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When people on this board propose ideas like a two mile extension of the Blue Line under the Charles River to Kenmore, and then sarcastically suggest it can't happen because it makes too much sense, or that's it too good of an idea, do they do so in ignorance of the information presented in this...

I find this statement pretty surprising from Ron. Although I didn't expect much on my first trip to downtown Woburn 5 years ago, I was pleasantly surprised. I think 9 out of 10 Boston suburbs would be fortunate to have a downtown with the bones of Woburn's. The character of downtown Woburn is...

I won't/can't argue with this. Your point was to demonstrate to van that middle class folks are staying in the city after starting families. But the trend towards middle or upper income white families replacing gays/students/singles in Manhattan (all predominantly white) doesn't necessarily...

NYC...and all of the other successful cities in the US (SF, Boston, DC, Chicago, etc). I don't think New York is an anomaly. Successful cities may be an anomaly, but I'm seeing the same increase in families in other cities that I see in NYC.

I see lots of middle class folks pushing strollers in Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens and other sections of Brooklyn that are both urban and less exclusive than Manhattan. Same for Astoria. Question: Since the minority/low-income households that are departing cities have more children...

Hopefully they'll stick around. After people have made a decision that city living works best for them, it's sad when they sacrifice the 20 best years left in their life to follow the herd to suburbia to raise their children.

I'd be less concerned about fitting the additional ridership from Assembly Square onto the trains (I'd be surprised if it surpassed Suffolk Downs for lowest rapid transit ridership within the next decade). What's more of a concern is that the thousands of riders boarding at OG, Malden and...

For places like Chelsea and Eastie that have direct transit connections into downtown already, you're going to primarily be serving trips that can be completed with a walk on both ends. I don't think these ferries would need to be very large, so you might be able to get them as far as Congress...

I think your harbor routes are more viable than your river ones b/c they can serve travel patterns that are both unwalkable/unbikeable and also poorly served by transit. Chelsea: Your proposed location would serve the neighborhood much better than past efforts to run boat service out of the...

I don't think Lovejoy Wharf has ferry service anymore (just water taxis) Not sure if Lechmere to Kenmore via ferry would be drastically faster than the Green Line. Right now it takes about 25 minutes to make the trip (including the transfer from the E to a line serving Kenmore). As you note...

Again, I've never been, but it seems like the Kansai cities' urban fabric bleed into one another in a way the NEC cities don't (although from DC to New Haven their suburban areas do). Perhaps I should have added Osaka and its neighbors to the list of cities overshadowed by a nearby megacity...

Having never been to Japan, I wasn't sure whether or not Yokohama should be included. From aerial photos it did appear that the urban fabric of Tokyo bleeds into Yokohama, so I assumed that it functions as one megacity.

I'm enjoying the discussion so far, but I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on the international "peers" I presented in my initial post? Are these places struggling or thriving in the shadow of their larger neighbors? Do people in Lyon complain about the state of their local developments...

Antwerp is about as far from Paris as Boston to NYC. But my question isn't solely about losing creative/entreprenuerial talent to the BIG city (although I'm guessing moving from Belgium or the Netherlands to Paris is not an unheard of thing to do). It's also about how the residents who stay and...

I?ve always thought that Boston?s proximity to New York was a double edged sword. On the one hand, having arguably the world?s greatest city within a four hour drive/train ride, or 45 minute flight, can create feelings of inadequacy among our urban populace (oft exhibited here). And the...

I too am jealous. My wife and I honeymooned there almost a decade ago. We spent most of our time in areas well-covered by decent guidebooks, but found our few journeys out of the main tourist zones (Botafogo, Niteroi) to be great ways to see the more typical Rio. Our favorite places were Santa...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos True, which is why I didn't challenge Ron's point there. I only challenged the notion that the 57 provides less frequent service than the Green Line. You've apparently never used the B or E lines if you think this is a problem unique to buses. You...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos ^ That's true after 1030pm, but from the start of the service day until then the 57 provides service just as frequently as a Green Line branch.

I like the interstate testing ground argument. But I think you're overestimating the number of families that would decide to travel in this way. If I'm staying with my family on the Gulf Coast (and by that, presumably you mean on the coast and not in downtown Tampa, which is not a great vacation...