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So, what is stopping the legislature from passing a law that has teeth?

Okay Millennial EDIT: Ironic sarcasm

The taxpayers should be expected to remain silent so others can have a say? That doesn't exactly make sense. Seems, if people care, and they have an interest, they show up and if they don't, they don't.

Ideally it shouldn't just end at Columbia Road. As a crazy transit pitch, it could follow Columbia and connect to JFK/ UMASS to the east and the Fairmount and Forest Hills to the west

This is a thread about an apartment building in Dorchester. I think it looks great and will improve the streetscape. We do discuss Mass and Cass. I don't see the conspiracy

There is no engineering study that says the current ROW is even possible. You know that so stop wondering. But a tunnel on the ROW could be an option but that is also unknown

Just a reminder that the other option has not been proven to be viable either

What about the more centrally located corner of Richmond Street and Dot Ave, and forget Milton Station? It's a CVS with a huge parking lot. It would serve all the new construction, St Greg's, the Carney, Dot Park, Dorchester Village and replace service to Milton, Butler and Central Ave

Well, the cemetery is not the only problem. Putting heavy rail at grade, next to a river/ park/ bike trail shouldn't happen in the 21st Century, it is bad urban planning, and neither should heavy rail be elevated next to housing. The old Washington Street proves that. I like the idea of it...

Serious question. Is there anything preventing a tunnel straight down Dot Ave from Ashmont to Milton, thus by-passing the cemetery?

But there has been no study that actually says that you can squeeze heavy rail through it without digging up grandma. If it exists I would love to see it.

Yes, but this specific project faces many unique challenges, and has a few drawbacks, if is to be built at grade on its current ROW. For example, it cuts through a cemetery, it has 2 grade crossings, and it would run heavy rail along a river I would love to see the Red Line extended to...

The T has said that upgrading the Mattapan- Ashmont to heavy rail is not physically possible

Some people clearly obsess about Mass and Cass, but this is nowhere near there

The same CFL that made this project viable in the first place? Tell me more...

Yes, I suppose every unit does help, but this helps the least. It's a few 3 or 4000 sq ft condos on a big lot.

Could someone clarify the "boundaries tightened" initiative concerning residential parking stickers? How would it be different than what exists today, and how it would help?

Then be consistent and consolidate all those Somerville threads too.

Let me play devil's advocate: it was built for the kids. It is in a public park, and it is owned by BPL and when it is improved it will be by far the best venue in the system. I support this but I also agree with the notion that city kids just always seem to get screwed EDIT: owned by BPS

I know a lot of people who actually are struggling with the blessing of owning a house here. Think about it. What if you own a house around Boston that you bought 30 years ago, and that you raised a family in. You now are assumed to reap a substantial benefit, but where do you go? And your taxes...