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Oh yeah. East Cambridge. I lived there when I was a little kid and it was the most magical, wonderful place I've ever lived. What urban America should be.

Yep. Super blocks, wide streets, and landscrapers. That's what we do.

I like th I do like the concept. A couple of concerns I have are: 1) the route along the Fellsway in Medford is not far from two OL stations (0.9 mi. to Malden Ctr. and closer to Wellington), so there would be overlap in rail transit service areas; 2) much of the route through the Middlesex...

Wow, 500 ft. tall buildings in the downtown of a major city. Outrageous!

What used to be the worst case scenario (a jumble of ugly facade elements) is now the best case scenario.

Having lived through both eras, my observation is that the present socio-political environment is far, far more divided now than it ever was in the late 1960s/early 70s. I'm friends with a few Vietnam vets around my age (mid-70s) and they all see now, and saw back then, how the Vietnam War was...

Yes, isolationism and tribalism seems to be increasing. Post WW-II suburban planning and zoning of vast residential-only subdivisions fostered it, which then influenced urban areas to mimic that single-use exclusionary model. I also have my own theory that the end of the military draft helped...

The Union Freight Railroad, that ran from South Sta to North Sta, terminated next to those buildings you mentioned. The railroad turned from Causeway St into what is now Legends Way between North Station and the old Analex Building, opposite Haverhill St. I suspect the two buildings you...

All good points in regards to burglaries and crimes in residential neighborhoods, and I agree. Density and high pedestrian activity helps, a lower poverty level helps, and a non-porous street wall helps (connected townhouses, walls, etc.). However, comparing a single-family home suburban...

I wonder if the old Central Artery had enough on/off ramps?

I think someone on here said the white framing is actually limestone. Maybe this thing will look better if and when the whiteness weathers out a bit in a few years.

In urban areas, such as the newly developing areas of Everett, I prefer a rectangular street grid instead of stub streets, because it encourages walkability and walkable access to multi-use development. However, in suburban residential areas, stub-end streets do have one advantage, which is...

Multi-use development is the key; i.e., mixed residential, commercial, and small retail. As you say, the greater Alewife area was developed wrong over the past 70 years. It followed the post-WW II suburban template of large areas of single use; all commercial/business in one large area...

No big loss. IMO.

The wrap-around corner windows plus the deep blackness of all of the windows are a deal breaker for me. Also, hopefully the stark whiteness of the framing will weather a bit over time.

There was discussed on here in 2011/1012 the option of demolishing the MGH (formerly the "Spalding") building to provide room for additional berths at North Station, which would have required additional track(s) crossing the Charles River. With the new railroad bridge proposal preserving the...

The big difference with the O'Brien Hwy development next to the GL viaduct is that the viaduct was there first, and the residential development was built after, So, the residents are moving into a situation that is pre-existing. In the case of Broadway in Everett, those buildings have been in...

Thank you for your detailed and accurate analysis. It appears that a subway for rail transit is best for streets of this width class. Elevated lines have a future in the Boston area on wider streets, boulevards and highways, but not on narrow streets such as Broadway in Everett wherein...

When the North Bank bridge was first proposed, and the renders discussed on this board, I noted on here at the time that its south pier was too close to the tracks for future expansion of North Station's railway capacity. "Futuring" seems to be a foreign concept for the MBTA and MassDOT.

Here's a typical section from the SoundTransit website. The column itself looks to be 30 ft. tall and 5.5 ft. wide. I'd do some other measurements in regards to how well it would fit onto Broadway in Everett, but I was in an accident a few days ago wherein I broke my glasses and my nose, am...