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There's a vote on these zoning changes today at 5. https://cambridgema.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=4637 If you live in Cambridge, you can sign up to speak, or send emails to council@cambridgema.gov (and cc clerk@cambridgma.gov ). Does anyone have a summary the bill as it is now?

^^^ Yes, this, so much this. Jeez, what a failure. So, I agree with you here, kinda. I understand that these studies can work even if they're just political cover for a politician to do something. But the planned congestion pricing study you point to looks pretty ineffective. It's one of dozens...

So reading through, it looks like they'll just recommend using funds from the millionaires tax. Is that right? I'm going to be at my most cynical for a sec. A quick summary of this task force, as I've seen it: Healey set up the task force to figure out a long term solution to financing public...

Well, I'm even later at getting to what you posted, but thanks so much. Those resources were really interesting. I am slightly hesitant trusting those though, mainly because they basically align with what I already assumed was correct (and jeez, that can be a trap.) Really simplifying, what...

If you're referring to this tank, then no, it's not the molasses tank. That's a gas holder. (I had no idea there used to be one there.) It's like an upside down cup filled with natural gas. The tank part could slide up and down in that surrounding frame when gas was pumped in or out, and the...

Whoa. If Harvard to Alewife took you 20 minutes, you had some bad luck and got on slow train. That's supposed to take about 9 minutes, and since all the shutdowns, that's roughly what has actually been happening. Here's stats from a recent weekday: Average travel time between those two stops was...

Thanks for all the info in this thread. But I was surprised that you call the offshore wind an "intermittent" power supply. I don't know much about this, but I thought the main benefit of being offshore was that the winds are fairly steady, or at least a consistent baseline. How intermittent are...

Sorry if I just kept missing this, but what specifically are the changes made due to community input? I still think $91M sounds fine for fixing up the park, building new sports facilities for students, and creating a public events space. But the jump in price really isn't good. If the community...

Hey @TheRatmeister , I just remembered this thing that might be useful for some of your map designs, or at least interesting. Have you ever come across any of these old "mental map" studies from the 60's and 70's? (Maybe they still do them.) Basically, lots of people were asked to describe or...

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. If the TransitMatters conclusions only really work for intercity-style trains east of Framingham.... perfect. That's what the original question was. Amtrak running through Newton. So I don't know why we shouldn't accept TM's conclusions here. Yes, I...

Coming back to this, I thought to check the TransitMatters report for the Worcester Line. They talk (partially) about the section of track you're asking about (page 16): If all that is correct, then your suggestion for the Newton section looks even better. If the curves around Riverside could...

For an interactive map showing compliance status for each town, there's this from the Globe. It was first published a while ago, but looks like they keep it roughly updated https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/07/business/boston-housing-mbta-communities-law-towns/

Yes, it would save some time, but on the order of tens of seconds. Looking at it again, there might be a cost effective improvement to made here, though. Here's a map of speed limits according to openrailwaymap, which (I think) keeps things relatively up to date and accurate. Most of the...

Yeah, eyeballing it, it looks as straight or straighter than the Providence Line from Forest Hills to Back Bay. And that's rated for 120mph. But I too would love it if anyone here has some resources for measuring curves more accurately, or otherwise figuring out max possible speeds in existing...

What @TheRatmeister said. And also, MassPort has this information on ground access to Logan (page 235). 16% of passengers are getting a rental car while 1% take the Blue Line. So yeah, the shuttles probably overwhelmingly are used to get to the rental car center. One of the shuttles, the 88...

That sounds overly optimistic. Today it's 40 minutes for the 8 miles from Park Street to Newton Highlands (averaging 12 mph). From there to Millis adds another 13 miles, far more than doubling the length of the line. It would be faster in that section, but averaging 30mph doesn't sound...

Yeah, I can see some problems, but a neat idea. Any details you'd like to share? My first though is just that green line trains are slow, so this trip would take a long time for that long distance. The current allowed top speed is what? 35 mph? With trains designed to max out at 50? Those...

Super off topic, but there's a new, updated edition of this book. I haven't read either edition. Does anyone know if they are substantially different? There's a waitlist at the library to get the new one.

^^^ This is the correct answer. The top priority should be to get people en mass to where they are going. If the 104 were actually an important and useful route for lots of people to get to Logan, then yes, it should do the the full loop around the terminals. And if the loop would cause...

I totally disagree. It's kitty corner to this square. It's a bunch of restaurants and other businesses. It's been a busy, pedestrian heavy spot for a long, long time. It's a near-ish the train and a nice place to hang out before or after a movie at the theater a block away. There are also shops...