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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Well we've got alot alot alot of hard work today We gotta rock at the government center Jojo sings it
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    I had a similar thing happen to me a few months ago-- I grabbed two or three Charlie Cards that I had lying around, tried to tap them at the fare machine and got the same thing. I went to an employee (I forget if it was an ambassador or another T employee), who told me that some Charlie Cards...
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    Seaport Transportation

    Henry, don't worry, nobody's ever mistaken me for a deep thinker and I doubt anyone will start now-- and yet somehow I manage to comment about things on the internet. What a time to be alive! ;) I'm not arguing the merits of a Southie street car or gondola over rails in the trainsitway or...
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    Seaport Transportation

    Curious what makes you think SL light rail is any more realistic at this particular moment than "toy" municipal street cars. EDIT: I get that you're highlighting the efficacy of SL light rail/bus lanes versus a municipal streetcar system. Fine. That's probably an accurate evaluation. At the...
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    New Red and Orange Line Cars

    I was a daily Red Line rider back in 1994 when the #3 cars began entering service, and I distinctly remember how slow the phase-in was (largely because, as a transit enthusiast, I wanted to maximize my rides on the outgoing 1400s). I think it was a bit more than a year from the time the first...
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    Harvard Square Infill and Small Developments

    I did a few spot checks of Harvard Square properties on the City of Cambridge's property database-- I'd like to take a more systematic look when I have time, but for now, one thing that struck me was the number of buildings that belong to Harvard, particularly along Mass Avenue south of the...
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    Gillette Headquarters Bldg Redevelopment | 1 Granite | South Boston

    I had a professional connection to the South Boston Gillette facility in a previous job and had the opportunity to tour the plant and speak with managers there (this was about 3-4 years ago). At that time, they were very clear about being committed to maintaining a presence in South Boston, but...
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    275 Beacon Street (Star Market Lot) | Somerville

    I'm obviously not as well versed in these matters as you are, George, but why not just build over the surface parking? Asking honestly-- there must be a reason, but I'm a dummy.
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    275 Beacon Street (Star Market Lot) | Somerville

    It's astounding to me how little significant new construction there's been in Porter Square in the last 20 years. Lesley University, which is hardly swimming in capital funds, has really carried the ball here, along with the two hotels. One thing I've never understood is how the Mass Ave/White...
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    Harvard Square Infill and Small Developments

    The copper on that elevator head house is going to look great once it weathers. Anyone know what's happening above Cardullo's, etc.?
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    Councilor Wu's Proposal To Abolish The BPDA (65-pp. report)

    I'm not as well versed in the details of public policy as others here seem to be, but I read the report and listened to Wu on Boston Public Radio today, and I don't understand the marxist or Wu is getting in bed with the NIMBYs rhetoric upthread. The core of what Wu is proposing seems to be a...
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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    Eversource was doing work under the wires at the corner of Aberdeen and Mt. Auburn today. With the closure of the Harvard Bus Tunnel, trackless trolleys from North Cambridge use Huron and Aberdeen to get to Mt. Auburn and onward to Watertown (and maybe Bennett Street too, I'm not sure-- I've...
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    Harvard Square Infill and Small Developments

    My own memory of Harvard Square also dates back to the 1980s and 90s, which seemed to me then and now to have been the sort of last gasps of the folky/beatnik scene that went back to the 1960s. Now, living in North Cambridge, I'm in the square more than I have been since I was a teenager. It's...
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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    Thank you, F-Line, for the informative and insightful reply. It's disappointing to learn that this route and Blue Hill Avenue might not be a good candidate for light rail-- but maybe I've just watched too many of Foster Palmers fantastic films of an earlier era. Even so, I agree that BRT is...
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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    Streetsblog Mass: The Transit Line That Got Away: Learning From the 28X Long time reader, first time poster. I read the above linked article with great interest-- I was not living in Boston in 2009, when the original 28X BRT proposal was made, and this is the first I have learned of it. I...

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