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... The existing bridge has just 4ft of clearance when closed. That's low enough for a tall person in a canoe to hit their head on it if they don't duck - it'd be questionable if the Coast Guard approved that, when the other bridges upstream and down provide at least 32ft. Plus, it opens a...

I'd love to see the route timing on those Portland flights. I wonder if what it actually is is a parking move; HVN is basically full to bursting and has no spare stands at which to park an additional 737 at. It has capacity for what, 5 airliners to be parked there? PWM is roughly a 35-50 minute...

Sure the city still owns the RoW, but there's not much stopping them from ceding / selling it to Massport since there's no one else using it. There's a lot of precedent for that, with roadways being ceded to and from developers or other public entities as part of developments. In fact, the...

I'd note it's an improvement on the original design, which can be seen on page 10 of this thread, which means they thought about it. Per the EA, this design "is intended to complement the Zakim Bridge and to contribute to a shared aesthetic character." That said, how many people are actually...

... A single practice during the week prior to each home game. That's going to be basically occasisional scheduled field use for a few hours at a time. They're not exactly going to be there all the time. Also, they haven't announced where yet, but per reporting from October their plan remains...

No, just that modification to the North Bank bridge would occur during that phase of work. The EA isn't definitive, as the schedule will ultimately depend on the contractor, but it contemplates multiple short term closures adding up to about a month. Probably assembled in situ from the temp...

The MBTA on Friday released the Draft Environmental Assessment for Draw 1; The project boundaries were drawn such as to sever the bridge segment from the associated projects on each side of it, now the MBTA Mainline Tracks Rehabilitation and Ancillary Improvements Project and North Station...

Having spent a lot of time running around the country, I'd argue Boston has done a much better job of handling the homeless population than most, with much less of a "street" homeless / unhoused problem than many many other cities. Yes, Boston has the 2nd highest rate of homelessness amongst...

It's a fairly substantial site, especially since they also bought the building marked 255. Certainly larger than that for which they drew up the conceptual plans for in 2012; back then they were looking for layover for up to 7 500' trains and a small maintenance bay; the new site could...

Yea that thing is going to end up Internet famous for how bad it is. Also, it barely shares anything in common with the renders they have of this thing. You know, at least put windows in that front facade rather than bricking them over?

Err, do please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that is still the plan, if delayed? the Commonwealth bought this site in Winter 2023, and it's stated intention at the time was for it to become a Rail Maintenance & Layover Facility within the larger scope of Springfield Area Track...

To be fair, the throat probably is like 65+% of the entire project by itself, and I don't know that you *can* separate it from the overall project or the new street grid which would be pulling double duty as a new interchange/ highway exit. Keep in mind that the existing I-90 ramp structures are...

It might not be attractive, but given where its going? It's probably fine. It's very much on the working side of the complex, and being unobtrusive is probably the name of the game - the focus is likely on the inside. It can't possibly be worse to look at than the Field House it'll be...

In most cases, probably yes. Most every state budget or bond bill is filled with earmarks - while the newspaper headline will be something along the lines of 500M for transportation improvements across the Commonwealth, in practice the legislation has several pages of "provided that not less...

The TN area is also fairly unique in that you guys, by and large, are served by a municipal or cooperative electric utility - the vast vast majority of your power comes from the TVA, which is federally owned and operated. You guys have some of the best utility rates in the country. There's some...

I admittedly live off Mass Ave, but my closest square is Davis. Personally, my opinion is that in developing an urban form, something needs to buck the existing trend for it to become ok, in the same way that The USQ development and tower in Union has. I want Davis to be a vibrant urban...

Can someone please update the embed media approved sites list to include X.com alongside Twitter? Not to comment on Elon, but while editing the domain to Twitter still works, I don't know how long that'll last, and for some things Twitter is still the place for information. (For the future I'd...

In not-stadium news, the team is finally conceding that the name is not-great, and has announced that it's looking for a new name. That said, the announcement is couched in so much Corporate PR-speak so I fear that they'll once again come up with something by committee, and therefore bland and...

I recently learned about the regional park and ride plan being implemented by Intuit Dome, the new home of the LA Clippers. It's basically akin to how Logan Express operates, but using contracted coaches, and it got me thinking about how something like this could work in the Boston Area... And...

Plus, it would create meaningful competition in the space and service (to the landlord) would become the standard. When the person hiring doesn't have to pay, 1 month rent, the legal maximum, is default. When the landlord does pay, it can create models where brokers compete on price or have...