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    Politics of “Build Back Better”

    The only thing Biden has that Obama didn’t is that fiscal conservatives in the GOP had been sent packing into the political wilderness even before Covid, and even moreso after. So, GOP opposition to spending will be on the allocation more than the amounts. That is it for Biden. Every other angle...
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    Future Transit Technologies

    I‘m not confident that this merits its own thread and I was going to just post it in Crazy Pitches, but I figured it was unrelated enough to go on its own. If I’m wrong, the mods can merge this in where they see fit. Anyway, when we discuss various proposals, the sheer inertia of our region...
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    Crazy Highway Pitches

    Highway crazy pitch: decking over 93, 90, and others, to keep weather off them. Possibly put solar panels on the decks, to power the lighting needed. How does the math work out, when comparing the savings in snow removal and safety to the cost of installation and maintenance?
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    Sources for Planned Cities with separated traffic

    I’m sure you’re all familiar with the original plan for EPCOT, a planned city. I’ve always liked how auto traffic was totally separated from pedestrian traffic, and I’m curious if anyone can point me to any sources for similar urban plans that include that concept. There’s no way Walt was the...
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    Federalist Podcast Episode on Urban Planning

    Though people here might be interested in listening to this: http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/31/conservatives-care-urbanism-city-development/ It is a political podcast, but they don't get polemical (in this epsidoe or their other episodes), just viewing the topic from their perspective. They...
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    Future Industrial Influence on Urban Design

    I've thought for some time that developments in 3-D printing and automation will re-orient the geography of the industrialized world. Has anyone out there ever started researching how this might impact cities? For example, these developments could decentralize much of the supply chain for a...
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    County Re-alignment

    There's a few threads that touch on this, but not really directly. While this is more than just Boston, I figure the city would be such a huge part of any such idea that this is the best place for it. My proposal is that the state should look at re-aligning the various counties in the state to...
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    Kiss and Ride Layouts?

    How are the kiss and ride areas in the major terminal stations (such as Alewife) laid out? I'm getting particularly annoyed with the layout of the Quincy Adams K&R, which has an incredibly sharp turn right in the area closest to the entry to the station, leading to constant backups there...
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    Springfield Developments

    I haven't seen anything on this in particular, but I was browsing through Springfield's Wikipedia history page and found this proposal: http://www3.springfield-ma.gov/planning/fileadmin/Planning_files/1200_Hall_of_Fame_Building_Plans/Springfield_TAP_Presentation_FINAL_diagrams.pdf and this...
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    Mall Repurposing proposals

    One of my favorite ideas is repurposing indoor shopping malls, many of which are not adapting to the evolving economy. The Atrium in Chestnut Hill is the latest example. As a fan of mixed use, I personally think they should have turned half/two thirds of it into offices, instead of all of it...
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    Enclose D-Line Stations

    What would be the costs associated with building enclosed stations for the D branch of the Green line, enabling at least that one branch of the line to save the hassle of tapping your card as you get on board, and putting the fare gates at the entrance? To me, it would be a great convenience...

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