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Although the JFK low-rise has a much better corner.

This is so frustrating. I took a project planning class about 30 years ago in which the professor spent a lot of time talking about how much the construction industry needed to reform it's processes. And yet, everything he critiqued back then is still an issue today.

Yeah, I probably should have been more clear in my post. I don't see any possibility for the Franklin Park Zoo (officially Zoo New England) to become a world class destination. It's the shabbiness you reference that I'd like to see fixed. When I say I want it to be more like the San Diego Zoo, I...

I'd like to see the park in general upgraded to San Diego standards. The Zoo and Balboa Park are both templates that are worth studying and adapting to our particular needs. I love Franklin Park, and while it gets some decent amount of use, it could be so much more than it is now. Adding some...

I like the way the thicker lines give added emphasis, which makes sense with the idea of a transition to regional rail over commuter rail. The purple rail system will become a far more important part of the overall transit picture and therefore merits the thicker lines. I'm not sure if you did...

I'm curious about this particular track of NIMBYism. I haven't seen detailed enough plans to be sure, but my assumption is that the project will require tree removal in and around the Grove. This area is currently not useable as a park space, because it is overgrown with trees that likely had...

The neighborhood is practically unrecognizable for those of us who knew it back in the day. But change is a good thing. I recently had reason to walk the length of Braintree Street and was simply astonished by the quantity of new, dense, quality housing that has risen from what had been kind of...

It also pays respect to the Green Line as one of the longest serving systems in the world. It shouldn't look flashy (and I'd argue cheap) like some new limited utility streetcar line that needs to make a splash. These cars speak to history, stability, and longevity, all things we should...

The Daily Mail always comes close to locking up my browser with all the garbage in their code. But I did struggle through most of it, because I read a lot of the same kind of claims on the UVM parents Facebook page. My main takeaway from the article is that they didn't bring much in the way of...

I'm finding performance to have improved, too.

I know a lot of people share that experience, but I find them reasonably comfortable. Really, the only MBTA system seats I don't much like are on the Blue Line, because they are too slippery. When the train accelerates, I find myself needing to grab a pole just to keep from sliding down the...

I agree, this is better. The original design tried to do too much, both with how the space would be used and with the mish mash of design elements. This will fit nicely with the masonry building already next door, but also works well with the newer buildings across the street. Total background...

The other flaw, is that none of those examples are for lines that are tied in to a much larger and sophisticated network. Yes, DC Metro is great, but it doesn't really interact with the streetcar. Maybe the other services would be useful for intra-Cambridge riders, but that completely ignores...

Does it, though? I keep seeing people say this, both here and on other sites, but my understanding is that it makes the mezzanine accessible, but not the actual platforms. Anyway, I agree with your overall point, this is a huge win in so many different ways, but Hynes accessibility is still...

Okay, that makes sense, so maybe we can look to a bit more stability going forward.

Which begs the question -- how did it get so bad so quickly if it was essentially slow zone free 2 years ago? There has to be some way to keep these lines in state of good repair without multiple multi-day shutdowns every few months.

My thought was not that the ad revenue would increase, but that the cost of running the site would decrease. It's a question of which is the bigger change -- reduced ad revenue from fewer hits vs reduced cost from buying a lower service level. If the lower service level saves more than is lost...

But he got a street, too, just not the most Fenway Parkish of streets.

Since @SkyriseCities seems to be an absentee owner, my guess is that they went with a cheap/unreliable hosting service and has not paid any attention to service levels. Or perhaps even worse than neglect, the recent slowness was an intentional reduction in cost/quality to eek a few more net...

You are an expert at selective reading. The article says quite a bit more than what you chose to present, including the fact that it will represent significant upgrades for soccer, track and field, gym and locker facilities. But do go on with your unpersuasive ranting.