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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/11/business/one-financial-center-equipment-falls-near-south-station/

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2024/11/11/millbury-town-meeting-voters-snub-mbta-housing-law/76203340007/

Figueroa Centre was canceled a few years ago, which really sucks. I was looking forward to that one.

Senate President Karen Spilka represents my town, and earlier this year I emailed her office about a long-term funding strategy for the MBTA. I emphasized the need to spend more money on the MBTA while Phil Eng is GM. This was the response: I encourage everyone here to contact their...

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mbta-employees-fired-cabot-yard-2/3542070/?amp=1

It really sucks that the Worcester line is going back to 2-hour gaps between trains in the middle of the day on weekdays. The Worcester line needs more service, not less.

A couple of years ago I made a map of the June 1, 2011 tornado with location markers for videos of the tornado. I made the map back in 2018, so a few of the videos might be unavailable now. I originally made this map because so many videos of the 2011 tornado would make me think "I wonder where...

https://whdh.com/news/mbta-conducts-series-of-training-exercises-in-quincy/

Aerials from August 1994 (Source) (Source)

I hope the (formerly) proposed office building switches to residential or hotel space. Let's also hope it gets redesigned to look a lot better.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/30/metro/mbta-cabot-yard-investigation/

https://hopkintonindependent.com/pitting-neighbors-against-neighbors-residents-push-back-against-mbta-communities-zoning-proposals/

https://commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation/mbta-backs-away-from-commuter-rail-fare-loss-estimate/

This would be amazing. It's disappointing that the Seaport realistically isn't going to get rail transit anytime soon.

https://www.communityadvocate.com/2024/10/27/westborough-firefighters-battle-brush-fires-along-mass-pike/

While I agree that we shouldn’t be overbuilding stations, we shouldn’t be underbuilding them either. I don’t think that B and C line stations would be acceptable in most cases. Some of the stations on the GLX are fine as-is, but at the bigger stations like Lechmere and Gilman Square, they...

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/methuen-city-council-bashes-mbta-zoning-as-local-communities-face-deadline/article_3293bd2a-9080-11ef-ba79-e37c0b99cad1.html

https://sampan.org/2024/boston/25-story-hotel-plan-draws-critical-reviews/

I'm starting this thread for developments in Mendon since we (unsurprisingly) don't have a thread for Mendon yet. https://www.milfordfreepress.com/2024/07/08/497400/last-summer-for-mendon-driving-range-

Medway is potentially getting a new town hall with a public safety complex (combined fire and police station) on Main Street (Route 109). This new complex would also include new recreational facilities, including a basketball court and pickleball courts. It is intended to replace the existing...