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Heck, in NYC, UPS can implement its delivery algorithm to use the grid to minimize the impact of traffic lights. In Boston, it’s not as useful.

I grew up in a house with a vintage 1968 Nu-tone intercom. That photo shoot is giving me flashbacks.

The steel core does make this one rise quickly. Pretty soon it’s going to dwarf the old Volpe.

Is that a bathtub inside a bathtub?

I remain amazed at how a relatively short double track project on a right of way that previously had two tracks can take so long.

White St Pl is making progress.

Someone is having fun in the excavator pulling rubble off the higher floors.

What’s the modeling of the traffic flow if Dartmouth is closed?

Part of me is rooting for Option C to untangle the Boston Ave situation. I remember being dependent upon the 96 routing via George, and that stretch seemed to screw with the reliability during inclement weather.

Proposals for updates to the BNRD plan are out: https://www.mbta.com/projects/bus-network-redesign-proposed-updates

Reminds me of the old Omnibot.

I love the double Magoun Square stops and Chelere (apparently Chelsea has Cholera).

Don’t forget the stinkers like the Hampshire Hotel/Lab/Bunker.

Looking at the historical satellite imagery on Google Earth, it appears to date from 2001-2002.

The glass on the sloped side needs some TLC.

That’s Alexandria, LA. I took the hard way of spelunking Air Force bases that were closed in a BRAC to find the former England AFB, which is now Alexandria International Airport.

270 Sidney is getting the tent and vent treatment for demolition. Not sure what is going to be built here, but I’m guessing housing. NB: Cambridge uses OpenGov for online permitting, but they don’t make it searchable by address. It would be nice if they could get over themselves and enable that.

59 Bow St 84 Prospect. The Rust Palace is nearing completion. 188 Prospect 108 Prospect 121 Prospect is definitely the pick of the litter for the Prospect new builds. 84 Webster.

I’m curious about the story behind this PoMo rehab in Union Square Somerville.