Recent content by Aprehensive_Words

A juicy jewel of flavor, if you will.

Someone's finally proposing a CTrail connection for Hartford's airport. https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/proposed-rail-link-to-bradley-international-airport-gains-traction-with-new-bill You can tell that since Moran couldn't get any of the Hartford delegation to pick up the idea...

It's hard to say w/o seeing the actual designs, but often a big issue is having enough elbow-room to dig foundations, stage construction materials, etc. It's certainly not impossible to build w/o that, but it can send construction costs up -- sometimes by quite a lot depending on site conditions.

Sounds like a good reason for someone to lobby Somerville to accept a tower right there :cool:

And when he's not exactly gone out of his way to make himself the most-loved member of the Democratic caucus.

https://bankerandtradesman.com/lynch-west-east-rail-more-important-than-boston-north-south-rail-link/

Since this proposal of Keolis' was unsolicited, I wonder if the speed of the process hides homework they did in 2022/2023? Defining requirements, etc. ahead of time instead of wading through a lengthy public/committee process.

If you look at how the power structures are wired, really the "local squawkers" the T and the city are worried about are state legislators. For a variety of reasons -- least of all, the lack of a mass politics at the state and local levels -- a handful of whiners can make enough of a noise that...

Looks more like a mounting point for the fascia (the dashed line in the blueprints).

Amen. Between traffic in the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Chelsea Creek bridge lifts, the SL3 loses a lot of reliability.

The tunnel option seems more reasonable. Especially since current BTD policy has turned against preserving the underpass through Sullivan Square. The underpass footprint would give you a natural way to get back above ground.

All valid, especially considering Encore bought all those parcels east of Alford/Broadway with the intent of developing an "entertainment district" over time. The one thing in the Eastern Route's favor is the ease of getting tracks there once you leave Sullivan Square. With the Northern...

Reading between the lines, it seems reasonable to suspect that the MBTA's March 1 deadline is intended to create ballpark figures for busway construction. Boston and Everett can then present those to Kraft -- with outstretched palms -- during the community benefits deal negotiation. And don't...

Given Gillette's plans for its campus... https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/gillette-redevelopment-pda ...and the non-Gillette plans for the parcels between there and the existing Fort Point buildings, I'd argue the "easy" option is the only good one b/c it would let you...

I, for one, am extremely appreciative of how those CRCC seats are easy to wipe down. I remember how the upholstered seats on the old trains would soak up spilled iced coffee and *other* unidentified fluids 😨