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Haven’t talked about congestion tolling (rebranded as mobility pricing) Since the pandemic, but it is back as an idea for a commission to study https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2023/02/10/traffic-congestion-pricing-beacon-hill-could-pass/

So the "dropoff terrace" and sloped walk rising to a deck both suggest to me that there's a "levee" (tidal barrier?) hidden along the east-west axis of this project, and I'm further speculating that this is a standard thing in the Seaport?

What is a "banquet hall" some kind of special definition of "restaurant?" Or the idea that it has a serving kitchen and a dining area but not a fixed restaurant operator? Is the idea that the local restaurateurs will take turns being the ones doing the cooking? And that no one restaurant has...

From Sheet 16 in the https://sudbury.ma.us/pcd/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2022/04/BFRT-Conformed-Plan-Set-220901.pdf North is on the right in this view and at the left we see that it is up to Mass Central to build the rotary you propose at the side of the old diamond (at left), with the Mass...

I think this is a good thread for this: Very multi modal operational crisis for the MBTA: A Car in a garage damages a station, suspending train service and requiring bus adaptation.

I believe the purpose is as stated: to encourage more housing (and housing affordability) by building housing near stations. The other part is obvious: it solves the political contradiction, inside voter's heads and hearts, that 40B also addressed Every progressive says they're in favor of more...

I love big logos on buildings: it is exciting to see that we have some great & growing companies populating our downtown.

I would put the westbound broadway stop for the Ball Sq GLX directly in traffic, yes. We see this at bus bump-outs in other locations, such as on College Ave. It'd only hold up traffic for minute every 20 minutes of the day

There's no reason why there can't be a 10 to 20 story residential tower atop 3 floors of retail here. This is another reason why we need a land tax, not a property tax, to encourage owners to spread the cost of their square feet of site across as many cubic feet of building, rather than say...

I believe this Facebook photo is of the Sudbury Diamond (the "hashtag" / octothorpe shaped rail junction in the foreground) at the southern terminus of the Bruce Freeman segment being constructed https://www.facebook.com/MassachusettsCentralRailTrail

Work has begun on the Bruce Freeman trail for its 5.9 miles in Sudbury (from the Concord town line to South Sudbury near the Sudbury Diamond) Details on the start of work: https://brucefreemanrailtrail.org/january-20-2023-work-on-trail-in-sudbury-begins-1-23-23/ Orientation Map, showing...

Sorry if I missed it, but is the Supermarket itself open, closed, or relocating? THis seems like the kind of project you could get if we just reduced parking minimums and let owners build on their oversized parking lots

My Pitch: A combined dynamically-tolled road and high-speed rail alignment between Hartford and Providence on the alignment of the original I-84. Road would be similar to MD-200, in that it would be purely e-tolled and otherwise just 2 lanes in each direction. Could even be HOT (and allow free...

@Stlin , great stuff, thank you. Yes, I was thinking the R-Line should continue onward/northward to Central Falls

How about some Transit Oriented Development instead of acres of free parking? Also how's ridership on the R-Line and should it be extended North? https://www.ripta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/R-Line_Jan2023_Web.pdf

To me the greater potential is on making Brunswick-Portland-Boston service 8 daily round trips (including an AM Northbound) and then branching them something like 6r/ts to Augusta and 2r/ts to Rockport. Or get to hourly on BON-POR and split them 25% to Lewiston, 25% to Rockport, 50% to Augusta.

I am really hoping that beyond GLX2@MVP and GLX3@Kent/Porter/Alewife the real way to provide frequent, electric, all day transit to the less-dense suburbs is through commuter rail electrification.

MainDOT has released its draft study of transit from Portland to Bangor: https://www.maine.gov/mdot/ofps/portland-bangor-study/ Actual Study is here (dated January 2023, and I think open for 30 days)...

You’ll want to check out the Kastle survey that underpins the Posts reporting https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/ You’ll want to check out the Kastle survey that underpins the Posts reporting

Well, @ Courthouse this is more like waterproofing and a lot of it is on the existing head house end