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Re: Back Bay Garage Tower (Dartmouth and Stuart) It wouldn't surprise me to see Boston Properties propose some serious height here. With Transbay underway in SF, it would be quite the feather in their cap if they can pull off building the new tallest in two of the most booming, lucrative, and...

Oh really, Semass? Sorry I wasn't aware you had an advance copy of the bid! Please enlighten us about all the details contained within it. OR how about we wait to see an actual proposal before declaring this idea an unconditional failure?

^And you don't think a Boston Olympics would also leverage investment in the NEC? People, I know there are a million reasons why hosting an Olympics here would give you pause. But this is the ONLY opportunity we have to make major investments in the city's public transit system. Our political...

Lanes are just lines on the pavement. If there is ever a mandatory evacuation, officials can easily declare all lanes outbound and call it a day.

Turkish Airlines flight #81 landed at 4:37 this afternoon. Zero media coverage. Strange, especially remembering the brouhaha that accompanied Emirates' inaugural flight.

Too bad, because that brick is the most beautiful thing Boston has seen in a long time.

Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport Haven't seen these images of Pier 4's full build before. Looks to be up to date, the apartment tower is a pretty accurate rendering of what's being built. http://pier4boston.com/index.html

With Primark here and Caffe Nero down the street it looks like the time has finally come for New England to revert back to the UK

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail What's so "preposterous" about a commuter rail carrying tourists? There would have to be a concerted effort by the South Coast chambers to market the train and NB/FR as a tourist destination, as well as a schedule that's amenable to more than just 9-5...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail Whoa! Lots of responses! Being an SCR booster is fun :D As a clarification, I'm not saying that $2 billion must be spent on this project. There are obvious flaws. I'm just against the general feeling that the South Coast isn't worth $2 billion in...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail Sure, and low-wage workers who commute to jobs in Boston would probably gladly take a bus to a "world class" park-and-ride at Middleborough/Lakeville, as has been suggested as a higher value alternative. Mostly because there would be no better choice...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail I challenge any of you to go to public meetings in FR/NB and tell them that they simply aren't worth the investment and the dollars will instead be diverted to the Blue and Orange lines. Easier said than done. Everyone, including our politicians, knows...

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 ^^Look at the map. The Pru is well within the 1000' zone, the CSC site is clearly in the 500' zone. By your logic, why even bother designating allowable height zones?

Re: Trans National Place (Winthrop Square) Part 2 It's interesting that the approved Christian Science Center tower, at 691', is significantly above the FAA approved height of 500' for the site. Granted, it's very close to the border of the 1000' zone, but still surprised that we didn't hear a...

It's 2014. Why are we allowing new construction with street-fronting parking? Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and give up.

I'll bring this thread back down to earth and say that I truly despise this building. Not because it's particularly offensive but because of a) what it replaced and b) what was originally proposed. IMO this building embodies the failures of the BRA and Boston development in general even more...

What's all this love for DC? If there's anything to learn from the area, it's that simply density does not a good neighborhood make. Places like Silver Spring, Rosslyn, Crystal City, and Bethesda (yes, Bethesda, beyond the handful of blocks that are decent) are dense, have excellent Metro...

Re: Pier 4 Is anyone else worried about this project? The renderings do not inspire confidence, and after seeing what the area is capable of down the road at Waterside Place.... This is such a key plot in tying the Seaport together, it must turn out well, right? That said, pretty incredible...

It's a proposal to invest billions of dollars into Boston's built environment. Sounds like "new development" to me! We routinely have threads in this forum discussing projects that are years away from groundbreaking.

Can a moderator please lock this thread and move the Boston 2024 thread from Design a Better Boston to New Developments? Whether it's a good idea or not, the discussion around a 2024 bid is very active, why are we keeping the thread hidden in Design a Better Boston where no one sees it?