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While this is pretty clearly not what the Millionaire's Tax was intended for, and it's not a long term a long-term fix, I don't hate it. If it weren't for the states abysmal track record of funding the T, I'd say it's a very reasonable stop gap. It's fairly reasonable to expect both sides of the...

It's regressive on drivers, but not necessarily the whole population. If the congestion charge ends up effectively being a transfer from drivers to transit riders (which seems to be the plan), it becomes much less clear how regressive (or progressive) the tax is. With most trips to Lower...

I believe the plan is to only update maps at stations/stops affected by the current phase of BNRD, as well as all rail vehicles. This seems to be confirmed by this slide from November's board meeting, and the presenter echoed the same remarks when asked about map replacements.

https://www.universalhub.com/2025/ups-and-downs-allstons-north-beacon-street-life Hopefully this is the first step of stalled lab construction in this area turning into housing, but I won't hold my breath.

I'm absolutely not going to defend Brightline's safety record. The route is way to dangerous, especially considering how recently it was built. That being said, it would make more sense to compare total revenue miles instead of the system length. It appears that they are running 16 round trips a...

These seem to be basically the same issue. If a police union is serving it's members effectively, it will advocate for them to get paid as much as possible for as little work as possible, while also making it very difficult to get fired. Strong police unions just make it harder to reprimand cops...

This is definitely a point of discussion. West Station will effectively be built as a deck over Worcester line, and I'm pretty sure current plans are to integrate development with it. As for the rest of the site, the only decking reference I could quickly find are here, as part of BPD's Beacon...

Living in Allston-Brighton, it is really difficult to be upset about adding a yard here. As Stlin mentioned, the loss of developable land can be almost completely mitigated by building footings up front, and Harvard can basically be forced into funding them (it's not like a few hundred million...

1954 Commonwealth Avenue "[The Proponent] proposes to develop a 26-unit multi-family residential development by relocating closer to Commonwealth Avenue and preserving the Site’s existing historic residence [...] and constructing behind the house a new 6-story building with connected central...

I would hope this is just a placeholder name for planning documents and if the town of Brookline asked for a different name, they would get it. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if it just becomes "Brandon Hall" after all the paperwork is filed, but the planners are concerned about residents...

An LOI for building a Great Scott successor has been filed. We'll have to wait for the PNF, but some key points below: BPD Project: https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/1-harvard-avenue For more context...

I could be wrong, but this seems to only imply that 30 minute headways and 4-car diesel sets will (optimistically) happen by 2026. BEMUs are almost certainly not going to be used for any Commuter Rail service before the Fairmount Line pilot in 2028.

I believe the federal funds referenced in the Streetsblog article are from the "Reconnecting Communities" grant program. Spending them on the throat would probably be in violation of grant requirements, even if did include an Agganis Way ped/bike bridge. The work proposed seems to be almost...

I couldn't agree more. In urban areas, it is almost uniformly cheaper to bury utilities. However, I will note that it is typically most cost-effective to do this work when the entire street is being repaved, instead of block-by-block. While the developer is throwing in some sidewalk...

For the Route 57 Transit Priority Corridor, BTD is looking to fully repaint parts of Washington Street and Cambridge Street in Brighton. The project documents have not been updated, but they have stated that Washington Street is in too poor of condition to paint and will be fully repaved. New...

For anyone interested, the Allston-Brighton Community Plan (ABCP) Open House is tonight from 6-8 at the Brighton Elks Lodge. This plan should inform future zoning (and likely the upcoming S+S initiatives in AB). More information about the Open House and ABCP is linked.

Thank you for pulling that information from the slides. It definitely helps inform this conversation. I think there is a reasonable chance to see Butler, Milton, and Central Ave consolidated into a single station. They are all within about 1600 feet of Milton, and the Neponset Trail provides a...

In this case, the main benefit of station consolidation/removal is cost savings. The T does not view leaving any station as non-ADA compliant as an option. As I said in a previous post, the expected cost of replacing the Valley Road station is almost $21 million, but was only serving 10 daily...

After reaching out to the MBTA, I have some vague but mildly encouraging information on the Mattapan Line Transformation. Full quotes are below, with emphasis mine: On the Transformation project in general: "We are currently in the process of redefining aspects of the project scope with our...

But a nice commuter shuttle solves basically all of these problems. It can be a timed transfer, similar quality to the Logan Express (which has no problem attracting suburbanites), and West Station is being designed to make bus/shuttle transfers as seamless as possible. As mentioned in a...