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Avalon complex at Centre & Intervale looking nearly done on the exterior.

Oh it's come so much farther along since then, I'll try and get some pictures next time I'm swinging by Star Market. Also, the IHOP they displaced has now reopened across the street (181 Parkingway)

And meanwhile, DC rents:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/20/metro/boston-fare-free-bus-pilot-funding-deadline/ Dead in the water, I'd expect.

Apologies for using the Quincy thread as a catch-all here, but a great summary of south shore projects from PL: 10 Developments to Watch on the South Shore in 2026 1) 10 Plain St, Braintree: 752 unit 3A project 2) 412 Summer St, Abington: 198 units at the Abington CR station 3) 4 Franklin St...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/19/metro/augustus-maura-healey-juana-matias-housing-secretary Hopefully this doesn't represent a pivot to demand subsidy as the primary approach to housing.

https://www.mapc.org/planning101/mapc-seeks-industry-input-on-regional-offsite-housing-manufacturing-strategy/ Interesting RFI from MAPC

Yeah this is what I can't get over. It just seems like such a low value-add to a system that has so many more low hanging fruits.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/19/opinion/water-plan-mwra/

https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/local/2026/02/18/quincy-ma-adams-mbta-station-development/88660176007/ Frequently shared the bus with some of my child's daycare staff when she was of that age. One was even sometimes the bus driver! (The pope should canonize anyone who can do double...

Agreed, but there's been a lot of effort that has been outside of our control. Maine fought to block hydro power from Quebec, New York to block natural gas, and the feds to block offshore wind. Reducing nuclear capacity was also obviously a bad move in hindsight.

Been sitting on this one for a bit until the work was done - BlueBikes are coming to Quincy! Really cool to get to help out on something in my own community. https://bostonmpo.org/data/pdf/studies/bikeped/2026/2026-01-14-CTTA-Quincy-Bluebikes-Study.pdf

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/metro/boston-ed-flynn-ebike-delivery-app-regulations/ This would surely ease the PaRkInG cRiSiS the good councilor is always on about. Edit: On the other point, a speed limit in the bike lane is perfectly reasonable. Trying to police what types of bikes...

....and current Director of Capital Strategy at the MBTA, which seems relevant.

https://www.newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/city-plan/plans-projects/reconnecting-communities-project I didn't know about this, that's awesome!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/metro/governor-healey-mbta-budget-deficit/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/business/celtics-arena-south-boston-convention-center/ More vapid media hype. Just including the buried relevant portion

A first floor parking garage here is so unfortunate. This is exactly the type of place that should be leaning hard into transit and walk/bikability. Yes it's a Quirk hellscape northeast of there but this is still Quincy Center and much more urban in the other directions.

https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/quincy-ma-mayor-tom-koch-purchase-eastern-nazarene-college/88603528007/ Koch wants to buy the Eastern Nazarene campus to prevent it from being developed into high density housing, after 600 units had previously been proposed and shot...

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/traffic-analysis-shows-newton-bikeway-project-reduced-car-traffic-speeding-and-crashes