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I'm not in the place to plan this, so I guess I'll give a prompt. If Boston built a new Elevated Railway (an "El"), where would it/should it go?

I just don't think we need to throw the baby out with the bathwater over the last transfer of the night. I would be confident guessing that the majority of transfers in the system happen prior to the last call.

And would do wonders to add a non-corporate atmosphere to the West End (again)!

I just wish some of this money would go to worker pay...

Love the integration of the mansion as a central amenity. In towns bordering Boston, this could be a great way to maintain historic character while also building more. Too bad you need all the parking there but it's pretty necessary for the neighborhood. This has me thinking... how difficult is...

This is probably the smartest and most thoughtful method of being a cyclist, but I feel like it's a hard sell to many Bostonians. I know I'm a Pedestrian in Boston when I'm flipping off a driver who's being a knucklehead. I know when I'm a Driver in Boston when I'm flipping off a driver who's...

We are losing neighborhood dives to Landsdowne Conglomerates and National Chains. This current trend is on it's way to strip Boston of a great deal of it's character. Maybe it's up to the Historical Society to save our Tams and Silhouettes. I'd be happy to be a NIMBY for shitty chain...

I think this is the crux of the argument for me. Boston keeps turning into a city of CVSes and (I hate to bring it up again) Taco Bell Cantinas. Boston's food scene is kind of embarrassing, not because there's a lack of talent, but because the talent has a lack of money for the things they need...

I would guess ease of transfer and more efficiency. There's that brand new bus stop right in front of the Lyrik building, having an entrance/exit on that side will keep help limit the amount of pedestrians crossing Mass Ave.

put it up to a fan contest like they do for lots of expansion teams in other leagues. it'll save public face.

If it's working in the rest of the 49, idk why we wouldn't pass this law here.

I'm happy you get it and can speak from a landlord's perspective. American brokers mostly just need to do tours sometimes, or at the very most field texts and deal with some sort of payments. Some renters might not even meet a broker. Often they're a useless middleman, and the landlord hires...

Maybe SSX could be future proofed by having some temporary stub end tracks at South Station with the option to extend? It may put some pressure on the NSRL moving forward. But it's not like the "futureproofed" Bowdoin stop ever really put too much pressure on the BL extension outside of the...

that's why we should start wharfing the harbor again. More land, more space for housing, more protection from rising sea levels. And more waterside little shacks where they sell just oysters or just lobster or whatever else.

Maybe he has fond memories of taking the Red Line from Charles/MGH? Hopefully?

Not going to lie, the color is growing on me. Maybe it's weathered enough or something, but it looks less jarring and more like a faux marble now.

I think it'll be if/when the Northeast Megalopolis solidifies, the NSRL will be a no brainer. Obviously looking to the far future here, but NSRL is a future proofing scheme. As temperature rises, we'll have more people move to NH and Maine, who will probably look at NSRL more positively than others.

Anyone getting involved on bluesky? I just joined and would love to see some more Boston Urbanism and Transit on my thread.

I think it's time for Mass to find a new Rail representative. A lot of people who push for progressive transit law are the same people pushing for trans rights, esp in the Boston area. I definitely retreated from support for Moulton after his comments, and I assume a lot of others too.

I feel like that first quote you included seems like a bad faith argument. All of the other examples can also be explained away with "it's just another tunnel" for New Jersey, "another highway expansion" for Arizona, "another airport expansion" for Chicago. All of these projects would make...