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But also the southwest corridor is state-owned and the Melnea Cass bike path/sidewalk/park is city-owned.

87-101 Blanchard Rd. Replacing the 2-story commercial strip with 110 senior affordable units. https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/Projects/Housing/87101blanchardroad https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/ahoreview/787101blanchardrd/87101blanchardrd_aho_vol1.pdf

The empty Christmas Tree Shop and Bed, Bath, and Beyond spaces at Assembly are becoming a Bob's Discount Furniture and a Raymour & Flanigan furniture store. There's already an Ashley Furniture at Assembly. Very odd...

Is this new entrance only temporary during headhouse reconstruction or do they intend to have some sort of access remain within the building?

It's because it was done as a stopgap measure since the Melnea Cass redesign got put on the backburner. They couldn't leave it as it was (unrideable), but it also didn't make sense to throw too much money at something that had only a few years left. Maybe that few years will end up being a...

213 Harvard is actually a replacement for a similarly sized condo building that burnt down a couple years back. https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/inspectionalservicesdepartment/bzadocuments/213harvardstbza154221documents.pdf

Dunkin Donuts taking over the former Starbucks space in Central Sq Cambridge https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp401/sp401_application_20231127.pdf

WOW, that is MUCH different than initially proposed. I missed the October update. Glad it was approved.

Small project review filed for 749-759 Dudley St in Upham's Corner. 6 stories: ground floor retail and 48 units above. 9 parking spaces. https://bpda.app.box.com/s/lmtb38ys2gwez1v4n8m6dmzyes9r9sav

New project just added to the Melrose development review webpage. https://www.cityofmelrose.org/office-planning-and-community-development/pages/521-529-franklin-street-site-plan-review-special "to alter the Corinthian Hall building at 521 Franklin Street and construct an attached 5-story...

This doesn't feel as "wrong" as some people make it out to be. Asking the state to change the zoning to allow this sort of use is the start of this process. It would be a waste of time to have a huge public conversation before determining if the idea of a stadium is even possible.

Construction has started on 12-16 Essex St, Melrose. Here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZSUh8hqvWx8LXFQg8 The building was torn down a few weeks back. Will become 4-story, 24 units with ground floor retail. It was initially going to be 14 units, but then became a 40B project...

It's funny because an "extension" of Lamartine St would actually have been a restoration of it. It always bugged me that despite the street being removed decades ago when the development was built, they still used Lamartine St addresses within the development as if it still existed. And it's not...

This is a NPC ONLY because they were asked to save 5 trees... Changes to the project include reducing the building’s footprint from 5,800 S.F. to approximately 4,165 S.F., reducing building size from approximately 24,000 S.F. to approximately 18,040 S.F., reducing the unit count from 20 to 15...

I think the concessions would be that they could build something closer in size to what they're proposing since as it stands now, it's sort of dead on arrival.

I always like to point out that zip codes have less to do with a neighborhood identity and more to do with the efficiency of delivering mail. Over time, people have embraced the zip code as shorthand for a place, but that's not what it was created for.

I've noticed that the state has been replacing signage along Route 1 between Chelsea and at least Lynnfield. I wish they didn't feel the need to always replace every single mast arm and gantry too. Huge waste of money.

This was a really bizarre thing. It's quite odd to announce a change solely with a traffic advisory, but the whole "DCR is removing a bike lane for cars" narrative was just pearl clutching. It was never happening. However, there were some photos posted of the layout lines that looked a little...

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I'm confused. Are you trying to make an MBTA service level joke? I use the red line through here daily. It's honestly not that bad.