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  1. Java King

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    I was at South Station several times this week, and the retail options seemed much improved. Starbucks, Dunkin, and caffe Nero for coffee. I also appreciated the quick snacks options for energy bars and juice.
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    I know this is the skylines thread, but the transit in Melbourne was excellent with a HUGE tram system that is very easy to use. I thought downtown traffic was fairly light because so many people used public transit. The tram system even had a night network that ran all night. We could...
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    Design a Better Fort Point Channel

    I saw this on the Yarra River in Melbourne and thought it would work well on the Fort Point Channel. I think it’s somewhat temporary and moored to the public walk along the river.
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    My Melbourne Photo Series. It's a very interesting skyline and a quite dynamic city.
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    Sydney has a nice skyline although a bit disjointed. I’m not sure how to describe it exactly. However, the harbor, the bridge, and the Opera house are spectacular. We rode the new metro and I was so envious. Stations are huge and so clean and high- Tech. It’s certainly NOT the MBTA! lol
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    The Official MBTA System Map

    Super minor point: I didn't see the little pedestrian symbol mentioned in your legend. I assume the number is minutes?
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    15-25 Harrison Ave | Chinatown

    We need more hotels!!! This is a nice project. I was checking for a work colleague for the week of September 16th. CRAZY prices!!!!!!
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    Downtown Crossing/Financial District | Discussion

    Wow, the PDF is excellent! It even shows the pedestrian street in Copenhagen I referenced in my post. :) Is this dead? How can we find out the current status?
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    Downtown Crossing/Financial District | Discussion

    I thought we had a "What would you propose" discussion on Downtown Crossing, but I couldn't find it. I think a nice and fairly inexpensive upgrade would be to have lights all up and down the pedestrian streets, similar to Copenhagen, but MUCH smaller. I'm thinking of lights similar to the...
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    Lab Building (née Hotel Hampshire) | 34-40 Hampshire St. | Cambridge

    What are those white doors on the ground level? They look so temporary. On the rendering, they at least blend in a bit.
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    Other People's Rail: Amtrak, commuter rail, rapid transit news & views outside New England

    I'll be there next week. I'm hoping to snag some photos!
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Not sure if this is the right thread, but it's "General" MBTA topics. :) So here it goes: Interesting video from RM Transit on comparing the MBTA entire region to Toronto Region. I don't think it's really a fair comparison as many have mentioned in the comments. Toronto and Chicago might...
  13. Java King

    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    Same for me! I arrived in the mid-80's. I like this project a lot, but I just hope care is taken to refresh the Main South Station Concourse into something spectacular. Currently, it's a bit dirty around the edges and not the great public space it should be. The outdoor concourse with the...
  14. Java King

    The New Retail Thread

    My favorite Soup Dumplings from Chinatown, now has a South End location near Mass Ave. https://www.onlineorder.abcpos.com/nanxiangexpress/b28acd450c7f40b39b6e99e42bb10f85
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    Worcester Infill and Developments

    Worcester is such a nice city, and it has so much potential. If I were 30 years younger, I would move there. Train access to Boston, good restaurants, somewhat reasonable housing, 1 gay bar. LOL
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    The Official MBTA System Map

    Looks really GREAT! Super small nitpick. The text "Rental Car Center" is on top if the Silver Line. I don't think you have any other text on top of colored lines. Maybe just fix it by calling it "Rental Center" since the word "Car" is the only text on top of the Silver Line. You should...
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    MGH Ragon Building | 55 Fruit Street | West End

    I like that it hides the Wydham hotel from many angles! :)
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    Winthrop Center | 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District

    I like the fountain. I feel we don't have enough water features like this around Boston.
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    Logan Airport Capital Projects

    I appreciate all these upgrades at Logan, but I just wish there was a big-picture design theme for the entire airport. It just seems so disjointed and designed by different architecture firms. I wish there was a common material or design language framework that all these projects could fit...

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