Recent content by CBCArch61

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...

It's definitely a pain in the ass, but as I have been telling my wife and friends "this is what we get for deferring maintenance and underfunding the T" (with a little bit of historical mismanagement). We rode into downtown on Saturday night and had to wait at Shawmut for about 35 minutes...

It would make sense if the back buildings were residential and the intent was to provide some form of water views, but who really cares if the buildings are Office/R&D? If the Master plan is looking this far into the future for the build out, I would think they work with the city to redefine the...

My first thought was "where is all the housing". I agree, 1,800 units is a good amount of housing, but what if the square footages between the Office/R&D and Residential were even or possibly even flipped? Financing that much housing is obviously that hardest part, because the folks holding the...

First step in recovery is admitting there is a problem. At least Mayor Wu admitted and acknowledged the mistake. Now hopefully she follows through and for the love whatever deity you believe in stops regurgitating incorrect talking points.

UGH! We've got three different green line branches in this direct vicinity of the northern portion of this primary north/south street. While there isn't a ton of commercial at the southern terminus of CHA, it is infuriating that people think they can always have it "the way it has always been"...

Thanks!

Legal question, how is this possible for the court to mandate the sale of privately held land to another privately held entity? I don't disagree that this property owner has very little regard for the property, but this feels like a land grab type of ruling, no? If it was an eminent domain fight...

This makes sense for office floors if no tenants have been signed up. The only place where the developer would probably spend money would be the elevator lobbies, if their intent is to demise floor plates into multiple tenants. Otherwise they will leave construction lighting in a "dark shell"...