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Islip is an ... Interesting choice.

The only issue with the WBUR dataset is that it still shows towns that have passed zoning, yet haven't had their zoned districts approved by the EOHLC as being in interim compliance, which would exclude them from your chart despite (likely) complying. The state's dataset (csv download warning)...

Those are warm because they're either underground, or at least largely sunk below grade; ie, the headhouse is above the tracks. PVD is relatively warm for the same reason, but regardless of what you do on the arch end of South Station, you'll always have the issue that the other end of the...

I do think mixed use is the ultimate future of many civic structures - it just makes too much sense especially in such a central location to not maximize the envelope for other uses above the ground floor. I would not be surprised if either or both Engine 4 or 7, or BPD's A-1 district eventually...

I mean, it's not that different to a gas tax that varies across state lines - if for example I lived in RI, I might choose to buy gas in MA which has a 8¢ cheaper gas tax, and therefore RI would miss out on that revenue. It's one of reasons a regional gas tax was proposed by Baker - small state...

... And the press release: https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-releases-plan-for-historic-8-billion-transportation-investment-to-improve-roads-bridges-regional-transit-and-immediately-stabilize-mbta-finances Notably no new revenues,but the highlights are: Immediately direct $857 million...

... And the SJC ruled unanimously that that interpretation isn't the case. You know, the entire balance of powers thing? It's the entire point of the 3 branches of government - The judiciary is there to interpret the law that the legislature passes and the executive enforces. And to be sure...

Ok, I'll bite the obvious bait. This is the letter that EOHED sent out to towns and cities accompanying the final guidelines. Whose name is on the letterhead, and in the text taking credit? The Baker Politio Administration. Also note the date - August 10th, 2022. Maura Healey took office 5...

Holy crap if they're planning 5000 spaces in the terminal E garage alone, that's going to be a ****ing massive structure. For reference, the 2019 plan was for just ~2000 spaces here, with the remaining 3000 to be built as an expansion to the economy garage. Also, the process for this is very...

The Russian spam thread about cartoons got deleted before I tracked down the Soviet film I was thinking of, (which is still a classic on the New Year's in post Soviet states, making it temporally appropriate) but I still wanted to share the fun little animation that is it's intro - sums up the...

Nope; while it looks old, the Professional Office Building and the Trustees' House are actually quite new - they were only built in 1990, echoing the 1892 resident physicans house across the street, but since that's since been obscured by the 2011 Russell Muesum building... There's basically no...

The SJC unanimously ruled that the AG has the authority to sue towns such as Milton to enforce compliance with the MBTA communities Act. However, the court invalidated the state’s detailed zoning guidelines for the law, citing an improper public process. These guidelines, which shaped the...

Purely out of curiosity, can I ask where you've been seeing that the 84/90 demand is mostly intermodal for CT? I'm absolutely not going to contest that there are a ton of trucks on this route, but the CT statewide freight plan would seem to contradict that assertion. It appears to indicate that...

Despite Ashkenazy's well publicized fiscal woes, given they haven't bothered to pay squarespace for its South Station website since at least June 2023, they're clearly not paying attention to it. A non-functional website isn't consistent with an active effort to find tenants, and thus they...

Right - the issues they're targeting are politically uncontroversial, and why school bus cameras tend to be one of the first - I have yet to come across a good argument against them other than bus stop location issues. Plus, a bus-mounted camera can only fine folks when there's a car parked in...

Keeping in mind the author is president of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Union Local 3, it's effective advocacy on behalf of his union membership. That said, while laid-in-place is objectively best, it's also expensive - I disagree with the authors thesis that panels cost more or have...

The horrifying statistic in that article is the following: The FRA says that between 2020 and Sept 2024, it's had 43. In that time, nationally there were 1762 crossing fatalities nationwide - meaning that Brightline in just 235 miles accounts for 2.5% of all crossing fatalities. By comparison...

Honestly I'm not too sure. Mystic would most likely be a potential landing point for the newest offshore lease areas in the Gulf of Maine, which had its first leases awarded by BOEM in October, but there are some notable obstacles around here which to me means it would be a very long term play...

I couldn't find a more appropriate thread in the infrastructure forum, but I recently learned about the efforts to transition gas utilities to "networked geothermal," where one set of drilled wells would supply a neighborhood, and where the utility would beat the construction cost in exchange...

Per the social media recap, removing those last slow zones involved 3,235 feet of rail, 550 ties, 600 tie plates, tamped and resurfaced 1,040 feet of track, and 2,030 feet of full depth track replacement. Other than that, it appears they only completed minor signal, power and station brightening...