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I've done the outdoor cattle chute for most of the last three years. Initially I was really disappointed to hear that the new tunnel is slow / crowded.. ...but then it occurred to me that it may be a blessing in disguise, and may in fact be an intentional choice: Because a crowd of 20,000+...

There's only one 4-way intersection on the entire proposed route, because Summer St. itself is grade separated from secondary roads for much of the way.

Agree those are all fun to do while drinking. ... but it occurs to me that those all also take up a lot of space that is going to seriously hit ROI given high rents and liquor license costs. We should expect to see those wherever the new hipster frontier is now that Somerville and Eastie have...

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport Agree its not 100s of Bs....but Big Dig was absolutely a prerequisite for developing the Seaport...

Sorry for the snark, I had in mind the large number of non-Dave and Buster's entertainment options that already exist. Agreed that there are no bowling / trampoline / arcade whatevers in DTX

^ ... So who's going to tell him, guys?

Well, other people may be thinking that way, but I'm not. I just don't think its the right mode for the route. And, FWIW, I think that the gondola proposal is symptomatic of an approach to transit that's premised on never taking an inch of space away from private cars. Which I think is a...

I don't share your assumptions / premises. I dont think we need to make our transit investment choices in way that mazimizes the convenience of Uber passengers. And I don't think we need to tolerate people parking in a bus lane. And I dont think we need to design future infrastructure in...

Raw, pig-headed assertion. Which I will defend relentlessly.

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport Well...at least its not a MegaPlex....

Harvard's doing a great job of turning Allston into a replica of Kendall square....circa 1987...

There other option - buses in a bus lane, or even a surface trolley, would be: - cheaper to build - cheaper to operate and maintain - faster - higher capacity - more reliable - less distruptive to public space Whether the gondola is 'BAD' some abstract sense is sort of beside the point. And...

I'm intrigued. I think I have a sense of the alternative that you're suggesting here, but would love to hear you elaborate and give some examples...

"<-Tow Zone ->"

It's really excellent that these developments are engaging directly with the Gilmore Bridge. It can, should, and will be like Summer St is in Fort Point - a 'regular' st (at least on the North side) that is nevertheless grade-separated from the secondary streets two stories below it. However -...

Good grief, can we make this a pedestrian street finally? IMG_3584 by David Couhig, on Flickr

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^ Well....Another interpretation is that it reeks of incumbent landlords (in many cases its people who still own mom and dad's house and rent it out) who don't want new supply to cut into their rents. And it also reeks of organized renter & resident advocacy, applying pressure as a negotiation...

https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/campaigns/outrage/outrage-future-generations-will-laugh-in-horror-and-derision-at-the-folly-of-facadism/10026645.article Outrage: future generations will laugh in horror and derision at the folly of facadism 2 JANUARY, 2018 BY THE GENTLE AUTHOR

Right on. But the good news is that we can do both. Add a couple feet of dirt and podium on most of the footprint here, to support dense development. And also cut out a system of low-elevation wetland swales, draining down to the Channel, and with some high-intensity ecosystem services...