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Maybe one day we can have true express/rapid versions of frequent routes, as are common in Muni-land (here's the crucial 38R).

There are no buses that run on Main Street in Cambridge (west of Vassar Street), and it could certainly use some. Plus, geometrically simplifying the route has a lot of positives. I completely agree that the Broadway corridor is totally underserved by buses – but adding another 68 seems like a...

Fantastic – needed ASAP at that human-unfriendly intersection. As a reminder, all of Galileo is planned for cycle tracks (completing the existing ones on Vassar to the south and Binney to the east), as is Broadway from the Hampshire intersection (currently bollard-protected) to Ames at least...

Boston is finally getting a streetsblog! https://jobs.streetsblog.org/jobs/editor-streetsblogmass/ (h/t uhub) They're hiring a journalist/blogger for Massachusetts transportation/urbanism coverage. I follow their SF/CA stuff – really solid, thorough work (it helps that there are more projects...

Was there, greatly enjoyed it (as did my friend I roped into coming along). I could *mostly* hear everything but was happy how packed it was. Thanks for organizing, TM!

I mentioned this on the last page, but if there is any change at all to the residential component, the affordable housing rate jumps from 11.5% (what it was at the time of approval) to 20% (current requirement). They'd need to add a heck of a lot of units to offset that massive cost increase.

This is the perfect time to have this discussion, as Seattle is currently in the midst of a state highway (Alaskan Viaduct, similar to Storrow/SFR) shutdown while they configure its replacement tunnel. Per Seattle's chief traffic engineer, biking is up 2-3x from this point last year. Per random...

Apple gets one floor (25k ft), up from 11k at One Broadway. Capital One gets 3 floors (75k ft). Boeing was already announced for 4 floors (100k ft). MIT Museum gets bottom 3 floors. Still 5 floors left available. Perhaps these leases are why construction's been moving so quickly?

I wonder if we could recognize (original) photo posters in some way.... A little badge next to their username, or monthly posts recognizing contributors by # of threads or # of photos. The internet's taught us that, psychologically, people love little badges they can earn.

Based on my own experience getting clipped by a driver trying to squeeze past me in the vehicle lane, it's narrowing of the roads. Bike lanes are unevenly cleared (though hopefully changing with new bike lane plows on both sides of the river), so people on bikes are forced to choose between...

From Friday:

Not MWRA-focused (though it's discussed) – Scout Cambridge has an interesting take on the Cambridge water supply through the lens of coffee shops: https://scoutcambridge.com/a-deep-dive-into-cambridge-water/

Good to know – thank you! The train station is pretty far outside for a visitor, but I agree: if the area nearby and between the station and peninsula get built up, this is less of an issue psychologically. I've definitely experienced the compactness part myself – except for a few odd...

As a visitor to Portland, I've often thought that the entertainment density on the peninsula makes a streetcar loop a very reasonable opportunity. Something like this: Ideally with both clockwise and counterclockwise trains, although it's short enough that they may not be necessary. I...

The South Massachusetts Avenue Corridor Safety Improvements Project is beginning in Cambridge: https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/detail.aspx?path=/sitecore/content/home/CDD/News/2018/10/smacsilaunch&utm_campaign=sproutsocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sprout&utm_content=1540333807 The surface...

That would be neat, but there's not much to reach across the tracks to connect to – just the parking garage (which I'd happily redevelop, but seeing as it's right next to the expanded cogeneration plant, probably isn't at the top of the list of desirable sites)...

Thanks for this info. I don't have any inside info, but I wouldn't think the buildings between Stata and Nano are going anywhere—they're marked as "Capital Renewal Strategies" on the 2013 map, not development opportunities, and indeed have been seeing some love the past few years (at least, 36...

So... they're keeping the smokestack views but blocking the downtown city skyline views? That seems... suboptimal.

You’re in luck: http://beaconhilltimes.com/2017/07/07/dcr-unveils-design-concepts-for-proposed-esplanade-riverfront-pavillion/ The three plans are floating around the web somewhere, probably on this forum.

This is what transportation leadership looks like: SF's newly (re-) elected mayor, London Breed: https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1045054989222084608 And the Chron piece she links to: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Breed-Speed-up-safety-improvements-for-13257823.php...