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At least in part, I can understand that as "people in Metro Boston need a functional transit system, but not everyone in the state is looking to get to jobs in Boston." Perhaps poorly worded, but not knowing the full statement, I generally don't disagree. Especially in a hybrid post-covid work...

DC is unique in that particular regard, in that DC is the federal district. Keep in mind that significant Federal Dollars for transit operations was basically a Covid thing; it only existed as part of CARES / ARPA. Before 2020, you only had FTA formula and various discretionary grant programs...

I mean, that was my point - To elaborate on what I meant by diffuse... as you say, it's not far from several points of interest, but it isn't particularly aligned with any one other than the South End residential neighborhood, which isn't likely to matter to a majority of visitors, by default a...

The problem with the hotel market in any city is that it isn't evenly distributed - it's all about location. Where this is situated, I can see demand being fairly diffuse, perhaps explaining the downsizing.

... Wut? Let's assume for the moment that this is going to be Cape Air, the only airline-like tenant at EWB. Similar flights out of HYA (Hyannis) to Boston are scheduled for 40 minutes, but are about ~$250/seat starting in April. Given SCR starts service in 2 weeks with fares of 12.25 and the...

I mean ... In this particular case "crash" = two trains became one; apparently the front train rolled back and coupled onto the one following it. Disruptive to be sure, and one that should be explained as to how a trolley manages to rolls back at a platform, (especially since I'm pretty sure...

Actually... So I have a super niche question. I was looking at the new Harvard Square Plaza plans, and I realized that the crosswalks there make zero sense. Specifically, why are there 3 distinct Mass Ave pedestrian crossings on the "western" / Brattle / Kennedy side of the Plaza? Because it's...

Most famously? London. It basically goes from Urban environment to Farm Field at the Metropolitan Green Belt - obviously there are still regional highways and railroads that penetrate that, but they're fairly common in the UK. Also see Montreal & Quebec City; Canadian provincial agricultural...

As far as I know, it's not so much municipalities in NY, as it is the entire state - those permits are issued at state level, and there's a recent state law that basically required a moratorium on permitting new gas capacity anywhere in the state, as the pipelines themselves contribute...

As far as I know, the ~2019 renders are still accurate, but it is notable just how slow this has moved. https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ParksandOpenSpace/ParkProjects/HSquarePublicSpace/190130_hdpboards.pdf youtube.com/watch?v=_4ri2P4o324

To be fair, Peebles does have something of a credibility problem as far as executing goes. That said, hopefully the fact that they spent probably serious money getting RAMSA involved in a new design means that they're putting some more serious effort into moving this forward - either way, it's...

Fair, I'll edit this into my post: https://peeblescorp.com/project/975-boylston-street

So thanks to the conversation in the Parcel 12 thread, I went looking for any updates on Parcel 13, and lo and behold what I find on Peebles website: what I believe to be brand new renders from RAMSA. Designwise, I actually think this is pretty dang nice. Pivots completely away from commercial...

Sure! There's a couple of these; they're identically titled and dated, but are in fact different. Less detail: https://books.google.com/books?id=Nhw3AQAAMAAJ More detail: https://books.google.com/books/about/South_Boston_Piers_Fort_Point_Channel_Tr.html?id=bRw3AQAAMAAJ

At surface road, it's apparently just barely below the surface, so you'll have to go under. (Worth noting this section is from 1993, so while accurate for the segment being discussed, at the time they were actually proposing an Ave Lafayette & Avery routing with Chinatown platforms underneath...

I would generally agree that Essex should be looked at again as a GL option. A few months ago I was looking at the 2005 EIS; What struck me from it was that the "core segment" from Boylston to South was well settled, engineered, and appeared buildable. However, there was considerable controversy...

Out of curiosity, who actually is responsible for the Bus Terminal? Having read the Ashkenazy lease it's not them - it's not included with the S. Station headhouse. I believe it's owned by the MBTA, yet the T barely acknowledges its existence on their website where they only mention it as...

That sucks re: the condition of PAS - it may perhaps be a pipe dream then, but still 100M is a fraction of the 900M proposed by Alt 1, and the class 3 segments of the PAS main give me some hope there. That said, I think I disagree with your point about omitting ridership from stations inbound...

The Northern Tier study already pegged travel demand from that area as more Springfield oriented than Boston, so it should be a no brainer - but Northern Tier, combined with Compass looks really good on a map. That said, In a world with robust East West frequencies, how crucial is the OSR to...

Not posted here yet, but MassDOT has approved the extension of the Methuen Rail Trail (Which continues to Manchester NH) into Lawrence and across the Merrimack for a total cost of ~$46M, largely due to the bridges. The renders show a wooden bridge deck, which I hope is composite or some wood...