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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos Cross posted at railroad.net... I was just at the Watertown hearing. The subcommittee is against the trackless trolley's remove and will pass along this recommendation to the full town council and the town manager. The recommendation is for the town...
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    Novartis Campus | 181-211 Mass Ave, 22 Windsor Street | Kendall Square | Cambridge

    Re: Novartis Expansion The picture is just a massing diagram. I'm not too keen on the the green space but I'm sure Cambridge is forcing them.
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    More use for Cambridge's rail line

    The bakery used to get shipments once or twice a month. However, in 2007 or 2008 they stopped receiving rail shipments. A train hasn't been down since. The stuff now comes by truck from CSX's Allston rail yard.
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    More use for Cambridge's rail line

    ^ Not entirely true. Pan Am still owns the right of way from Fresh Pond to Grove Street in Watertown. They filed for abandonment in the mid 2000's and then withdrew the petition. There haven't been trains down since 2007 or 2008. From Grove Street to School Street it is owned by the MA...
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    Six Ten @ MIT | 610 Main Street | Cambridge - Kendall Sq

    Re: Cambridge Developments 610 Main Street is actually the large parking that Shire currently uses. http://www.sixtenmit.com
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    Six Ten @ MIT | 610 Main Street | Cambridge - Kendall Sq

    Re: Cambridge Developments It'll be a lot better than what's there. Currently a 1 story and 2 story building (both vacant) a parking lot occupy the area.
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    🔷 Open Thread

    I don't golf so I can't help you out. However, I used to sled there as kid. Nice hills.
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    🔷 Open Thread

    My college roommate was in the Landscape Arch program out at Amherst. He really enjoyed it. His master's thesis was redesigning a Guatemalan village. Which he proceeded to do upon graduating.
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    Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

    While kendell is no gem I wouldn't say that a "fake starbucks" is all that's there for dining. There is legal seafood, black sheep, and cosi among others. I do agree that the feel is very eighties especially with the style of brick sidewalk that's in place.
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    More use for Cambridge's rail line

    The red line under Main Street would be a huge obstacle if you wanted to cut and cover the rail line.
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    Craigie Bridge Restoration and Improvement

    MassDOT just uploaded a picture of the construction to their flickr account. The inbound span is gone!
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    Future Broad Canal-Memorial Drive Bridge Work?

    Any idea when the bridge spans were last opened? I had thought they were inoperable.
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    MBTA to serve T.F. Green next month

    The MBCR is a consortium of transit service operating and management companies. It's made up of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate Concepts, Inc. They only provide the service and maintain the system. All the infrastructure and equipment is owned by the State...
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    MBTA to serve T.F. Green next month

    Amtrak owns the rails in RI and most of CT. CDOT own the southern portion in CT and the MBTA owns the rails in MA. http://policy.rutgers.edu/vtc/reports/REPORTS/NECAP.pdf
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    Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

    The new Mormon church on Binney Street is done and occupied. Looks good except for the weird brick motif under the spire and it's concrete base.
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    Liberty Wharf | 220-270 Northern Ave | Seaport

    Re: Liberty Wharf (Jimmy's Harborside) From this morning:
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    Belmont Developments

    Cushing Square developers threaten to sue town of Belmont By Patrick Ball/pball@cnc.com Belmont Citizen-Herald...
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    Photo of the Day, Boston Style: Part III

    it was amazing. I also didn't have a camera
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    Novartis Campus | 181-211 Mass Ave, 22 Windsor Street | Kendall Square | Cambridge

    Re: Novartis Expansion They will be tearing down the Analog Devices building. At least that's what the article leads me to believe.
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    Novartis Campus | 181-211 Mass Ave, 22 Windsor Street | Kendall Square | Cambridge

    Re: Cambridge Developments This is going to need it's own thread! Can we split this off? Four acres of development. Here is the Cambridge Chronicle article: and the globe

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