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DTX and State are really close to each other. OL Forest Hills at State and Oak Grove at DTX platforms are only about 20-30 feet apart at the ends of the platforms -- but I gather there is a transformer or other electrical switchgear in the intervening space that needs to be moved.

Can we hope that it will be largely hidden by surrounding buildings?

Boy, I hope this architect never gets their hands on Fenway Park! :eek:

The ugly low rise across the street is a telecom switchgear building (bunker) -- not likely going anywhere. The problem with most of the parking lot parcels in Chinatown is they are not single parcels -- they are usually multiple small historical former row house parcels, owned by multiple...

Assuming they are paying fair freight for use of the public docking facilities for commercial purposes (and not looking for a hand out because of taking 10 cars off of the road, or more likely 10 passengers out of the 504 express bus). Also, need some assurance that they are going to actually...

The current building is nice enough, but apparently it is structurally a mess due to poor internal modifications. Probably easiest that it goes anyway (costly to save).

That is a great link. The only down side is losing it in the winter.

With the 10 docking maneuvers, plus debark/embark, it is NEVER going to make 50 minutes Watertown to North Station.

Good project. Big issue in most of these small footprint hotel projects, the curb space does not accommodate the vehicle demand created by the site (Uber, taxi, door dash...), so they block the road.

The 504 Express bus to Watertown is faster and will carry more people. Connecting from the Garden to Chinatown by T then on to the 504 is still faster than the ferry. Taking the Fitchburg line to Waltham then backtracking to Watertown by bus is also faster.

One of the things to realize is that current MBTA bus revenue totals include (or miss) a lot of free rides on crowded bus situations where the driver gives up and lets all door boarding happen. I observed this a lot on the Silver Line Washington, for example.

During the fare-free Bus 28 pilot 33% of riders were bus only; 66% transferred to rapid transit. I don't think the T counts this data on a regular basis. https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/02/25/mbta-bus-pilot-fare-free-savings-ridership

What about the Silver Line? Also at least Key Bus Routes should be all door boarding (really any bus that is commonly crowded). Not caring about dwell time issues with buses shows the MBTA really is not serious about transit performance.

Office section floor plate is probably too big -- there is a reason for the setback at the residential part of the tower. Also, all the utility issues exist in the office section (all centralized, not spread through the floor plate).

Yep, gondolas to the Seaport, hyperloop to DC, wake-free high-speed ferries to Watertown. Grifters gotta grift.

Yep, boring as shit landscaper. But hey, limestone veneer trim, so "quality" 🫣

I have commented on this (ahem questionable -- being charitable) idea before. Biggest challenge, the entire Charles River Basin from the Watertown Dam to the Charles River Dam is speed restricted (no wake zone). As boaters who use the slips up in Watertown can attest, transit time up and down...

Not sure how you rate the "agency size" of LA Metro versus MBTA, but MBTA ridership and LA Metro ridership are pretty similar. 2023: Daily MBTA 730,000 (average all days of the week) Daily LA Metro 800,000 (average all days of the week)

To be fair, they are building 166 high end residential units on top of the station. The kind of residences where even people who use the train also own 2 or more cars in the city. People who live in Ritz Carlton Residences don't take the Peter Pan bus to Springfield.

Well, considering the actual abutters are all dead, they are unlikely to show up at a community meetings. If they do, we have bigger issues.