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    Crazy Highway Pitches

    Do you think it's time to extend 290/190 into New Hampshire to relieve 495 North traffic? Or even Rt 84 for that matter? A lot of Town forest would fall victim to such a plan but 495 it is a parking lot these days. maps...
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    MassDOT Rail: Springfield Hub (East-West, NNERI, Berkshires, CT-Valley-VT-Quebec)

    Read the comments from the study in the link below. People in the Western part of the state want it to happen no matter the frequency, just as long as it happens soon and that it is maintained and reliable. People will take the low hanging fruit! APPENDIX – PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED
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    Fenway Center (One Kenmore) | Turnpike Parcel 7, Beacon Street | Fenway

    I went back to read the series of events, yeah its a landmark! Thanks for the reassurance! boston preservation.org www.boston.gov- report
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    Fenway Center (One Kenmore) | Turnpike Parcel 7, Beacon Street | Fenway

    For some reason I like the Buckminster, hope it can be saved.
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    585 Kendall | 585 Third Street | Kendall Square

    Concrete crew demobilize; steel crew mobilize Monday??!!
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    Brookline Infill and Small Developments

    I think the bridge to the playground was the first thing to go! Giant crosswalk in it's place. :(
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    Brookline Infill and Small Developments

    On the other side of Harvard Street, Green Street is coming along.
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    Brookline Infill and Small Developments

    40 Centre Street Brookline- Elderly housing development. The brick is a nice touch instead of all panel system. The rigid insulation behind the masonry is concerningly thin!! I hope there is more R-value on the stud constrction or we will have some cold seniors. This whole street is basically a...
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    Brookline Infill and Small Developments

    The Pierce Public School, Brookline. The historic portion is a classic. The new addition is I believe is a1970s modern, sort of Utopian open plan complex/ social experiment. Not a failed experiment but more of the wrong application. Anyway, the demolition has started.
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    Brookline Infill and Small Developments

    The next Brookline Public Elementary School to get renovated. LINK Pierce School Brookline before after
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    Roads and Highways General Development Thread

    A couple of pics of Mystic Ave bridge near Sullivan Sq. getting its concrete pour yesterday. A link to the rebar tying machine on rails they had on board for I think three days most? It was fairly quick once the rebar was laid. Rebar tying machine
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    Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail (South Coast Rail)

    Good article. So basically covering all the bases when it comes to safety. I read an article a couple months ago that the outreach has been to the extent of running the trains for a year just to get it into peoples' heads that a train is running through their neigborhood! I bet the thinking is...
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    General Massachusetts

    Following up on older post; hats off to the folks that get financing together for development projects like this one in Lee Mass. "Berkshire Housing is pleased to be bringing 56 new apartments to the Berkshires through this partnership with Rees-Larkin. We are grateful to MassHousing for their...
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    Everett Docklands Innovation District | 52 Beacham Street | Everett

    I hope this facility comes to fruition and does not become the next 5G issue for some folks. Clean off shore energy is here and battery storage is really needed. "Part of the reason solar and wind generation is creating such inefficiencies is a lack of battery technology to store the produced...
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    The Verge | 16-20 Medford Street | Somerville

    Looks like the first level is ready for concrete, deck and pour stops all tightened up. And I think the development has been re-named the VERGE. LINK
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    AstraZeneca/Alexion MXD Tower | 290 Binney Street | Kendall Square

    Sitting by the stop light, a quick shot. Curtain wall /façade install happening on the Binney St side.
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    Worcester Infill and Developments

    Are there any conspiracy theorists out there that this has been planned all along from the beginning? I bet the school would have been asked to jump through more hoops for approval of dorms, especially from towns' folk backlash who don't want to see the city taken over by schools. Also the city...
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    Worcester Infill and Developments

    Losing the tax base from a commercial hotel seems to be the sticky point. Can't city council(?) request a change in city tax law or add a special assessment to make up for the loss? Or request the school to pay taxes? It's strange that this issue of taxes hasn't been brought up with Northeastern...
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    Photo of the Day, Boston Style: Part XVIII (2024)

    Walking thru the Pru courtyard on a nice day, a nice canyon shot down Belvidere and then the classic plaza..
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    Photo of the Day, Boston Style: Part XVIII (2024)

    Wildfires making the sky smoky, eerie.

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