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Christ that is a massive building... It would be nice to break up the block a little bit

You don't even need to match the speed of a plane to beat it: There are about 2-3 hours of time built in to taking a (commercial) airplane that you don't currently have with a train. Consider most people get to the airport 1-1/2 hours before their flight, most airports are located farther from...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Seconded.

FWIW - Amtrak seems to be raising the cheapest base fare on the NE regional from $49 - $52 for trips from Boston to NYC - and I'm assuming other price points have nudged higher as well.

A Dave & Busters in theory would be perfect for this location. (Urban, near colleges, on public transit, etc) However, I think they have a less than impressive record of delivering a quality product - their Braintree location is garbage. There must be other operators that do the same thing, but...

an added dedicated lane that extends from the neponset on ramp to the Freeport off ramp would probably do wonders for about the mile or so that it is. This is probably next to impossible without replacing the bridge. Short of this would it feasible to do a forced merge to 3 lanes before the on...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 Still a real possibility given the directive from the legislature which I'm assuming still exists?

While not frequent or available on the weekends I believe the #4 bus serves this route.

I like this idea - Opportunity for a 10-15 minute bus ride vs a 30-40 minutes T ride with a transfer. Skip Haymarket and run a simple route - Sumner - New Chardon - Merrimac - Stop on Causeway opposite the Garden - Right onto Beverly and then straight into the Callahan tunnel. Trying to loop...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 I was happy with Brickbottom but I would take East Somerville too. Washington is awful. Clearly a placeholder to avoid early naming of the station while a proper name is sorted out.

Only two lanes into the city? I thought this was going to provide for a reopened third inbound land.

Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) Would need to adjust one-ways to make this feasible but I think its a good idea. Perhaps only for the playoffs since they are in April-June?

Remove the option to go from Everett to Cambridge via 99 south & Washington St by forcing traffic into Wellington circle & 28 or Land Blvd. Sullivan Square traffic solved! Seriously though - is the Sullivan square traffic situation getting a little overblown? I take it into the city most...

Re: Congress Street Garage Development I'd be surprised if this project is shovel ready right now, but even if it is, there is not a huge penalty to waiting. The site is an active garage + office + retail that probably grosses around $20M-$30M a year with minimal operating costs. Cash cow...

There is inherent difficulty in pricing an excise tax as a percentage of the value. To start with, it would have to be recalculated every day/week as the price of gasoline changes. Probably more difficult to audit/verify by the and therefore prone to intentional or accidental reporting of taxes...

There is more likely to be an economic divide on this issue as well. Western Mass which is presumably very car centric due to the rural settings voted in favor of indexing. The cities that voted against are generally known to be poorer. All things considered, excise taxes are generally...

^ I'm assuming there is no possibility to shift the Fenway north towards the Muddy river due to the environmental impact?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_miles_traveled_tax Some western states (Oregon & Washington) are in the early phases of exploring this option. This is a very relevant issue as cars become more fuel efficient and Hybrids/EV replace the existing fleet. Simplified - You pay a tax based on...

And neither could I after thinking about it... so there's that. Excise tax applies, but you could have excise taxes based on value not quantity so its not all encompassing. I think there a lot of different arguments at play - Baker is saying your elected representatives should be forced to...

I understand what you are saying, but I think "flat tax" is generally used to describe tax schemes without higher marginal rates for higher incomes. (To contrast with progressive scheme). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_tax