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Man, we often think development is slow here in Boston, but if you look at how much the city has changed and how much growth and in-fill there's been since the 70's (granted, it's 30+ years at this point), it's just amazing. I think we fail to recognize all the small, incrimental developments...

Re: New Tower(s) Planned For Prudential Center I don't understand it either. It seems that opposition to the Shreve building would be greater if the new structure would cast a shadow. No new shadow? Who cares?? Personally, I'd much rather live in a city with tall, slim buildings that cast...

The answer depends on where you are or who you are speaking to when answering the question. If you're at a cocktail party in the South End and speaking to someone who lives in the region, then you should answer with the precise location ("West Roxbury," "Acton" or "Beverly"). Same cocktail...

Re: Filene's I agree with what you say about cutesy-ness, but I hate the trend of tagging a building with a name unrelated to its address (International Place, 1 Financial Center, etc.). 1 Franklin would at least gives people an idea what street they need to go to to find the building (... or...

I walk by this site every day an am amazed at how quickly it seems to be coming together. I noticed this morning that the lowest level has its windows installed already.

I would definitely like to see a N-S axis of streetcars along the Greenway (the "rose" line?). In my mind, the bulk of traffic would travel between N and S Stations with a few stops along the corridor for office workers (High Street, State Street, etc.), and some for tourists (Aquarium, Faneuil...

I think someone just spent this past weekend watching "Brideshead Revisited". :-D

Beer garden! (or is it bear garden?)

Does the SE *need* an outdoor performance space... particularly one abutting a busy thoroughfare that acts as a primary car and bus traffic corridor from Mass Ave to the Herald Street area? Personally, I think a better use of the space would be to make it a public meeting and relaxation spot, a...

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower particularly after closing time at Ramrod

Boston's a pretty dark city at street level at night, especially when compared to other major cities. NYC (well, Manhattan) benefits from such a high concentration of commercial establishments and their lights, but Boston could do better at illuminating sidewalks. I've always thought Boston...

Not to be overly lawyerly, but I believe the justification for using eminent domain in the Kelo case was that the city had a vested public interest in the seizure as it would receive more property tax income from the eventual development than had the residential neighborhood been allowed to...

I drove along the greenway last saturday evening around 7pm and was really surprised by all the activity. the fountain, in particular, was very very popular. i wish they would extend similar attractions along the length of the corridor -- it would be nice to have something appealing equally...

It's called Redneck Chic. Kinda like the ripped jeans and John Deere hats Saks was selling a few seasons ago.

Re: Fan Pier argh! shadows

I walk past this open space every day and suffer the Siberian blasts as much as anyone, but I was never enthusiatic about the proposal to begin with. My thought was that it would not be open to anyone who walked by. (I'm sure it would have been open to anyone in a legal sense, but would likely...

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower Densly populated cities are more environmentally friendly that spread out developments. Vertical development is much more efficient and has less environmental impact. NYC is much more energy efficient than less populated, but more sprawling cities.

Re: Copley Place plan calls for condo tower I lived on Comm Ave near Arlington and don't recall ever being cast in the shadow of the Hancock Tower. I'm sure it happens for maybe twenty minutes at noon in the middle of January when the sun is lowest on the southern horizon, but the buidling is...

Am I the only one on whom the thrust of opening the doors along the Fens is lost? Is there so much foot traffic streaming toward the museum from that direction that opening the doors is a necessity?

At a minimum, the Pike should get a zipper lane like the SE Expressway. I only drive in to town on rare occasions (today being one of them) and am always amazed that the Pike Authority does nothing to alleviate the morning traffic bottlenecks, like 14 (or whatever) inbound toll booths feeding...