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That does seem high. An LRT line down the middle of a suburban arterial here in Toronto is costing between $130-160 million per mile. Factoring currency conversion and higher labor costs, that's still about $80-130 million less per mile for a brand new line with no existing infrastructure. So...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail According to the Google Maps image, tracks are already there. Though I'm not sure what kind of condition they're in...

While it is a start, I find it kind of useless for airport service. It's not terrible if you live in Providence, since they have to two positioning runs in the morning. That allows people to catch flights departing around 6:45-8:00am, but if you're coming from anywhere outside of Providence...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail I believe it's pretty central. A pdf requesting federal money (available http://southcoastrail.eot.state.ma.us/Documents.html ) states that it's a short walk to the Martha's Vineyard ferry docks, which would put it on the eastern edge of downtown New...

Interesting. I saw a pilot project like that done in New York. I forget what street it was on and I'm not sure it's still there since this was a couple of years ago, but I was really impressed. You're separated from cars and there's enough space for when people open doors that you won't get a...

Re: Filene's Good point. I imagine the property without permits is worth less, almost guaranteeing that Vornado will take an even bigger hit on this sale. However, the city has already played its hand stating that it doesn't have enough money to take the property by eminent domain, so what's to...

Except we've seen how well the city and state take care of road markings for cars, and cars are pretty popular. Adding legitimate bike lanes makes road markings that much more important and I don't know if I trust the city and state (depending on jurisdiction) to maintain them to a necessary...

Re: Atlantic Wharf (formerly Russia Wharf) I think what it also does is provide a focal point and helps to delineate buildings, rather than them almost look like one when viewed from afar. For instance, in the first photo above, despite the JH being the tallest building, my attention is...

I, too, am impressed with the strides the city and state have been making to make the region more bike friendly. But, I agree with Lurker. Take a look at what passes for road markings in a lot of places. We all know that Menino has ADD and once he feels his mission to make the city bike-friendly...

Yes, Air Canada and Lufthansa have a profit-sharing agreement. Essentially for flights between Canada and Germany, the two airlines act as one with flights from Montr?al, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver to Frankfurt, Munich and D?sseldorf. I believe this also extends to Swiss as well. AC...

Re: Filene's With City Hall and the BRA?! Good luck with that! :) Yes, for anyone paying attention, this is one of the more blatant shows of favoritism put on by City Hall and the BRA. The fact that most in the city who give a damn are more disgusted by Filene's than by Kensington (and, to an...

Re: Atlantic Wharf (formerly Russia Wharf) I was hoping it'd be a bit more colorful. I really dislike that the bottom bit of the spire isn't lit and I think the roof needs to be toned down a bit, though I'll reserve that judgement for when the building is photographed on a clear night and...

Re: Filene's While I agree with the sentiment displayed here, I think most of us here have a better idea of how development happens in this city than most. Therefore, I don't think it should come as a huge surprise that the developer who curries favor with the mayor gets a pass, so to speak...

Agreed. If I pulled out a follicle of hair every time I heard a NIMBY complain about a project being too dense, my theoretical great-grandchildren would be bald. Take about about half of those buildings and enlarge the parks and you've got what NIMBYs want.

Re: Atlantic Wharf (formerly Russia Wharf) That gives it an interesting little twist and gives the roof shape a little raison d'?tre.

Indeed. I have a friend who told me a story about how when she was in high school, a classmate whose parents were from Eastern Europe somewhere told her to "go back to where she came from". Her response: "My family has been here for eight generations. What about yours?"

Looks like I was wrong. The Canada-UAE saga is not over. Latest is that the UAE is now requiring Canadian citizens to apply for visas for entry to the UAE. Some might say that this is just a tit-for-tat maneuver to bring UAE's visa policy in-line with those imposed by Canada on UAE citizens...

I've been out in the world plenty, but thanks for the tip. Been around four continents, some developed, some less so. I challenge you to show me a city in the developed world with a population in the 4-6 million metro range that has that kind of crowding on the streets at all times. It doesn't...

Some of those names are off. For instance, I know the fourth photo is Kingston St. just south of Essex. Thanks for the photos. Chinatown is a place I never spent enough time in and now I want some b?n.

Someone was knocking a few back to celebrate the end of Daylight Saving. LOL