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Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? So after Charlie Baker fixes all these labor issues at the MBTA, what are the chances that he goes on to fix the revenue and debt issues? 0% or 1%? We all know that the MBTA is mismanaged, but there is a game being played here in regards to what issues...

Re: Driven By.... Uhh... Hello? Anybody? When I read that report earlier today I briefly thought that I had been sent back in time and was reading the Governor's panel report from April. It's more "Reform Before Revenue" in which the reforms are service and labor cuts and the revenue is fare...

MassDOT agrees with you in regards to College Avenue and the CLF does not. Not doubting the existence of Medford Hillside, but neighborhoods do not necessarily have agreed upon boundaries as this spat above suggests; I just thought it was interesting to bring it up when referencing the legal...

The MBTA is required to build the GLX, according to the CLF lawsuit and whatnot, to "Medford Hillside." There is some disagreement between MassDOT and CLF as to what "Medford Hillside" means as CLF says that the extension needs to be built to the Route 16 location while MassDOT maintains that...

Re: North-South Rail Link We now have a website for the North-South Rail Link: Click I'm glad that there seems to be a strong support behind this project and that support doesn't seem to be abating anytime soon.

That really depends on what the legal repercussions of not implementing the Green Line extension. I figure that the state would just get new mitigation projects to do and Somerville would become incredibly upset and most likely sue the state. The Green Line Extension is going to get built, it...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos People are real mad about these service cuts and there is a ruckus about asking for a public hearing about the new schedules.

It would be nice if a footbridge here, or over the Malden River to Wellington, would spur development at the Gateway center site.

The government is expected to provide basic services. In this particular instance, they have a legal obligation to provide that service. What are people supposed to do when the government is delinquent in providing a service that they have a reasonable and legal expectation of receiving? If you...

So the Commonwealth gets away with dropping both Arborway Restoration and the Red-Blue Connector without replacing either of them with equitable rapid transit projects, now the Green Line Extension is in danger which would mean that no major rapid transit project might be completed as part of...

It is unfortunate that the Legislature didn't provide any opposition what-so-ever to the Pacheco Law exemption. Proving your argument, that privatization will result in lower costs for equal or better service, should not be considered a burden because if you don't have a any evidence for your...

They will probably also try to bring back the fountain.

Do they really need that parking garage considering that they are building next to a giant asphalt desert? I hope that when they start to redevelop those parking lots they don't devote too much space to additional parking garages.

Does anyone know when the Brickbottom/Washington Ave station got renamed to East Somerville? Also if the station names have been finalized?

Re: Site in Hub top choice for a soccer stadium I would much rather that area north of Gillette be developed in a similar manner to the rest of Fort Point. That area is going to be developed no matter what and I would not like to lose the development that would otherwise go there instead of a...

I think that it would be cool to move the mayor or city council in there during the process of demolishing and rebuilding city hall. Also any new City Hall should take architectural inspiration from it as well.

Isn't literally anything possible with a wasteland of parking lots? The Seaport was a blank slate and a lot of potential is being lost for buildings that aren't the best they can be, that's the cause for disappointment here.

They should tear down City Hall and put a new one in its place, with the front entrance right there on Congress Street instead of on the plaza side.

This is real good.

Re: Museum of Science-subpar for Boston (?) I went to the Museum of Science a bunch as a kid and eventually volunteered there in High School so I may be biased, but MoS is really good and has a lot of character? I mean, it would be nice for it to be bigger and better but as it is now I don't...