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Thanks for the info! Does the T have plans to shift toward any of those less-manual systems in the future?

Is it standard practice around the world to have a person directly controlling the speed of a subway? I’m not one to advocate for getting rid of human jobs, and perhaps it will always make sense to have a person in the front car in case of emergencies or system failures, but simple/regular trips...

I’m currently on a redline train going from South Station to Broadway and it feels like every 5 seconds the train is starting to speed up then immediately braking. It’s very uncomfortable. Update: It’s happened a couple of times between Broadway and Andrew, but doesn’t feel as frequent. Maybe...

Lead, asbestos, and DDT maybe?

Well, this at least isn't true. The article here estimates the number of potential new housing units at ~1500. In any case, my point wasn't that Brookline is a model town for fighting the housing crisis. It was that the town has put a lot of time and energy (town meetings, votes, etc) into...

If Hartford, Springfield, Portland, etc. wanted to take a page from Sacramento’s book, you wouldn’t hear me complaining.

It’ll be a huge middle-finger to Brookline, given all the work that town has done to get into compliance, if the state doesn’t meaningfully punish Milton for just saying “no thanks”.

I imagine there’s an element, too, of trying to keep property values up. If tons of new, modern, probably “luxury” housing gets built in Milton, then suddenly those 1960s ranches on side streets don’t seem to be worth $500k anymore.

Which subsection of GLT projects is going to decrease travel time? https://www.mbta.com/projects/green-line-transformation

+1. I was originally sad that this had hit such a huge roadblock, but honestly I’m glad that the BPDA prevented this from being a “forever” construction site. Hopefully we get a new direction for the site quickly.

But they pulled out of that because they decided building directly on top of Haymarket station was too hard or didn’t make sense financially. As much as I too would like that version, I don’t see it happening without some kind of miracle.

If we’re lucky, the economics won’t line up for the lab building in our current climate and that portion of this project will be put on hold indefinitely. Hopefully if that happens, they won’t leave the plot of land fenced off.

That spot’s not even in Boston! 🤐 I’m so sorry to hear that.

Ah, yes. What a clear, deliberate photo of Boston City Hall 🙄 And any skyscrapers included in the downtown or back bay photos are meant to be interesting background pieces. The photographer isn’t saying “look how attractive the base of One Boston Place is”, rather “look how neat it is that...

But also how there’s no street-level interaction and walking vibe built in the last 100 years that’s worth photographing.

Is the dream of getting entertainment/leisure businesses back to Revere Beach a total lost cause at this point or is there still some hope?

I love it and now won't accept any other name. However, rather than "Bake'll", I think it will be abbreviated as "BPYV" and pronounced as "Beep Yiv".

She's from Charlestown, right? Big endorsement, then, if true! Edit: actually a quick Google search is not really supporting that connection.

Can anyone explain why Revere never re-built the arcades, fun houses, roller coasters, etc? At what point did the city of Revere say "actually, this is all just going to be condos now"? Also fascinating that no one is swimming. Do we think it's due to water quality or just the wrong time of year?

Or maybe “I know the narcan in my hand may save this man overdosing in front of me. But doing so won’t end the opioid crisis, so I guess I won’t bother.”