Recent content by WestMedford

Okay a tunnel the whole way thanks. The grade change in the original study docs is very illuminating. They could build a portal at Mill St. since the tunnel is forced near the existing ground level to accommodate water/sewer pipes. But then after that the existing ground level rises 90 feet so...

The idea for RLX would be to continue the tunnel from Alewife through Arlington Center and emerge west of Mill Street, then run at-grade to the Heights as it is now (over Grove, Brattle, Forest; under Lowell and Park)? Then the Minuteman would run alongside the at-grade section (like the East...

Logan is so constrained that any runway offline is impactful. But this one being inoperable for a while is lower on the list. 4L/22R doesn’t allow jet aircraft to take-off/land due to noise restrictions. 4R/22L parallel east is the main northeast/southwest runway.

The blue wing extension on the northwest side of the building (next to the parking garage) have entirely new bathrooms that didn’t exist before - single stall room enclosure super fancy toilets. There are three floors open to the public (“lower” level, first, and second - yes there is...

I drove by the site a couple hours ago and it was all fenced off. I wondered what is going here … thanks!

These planning board people are unbelievable. Quoted from the article: “No one is thrilled with the options,” Layton said. “We’re faced with a decision that would change the character downtown or put affordable housing requirements at risk and we’re stuck.” Ah yes, it would be a travesty to...

Spring 2026 Better Bus Network Service Changes

There’s no reason to consider recycling grey water or desalination in the MWRA water district. We are so fortunate in this region to have a climate where we get consistent average rainfall throughout each month of the year. As noted above, the Quabbin has sufficient capacity to handle more...

This is definitely not low hanging fruit, but I always thought a Green Line extension from Union Square to the western part of the Alewife development district would be a good option. The green line would have the transfer stop at Porter and then have a couple requisite in-fill stops (Park/Dane...

Would love a CR station at Sullivan Square

I don’t know which party stalled it, but the Tufts Residence Hall construction on Boston Ave probably prompted the move much closer finally to the station entrance.

It only took three years (lol) but the T finally placed inbound/outbound bus stops for the 80/94/96 directly adjacent/across from the Medford/Tufts station.

Eng was on the lead car. I was so surprised by the decor I wasn’t camera ready to snap his car.

I don’t know where to put this or if it has already been posted. I just rode an Orange Line train decked out for the holidays. I failed to take a photo inside the car but they had red and green lights taped on the ceiling too.