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It's ambitious in scale, not so much in content. My big question is how serious they are about "walkability." Particularly between President Avenue and Brightman St. where there appear to be no crosswalks, no signals, and Davol St. NB/SB are 2 lanes of one way traffic. The street alignment...

I think it's going to be a challenge, but I don't think it's going to be quite the catastrophe that both abutters and potential attendees are making it out to be. It'll definitely improve if/when the bridge and further development happen.

Agreed. I'm curious to see how many people, especially in the Freetown area, North end of New Bedford, etc. opt to drive to East Taunton even if there's a stop closer. The shuttle adds about 10 minutes and a transfer to the trip, so it may just be more convenient to drive a relatively short...

Eh, I did this commute for 3 years (2014-2017). The low end of those Google estimates are basically the drive times with no-traffic, under ideal conditions (basically, no weekday morning/evening ever). The high end is closer to the norm under normal circumstances. Add additional time for an...

Actually, the money is likely the single most important reason Penn State is able to host repeatedly in Allentown while UMaine can't/won't host in Portland. Penn State's endowment is more than 10x greater than UMaine's ($4.5 billion vs. $436 million), and they spend 9x more on athletics than...

Whoops! Yes, they were a 15. I know PC has a strong hockey program, but I don't know about the other three. I'm more of a basketball guy. Would love to see something like that, though. I've spent some time in Springfield for work. I've even stayed at the Sheraton downtown a few times. It's a...

Do the procedures for buses at railroad crossings include proceeding across the tracks even if "sightlines are significantly limited?" And if the driver started to go through the crossing before the lights came on, shouldn't they have continued through (even if they hadn't "reached the tracks...

Hey! Bryant made the NCAA tourney this year! Sure they were a 16 seed and got bounced immediately, but they made it while the other 3 did not.

It's a great experience. We went to Session 1 last Thursday. But considering the popularity of the tournament, I wonder how much longer the AMP is going to meet the criteria for hosting. It's very much on the smaller end. Yeah, that one's curious. Fargo is a vibrant (and very fast growing)...

It's probably the closest comp. for Portland/UMaine in this discussion (state school hosting a tournament in another city well over 100 miles away), but it's still an outlier and there other pretty significant considerations for why it likely wouldn't happen in Maine: Allentown is a larger...

Haha true. I think Portland could swing a 10k arena now. The catchment area is greater than the metro number indicates, and it would probably put it in a different tier in terms of the types of shows/entertainment it could draw. But not having a D1 school in the immediate area hurts on the...

Did they actually submit a bid? Like you said, a 10k arena is great (and I believe the minimum the NCAA will allow). But typically the biggest part of the deal is a D1 host school sponsoring the tournament. It’s PC in Providence. If you watch the games, you can see “hosted by” and the school...

Closer to home, Clippership Wharf did a great job of building housing on an old pier while also improving public access to the waterfront. They added public docking, a kayak launch, multiple restaurant spaces, seating, grassy areas for lounging, etc. Something similar in Charlestown would be a...

Interesting - I came via the tunnel under Memorial and it looked like it was not possible to get over to Track 15 without going up the stairs to Memorial and walking around. Was the section of fence removed intentionally, or did a piece just fall? To me, it looked like they could have just slid...

Credit, debit, or digital wallets. They need to clarify the policy a bit, I think. This is what it says on the website: Cash is not accepted at the kitchens or bar; however, you can purchase a Track 15 gift card at the bar, for use anywhere inside track 15. We accept all major credit & debit...

I went yesterday before Session 1 and really liked most of what I saw. I'm with you, I think it's going to really rely on people coming in before events. If they were able to offer and advertise free parking for 1/2 hour, they might actually get a decent amount of takeout traffic. And I really...

That makes sense. It’s mostly outposts of well known restaurants elsewhere in the state, so it seems like a consolidation of the “best of” type places. We’ll see if that works long term. I’m going for lunch before the first tournament session at the AMP today. Looking forward to trying some of...

Just MVY and ACK. No Boston (yet) or JFK.

This took me a second (I forgot it used to be an active station for a moment) haha. I walk close to it on my way home. I didn't stop in yesterday, but I'm definitely going to check it out tomorrow.

I might swing through after I get off the train this afternoon. Otherwise I'll be there Thursday at the latest. I've talked to a few people who went to the soft opening and said it was excellent (though apparently the bar was overwhelmed with drink orders).