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These are a few weeks old, but are different angles than kz.

Matt, What are a couple of characteristics about loops that are bad transit?

There is an alternate proposal for buses in the Crazy Transit pitches thread here.

I think on further reflection about my proposed loops it is questionable whether they are an effective distributor of Kendall / Lechmere transit. Even though walking around East Cambridge from these stops always feels longer than it should I am not sure whether there are many trips that are...

Kendall / East Cambridge is a really tricky one. It has always been too big to effectively serve with one stop. Why address it now? What's changed? - Development and greater activation are or soon will fill out a much greater area as others have described above. There will soon be 2 public...

Re: Seaport Transportation Yes, saw this in the original draft, but decided to leave it in. See what I did there. This could go on all night.

Re: Seaport Transportation I agree with your logic on this. But this would have to be light rail, not heavy rail per BostonUrbEx. Also at Terminal E, it would have to be either above the pedestrian walkway (very high) or transition above the circulator, below the walkway, above the...

Re: Seaport Transportation Ok. I agree with you and Davem that elevated and limited stops (i.e. not all Terminals) is better. (1) But, for Davem's proposal splitting the two garages, the access road is at grade and there are elevated pedestrian and auto crossings that look like this...

Re: Seaport Transportation I looked at this a bit myself and there's a few things about your proposal I don't understand. Where do you run it around the airport without using a tunnel? Especially at Terminal E. (ultimately I think this can be sorted but may require a lot of reworking). How...

Re: Parcel 9 - The Greenway Small update on this project. Two story increase, presumably to put mechanicals on top of the hotel. I still prefer the Blackstone concept. From article: Hopefully the meeting's presentation will eventually be available.

In my view, the area is not very attractive once you cross East Berkeley. It is kind of broken up by various parking lots and industrial uses. Not to my taste for $1000/SF. However, 345 Harrison is being developed and so is 80 East Berkeley. I am not sure Quinzani's will ever be redeveloped...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) You may be right about levels, I'm only pointing out what his colleague said at the first public meeting. He said about 70' deep and that it was feasible and the first thing they checked. In my view this seems plausible. The garage spandrel's are...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) It's not obvious to me how one builds 35 stories over an existing garage with 'none of the cost'. It may be doable, but it's not obviously a 'better deal'. Theoretical benefits of redeveloping existing garage without removing it: 1. No need to...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) I apologize if I misused your quote. I have no particular knowledge, interest or like of Chiofaro, but quoting Johnson, an infamously difficult and complicated character does not leave me much wiser. Why does he say 'wrong' and how does that...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Your reported objectives for the people in HT are very sensible. However, let's be clear, they do not 'own' the view. They own a condo that overlooks someone else's developable property (which originally would have had a tower blocking their view...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) He made it clear in the BRA meeting that he will be replacing the parking spaces 1 for 1 (i.e. 1400). Although like every developer he would be much happier with less, as would I. I gather he thinks it's not a winnable battle, but this is the fault...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) In the last BRA meeting they said it would require 70' below grade They will probably use a post-tensioned two CIP slab, so figure 8" to 12" of structure and 7' clear typical. At 9 floors of 8' (not counting grade) that's 71'. Perhaps that's...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) I for one would be perfectly happy with a building no taller than the existing garage. But as Deetroyt says a low rent paying museum and a short hotel are never going to pay for a 70' 1400 space underwater garage (maybe this part should go). If...

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) Fortunately AB has lost my overly long rant on this subject. Like everyone else I find their letter completely ridiculous and outrageous. I am not as happy bashing NIMBY's as many are here and I don't fetishize the skyline view as some others might...

I don't really agree with this. Reducing steel tonnage given a specific design is always a goal. But that's not the same thing as choosing CIP shear walls over steel bracing. Bracing and gusset plates are used because they are cheap. Shimming and bolting is easy compared to field welding and...