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I have to admit, I hated the look of this building as it was going up but it's definitely grown on me. At least from the Highland side. I think the new building and renovated building do a great job of connecting the old building and city hall to the library. Add to that the new playground and...

ok, here's a solution, rather than doing piecemeal work here and there, put a proper crew on it and knock it out in a week. Let the city in to do their work at the same time so there's no excuse when the MBTA finally hand it over. Nobody would complain if the path was a hive of construction...

In that case they should probably just shut Highland down.

Maybe, I just find it frustrating when the message is “shut it down ASAP” and not “get it finished ASAP” There just isn’t the political will to get this project finished in any reasonable timeframe.

it's been like that for 2 weeks or more. Why is it just sitting there like that. Why aren't they working on it?

100% kinda shocked at the “This is on the MBTA, we’ve tried nothing and we’re fresh out of ideas” attitude.

I see they've put up "bike path" signs on the new path. I don't think pedestrians will be encouraged to use it at all. This prob makes sense given the width of it.

and they painted a new tiny cross walk across Chester ave where the Cross st. entrance is. There's no plans for a cross walk across cross street. (say that ten times backwards)

because, given it's location, It's probably the most valuable site in the whole area. I would have thought it would make commercial sense to build over at least part of this

yup. think the inability to get public projects done here is the biggest surprise I've found since moving to the US. And it's not a cash problem or a labor cost issue. As far as I can see, it's bureaucracy gone nuts. We can chat about EMUs or BEMUs till the cows come home, we wont see either...

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I think Brickbottom definitely lends it's self to density and height. I just don't want a lowered McGrath turning in to the same kind of road that separates East broadway and winter hill. A weedy, cracked, garbage strewn relic from the 70's. MassDOT will propose lovely plans but wont maintain...

this is from last year, not sure how far on the project is https://bankerandtradesman.com/paradigm-eyes-inner-belt-for-lab-project/

wow. It's been 15 years since I've been there. ArchHanoi must be super busy ;)

Also, if you want to go to the doctor, CHA is moving in to the new US2 development one stop away.

as always, thanks for all the photo updates. gotta disagree on this tho. I think it's pretty bland looking. Maybe its all the white detail separating levels. I dunno, just kinda looks cheap and generic. I have high hopes for the building next door on the corner of washington tho.

Right now it's what 20 mins walk from Sullivan? There are busses going down 99 There are water taxis There are shuttles from wellington. Then you add in the foot bridge from Assembly, increase water taxi services at game times, put on more shuttles from Wellington, possibly add a silver line...

Is this not kinda the silver line proposal. It continues from Chelsea, in to Everett and down to Sullivan, even on to East Somerville down Washington st. And I've seen vague plans for a commuter rail stop at E. Somerville. So eventually take the CR in from the north and switch to the silver line...

yea, I'm with you. I validated once (granted I've only used it about 4 times) but there were lots of receipts in the machine and I'd no idea what I was supposed to do, sift through them? so I just left it. Also on the way back out, I got caught with the 'signal for your stop'. No notification...

The web of overhead wires drive me nuts. How can they spend millions on these lab buildings but all the utility wires are still hanging on crooked utility poles like its down town Hanoi.