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    I-90 Interchange Improvement Project & West Station | Allston

    Baker Station. Hey, that's also kind of TFL
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    195 Providence Innovation & Design District

    Living walking distance from Providence Station and working somewhere on the T in Boston/Cambridge is mainly doable, especially if you use the "express train" trick of taking Amtrak instead of the T. That difference turns a masochistic 2.5+ hour round-trip super-commute into one that's...
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    Parcel R-1 | Chinatown

    Don't quote me on this, but I believe the average "under load" main Tufts garage utilization figure that was presented in the meeting was something like 84%, so they are not at 100% max capacity and unable to serve patients as a result - they would just like more headroom. Besides complex...
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    Parcel R-1 | Chinatown

    It was Zoom recorded but I'm not sure if or when they are made publicly available.
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    Parcel R-1 | Chinatown

    Tufts also argued that they are in a parking "crunch" (especially since the Parcel P-12 project was revised to eliminate the expansion of their parking garage on Washington/Tremont St.) but I think overall concerns about parking loss were shut down by the presence of many parking garages nearby...
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    Parcel R-1 | Chinatown

    The Boston Air Pollution Control Commission met last Wednesday to discuss parcel R-1, and it was a bit wild. First, just to get it out of the way, construction for this library/housing project on the 2/3rds of the lot closest to Kneeland seem to be on track to start early next year. The major...
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    Dana-Farber Cancer Center | 1 Joslin Place | Longwood

    Nice to see the plans for the multiple extensions of the skybridge network - it makes a huge quality of life difference for patients and employees. Between the Brigham "Pike" and the Farber 3rd floor, I think you'll be able to walk from one end of Francis Street to the other entirely indoors...
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    Since Back Bay is part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Worcester is the Heart of the Commonwealth, then the heart of Back Bay is clearly Worcester, MA.
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    MBTA Red Line / Blue Line Connector

    Unfortunately the same didn't happen across the street, leading to uncomfortable pedestrian navigation around the separate stair and elevator structures, directly at the traffic flow of several retail storefronts:
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    Lord & Taylor Site | Prudential Center | Back Bay

    I'm not saying you're wrong, and I know this is partially nostalgia speaking, but I miss the old pre-888 courtyard that opened right onto the food court. It had this really grand Rockefeller Center type feel to it (especially with that statue), and showcased the Pru magnificently: (Which you...
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    MGH Ragon Building | 55 Fruit Street | West End

    💯 agreed. The systemwide MGB rebrand of Partners is terrible and was unnecessary. The teal shield motif already reinforced the institutional affiliations while maintaining individual identity. Combining the names of Mass General and Brigham to name a third entity that includes both of those (and...
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    Some interesting discussion on this happened around page 32:
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    Dana-Farber Cancer Center | 1 Joslin Place | Longwood

    My understanding was relocation of Joslin services to existing BIDMC space in the neighborhood.
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    Josiah Quincy Upper School | 900 Washington Street | Chinatown

    Can we take this building and just lay it down on its side on the adjacent Mass Pike air rights parcel?

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