Recent content by Charlie_mta

Thanks for the great overview. The streets in the Pioneer Sq neighborhood of downtown Seaatle were raised up one or two levels from 1889 to 1904. Here's the Wikipedia article. My oldest son lives in Seattle, and on one visit we did the tour of the original streets and store fronts, now...

Seattle did something similar.

Kids don't poop in the grass (usually).

I don't currently have a dog, but I know a few older guys who have a comfort dog, serving as a psychological aid. One guy has PSTD from serving in the Vietnam war and needs a dog in that regard. That is an extreme example, but if license fees are raised then an exemption for these types of...

Heck, I'm a boomer and I like them. "It's the End of the World as We Know It" is my favorite, featured in the film Independence Day.

Something like this, LOL? Photo by Dr. Rosen Rosen:

It looks like a revival of brutalism, although I doubt those exteriors are concrete.

Also, I think the night owl bus service would create induced demand, wherein the usage would increase as more businesses stay open later, as enabled by the addition of later bus service.

Not really. All that has to be done is add a separate cycle for pedestrian traffic, in which all vehicular traffic is stopped, and all crosswalks are open for unimpeded movement. No added turn lanes and signals are needed.

Unfortunately, the poor infrastructure is all too common in America today.

The brick masonry looks pretty authentic. The only significant vertical seam runs about a foot from the left edge of the new building. So, I give the building an A.

Up until 1960, Boston had night-owl service on its subway system. Here's a brief history gathered by AI. It's pretty lousy: 1960: Regular 24-hour "owl" subway service ended when the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) was replaced by the MBTA. 2005: The MBTA "Night Owl" bus pilot...

That truly looks like random pieces of crap just pasted on.

Kendall Square continues to produce winners!

No data to back this thought up, but I'm wondering if snowy climates like Massachusetts are not a good fit for diverging diamond interchanges. Especially when snow stuck on the roadways and poor visibility obscures pavement arrows and markings so that an unfamiliar driver doesn't see the...