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    Idea for fixing the housing shortage

    Some of the Harbor Islands could be turned into luxury housing (especially) for boaters and bring in a heck of a ton of tax revenue for the city at luxury rate. Some Islands aren't visited by anything, and some already have buildings which could be restored to former glory.
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    Eliminate the River Roads?

    I understand just where you're referring to. However, between the sources where Route MA-2 picks up most traffic from Interstate-95/MA-128 or points west from Concord, MA. MA-2 itself, and then fans out towards being an existing 8 lane highway now, (in Arlington). Then at the base of the...
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    Biking in Boston

    Thanks, firstly I don't mind the "bite". All things being equal. If we were in an all-year warm climate destination it might. Some of the so called path use may curtail overall in winter. Thereby some may switch back from bikes to car. So all things being equal, meh. I can't say it would necc...
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    Eliminate the River Roads?

    Beyond CharlesMGH there's also the parking garage underneath the Boston Common. What about if Blue Line were extended from Bowdoin, to Charles MGH, cross the Charles river to corner of Vassar + Main Street (which is where the Grand Junction /Urban Ring Line would be situated. This allows...
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    Idea for fixing the housing shortage

    Cambridge and Somerville should jointly build above the Porter Square Commuter Rail trench next to Somerville Avenue. If you use the next door Porter Square building for basis of height you can fit hundreds of apartments above that part of Porter Station. Something like what was done at Ashmont...
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    Eliminate the River Roads?

    The Route MA-2 traffic doesn't just go away. There's a big span of area without Commuter Rail along Route MA-2 into Cambridge which abruptly turns into small surface roads along the Belmont border. Therein some cars shift to Lake Street, some continue down MA-16 toward Mystic Valley Parkway, and...
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    Biking in Boston

    Chewing up Memorial Drive and Storrow Drive will have the consequences of making more cars from Route MA-2 shift to driving down sidestreets of Cambridge at high rates of speed and with far more aggression. I see it every weekday morning off Concord Avenue. There's a long procession of cars turn...
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    Eliminate the River Roads?

    Cambridge City Council is once again on a big push to remove two lanes from Memorial Drive to expand the park. Article: Whether the state wants to hear from Cambridge about ‘road diet’ or not, mixed message emerges - By Marc Levy Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Source: www.cambridgeday.com -...
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    Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90 (Current Projects, Conceptual Improvements, & Long Term)

    If you remember the website you can try www.archive.org and see if you can find it via the internet archiver. Or it might be on www.archive.is
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    The Official MBTA System Map

    Have you ever tried to take that #47? You'll be in traffic on the BU Bridge for days. It is still quicker to take the #66 bus and just go inbound. Take the #1 and go outbound.(though this is getting much much slower since bike lanes on the Mass Ave Bridge.) Or take the Red Line to Green and go...
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    North Station, Charles River Draw, & Tower A

    Vs. kick the can down the road. Building this brand new drawbridge which is probably able to last the next 100 years, and due to elevation likely won't work with N/S Rail Link and thus would probably have to be taken apart again. The trains elevation would have to shift from under the I-93 to...
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    North Station, Charles River Draw, & Tower A

    I think it should have been made a tunnel. That way it would be the right elevation to form part of a future North-South Rail Link. To make a drawbridge conflicts again with so called future MBTA promises. Like- Didn't the MBTA say in future they wanted to electrify? In a tunnel they could...
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    General Boston Discussion

    Keep in mind also Toronto and other areas of Canada aren't seeking to do as much hiring as USA. Canada uses a mix of the honor system and more automation for example the Go Train (the equivalent of Commuter Rail) which goes into the suburbs you swipe your card when getting on the train yourself...
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    If you designed a metro/subway for Worcester, MA how would it look?

    I sort of feel eventually Worcester would start to have its own identity separate of Boston more and more. I feel like it would attract more businesses from around the world to say shall we base in Boston? Or could Worcester as a nearby alternative work? The Commuter Rail between the two could...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Seems soo quick. *I would say (I am only speaking for myself) overhaul them. I mean how long were these trains parked up in Medford at the orange line station for testing before being pressed into service? They didn't immediately reach only for them to a get pressed into service when the Mbta...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    First thought is- if you Commuter Rail-ize Newtown corner you'll cannibalize the 502 and 504 express buses of ridership if they're still around? It might make the 57 shaker too in terms of ridership? And if it falls off to much it'll probably be on the chopping block to cut that bus route.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    The MBTA isn't all that big once you get up to the upper brass. Everyone knows everybody the closer you get to the top. Everybody at 45 High Street knew Mr. O and its not unusual when brand new to be shown around the office to be known amongst the "gang". I've handed him his inter office mail on...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Mittens Romney did the same thing with the Scheidt & Bachmann fare vending machines and turnstiles. That German co. placed their U.S. ops in Burlingtonn Mass at the time as part of the contract and in exchange for them hiring Mass. Folks.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    I don't know if this is why but equipment gets on and off the Red Line tracks on the Cambridge-side of Longfellow Bridge where they have a gate to get in/out of the Red Line. These pics were the weekend / Monday, August 26, 2024 shutdown on RL. I was just watching them race up and down the bridge.
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    Cambridge skyline photos

    Not only does it seems like everyday I see some new hard hats moving stuff towards a site. I heard somewhere It also feels like if you miss a single city council meeting you'll find yourself next door to a 50 storey. *fixed - sorry this cut and paste wildly engages sometimes*

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