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But do we want the same number of cars on the pike 10 years from now as we had 10 years ago? I don’t. Induced demand is real and it cuts both ways. If you want less traffic you need to reduce travel lanes. You can’t decongest highways, you can only make them smaller (and still congested, but...

I’m sure there is a short answer for this, but is there a particular reason the pike needs to be 8 lanes? A while ago someone made the observation that the pike will be reduced in capacity for a decade or more for all the various projects along it, including this one. Why not commit to making...

It was the first MBTA station I ever used when I came to visit to go apartment hunting for the first time. I doubt I have used it more than 2-3 more times in the ten years I’ve lived here, but that is just the geography of where I ended up settling. As a Ball Square resident, I suspect I’ll be...

He said “under-30”, not “over-60.”

I just caught up on the past week worth of this thread. I regret it. I put falcon on ignore and I politely suggest folks stop engaging him on these ideological, off-topic rants. This thread is no longer about Covid in Boston. It’s a disgrace of moderation. Mods I know you have a challenging job...

There is actually a surprising density of gas stations in this middle section of Somerville. Patronage will redistribute to the ones on McGrath with little fanfare. I think the building looks good. I think the neighborhood erupt in opposition. I think Cortatone will tell them to go pound sand...

Knowing the optimal thing to do is hard, probably impossible. Even the first step of that is deciding what to optimize for and that is not clear. There are massive negative consequences to human lives if we cripple the economy too much. There won’t be resources to care for normal illnesses and...

That is a truly great flag design. The asymmetry makes me a little uncomfortable, but that isn’t necessarily a reason not to use it. It makes you stare at the flag longer.

There is nothing new about pet rent. A girlfriend of mine paid pet rent 20 years ago in an apartment complex in Gainesville, FL. I’m sure it was less than $75, but then again I think the rent was only $400-500. Another friend of mine currently pays pet rent in a new-ish building on D street...

I suspect that the school cannot charge rents that are vastly different than market rate (at least not unless they have a bed to offer every single graduate student and their families in a closed ecosystem). Otherwise the lottery for student housing essentially becomes a lottery for a massive...

I know who I'm going to place on ignore...

The mods were nominated by the community for their level-headed, good judgement. We have vested them with the power to take action based on their judgment and opinions and they came to the present conclusion unanimously. I think they have been very fair in this matter.

I didn’t see the number of parking spaces in that article, does anyone know?

Its actually just under the McGrath from Brickbottom. Its essentially a private park for them. Despite being <10 minute walk from 2 future T stations, this place is going to be miserable to access on foot. 1000 parking spaces makes me want to barf. EDIT - The more that I stare at it, this...

F-line - Can you list the top 2-3 changes we would need in order to reduce the singularity at DTX? In JumboBuc's terms - how do we reduce X? Is there is a combination of prerequisites that makes branching Orange feasible? I assume RBX is one. Does NSRL contribute meaningfully? Urban Ring? and...

I want you to know that I didn’t read that

A) I think it’s many fewer low-qualification jobs than you might think B) The low paying jobs aren’t the important part regarding gentrification, the high paying jobs are. The scientist pulling down $200k can and will buy any house/condo he wants in Somerville for $10k more than the next...

These aren’t jobs that just anyone can work at. Folks already in the area who don’t have the qualifications to get those high paying jobs will get outbid by newcomers who do. That’s why building office and lab space drives gentrification. Let’s say they open a pharmaceutical laboratory there...

SF turned a corner when it became the cool kid outpost for Silicon Valley. Let's say that started 15-ish years ago and accelerated right through Salesforce opening a new tallest/biggest office tower for the city. The Bay Area economy was once as diverse as Greater Boston's, with some tech mixed...

Wow, neither of those things were true 5 years ago. I haven’t been into a Tatte since the acquisition, but I was in a newer Flour location a few months ago and didn’t think it was “moderately corporate and sterile.” It was jam packed with people which wasn’t pleasant, but I don’t know what you...