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Legal question, how is this possible for the court to mandate the sale of privately held land to another privately held entity? I don't disagree that this property owner has very little regard for the property, but this feels like a land grab type of ruling, no? If it was an eminent domain fight...

This makes sense for office floors if no tenants have been signed up. The only place where the developer would probably spend money would be the elevator lobbies, if their intent is to demise floor plates into multiple tenants. Otherwise they will leave construction lighting in a "dark shell"...

Always nice to see when a city looks at areas such as Porter from a holistic approach. IMHO, for the zoning diagrams I prefer Option 3, 2, 1 in that order with Option 1 being removed entirely. Build up at Mass Ave then transition down into the existing urban environment. 6-8 stories (6 stories...

The easy connectivity from Kennedy Plaza to Park Row W to N Main Street makes me think the Park Row W site would be better suited to tie into multiple routes. I would also go as far as saying Railroad Street should be Bus/Peds/Bikes only with the lone caveat of parking garage access (personnel...

I feel like this first photo is right up the Back Bay's alley (not their literal alleys though please) for permanent protection for bike/bus lanes (I would also prefer grade separation for bikes PLUS these!)

That is a gigantic parking garage. While I am torn on providing additional parking, I view it as a larger subsidy that can go to improving Logan Express service and possibly other services within the terminal. Parking at airports is essentially a money game and Logan is playing that game. As for...

There isn't a ton of information there, but are we talking overhead heaters or heated platform surfaces/sidewalks or possibly both? UMass Medical Campus in Worcester actually has radiant heated sidewalks from the main entrance down to the parking garage to reduce/limit the amount of sidewalk...

Here is a wild pitch (seeing as we are talking about drawing board revisions), could MassDOT Air Rights the space currently dedicated to the bus deck and open air to the east? As we have learned from SS Tower, working over active train yards is remarkably tricky. Futureproofing any form of...

For all the talk about the busway and bus connections at this location, I completely agree with F-Line that it seems like a giant waste of money. Looking at the T provided map, the 64 is the only one that makes any form of sense and yes, it is gonna be very serpentine to get there. It almost...

Out of curiosity, is the Bullfinch Triangle also within a Historic Zone that may hamper future development? Want to see more housing built, but want to have a clear picture that one zoning change may not "solve" our problems. Great hurdle to clear though!

While grounding the overpass would've been ideal, I understand that grounding it while maintaining a Pike crossing and connecting to Storrow was always going to be tough. That being said, I appreciate the simplification of the southern terminus into a four-way intersection that creates a...

Really like the chosen design. LOVE the fact that the effort is pursuing the use of CLT. From a design standpoint, living above a firehouse is just another challenge to design for. As others mentioned, folks already live adjacent to the buildings and grow used to the alarms. When we talk about...

I am quite displeased with the design as shown in the rendering. The final outcome may be better than what is shown, but only time will tell.

"modern" - 80's Florida aesthetic haha "below grade" - partially sunk slab with blank ground floor. I get that this is Hull and the building will take an absolute beating from the ocean, but WOOF!

Frightening statistics coming out of Brightline. Thanks to everyone for helping breakdown statistics. While grade crossing elimination is not financially feasible, to operate at higher speeds the safety improvements need to be regulated at a much higher level. Brightline has been praised as a...

Hey All, Sorry for reviving such an old thread. I'll be relocating back to Boston after seven years away in Spring 2025 and wanted to pose reviving some form of meetup. I've been very active in a very similar group here in Nashville that meets every month (first Saturday at a central location)...

We for sure have lower rates. I talk with my family all the time because everything is electric in my house and it is still cheaper than MA electric bills (something I am preparing for as I will be moving back to the area in March 2025). NES is unfortunately very stubborn in investing in the...

Something else to keep in mind with burying utilities is it may not be solely up to the city. Here in Nashville we have a Form-Based Code for the downtown with bonus height that outlines incentives for added height/density. They have been working through a revision to those bonuses that includes...

While I will be critical of parking inside of the 95/128 loop, South Shore Plaza is served by two bus routes that is not so direct to the two nearest subway stations. This development is talking about 1.5 spaces per unit, which is pretty average for multi-family. Even better when considering...

Love seeing the Mass Timber being integrated into the campus (photos 7 & 8)