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At the moment, CX seems mostly like an office park, that happens to have a rail rapid transit station and be located 5 minutes from downtown. It should be so much more than just an office park. My experience with the area comes mostly from biking through with other destinations in mind, but I...

Yeah, I really think people who have experienced such a system would easily buy in to building one here. My family went to Paris in 2019, and two of my kids and I took the RER-C to Versailles. It was a fantastic day (we especially enjoyed the palace grounds). I understood the nature of the...

Same. My only complaint regards the connector lobby, which I think could have been much better. The building, overall, though, is a nice addition.

Worcester in particular, could have a nice mini regional rail system, with both and East/West line and a North/South line. I would love to see that happen.

To add some to the information from @StreetsblogMASS, I rode the complete route earlier this month, and you could see pavement markings and other indications of prep work. It will likely be completed within a year.

It's a 15 minute walk for a person who isn't a junkie, it's a world away from the folks who hang out at Mass and Cass.

Some of the folks who are opposed to @TallIsGood's list might be amendable to something involving more government intervention. So I'd recommend some sort of grand bargain involving a period of subsidized construction that is phased out as the market based reforms are phased in. To get to a...

Mostly agree, but not with the easy part. This might in fact be the prescription for lowering housing costs and expanding supply. But there is absolutely no consensus on this within the general public, nor among the politicians who listen them. We can say, look, here's the answer! But it might...

Tongue and cheek, no doubt? I took it as a reference to the flinty, frugal New England archetype -- "that fountain doesn't need to be fixed for some exorbitant maintenance charge, it's fine the way it is," etc. Think of it along with the frequently used "this is why we can't have nice things,"...

At least those of us on bike will soon be riding on nice, new, smooth asphalt. That section of Mass Ave is terrible to ride on right now, and only partly because we are forced to mingle with cars as we pass through that block.

But what's the alternative? Either the MTA is funded through a congestion charge, or now more likely a payroll tax. The latter is much worse in terms of economic incentives and is also quite regressive. Congestion pricing is the optimal solution because it puts the cost of congestion on the...

I grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles in the 70s and 80s, and was completely shocked when I moved here to learn that sidewalks were not so common in the suburbs. LA might be reasonably criticized for its medium density sprawl, but I could walk and bike places pretty safely. There were even bike...

Yes, there are dozens of examples of this, but in almost every case, there is a state route/highway passing through the center. And that one road, which is the only connection to the next town center just a few miles away, is often extremely anti-pedestrian and anti-bike. I'd argue that's really...

I'm not so sure diesel dust would be an issue, given how far the engines would be from these ceilings. Brake dust might be an issue, although I'm not sure how much of that is actually issued by a train that is very slowly coming to a stop at the end of the platform. Certainly a space of this...

Exactly my take. Gold plated signs and such are just very tacky.

Agreed, I just don't see any feasible justification for consolidating BU East and Central. Yes, they are close together, but the ridership density is such that it makes more sense to maintain them as distinct stations. I think you could, however, shift BU East to the other side of Granby Street...

These arches are going to be absolutely gorgeous.

Yeah, I'm surprised nobody on her staff caught that before it went out with her signature. Proofreading aside, I'm always suspicious of complaints that mostly emphasize a perceived lack of process or opportunity for public input. All of these projects are heavily vetted through a public process...

Plazas can be great, this ain't that. It's a glorified median. If we want a plaza, all of the surrounding roadways need a diet. Then we could have a really nice, large, public space.

Missed opportunity for a marquis flat iron.