Recent content by CBCArch61

While complex, the building should absolutely be adaptively reused. The right team is definitely needed to pursue such a goal, but I agree completely with the notion that we should work with the existing building to create something new. I started looking at this site before moving back and I am...

Really like that internal, piazza-like space for the building. I don't think I have ever walked the internal street of this block, but this is at least strives to pull folks into them.

This would be a great improvement. Similar to the Blue Hill Ave conversation, bike lanes would be a great plus (I want them as much as possible) but the bus lanes are the shining gem of that proposal. I get a kick out of the folks who talk about not seeing bikes as a reason for not have the...

I feel like many of the large, national developers tend to have more stringent standards for their parking ratios no matter their location. 1.13 spots per unit feels high, but is pretty comparable to other parts of the nation for them. These national developers are kinda similar to grocery...

So the publicly accessible pass-through... Is that intended to connect to this small parcel on the otherside of the Pike? Do we think this is purely a pedestrian bridge or do we think there is larger, air-rights projects that will be associated to that parcel??

Well attended public meeting last night at Gillette headquarters (Presentation Link). Lots of concern about height (most wanting shorter, some wanting taller) and lots of questions regarding the open space coupled with a future civic space. Development team mentioned that Municipal Harbor Plans...

Looking at the architect's website, this option was at least explored. No way of knowing why it wasn't integrated into the project. Unfortunate. The rendering utilized does look like a Mass Timber type structure (could be steel dressed up though) which could be very exciting. Source: Oudens...

It's actually only providing 5 parking spots according to the SPRA and Planning department's description. Solid infill. not the prettiest looking thing, but providing units nonetheless.

I like the wide variation between buildings. Each building is going to have its own brand and identity. The ground floor is where the vast majority of people will experience and that is vast improvement on what is currently there and throughout the city. This development is creating its own node...

I get what you are saying by wanting something of more substance backing up the decision making process. I think what others are pointing out, is that substance may be hard to find on CHA specifically. It appears that my image snip did not come through my last post, but for the specific project...

While I understand where you're coming from, in regards to transportation - or more importantly Right-of-Way Equity - the data will almost always be skewed. Many social programs in general will end up with skewed data. I would be interested in seeing the walkers/cyclists/drivers data, but I'd be...

hmmm, I see what you are saying. I'm kinda surprised there isn't already a bus that would say connect Mattapan to Forest Hills, but then again, Morton Street, Walk Hill Ave, and Cummins Highway all feel roads that wouldn't justify a bus route along them. Cummins does have a bus along it already...

Woof! I get that some folks want convenience in front of their property, but they do not own the ROW, so the city ultimately needs to do what is best for the town as a whole and not just what Chestnut Hill Ave folks want. I mean a balanced alternative would be to do a two-way cycle track on one...

So basically waste town money on road paint that people will drive over and still speed and ultimately be a giant waste money? The only reason I even see this being proposed would be so folks can point to "safety improvements" five years down the road and say "see, we told those safety...

Possibly something that has been asked, but could the two-signal sequence of SFR/N Beacon/Nonantum be worked into an actual "peanut" roundabout? Or is the daily vehicle volume too large for this? The idea would be to completely eliminate the traffic signals altogether. Kelley Square in...