Recent content by Rhino

Yep, they do lots of activation and that halloween event is a great example. Also recurring outdoor movie nights. Even turning one of the parcels planned for temporary development into a huge dog park was a great move - benefits the community and brings more people over there. The new children's...

The pic above is a little deceptive due to the distance/lighting. I know it's a box shape, but I think the building is actually pretty cool - the way the light reflects off the facade is cool. Waves of orange and black. And the owner has done a nice job of activating that area with new...

The residents of Charlestown who live right next to it. It also separates a good chunk of Charlestown from the main section - transforming that into a boulevard format rather than a highway would help connect the two sections and further drive business development over there.

What's the latest on that project?

Exactly!

I've never understood why they can't make a pedestrian/bike path over the dam. Would be significantly cheaper, more direct/straight, and provide better access to the stores in the Gateway Plaza (more people would use the bridge going to/from there than to/from the casino) than the current plans...

A park (with actual grass, not just hardscape) in that lot instead of a building and then 2 bus only lanes on the portion of Congress St that's currently shut down (eliminate all other vehicular access there) to connect with the planned middle bus lanes down the rest of Congress St would have...

PREAAAACH! Pedestrianizing that street is such low-hanging fruit that would significantly enhance the entire area. Very disappointing that it didn't happen years ago in conjunction with the development boom there.

Respectfully disagree with ya on this. Road(s) through the middle would drastically reduce common area space (think about how wide a two way road is with parallel parking on both sides) and significantly isolate buildings, thereby reducing neighborly interactions. Seems to me the intent/goal...

Thanks, appreciate it.

Curious if this building is open yet or if there's an opening date?

Thanks!

Is there also no handicap accessible option included there? I kind of just assumed there would be a handicap accessible ramp traversing from one side to the other in a diagonal-downward fashion that bikes could also use (same design concept utilized inside the "great hall" in the new Winthrop...

If they're expanding the sidewalk why not expand it even further and create a fully separated bike lane. Vast majority of people won't use a bike lane in the above design due to safety concerns (myself included). Always frustrating to see all these new developments going in everywhere and the...

Totally agree with ya - only way it would make sense is if there were two separated bus-only lanes included in that.