN) grant, which they will combine with $600K in ARPA funds, to complete the design for the planned ped/bike bridge over the Fitchburg Line CR...

Did not realize until today that they planted some cherry blossoms on this site! A nice touch given that it is a federal building. (Looks like we aren't quite at peak bloom though!)

UHub reports on a recent Boston City Council meeting re: the dissolution of the BPDA and bringing planning functions in-house at the City: https://www.universalhub.com/2024/contentious-meeting-council-moves-bring-citywide

Apparently Lawrence is home to a murder of 14-15K crows every winter! https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-03-27/thousands-of-crows-in-lawrence-are-a-marvel-of-nature-and-test-case-for-new-imaging-technology