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Many more details than the linked Globe article: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/07/20/interstate-93-south-truck-bridge-crash-traffic-lanes-closed-medford-roosevelt-circle/

The photo of the "new" Facebook building includes the corner of the current building in the far right, so it looks like they're not very far apart.

I've lived in the building next to CVS on Charles Circle with a living room that overlooked the action, and there's very little that I've experienced that can compare to that for noise pollution. The Red Line, constant flow of ambulances, screaming drunks, honking horns, and everything else that...

From https://www.mass.gov/doc/2017-massachusetts-freight-plan/download, MassDOT's reply to the Eastern Mass Freight Rail Coalition's statements that track 61 should be extended to Conley:

If Manchester can complete extensions to the various paths along the former M&L and former line to Portsmouth, that'd let the Valley option connect to a regional bike network that already connects that area to points south and west (across the river).

A couple weeks ago, I took a train out of South Station for the first time since the construction got going. The interior of the station seems so much darker now. It definitely started to give me a Penn Station vibe.

It really is such a great spot. I lived in Back Bay near Comm & Fairfield, and this was a go-to spot for me and my son when we were hungry. It was a nice walk, and not too far from the Clemente fields for some running around.

From what I've found (and posted elsewhere on this site, IIRC) these transit plans were positioned as elements of the overall transit plan, and as complements to the planned highways, with the implication that Highways + Transit were necessary elements to move people efficiently around the...

I think it makes sense to connect as many as possible to a GL station, especially since several already travel on or near the corridor. That said, I think that's too big a detour or gets away from the core markets of several of the routes, especially the 134 which seems to have decent Medford...

I felt like this during my one and only trip on the Texas Eagle. There are places where just getting to the airport is a multi-hour journey and the cost of flying is extreme, so it really becomes a bus vs. train conversation. For any length of time, train will definitely win on comfort.

I hesitate to jump into this, but the doc linked below, despite being from 2000 or so, has far more information, but it's possible that you're both right. In terms of vessels and landing catches, Boston is small potatoes. However, in terms of processing fish, it's become (remained?) a bit of a...

A poster in another forum mentioned that considering this a "minor" transaction would mean that the STB agrees the public benefit of the transaction outweights any possible anti-competitive issues. By elevating to a "significant" transaction, the STB would be acknowledging that there are...

I'll be sad to the C&B go. It was my go-to for furniture when I lived in the area. For heavier pieces, they'd always let me borrow a dolly or some other wheeled contrivance to get it to my place. There aren't many options for simple, attractive, and reasonably affordable furnishings in...

I can't believe you're even asking this. Ask any low-income family whether they'd rather have a place to live or the health benefits of a nearby tree, and you'll get the obvious answer of "tree". Clearly that's more beneficial than a semi-modern place with working climate control systems. /s...

As one of those (non-wealthy) Beacon Hill families, I can attest that there are a surprising number of families in Beacon Hill, West End, North End, and even Downtown that would use this. Families certainly don't comprise the same percentage of the population as the suburbs, but it's enough to...

As a former resident of both Beacon Hill and the West End, I've been asking this question since about 1999, when I first was able to take stock of the contrast between those neighborhoods. For many folks the price/amenities were probably worth it. Despite the Soviet theme park feel, it is a...

Circa 2007, my daily commute was to take the Red Line to Kendall from Charles/MGH, walk to the day care at the former Lotus building, and then walk to Harvard Square for work. At the the time, there was a whole lot of "nothing much" happening. Pedestrian traffic was fairly minimal and there...

The "flex" option isn't 4 day weekends. It's the ability to come to the office 1-3 days per week. You'll still be getting 5 days worth of work in. FWIW, I worked for Salesforce in the Boston area, and for my office, about 1/2 of the folks already worked from home 1 day a week already...

As someone who grew up in NH and still travels (well, used to) frequently from the Boston area, I'd love nothing more than for this to come to pass. Hopefully the demographics of southern NH have changed enough over time to get over the "why should I pay for something I don't benefit from"...

I get the sense that the state is spending Feddybux on this, rather than its own money. I just don't see the case where the state actually spends tens or hundreds of millions on this unless it's someone else's money.