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So many add-a-lanes in all the proposals… Where does the DCR think this is? Florida?

Do you have links to both the 40R and MBTA communities plans?

What is the purpose of the two way stub north of the Nonantum/North Beacon intersection?

That project makes use of modular steel moment frames in a way that I haven’t seen as much around here.

The developers of 85 Webster in Somerville is applying to extend its special permit approvals to 2030. They are having trouble finding a spot to relocate Royal White laundry to and building it out. More interesting is that the narrative includes a discussion of the (grim) state of the lab...

They have rigged part of the self-erection equipment on the crane closest to Binney. I expect the crane will be coming down soon.

You can see the Traveler’s Building under construction, if you look closely.

Wait long enough and the new shiny becomes a reuse opportunity. I remember going upstairs to browse CompUSA back in the day. Some interesting choices: Moving the transformer vault to the current corner, which makes both the Blanche and Green frontages back of house. Currently, it’s just...

The MXD residential tower should be a prototype for this: small footprint towers with some height. Multiple instance, each with different heights, can fit on a single block.

Is that modernist Lexington home in Six Moon Hill?

How amenable are the locals to a train?

The whole section south of Richards should be residential and neighborhood commercial.

Removing the construction dumpster doesn’t improve this dog. At least it improves the density of the area.

Do the TGV ones have tilting passenger cars? Did Amtrak spec something that compelled them to crib Airo passenger cars?

Large redevelopments like this should hark back to the Back Bay. Let the city layout the street grid and sell the lots.