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On this map, can anyone explain the difference between an "Elevator" and a "Lift"?

The city probably just didn't submit a new application -- you have to reapply periodically, and without a strong bike coordinator this likely fell through the cracks.

Not a fan of that plaza redesign. It complete ignores the fact that this is where the SW Corridor Bike Path ends at Dartmouth St.

So they're completely doing away with the busway? Where will the 39 bus load and unload? EDIT: Searched the PNF and all it says is "Station East Parcel is located on the existing bus drop-off and involves the relocation of the drop-off function to an off-site location, as well as the removal of...

I hope the Ali's Roti Wraps shop doesn't get priced out the neighborhood (it's right on the corner of Tremont at Coventry St.). That is one of the great cheap eats in that part of town. And I dread when the students and Northeastern administration start complaining about the SRO that's right...

I agree, and compared to the Transport for London graphic standards, these look like something done by a gradeschool art class. I was hoping for some real improvements after that lawsuit over accessibility was settled in 2006.

"Looming behemoth" is how I'd describe it. Remains to be seen how the street level will work out.

It would be interesting to track down more specifics on this design. The article linked above mentions a "pedestrian actuated crossing beacon" but doesn't say how bikes get priority to cross on the bike path. Cars get loop detectors, bikes and peds should get detectors too! Seems silly to have...

Re: Tremont Crossing in Roxbury kenns15 wrote: It's the South Bay Town Center: http://www.bldup.com/projects/south-bay-town-center

Reminds me of Santana Row in San Jose, CA. (Which was finished in 2004 and has expanded since.) Very similar to the model that was used for Assembly Square. Lots of major chain stores in an outdoor mall with residential. I agree with the poster above that this needs some proper bike...

Re: Tremont Crossing in Roxbury The most disturbing part of this project is the garage for 1,600 cars when it's right next to commuter rail and the orange line... The link posted above for the developer's presentation didn't work, so here's a shortened one: http://bit.ly/1K7G60x

NACTO has tried to do this, but they've been met with lots of resistance. All those turning radius templates and minimum lane width for large fire trucks really don't work in old, narrow street layouts. Fire chiefs often aren't involved early in design processes which results in these weird...

Cabral's Wharf finally changes hands! Sold for $3.5 M to Charles & Ann Lagasse (Provincetown Marina LLC). http://capecodtimes.com/article/20160202/NEWS/160209949 It will be interesting to see how they engage the community and whether they keep the just-restored "They Also Face the Sea"...

I like how they show all these performance uses of the space when there's no back stage area. Rather odd. And I can say from experience that it's no fun having a panel discussion in a big cavernous lobby! I also like how they don't show an elevation of the Matthews St. side where they're...

Widening doesn't make a highway safer, it just brings more cars. Any widening by MassDOT would require a "complete streets" redesign. Worse is that the towns have little say in any of this -- it's all at the state level and the state doesn't really give a hoot about the Cape. There were...

I found the "mixing zones" very odd as well. Hopefully they'll follow the new MassDOT Separate Bike Lane Design Guide (which was written by Toole) so we won't end up with these conflict areas in the final design.

The Greenway design was bad from the start, with a huge missed opportunity for separated bike lanes and transit along the corridor. Kind of like Seaport Boulevard in that respect. As for people parking/driving in the bike lanes, there are a bunch of bike safety bills coming up for a hearing on...

I liked this tweet in the comments: I've found that volunteer bike advocacy is much more effective from outside of these navel-gazing town boards that don't typically have the power to get anything done.

This is actually the latest revised plan, which puts the park back and removes the big parking lot they had originally proposed. Here's the latest, from the PDF link I posted above: They're listening to the community. Another slide in that presentations ays: The bike path doesn't really go...