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Re: Filene's Mr Hynes feels bad for that fact that there is a giant hole. He wants you to know that he is deeply sorry, and if he could fill that hole and get his $100M+ back he would. He also wants you to know that he, by trade, is a developer of buildings, and not a ditch digger, and he...

Re: Filene's What people don't understand when they shout outrage at BRA for "letting this happen" without financing is that financing isn't some commodity that is purchased and can be stored for several years. There was no indication last January that financing for a project with this much...

I'm supportive of this tower with a few assumptions: 1. They will sell their dorm building on Comm Ave to a private developer. 2. There will be a large setback from Mass Ave so that you're not weaving kids on smoke breaks as you walk down Mass Ave (it sounds like there will be since they say cafe)

Re: Filene's ESB used cheap disposable labor ....there's your $50 financing gap.

Re: Silver Line Phase III Oh, there is a separate tunnel (or suspenion bridge, whatever is cheaper) all right. There are no rails in the tunnel at current, but the tunnels are designed to allow the addition of rails. I'll try to update the current T map with my plan this weekend. I think...

Re: Congress St Garage is being sold. Of course not. The city can only accomodate underwhelming proposals regardless of location or benefits. Robust is code for "outside the vanilla box thinking we like".

The indoor pool at the Hearst Castle has always terrified me. It's down in the basement (of course) of the "Castle" and gets very little natural light, and with the blue tile flooring, you can't really see the bottom, even though its not deep. It's like being catacombs. The outdoor pool (also...

Re: Congress St Garage is being sold. There is no reason that tall should be prohibited here....it's not in a flight path, it has EXCELLENT transit coverage, the moat of the Greenway already protects North End, and West End should have no dog in this fight, as it is a collection of poor urban...

Pelhamhall....I don't think you were responding to what I stated above, but in case you were I want to clarify that I'm not promoting sterility or even heavy-handed design standards, rather general upkeep, and improvement of publically owned spaces. I agree the government's roll should be...

Re: Silver Line Phase III How about this as a radical idea. Short term, run a long segmented bus from Dudley up Washington to Essex, then Essex to Atlantic, Atlantic to Summer, Summer to E St, then I-90 to the airport. Essentially it would just be a high-fequency high-capacity above ground...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos The Charlotte line mentioned in the article is actually the Northeast extension of the current light-rail line that terminates in downtown. It will extend out to UNC-Charlotte going through the campus of what is traditionally a commuter university...

For the record, I really generally don't mind DTX in its current diverse form. Perhaps if I had visited it decades ago, I might have a different perception, but to me its just a loud, busy, place with a variety of shops where I can buy most anything I need except for staple groceries and...

Says Alana, who stongly believes her cart is a positive contribution to the world-class destination envisioned.....*sigh*.

Re: The last empty lot I like it. You don't do something out of context here. The "modern" glass townhome on Marlborough is ok in its own right, but fugly as built because it is so out of place. If I had to find a flaw in this design, I'm not crazy about the eastern chimney stepping patially...

^ Weren't you the one supporting graffiti in another thread as free expression and quality urban grittiness? Perhaps you think DTX needs more graffiti?

Re: South Boston Seaport I like this more conversational narrative as opposed to the prescribed ayes+nays+Mayor+developer=article. It is much more interesting when he is allowed to put things in perspective as opposed to being constrained to a bubble.

I must admit when I worked in 101 Arch and felt the improbable cravings for Sakkio Japan for lunch from the Corner Mall on cold rainy days, I would first cut diagonally to Macy's and walk under their cantilivered awning, until crossing Summer again to be under Filene's, inching my way down...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop I enjoyed the "folksy" style of Gersil Kay, Chairman.

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop We shouldn't design a city for tourists....Las Vegas and Orlando are for that. Making a city functional for its residents and businesses should be the primary objective. That said, losing these buildings would damage the...

Re: Shreve, Crump & Low bldng may be replaced w/ new develop ^Quite likely. But on the bright side, you would be given an honorary board member post in the Alliance of Boston Neighborhoods.