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Also found this interesting article on JetBlue's 10 worst performing routes that makes some sense of it. JFK-MHT came in at #1 with only 29% load factor.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/science/newly-filed-legislation-takes-aim-ebikes-scooters-mopeds/

Per page 62, the 27-31 CIP acknowledges the $2.118 billion price tag of the Green Line Extension, but only shows $115.1 million as programmed in the 27-31 timeframe. It's important to note that a CIP is a cash flow document, so the timeframe of expenditure on a project may not necessarily align...

The Greenway's transition to a Tivoli Gardens-style urban theme park is on its way! ✅ Merry-Go-Round ✅ Ferris Wheel ✅ Jumping Fountains ✅ Trolley Tours ✅ Sausage & food truck vendors ✅ Gardens ✅ Boat hire (ferry service) 🟩 Log flume 🟩 Roller Coaster(s) 🟩 Zip Line 🟩 Drop Tower 🟩 Chair swing 🟩...

Phil, this is stunning! I wonder if the developer would purchase this one from you.

As an Everett resident and multimodal commuter, I invite you to sample the 7 MBTA bus routes and TMA shuttle bus services I can access within 2 blocks of my home. Or try the walk to Wellington orange line stop & Chelsea commuter rail stops that—though not physically within city boundaries—are...

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I'd love to see a hotel integrated into the stadium's Harborwalk-facing edge(s). Like most uses, Boston region has a dire shortage of hotel rooms, and an event space like this stadium (not to mention the casino across the street) will only increase demand for hotel nights north of the city. TD...

From April to September there are several dozen cruise vessels a month that start or end in ports near Anchorage, AK (Seward and Whittier principally). That's in addition to the ones that homeport in Seattle or Vancouver. They alone represent several thousand visitors daily that start or end...

Me? (lol) In all seriousness, it's funny you mention that. If you review the conditions/recommendations from the City's Planning office for the development team, the City of Everett is actually requiring a minimum of 400 street trees as part of the Everett Docklands site plan. This is in line...

I was snooping around the Everett Planning Board meeting documents from December 1st and found a 160 MB appendices for this development with a few graphics worth sharing:

Is this the first non-stop service between Boston and the African continent?

In both scenarios, the project designer & contractor require an MBTA ROW Access Permit (which can take a long time). And I imagine between the river proximity and the presumed contaminated soils at the site that the costly hazardous waste removal/concerns are a non-starter for a tunnel here...

I believe that’s generally true for toll revenue, but the collection of toll revenue also frees up other existing funding—federal and non-federal dollars—that could then be invested in other priorities, including the flex of highway funds to transit investment (like east-west rail). Something...