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I know we have the #1 bus, but I think a Streetcar along the length of Mass Ave from Central Square down to Columbia road would really spur retail and housing activity. (Maybe I just have Melbourne envy from all the excellent streetcars we used while visiting.)

Excellent summary. Yes, I remember the nice metal tables and umbrellas next to the Brewer Fountain, and that's what I was expecting............but it was really sketchy looking now.

I walked the Boston Common via the Tremont Street Edge near the Park Station T last week, and it seemed kind of run down. It was mid-afternoon, but there seemed to be quite few homeless people laying on benches in the park.

The Starbuck's was in a new location from when I was last at South Station a few months ago. The Dunks might have been in the same location, but I'm not sure. The Caffe Nero Express was in the old Starbuck's location. When I was last at South Station maybe back in June or July, the...

My Greenbush 8:10am train this last Thursday was delayed almost 30 minutes into South Station because of outbound train traffic and delays. (…..according to the announcement.) I’m worried about additional traffic on the Quincy-Dorchester main line with additional Fall River and New Bedford...

I was at South Station several times this week, and the retail options seemed much improved. Starbucks, Dunkin, and caffe Nero for coffee. I also appreciated the quick snacks options for energy bars and juice.

I know this is the skylines thread, but the transit in Melbourne was excellent with a HUGE tram system that is very easy to use. I thought downtown traffic was fairly light because so many people used public transit. The tram system even had a night network that ran all night. We could...

I saw this on the Yarra River in Melbourne and thought it would work well on the Fort Point Channel. I think it’s somewhat temporary and moored to the public walk along the river.

My Melbourne Photo Series. It's a very interesting skyline and a quite dynamic city.

Sydney has a nice skyline although a bit disjointed. I’m not sure how to describe it exactly. However, the harbor, the bridge, and the Opera house are spectacular. We rode the new metro and I was so envious. Stations are huge and so clean and high- Tech. It’s certainly NOT the MBTA! lol

Super minor point: I didn't see the little pedestrian symbol mentioned in your legend. I assume the number is minutes?

We need more hotels!!! This is a nice project. I was checking for a work colleague for the week of September 16th. CRAZY prices!!!!!!

Wow, the PDF is excellent! It even shows the pedestrian street in Copenhagen I referenced in my post. :) Is this dead? How can we find out the current status?

I thought we had a "What would you propose" discussion on Downtown Crossing, but I couldn't find it. I think a nice and fairly inexpensive upgrade would be to have lights all up and down the pedestrian streets, similar to Copenhagen, but MUCH smaller. I'm thinking of lights similar to the...

What are those white doors on the ground level? They look so temporary. On the rendering, they at least blend in a bit.

I'll be there next week. I'm hoping to snag some photos!

Not sure if this is the right thread, but it's "General" MBTA topics. :) So here it goes: Interesting video from RM Transit on comparing the MBTA entire region to Toronto Region. I don't think it's really a fair comparison as many have mentioned in the comments. Toronto and Chicago might...

Same for me! I arrived in the mid-80's. I like this project a lot, but I just hope care is taken to refresh the Main South Station Concourse into something spectacular. Currently, it's a bit dirty around the edges and not the great public space it should be. The outdoor concourse with the...

My favorite Soup Dumplings from Chinatown, now has a South End location near Mass Ave. https://www.onlineorder.abcpos.com/nanxiangexpress/b28acd450c7f40b39b6e99e42bb10f85

Worcester is such a nice city, and it has so much potential. If I were 30 years younger, I would move there. Train access to Boston, good restaurants, somewhat reasonable housing, 1 gay bar. LOL