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So if I was to put in a request for a new dock installation, I would direct it at the town/city and not towards BlueBikes?

And there are so many things to do away from downtown/the water! The best Portuguese/Cape Verdean food you'll ever have, some of the kindest and most genuine Bay Staters, a lot of hidden gems. I just can't recommend people to walk there in good faith.

don't forget Real Estate Office!

I really think Jon Mitchell would be stupid not to start some tourism advertising in Boston once the SCR service begins. Images of the Whaling Museum, Cisco/the Black Whale, hiking on trails in the area, that fancy hotel downtown. Obviously it'll be a stretch to a lot of people, but I could see...

it's kind of sad seeing all these Taco Bell Cantinas come into the region. I felt like for a long time you wouldn't see any YUM! Brand stores, and now every 3rd liquor license is for a Taco Bell Cantina. I wish we could see these licenses go to new bars or new restaurants, instead of a place...

I mean this would be demolishing an existing overpass and dropping a traffic light in the middle of it. This will turn two Routes that currently do not have to come to a complete halt and making them wait for each other. All the other Route 9 lights pretty much give priority to Route 9 (which...

Just saw this diagram on twitter detailing pre-approved plans that South Bend offers for developers: thought this was also a really interesting idea (especially for infill). Do you think this would be feasible for Boston and surrounding localities? I found mention of pre-approved plans as...

I have spent years of my life at signaled intersections along route 9. i'm always okay without adding another.

Interesting that the location was warehouse -> offices -> residential. One would think the warehouse bones of the building easier to convert to residential than a lot of more purpose-built office buildings that are more commonly discussed when it comes to residential conversion.

At this point a lot of senior housing is like college life. I remember reading that STDs were rampant in some because it's a lot of people with nothing to do hanging out in their bedrooms. And the drug culture discussion is avoided since it's all prescribed.

yeah that's true, but in 6-8 months it'll just be a dead part of a new building. I remember the Tesla stores going into the Natick Mall or the Pru, but eventual it becomes wasted space for commercial usage. You're not going to have returning customers, and it'll have less foot traffic than even...

There's a Rivian going in? Something about dealerships feels weird for downtown. I understand Tesla and Rivian are popular tech car companies, but people aren't really walking in every day to make a purchase, and once you've taken a look you get all you need. I also know (at least at NYC...

I assume many will fold over in the coming years, but I doubt that'll impact the buying up of campuses. Harvard, MIT, BC, BU, Emerson, and a bunch of others have enough in their endowment to stay open, have a bunch of prestige that will continue to attract students. I doubt the major Boston...

who knew brookline snootiness was actually walkability minded (/s). Photo from here. definitely believe that a dead end street with bike/walk measures is a great way to go here, but is much more effective with development around it. Just dropping a deadend in a lowly lit suburb might make...

congrats, you've found one one of the very few cases where JFK's location is actually convenient

Just starting from a "Visit New York City, not JFK/LGA/EWR Airport" viewpoint would do so much

I wonder whats going to happen in the next couple years when the minor colleges get bought out. BC bought Pine Manor, UMass bought Mt. Ida, BU Wheelock, etc. Newbury college closed, but with the exponential growth these colleges are looking for, who's going to live in boston?

the same auto folks who would demand an auto crossing are the same people who don't want more traffic on the island and wouldn't want their town to have to deal with the construction and subsequent traffic that a new bridge/tunnel would bring. Honestly a rail tunnel would skirt a lot of that...

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but The Gothamist just posted an article about a HSR proposal from NYC to Boston in 100 minutes. Obviously this is talked about a lot, but this was a pretty unique map: The blue line is the proposal, and it's obviously kind of a silly map...

then why does guy fieri have 2 liquor licenses /s liquor licenses are honestly the biggest issue with nightlife in the city and at the end of the day a huge issue with the development of Boston. In a city like NYC where liquor licenses are dealt like candy, it just helps upstart restaurants...