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Kinda bonkers to me the city didn't upzone the area around Moody Street, the common, and the main CR stop: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/27/business/waltham-housing-plan-mbta-communities

Another observation in Tokyo--I saw dog walkers rinse off stuff their dogs peed on (e.g. bollards, fences, etc.) from water bottles they carried. Really wish that were the norm here...

It's good this project will deliver more residential, but it sucks it is sandwiched between two highways. The localized air pollution there has got to be terrible.

Coming back from Tokyo last week really drove home how uninspiring and tame most holiday light displays in the Boston area are. They are few and far between here and usually just consist of simple static lights. In Tokyo it seemed every inner neighborhood had at least one massive showstopper...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/30/lifestyle/charlies-sandwich-shoppe-dinner-service/

Update on opposition to the project: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/28/metro/mission-hill-developers-neighbors-opposition/

This whole stretch of Vassar has become quite the attractive streetscape. The new sidewalks and cycletracks are great, as are the pedestrian cut-throughs over the grand junction tracks.

Great photos and as always appreciate the addresses and unit counts. 373 Northampton Street seems more like South End?

I've walked by (and over) this probably 50 times by now and never knew there was any special artistic purpose! Kinda assumed it was additional security infrastructure that looked prettier than the bollards. Cool spot, though I wouldn't recommend sitting or lying on the grass as the article...

Not exactly a metro, but I found the three largest JR Hokkaido stations all to be quite beautiful and functional on our recent travels. In order: Hakodate, Asahikawa, Sapporo. One of the neat things about JR is that they often operate hotels right above major stations (see first photo). We...

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/23/route-review-the-new-frequent-service-109-from-somerville-to-everett

Recently had the opportunity to ride the Sapporo Municipal Subway in Sapporo, Japan. A rare example of a rubber-tire metro system in East Asia. Feels very old school, but the trains are frequent and fast and I think the underground wayfinding is quite good. At least one of the...

Passed through Hakodate, Japan recently and absolutely loved it. Beautiful winter city with a stunning surrounding environment (mountains / ocean). Twinned with Halifax, Nova Scotia, another port city with a rich maritime history and a star fort.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/12/07/our-city-is-a-wonderful-place-and-yet-it-has-its-challenges-opinion/76336323007/

From the Globe's Camberville newsletter today:

Somehow the AP ran a story on this saga too: https://apnews.com/article/boston-white-stadium-mayor-bos-nation-fc-abc33e19603207dc08b30324fd7fd756

I probably missed this, but what's up with the Weintraub's sign? Is that just a nod to the former location on Water Street?

Drivers in Brookline anecdotally seem much more aggressive to me than Camberville or even the core of Boston, maybe just because there are fewer people cycling and the road design of the major corridors (Beacon, Washington, etc.) encourages them to speed. It's not great. I never feel...

While visiting Tokyo recently I had a chance to ride the Shonan Monorail, a suspended monorail that runs in Kanagawa Prefecture. It's a fairly short line that does an impressive job traversing some challenging topography. Also offers some nice views!