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Dead-end the highway where it meets Broadway near 93 to cut off the traffic, and convert to local roads around the station, with no direct route from one side to the other. Somerville Ave is a beautiful street and then you get to target and you're just in hell. This makes me realize that the...

I listened to the task force meeting today, there is a big lecture therein from who I think is a T person about them needing the space and a lot of scolding about people who continue to ask about the yard. Was kind of surprised.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/mcgrath-boulevard-project-frequently-asked-questions/download Hadn't seen this, but they have a FAQ for why they bungled up the design so badly on this project. TLDR: We didn't want to try very hard.

The mayor should cone off the highway tomorrow and start knocking out support columns

The fact that they fixed a superblock is amazing. I would have almost expected them to have one 2 story building across the whole property lol.

Might need mechanical ventilation if you put a wall there.

Improvement just came in overnight in Inman. Parking moved into other side of the lane

ChatGPT, please tell me the German word for the type of PTSD you get from seeing transit extensions colocated with legacy mainline ROWs

I'm just glad they fixed the bench. Now you can sit on it.

There must be 1 employee at all these development firms that comes up with a unique name for each of these complex so that they can have their own .com domain for leasing. Just sitting there thinking of names like Juniper or The Jackrabbit or pulling random old-sounding surnames like Whittaker...

When is the new Hynes tunnel opening?

The green paneling is giving 'high school built in the 60s'

Not to jump the gun at all but I am an author actually! My book is coming out this summer — it’s fiction but features urban renewal heavily in the plot. Partially inspired by things I’ve learned on this forum. Would be happy to help get people copies if people agreed to read it. But it’s still a...

The drawings are wonderful. But it's always summer in the world of architecture! Imagine the bleakness in that park in January! We of course should fill in the channel halfway and put some buildings there.

Your latest punch list update. The benches at the lechmere busway were for some reason cantilevered (!) off the bus stop wall. After a few months to a year the screws gave out and the bench was sagging. Someone has finally gone in and given the benches some wooden posts.

Slightly more vertical angle for you guys

Anecdotal, but my friend is moving out of his place in Eastie and his landlord who originally wanted 200 more per month in rent (!) is now offering him 200 less to stay. He said no, and is also doing his part by talking a big game to the people viewing the apartment about how he 'hates living...

Photo isn’t great but this is pretty prominent in the skyline already

I don't understand why the height has to step down to the waterfront. I'm confused what that does. There's always this talk of stepping down but it seems like just a gambit to limit height.