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I'm completely with atlantaden on this. Moving to Boston 5 years ago, it has never ceased to amaze me that moderately sized projects here (Jeff mentioned Government Center Station--they shut down the whole frigging thing for YEARS for a simple renovation--yes some structural modifications, but...

I don't this is trying to be fauxstoric at all--yeah, it's got the mansard elements and gables, but the fenestration is very contemporary--yeah it's making a gesture towards Haussman style but it's not being too Disney about it. That being said, I think if it was 2 or 3 stories taller it would...

Never turn down an opportunity to avoid JFK.

Now there's a thought! Maybe when the building is open its plaza may feel more activated...

I think Pittsburgh is a good testing-ground for cities with no known logic to their streets PLUS they have tons of steep hills and the most bridges of any city in the US (maybe the world...I forget the propaganda). In any case, if Uber and CMU are successful there, I think Boston is probably a...

I know this has come up before with a dire warning of the huge costs this would entail, but I wonder if it's really all that costly. Certainly, rebranding/naming takes money but it happens all the time on much bigger scales at other airports. If MassPort is pretty sure that there will only be 4...

Re: Storm surge in Boston In fairness, though, hyperbole is often needed to get people's attention. As crazy as that photoshopped picture is, it probably got some people to read the article that wouldn't otherwise. In a way, that's the message of the article: until people in the South End and...

Yeah, I would love to see the map and hear of the plan (assuming there's a plan) of linking all terminals post-security. An interesting, efficient inter-terminal system would be HUGE for Logan as a leading US airport.

sounds a bit apocryphal. :rolleyes: But if guess if you can't stand by your own ideas, sure, let's attribute them to a "lady in the lobby."

Wow. The Hancock looks ethereal in that photo.

I think most respectable coffeehouses produced a pretty good product. Even Starbucks isn't bad for what it is (you have to like that style of roasting). Dunkins, on the other hand...I never got the cachet of it here in New England. Why they even sell coffee is beyond me--they should stick to...

Isn't that true at every coffeehouse? (not a rhetorical question...I always assumed it was).

Agree with you 100%. Boston is what it is. Much of it charming (though most of its contemporary architecture is dime-a-dozen). That's okay--it's thoroughly walkable, has some inimitable academic and cultural institutions, coziness and, yes, even a handful of nice, tall buildings. But it will not...

Re: Offical City Hall Plaza Proposals Ferris wheel might have been interesting 20 years ago. Now it would just be derivative and embarrassing.

When you say "nicer path up the overpass over the pike..." do you mean that the path will not be at ground level along the Muddy? That would be a shame. Nothing to make you forget the Emerald Necklace like walking along the Bowker Overpass :(

one of the things that most excites me about this project (apart from the building itself which is nice if not amazing) is that it focuses attention on the Emerald Necklace--Charlesgate is one of the most egregious "breakdowns" in the idea of a walkable park going from Jamaica Pond (and points...

I take your point (it takes way too much time to get from Airport Station to Terminal E) but I think they have a bus that goes Airport Station/Car Rental/A and B (#22), and a second bus that goes Airport Station/Car Rental/C and E (#33). It would be much worse if a single bus had to do all the...

This is an excellent location for Flour. No decent bakeries in the area so we're mostly stuck with Au Bon Pain and Panera. :( Though Eataly should also improve the situation :D

Yeah, I think it's supposed to cover a moving walkway. Actually, it might be faster to take that walkway than the 22 and 33 buses departing from the Blue Line that now stop at the car rental center for 5-10 minutes before continuing on to the terminals. Really undermines the appeal of arriving...

Yeah, this would be a great use of the East Boston waterfront. Hopefully it would attract additional upscale retail and the infrastructure that accommodates it. I only go to East Boston for the odd down-market Latin American restaurant or bodega; it would be nice if the area could expand beyond...