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What we really need are more Highland-size potholes to slow them down. /s

Moving North... I'm confused by the new McGrath Hwy plan to put 2-way bike lanes on both sides of the street, in addition to wide sidewalks. I'm not sure who this is helping exactly... It's taking elevated pavement, and turning it into grounded pavement with a few extra trees. Somerville loves...

Interesting conversation - which points need rezoning? Immediately altered section is south of the truss where a giant blvd is a strange change. These properties just south of the truss bridge are terribly sited. What a mess. There's a park that could be extended on the East. There are...

I feel the exact opposite - I appreciate that they didn't go with yet another glass box. I find the "Bacon Building" and the little labs to be far less out of place than the Boynton Yards or Cambridge crossing monstrous boxes of glass that have no relation to their neighborhoods. Is there a...

I like that there's actually depth, and not just different facade colors pretending to be depth. With the amount of residences now in this neighborhood the retail hopefully will fill up quickly.

Love that this is being worked on - but it feels like those renderings with trees all over the sides of buildings. This whole plan is heavy on city upkeep, and most trees likely to die being still in such a road corridor - who knows if they'll be replaced. Where is the bus lane? Where are the...

How do we convince Scape to go back and try their original co-living apartments since the lab market is dead, but housing has increased demand? No way they just pressed "delete" on the designs for the 250-unit multifamily development. The new ones down in Allston just opened - would love to see...

Good find! Disappointed in "65% in 10 minute" result. I definitely have avoided the Green line post-Kenmore, and never been on the Mattapan trolley.

January Presentation: - Lots of height reductions - Parking moved underground - Lots of pre-work to raise site significantly, including all of Schrafft parking lots - Still committing to walkable neighborhood - Very light on architectural details outside of desired material form - Presentation...

:( https://charlestownbridge.com/2024/02/01/the-chain-forge-project-is-no-more/ "the December 2022 memorandum indicates that the remaining balance of $987,043 in extension fees was increased to $1,500,000, and the redeveloper was required to pay $125,000 a month to the BPDA plus $7,500 a month...

AAwwww shucks, if only we had a rep on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to help...

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...

Jeez - all the local shops are racing to report this - seems like the PR folks are busy. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/economy/short-takes-healey-backs-everett-soccer-stadium/

Staying on topic of the actual traffic related to a NE Revs game... attendance is growing, with this past year being the highest in the team's history.

NIMBY ALERT "Residents have voiced concerns about safety, the merits of the PSH model, and the idea that the project would work, considering aspects such as neighborhood services needed to fully support the individuals who might live in the PSH units and much more. “There’s really a mountain...

The 3D proposal tool for the parking lots is fun to play with https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7f14bf5d60f44b9f9ef70076d37b48be/

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/01/10/bostons-next-bus-rapid-transit-line-would-link-downtown-sullivan-square-before-the-end-of-this-decade I know is this the wrong thread, but it ties together a LOT of the the next phase of growth for Charlestown and had some good notes: 1. They are still...

"Construction on the site is expected to begin. Draw Seven State Park, a nine-acre space that currently features soccer fields and paved trails for biking or walking, is undergoing renovations, and according to a timeline on DCR's website, things will begin to get underway "late summer 2024."...

Oh come on - you're all smart enough to think a little more creatively. Encore, with a lot DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE STADIUM, AND A SKYWAY TO THE CASINO is ABSOLUTELY going to use it's parking for this, it just will make the parking ALSO require gambling/restaurants/spend. To be clear, I think this...

"With the permanent closure of Bowdoin station, many have called for the emergency head house west of Government Center to be converted to a regular-use head house. MBTA senior project manager Shannon Greenwell said the MBTA has no plans to make the conversion. According to Greenwell, the...