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The map also has it hitting South Station, so I'll suggest that if it's going there it's probably not doubling back to then take Seaport Blvd. I think the map is just showing rough routing and not precise street/corridor choices. ------------ As a personal opinion, I also don't think Seaport...

Do you have $700m/yr in new revenue to replace fares? And if you do, can you really say the ideal thing to do with it is to get rid of fares rather than investing that $700m/yr in any of the vast number of wish-list projects the MBTA doesn't currently have funding to advance?

I'm generally of the opinion that the inverse makes more sense. Keep State open 1 lane long-term, chop up the side streets in a way to intentionally make them useless for any sort of thru trip, with access only coming from their closest major street (State, Pearl/Congress, Atlantic), rather...

To note: camera enforcement is not legal in MA currently for anything other than highway tolls. It's not a matter of the MBTA choosing not to do it, it's not legal at present.

There are some late night/early AM intercity bus trips + at least one Amtrak trip out of SS. Not sure many people are really connecting from a flight to those services, but they do exist.

Disagree to an modest extent. As thru routes, sure, you're not getting through the Big Dig without a submarine in this scenario. At least on Boston's climate maps, the Pike as it exists today would likely be passable to the Copley ramps in the 1% 2070 coastal flood or anything less, while...

I don't understand why we're discussing a lane-drop as "solution". As far as I can see it has absolutely nothing to do with the issue the feds appear to have. If the issue from the Feds is flood risk on the mainline interstate, the issue is vertical, not horizontal. The number of lanes isn't...

It also lists them as having a 61% out of service rate (failing inspections badly enough to be immediately placed out of service), which is pretty appalling.

I don't think they're blessing the Elevated SFR proposal either, but I suppose we'd have to see the letter or get more explanation/reporting to understand the objections more fully. If he really has been warning MassDOT since 2018 that their design isn't going to pass muster, I am wondering why...

A 7/16 Commonwealth Magazine article: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/feds-throw-huge-wrench-in-i-90-allston-project/ Feds are very not on board with at-grade.

Weren't all DCR vehicular bridges turned over to MassDOT in 09?

https://www.universalhub.com/2021/several-hundred-residential-units-proposed-along Doesn't look too bad at first glance. 426 new units proposed along the East Boston Greenway on what are currently parking lots. Final product would be about 1 parking space for every 3 units and 16.5% affordable...

I'll wager that the AK RR gets some quantity of fun-bucks. Murkowski's got the political clout to demand it and is likely one of the required (R) votes to pass the bill. Perhaps either finishing their Northern Rail Extension to Delta Jct or finishing their Port MacKenzie extension.

It's pretty ridiculous they hadn't cut the rate on the main parking garage before this. Closed the economy parking garage because of low demand and still kept charging the same (much higher) rate at the only place they left open to park. $38 a day as the only option for people who needed to...

Not sure, but the presentation is up already and notes: "Options have increased to reflect the new base order quantity" https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/2021-06-21-fmcb-15-green-line-transformation-update.pdf

I believe they've got a maintenance base there, could be repositioning equipment and making a few bucks on the side?

I do imagine that Blue Line ridership is going to go up to a noticeable degree. With that said, given that the "rolling stock" section is only $30m, perhaps we're more talking about some kind of modification to the existing fleet? I can't imagine what that would be besides reprogramming the...

It's hard to tell from the resolution of this image, but it seems like the wide paths are intended for actual bi-directional ped/cyclist use? (Lower side of MA-27 + right side of Route 9). They don't look too terrible to me. I guess that you're going to cross a road a bunch of times, but given...

Look one meeting later (scroll up) - the GLX Public Meeting Station Boards (11/19/19) PDF has all the station layouts in one document, and they look to be higher resolution and of a later revision with some further changes. Or for a direct link...

Although they do usually route the pedestrian/cyclist path through the median, so some median is required, especially to not make it particularly unpleasant for them. (I agree with your overall point regarding footprint).