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I think "Any excuse to squeeze out more money" is an accurate characterization.

And steel is strong last time I checked. I like it also. My ever so slight criticism is that in one of those shots the columns clutter the view of the MIT Museum entrance. It is always nice to have a clutter free line of sight for the pictures.

Is this still happening? I still can't believe they are proposing the absolute worst alternative for the throat. God I hope this doesn't get built in the next 50 years

For the price they/we are paying they could have replaced the Sullivan Square parking lot with a parking garage.

A lot of work... for very little improvement.

Right, because I didn't imply it was Wynn/Encore's fault. The State is getting plenty of money to improve the transportation infrastructure more than it has.

Well, I noticed that too... But I am pretty pro casino... just anti-corruption. Wynn has given plenty of money to the state for transportation improvements, the state just hasn't come through. As is, it looks like these improvements are costing about $1 million per 50 feet of sidewalk or...

There was supposed to be a ramp from rt 16 to 99 at least and apparently all those tens of millions in infrastructure improvements somehow disappeared into a few curbs, some lane widening and repaving.... shocked I am. Shocked. Seriously how did $35 million evaporate so quickly with so little...

I could see the first Friday and Saturday evenings having a 3 to 4 hour period of time being equivalent to a game at Fenway and Alford/Broadway could really bottleneck and become a parking lot for those three hours. Could have used that pedestrian bridge over from Assembly to make a good...

I seriously doubt that the look of overhead wires would bring out more than 3 people to a meeting that might mention it in as an offhand comment. I know by public meeting cricket and pin drop standards, 3 people showing up to a public meeting might feel threatening to public officials but I...

Oh... errm... then I totally see what you are saying. Actually I sort of do now, and I am usually all for maximum reuse of structurally sound buildings that have interesting character. Still a little stumped on the parking ramp aspect, but I see how it could have been a fun space for...

Another reason to eliminate the film tax credits... have to keep Boston safe from Godzilla and her enemies.

I guess I have to ask... are you guys kidding? Although I am still laughing at the "Guggenheim" of parking ramps comment which alone is reason to read these boards.

That's a tough question actually. A deadline tends to focus efforts and failures on Day 1 are sometimes worth it if it means the issues are fixed faster than they would have otherwise... and then the fact that a failure gets through at all means the testing is inadequate and likely never would...

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport Shiny prison. Yes, apparently when planning the future city they left out the planning part.

I think the last thing I heard on that was something like "support area".

Well yes there is that, but there is at lest now a 30% chance Citgo could end up being used to actually help rebuild Venezuela. Or yes more likely just fund Putin's Kleptocracy if the evil Russians take over Either way it is still idiotic to keep the Citgo sign as the Citgo sign.

Just want to point out that with the Trump administration's move to recognize Guaido as the President of Venezuela that the Citgo sign is no longer tainted by ownership by the Maduro regime. Carry on.

A pool? Make it a full indoor water park across the street and then we are talking.

Our transportation infrastructure is completely "connected" by our sneaker network. Snark aside, it seems more often than not we neglect our pedestrian infrastructure as something that is just expected to happen even though it has the highest capacity, more resiliency and transports more...