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https://willbrownsberger.com/streamlining-permitting/ Some permitting updates getting passed alongside the FY27 budget.

Salem did add a crosswalk at the Route 28 and Rockingham Park Blvd intersection within the past few years. That was a pretty big barrier, but there are still some uncomfortable crossings at the larger shopping plazas to the south. I think a miss was the Tuscan Village development, the sidewalks...

Nuclear is off the menu in the updated energy bill. :( https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/06/25/mass-energy-bill-utility-rates

The whole map is AI slop. The full version has Aquarium station in the middle of the harbor.

This report looks at how many ADUs have been built and some barriers that need to get fixed for more to get approved...

Looks like there's another proposal for more natural gas pipelines. https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/05/19/energy-company-proposes-big-natural-gas-pipeline-expansion-in-new-england And here's the RFP...

I'm impressed with how creative these community originated solutions have been. A bike-ped overpass would be game changing for many.

A bleak outlook to be sure. You'd think more folks at the state and local level would be seeing all these warning signs and start taking more bold action, like aggressive zoning reform.

Boston has ripped up most of it's flex posts in the past few weeks. No one gets any flex posts now :)

https://commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/healeys-shift-toward-nuclear-energy-raises-affordability-feasibility-questions/ https://www.uml.edu/sustainability/research/nuclear-roadmap.aspx Looks like UMass Lowell is putting together a roadmap to try and guide how to get new nuclear built.

https://www.holdenma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif4526/f/file/file/holden_zoningmap_36x48-8-1_1.pdf This is Holden's zoning map. I've included a screenshot of the districts and their lot sizes. Allowing for smaller lot sizes with duplexes near their town center seems like one way to comply, at least...

Did you see some of the bracing that Northeastern put in during Matthews' final years? Half of the upper section of seating needed to be closed off to make room for the supports. I loved the history of that building, but I think it was getting too expensive to hold together for much longer.

This is why I'm going to vote yes on this ballot question. The 1/2, 1, or 2 acre zoning requirements in cities around Boston should not exist. I'm looking at the zoning map for Newton right now, and their single family lot area requirements are in the 10,000 to 25,000 SF range. This includes...

Could we drink the water that's treated at Deer Island? Or does it need further treatment to be safe for us? Seems like a waste of resources to just pipe it out into the harbor after we treat it.

I agree. It's sad to see her backslide on this, I thought the overwhelming victory would have been a sign to keep pushing forward.