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I was in Downtown Crossing today an noticed a number of these signs... Are bikes no longer allowed on Summer/Winter/Washington? If you're standing at Park St Station and looking toward Winter St, there's one of these on the left and on the right there are a bunch of the bike directional signs...

Re: 500 Boylston I have fond memories of going to 500 Boylston for my first job interview back in the early 1990s. I loved that odd angled outdoor passage that went between Rebecca's and Skipjack's. The courtyard was never programmed appropriately, so of course it was a lifeless place. Despite...

And a March 6 article from the Mission Hill Gazette: BRA checking history of tower site http://missionhillgazette.com/2015/03/06/bra-checking-history-of-tower-site/ Opponents are claiming the project is subject to a 1960s redevelopment plan. Seems like a bit of a reach.

Re: Government Center A number of years ago the Boston Landmarks Commission received a petition to designate the building as a Boston landmark, and they referred it for study. They won't actually do anything until the building is actually threatened with demolition.

As someone who rides a bicycle year-round in mixed traffic, I really hope they don't let self-driving cars loose in public any time in the near future. Too many crashes are already classed as "accidents" which would be completely avoidable if people just paid attention to driving while they are...

I worked at a major consulting firm in '92 that was doing a pro bono study to bring the 2012 Olympics to Boston, so it was probably part of that bid process.

I love the Larz Anderson Museum - nice spot for a party! These are far from barn-style, but I've been to events at the Commander's Mansion (Watertown), the Lyman Estate (Waltham), Robert Treat Paine Estate (Waltham), and Castle Hill (Ipswich) and they were all really nice. I was particularly...

Wandered through the area today and took a few pics of these streets with my phone... Yawkey Way Ext Maitland St (from Beacon St)

This story at the JP Gazette explains its development: http://jamaicaplaingazette.com/2013/01/18/jamaicaway-tower-built-in-familiar-controversy/ And there is a Sanborn map of what was there before here: http://rememberjamaicaplain.blogspot.com/2012/05/jamaica-towers.html

The cycle tracks look great, but it seems really odd to me that all of the bike infrastructure starts to disappear at Albany St and by the time you hit Hampden St there's not even an on-street bike lane. Get to Mass Ave and you're back in the traditional Boston mixed traffic free-for-all at the...

That's Mission Park: The property features a high-rise tower and three mid-rise buildings, with 628 apartments, as well as 147 town homes, for a total of 775 apartments. All are geared to be affordable for low- or very low-income people.

I certainly hope that the Mayor's attention to building more housing will actually accelerate the pace of building on these parcels and investing in any infrastructure (like Jackson St) that is necessary to support the additional units.

Re: Jackson Square/225 Centre Yep, it sure throws some credibility out the window. The plan is rather grandiose and includes things that the community wanted but no one else agreed to. If you read through the BRA submission above, they explain why the park got axed: 1) They don't control the...

Re: Jackson Square/225 Centre This is Building K, aka 75 Amory Ave. Worse than the loss of greenspace is the reduction from 36 affordable rental units and 16 affordable condos to just 39 rental units. What was proposed as a mixed rental and ownership building is now all rental and it's...

Re: 939 Boylston (Or really Public Alley 444) It will be interesting to hear what the Back Bay Architectural Commission has to say about that tower addition...

Equity made a very bad first move with this design. The neighbors in Mission Hill are extremely well organized to fight development. They've been doing it for decades. They are very good at extorting community benefits from developers and I'm sure there will be a very big dollar amount on the...

Re: Update Planned for Faneuil Hall I really miss the little locally-owned shops that used to be on the second floor of the market buildings. They were all replaced in the '90s by chain stores like Disney, Crate & Barrel, Urban Outfitters, etc. But I also pine for the old Coffee Connection...

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport That's no different from Boston's other high rent districts - Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the South End are not affordable to people at or below the city's median income. I expect the people who live in the Seaport initially will be the people who work...

Re: Fogg Art Museum Addition I was horrified that there were works by the Old Masters right next to wide-open windows when I toured the Vatican Museum. There was even sunlight shining right on a Vermeer! Thankfully, Harvard takes good care of its collections.

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport The disturbing part of this for me is that Seaport Blvd actually looks pretty decent in the Seaport Square PNF (circa 2008). It's nicely landscaped with trees and a planted median. But that's the same PNF that says the whole Seaport Square will be...