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These projects are a mile and a half apart in straight line distance. This project which is directly across the pike from Chinatown shows nothing about the feasibility of a project at Tremont Crossing. They are over a mile apart and this part of Boston where 321 Harrison is being built has been...

Personally I think Portland needs both housing and hotels. My parents where looking at hotels to stay at for my graduation from USM and the hotels on the peninsula were all incredibly expensive which shows there is a ton of demand for hotel rooms as well as more housing.

I hope that isn't the official map. This is kind of nitpicking, but I hope they actually have the Union Square Branch parallel the Fitchburg Line because right now the overlap between the Green Line junction and the Fitchburg Line looks sloppy and awkward to me. I think having the line parallel...

Using just the grassy lot next to the parking garage on the site I think you could build a very tall tower. It is just slightly smaller than the lot that the Four Seasons was built on, but the tower would probably have to be very tall to make up for the small floor plates. Edit: It also looks...

I don't think this is a real proposal I couldn't find anything about the building on the Boston planning department website. Also they talk about turning the pleasant street incline into a pedestrian path which would be a bad ideas as some of that infrastructure will probably be needed again in...

He also designed the South Station Tower so assuming that ever happens that would end up being his last tower to break ground.

I fail to see why MIT having more money and plans to expand the Kendall area even more means they would want to block a rail line to provide better access to an expanded Kendall Square. You have not explained how you are making the leap from point A to point C. Yes I know the documents are not...

I believe MIT has help develop the planning documents that currently exist in regards to the Grand Junction RR so clearly they have had a say in what happens and some of those plans talked about rail service and light rail service so it is not like this is going to be a big surprise for them.

I would assume you just subtract the 27.52 from the 547.33 height and call that the actual building height which would be about 520 feet. I guess there is a slight chance that the 27 feet isn't the lowest point of the building, but it seems likely it would be seeing as that is where the city...

NYC is an in USA case of a system where the vast majority of stations are inaccessible. ADA hasn't had much of an effect there. Guardian Aticle This article has maps comparing systems with each other showing all the stations in the first map and only the accessible stations in the second. The...

Paris isn't exactly a planned city it is really more a typical medieval city layout with a planned boulevard network superimposed on top. The creation of the boulevard network required the demolition of hundreds of buildings. There is an interesting account of that process in the book "Paris...

They already have announced that it is required in the filings with the city. The bottom of the tower will be offices and the thinner upper floors will be residential.

Why are you convinced the South Station modification will be a dungeon? The renderings show plenty of space for natural light to enter from the sides like in the station in the image I don't understand why you are so convinced that wont happen.

Many of the commuter rail lines in Boston have a strong anchor city at the end not just the Providence line. The Worcester Line, Lowell Line, Haverhill Line, and even the Newburyport/Rockport Line dense walkable cities at the terminus or key branch points. Based on this I would recommend that...

Even with four tracks there won't be capacity for every train to run through especially with the 15 minute headways being proposed for most lines by Transit Matters and the MBTA's own future planning documents. Also not all Amtrak trains will run through there just is not enough space for a four...

I just checked and at least on apple devices you can authenticate your fingerprint before you tap so it is ready to go.

Third rail isn't an option for the commuter rail because of the issues presented by at grade crossings. F-Line has some detailed posts explaining the issues with third rail electrification. Plus it would be a waste to electrify the commuter rail using third rail because the Providence line is...

Re: Crossroads at Kenmore | 560 Commonwealth Ave | Kenmore Square Traffic cameras are also a privacy issue though so it isn't that simple and better enforcement by police officers would help as well as a high fine. NYC was able to get people to stop blocking the box in Manhattan for the most...

Yes and part of the removal of several of their highways has been in conjunction with expansions of the mass transit system which is important because that obviously helps. Boston is however in a good position to achieve RER-lite service in the near future even without the rail link if I have...

A better example might be the highway that Seoul South Korea tore down and in the process daylighted a river and built a linear park next to the river. If I remember correctly that was a major highway and removing it didn't make traffic any worse. Wikipedia article about the river