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I hesitate to jump into this, but the doc linked below, despite being from 2000 or so, has far more information, but it's possible that you're both right. In terms of vessels and landing catches, Boston is small potatoes. However, in terms of processing fish, it's become (remained?) a bit of a...

A poster in another forum mentioned that considering this a "minor" transaction would mean that the STB agrees the public benefit of the transaction outweights any possible anti-competitive issues. By elevating to a "significant" transaction, the STB would be acknowledging that there are...

I'll be sad to the C&B go. It was my go-to for furniture when I lived in the area. For heavier pieces, they'd always let me borrow a dolly or some other wheeled contrivance to get it to my place. There aren't many options for simple, attractive, and reasonably affordable furnishings in...

I can't believe you're even asking this. Ask any low-income family whether they'd rather have a place to live or the health benefits of a nearby tree, and you'll get the obvious answer of "tree". Clearly that's more beneficial than a semi-modern place with working climate control systems. /s...

As one of those (non-wealthy) Beacon Hill families, I can attest that there are a surprising number of families in Beacon Hill, West End, North End, and even Downtown that would use this. Families certainly don't comprise the same percentage of the population as the suburbs, but it's enough to...

As a former resident of both Beacon Hill and the West End, I've been asking this question since about 1999, when I first was able to take stock of the contrast between those neighborhoods. For many folks the price/amenities were probably worth it. Despite the Soviet theme park feel, it is a...

Circa 2007, my daily commute was to take the Red Line to Kendall from Charles/MGH, walk to the day care at the former Lotus building, and then walk to Harvard Square for work. At the the time, there was a whole lot of "nothing much" happening. Pedestrian traffic was fairly minimal and there...

The "flex" option isn't 4 day weekends. It's the ability to come to the office 1-3 days per week. You'll still be getting 5 days worth of work in. FWIW, I worked for Salesforce in the Boston area, and for my office, about 1/2 of the folks already worked from home 1 day a week already...

As someone who grew up in NH and still travels (well, used to) frequently from the Boston area, I'd love nothing more than for this to come to pass. Hopefully the demographics of southern NH have changed enough over time to get over the "why should I pay for something I don't benefit from"...

I get the sense that the state is spending Feddybux on this, rather than its own money. I just don't see the case where the state actually spends tens or hundreds of millions on this unless it's someone else's money.

A dedicated lane for the 79/350 buses to get to Alewife would make those connections even better. When I resided in Arlington, I usually avoided either of those routes in favor of the 77, since getting to Porter was time competitive with dealing with the mess of the Rt. 2 / Alewife Brook...

The highway isn't just for suburbanites. Some of us who live in the city and work in the suburbs also use the Pike. Granted, it's not the majority, but it does allow people in the city to go outside the city, not just vice-versa. That said, I agree that investing in density and transit are...

Somewhat ironically, that's the only business on that side of the street from Govt. Center to Charles Circle that I regularly patronized when I lived in the area. That said, that entire side of the street is a bit of a pedestrian wasteland with only a short stretch of retail at Charles River...

Talk about a bullet dodged! I can't even imagine what Harvard Square would look like it became a major tourist destination.

As a resident of Winchester, I would LOVE this, but I can only imagine the horrified pearl-clutching that would occur should such a thing come to pass.

I'm throwing my hat in the ring with a guess of 218 Willard Street. Looking up Leominster Packaging and Warehousing on LinkedIn leads to a company with that address. It's right on the Fitchburg Secondary and there's a small "LPW" sign on street view...

As a bit of a connoisseur of MBTA buses (grizzled 171 bus vet from back in the day) in the 93 to 90 quadrant, I'll say there's a big difference between 30 minute headways and 30 minute headways with predictable arrival times. When times are not predictable, those headways suddenly become 45-60...

IIRC, there are some random whale's tail sculptures along I-89 near Burlington, VT. Perhaps they'd be open to loaning them to the MBTA.

I currently live in Winchester and have a co-worker looking to move here. So far, every property he's put an offer on has had multiple bidders over asking price. The market's hot, and people are taking advantage. (Also, I wish the 350 bus was more predictable. There's a +- 15 minute delta at...

Speaking of pedestrian and bicycle amenities. I used to commute from Watertown to Bear Hill Road via the 71 and 70 buses wayyy back in the early 2000's. The 70 bus drops off on the Waltham side of the bridge over 128. When I started that commute, there wasn't much of a sidewalk on Bear Hill...