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It'd be great if they could do that. I'm all for the height, but the Pru is a fairly unique structure and I hate to see the design modified too much.

This is very true.

Maybe it's just because I don't see them as often, but I think the new Red Line trains are a bit sharper than the Orange Line trains. I do appreciate the MBTA's commitment to history, though. My northbound (new) OL train had a broken door yesterday requiring everyone to squeeze in and out...

As a urban/architecture nerd, I'm 100% with you. But I don't know that the average person would feel the same way. It'd look visibly taller to anyone who's not familiar with the official metrics for building heights which is the vast majority of people. Whether there was a way to do it that's...

Pamona looks like they’re going to open in 20 Meridian St. in Eastie. They have a location in Swampscott. This building is beautiful and the first floor will make an excellent restaurant space. I hope they do well.

I don't think a horse track is as dependent on a populated area as a baseball/football/hockey/basketball facility. A day at the races is an all-day event in many cases and people tend to be willing to travel for that. I've met Boston area day-trippers in Saratoga. The grounds around the track...

I don't usually get off the Blue Line at Gov't Center during the morning commute, but I did today to run an errand before work. I was pretty impressed with the number of commuters I saw turn left up the stairs from the BL platform and head over to the Medford/Union platform. There was a much...

You can also see Fall River/Somerset in the background with the dominant structure(s) being the massive Cooling Towers at Brayton Point. Those were torn down in 2019, I believe. As a city nerd growing up in that area, I loved that you could see the Providence skyline from various points in Fall...

My understanding is that there weren’t/aren’t a ton of commuters in those buildings. They’re newer construction rentals in a decent school district (Freetown-Lakeville) and a “safe” town which isn’t easy to find in that corner of the state. I grew up in the area and knew a few people who moved...

Thank you for these. Great to see the progress. A few thoughts: I agree with you re: the surface parking at Fall River Depot (and same for Whale's Tooth). I hope that it'll eventually be available for TOD. I believe that has always been the long-term plan, but I don't remember for sure. I...

Looks like they’ve moved or are moving services out of here.

Do you have any experience with preclearance at YOW? I assume it can't be worse than YYZ.

I go to Toronto a few times a year and I always fly Porter, even if the fares aren't as good as AC (they're generally comparable). Billy Bishop is just an infinitely better experience than Pearson. Not unlike BOS-DCA, it's really nice (and not all that normal in the U.S.) to travel between...

I don't know if these are part of the Vero or a separate project (or projects), but there are a lot of units (looks to be 3 or 4 separate buildings) currently under construction across the street (9/2022 photo) from the occupied building(s). *Edit* Construction signage says "V2 Apartments" and...

I'm not trying to be snarky because I really don't know; but do we not consider where the Vero Apartments are located to be the same area as 35 Garvey and the Pioneer? Mentally, I've always considered that whole chunk of land south of Revere Beach Parkway, north of the railroad tracks and...

Outside of the box thought - if you're flying into Terminal A, Tawakal Halal Cafe is worth a visit. It's an easy 10 minute walk from the terminal (follow signs for the cab stand and keep walking past it). As a bonus, you'll walk a small stretch of the Harborwalk with some nice views if you opt...

I still don't love the look of this thing, but we've seen value engineering (which is what this redesign was) look a whole lot worse. They shaved down parking and added residential floors (both wins) and the street level looks a whole lot more cohesive. Like everyone else, I have my doubts that...

Wow. Seems a little late for Norse, no? I was under the impression that Norwegian’s BOS-LGW flights were fairly successful. I flew the route several times and found their premium economy to be one of the better values out there. So I was surprised when they didn’t include BOS-LGW during their...

Wikipedia's entry on the team says 7,500 for some reason. The Team's website also says 10k. So I'd definitely go with your number. 10k would make a more sense for Brown Football, but it would still be a 50% cut compared to the current capacity and the Harvard game often sees well over 10k fans...

Your logic makes sense, but I think the seating capacity might be a deal breaker Brown. Tidewater's 7,500 capacity should be OK for most games, but it isn't enough for the Brown Bears' signature event - the Harvard game - which regularly draws in the realm of 10,000 fans (or more). I have a...