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Mostly I do not understand where there is an unsheltered walkway between the sheltered stairs and the sheltered platform at each of these stations. As a first tactical improvement I’d provide cover from the rain to these gaps (presumably that would help with maintenance too, less snow and ice to...

As a neighbor who spends a lot of time here, I find it to be genuinely warm and inviting in all seasons. Most any materials, even cinder blocks, used in the right way, with the right form, are inviting. The form is good: enclosed, mix of greenery and hard scape, illuminated, some elevation...

I’m not a frequent OL rider, but the couple times I’ve taken it recently (including this evening), I’ve noticed the trains move quickly but there’s a surprising amount of dwell time at the stations. In particular, at every station between Back Bay and North Station tonight I counted that there...

I have the same concern. I honestly don’t care if the building is 33 or 50 or 100 stories, the housing is much needed. But my rough estimate is this strip is something like 10-15% of all the small-scale mom-and-pop retail space in Davis Square. Unless they are extremely careful, any new building...

Yes, 100% affordable housing can be 15 stories in major squares and 12 stories on corridors like Mass Ave. Likely inspired by the proposal at the Darul Kabab site that failed to go ahead...

The little apartment building next to the shopping mall is getting a new friend. Edit: plans can be found here at the links about 22 White Street: https://www.cambridgema.gov/historic/permitsapplications/projectplansandstaffreports Didn’t realize this is where the yarn shop had been, I was...

View from the bus terminal parking area.

I think it looks all right. Shove all the cars off to the side out of sight, create a central axis for pedestrians and bikes, with more intimate spaces on the side (effectively breaking up the super block into two medium-sized blocks, with a car-free divider). The filing says the four public...

Some of these comparison points are getting a bit jumbled I think. While I do believe Leeds has extensive commuter rail, Leeds to London is 200 miles. The fair comparison for that route isn’t MBTA Commuter Rail, it’d be Amtrak to New York, which does have several trains over a 3 hour span, even...

North Cantabrigian!

The monumental view with the statue was nice, but 888 is a massive success by the metric that matters: people like to spend time there. The Prudential Center is hopping, Eataly is mobbed, people sit outside on the patio. 888 isn’t incredible (and I could’ve told them not to bother with the...

For once I like all the crazy offsets, because they seem to actually do something productive: give each of the units multiple aspects, which means cross-ventilation for fresh air, and more light throughout the day. Seems like a thoughtful design! I do wonder though if having the “retail canyon”...

I grew up a couple doors down and did some volunteering with the AFSC in this building while in school. The outside of the building is fine I guess but the inside was absolutely nothing special. The magnolia tree on the other hand is one of the most delightful trees in North Cambridge with an...

The unit size is fine. However, and pardon me if I’m missing something obvious, where, exactly, is the actual bedroom and bed in the purportedly 1br unit 1?

Scroll through the X-formerly-known-as-Twitter account of the "World Bollard Association" and you'll quickly become a convert. The more bollards the better, particularly when they take down rogue BMWs. https://twitter.com/WorldBollard

Yeah I don’t get it. There’s a house around the corner from me that’s been taken down to the studs for a renovation, and they’re using brand new fiberboard for the extension, but reusing the ancient gross brown wooden panels (full of random holes I might add) for the existing structure. It can’t...

I’ve noticed this too and took this pic from Charles/MGH during Boston Pride.

Vicinity is looking use the Charles River as a source of heat for a heat pump, which they’ll use to produce green steam. (This is in addition to converting another steam unit from using natural gas to green electricity.) Neat idea, and it seems they are already allowed to use river water for...

Perplexed by all the hate for this REI. I’m not the most outdoorsy person but I’ve already used this branch to buy hiking shoes and outdoor pants prior to my last two vacations. The staff are super friendly and I found exactly what I needed without going all the way to Fenway. 🤷‍♂️ As for...

I’m in the Gilman Square Facebook group, and I can vouch there are many Gilman Square boosters who earnestly use the name. The T stop is a bit of positive reinforcement. It helped me learn the name of the neighborhood, but as I read up about it, I came to learn it’s legitimate and as good a name...