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I just wish architects and urban planners would design for the world we live in, not a fantasy world. The world we live in is auto-focused. Deal with it, plan smartly for it, and work with it - but don't ignore it. For all it's incomplete failings, at least the Seaport District is extremely...

Per John Keith's request, I asked "the king of Dorchester sales" our mutual friend. Nobody would be more of an expert on the subject than him, he is the top real estate agent in Dorchester for 10 years running, and has been in, renovated, bought, and sold more of these properties than probably...

I love the artwork - but it's such a stretch! Or a squeeze... or a nip/tuck, or a... lie. At least they did it in cartoon style, whereas Fan Pier uses photo-realistic trickery to manipulate the distance to downtown - that's a much more devious fraud because you assume it's real! A cartoon, by...

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center The T is great, as far as subways go. I don't take it because it's too expensive. Depending on your travel habits/frequencies, a shitty car can be a much smarter way to spend your money. Back to the thread topic, isn't it odd that the Prudential...

As the board's resident and lonely cheerleader for automobiles, I had to laugh at the comment "The street was designed for cars, not the public realm"! I get what you're saying, and sure, a painted line with some bicycle icons would have been nice, but this area is attractive to businesses...

Ugh... my activism ebbs and flows... on one hand, I want to go to this and support smart development, but on the other hand I know that going will be a 100% waste of time. Menino will not allow anything to be built here except a stump. Period. All the dog-and-pony shows of endless community...

The Charles River Skate Park exists in the sense that it was planned, architecturally drawn, large funky lights lead you to where it should be. Plenty of people shook money out of that project - architects, engineers, marketing people, PR consultants, etc. The fact that it doesn't exist makes...

The Big Dig didn't cost nearly $30B. The total comes from things like "The Charles River Skate Park" that is largely unused, the "Northpoint Park System" which is largely unused. And the Commuter boat dock at Lovejoy Wharf, which is actually boarded up and abandoned - never used. And the master...

Here's an over-riding, fundamental concept that I cannot understand: Mass lowers the cost of doing business for movies = more movie revenue Mass lowers cost of BioTech business = more Biotech revenue Yet, especially in the new budget unveiled yesterday, Mass increases the cost of all other...

Kent - I love that picture! Thanks so much for sharing.

Well seriously - 20% for an independent is incredible. Think of it as your entrance into the public realm - you made quite a splash to do that well. Everyone I knew in City Hall and the State House said they expected you to come in with single digits. 20% is quite a chunk of the electorate for...

John - I'm really, really proud of you. And I was proud to stand at the polling booth holding your sign and greeting people. You fought an uphill battle against a juggernaut political machine. You didn't owe any unions any favors, and you'd never be in their pocket. In Boston, that's...

Re: Columbus Center I'm still dying for Beal to release his re-design. Very curious and excited. I really can't wait for the capital markets to soften so that this approved project can get back under construction! What were we arguing about again? Oh right, nothing.

^ That is exactly the attitude that Frank McCourt had with his Seaport Square parking lot parcels. He left them parking lots rather than fight with the inept mayor and his half-tarded cronies. He made incredible returns on his parking lots, and parlayed them into ownership of the Los Angeles...

Re: Greenway Center (Bulfinch Triangle) I'm talking about the aerial from page 1 of this thread. What is (and where is) this "greenway" we keep hearing about? The half acre of ramps to the Interstate highway system at this project's doorstep? Is that tangle of ramps part of some mythical...

Re: Greenway Center (Bulfinch Triangle) Obviously the building is just another lowest-common-denominator piece-of-garbage Menino Stump, but what's bothering me is the name. If you're going to call this "Greenway Center" then shouldn't it at least be near this so-called "Greenway"? Look at the...

Jump on it John - now - today! Make a headline. Go to the courthouse or something! This is your big chance. Enjoy this dark Sal DiMasi cloud as much as you can and point out to everyone that his little side-kick is running for the seat. By the time the election gets here today's news is old...

A guy who does home clean-outs/antiques found it in some widow's home in Hingham. There's not much information on it.

"Our plan of the Public Garden, Boston, as it should be. Respectfully submitted to the city authorities. 1855" This was created by urban planning activists! How many times can you ever say that Ms. Shirley Kressel "respectfully" gave her advice to city authorities on anything???????

Fair market value and city assessed value are rarely the same. Just ask Don Chiafaro, forever banned from building in this city because he pointed this out.