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hmmm, I see what you are saying. I'm kinda surprised there isn't already a bus that would say connect Mattapan to Forest Hills, but then again, Morton Street, Walk Hill Ave, and Cummins Highway all feel roads that wouldn't justify a bus route along them. Cummins does have a bus along it already...

Woof! I get that some folks want convenience in front of their property, but they do not own the ROW, so the city ultimately needs to do what is best for the town as a whole and not just what Chestnut Hill Ave folks want. I mean a balanced alternative would be to do a two-way cycle track on one...

So basically waste town money on road paint that people will drive over and still speed and ultimately be a giant waste money? The only reason I even see this being proposed would be so folks can point to "safety improvements" five years down the road and say "see, we told those safety...

Possibly something that has been asked, but could the two-signal sequence of SFR/N Beacon/Nonantum be worked into an actual "peanut" roundabout? Or is the daily vehicle volume too large for this? The idea would be to completely eliminate the traffic signals altogether. Kelley Square in...

It's definitely a pain in the ass, but as I have been telling my wife and friends "this is what we get for deferring maintenance and underfunding the T" (with a little bit of historical mismanagement). We rode into downtown on Saturday night and had to wait at Shawmut for about 35 minutes...

It would make sense if the back buildings were residential and the intent was to provide some form of water views, but who really cares if the buildings are Office/R&D? If the Master plan is looking this far into the future for the build out, I would think they work with the city to redefine the...

My first thought was "where is all the housing". I agree, 1,800 units is a good amount of housing, but what if the square footages between the Office/R&D and Residential were even or possibly even flipped? Financing that much housing is obviously that hardest part, because the folks holding the...

First step in recovery is admitting there is a problem. At least Mayor Wu admitted and acknowledged the mistake. Now hopefully she follows through and for the love whatever deity you believe in stops regurgitating incorrect talking points.

UGH! We've got three different green line branches in this direct vicinity of the northern portion of this primary north/south street. While there isn't a ton of commercial at the southern terminus of CHA, it is infuriating that people think they can always have it "the way it has always been"...

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Legal question, how is this possible for the court to mandate the sale of privately held land to another privately held entity? I don't disagree that this property owner has very little regard for the property, but this feels like a land grab type of ruling, no? If it was an eminent domain fight...

This makes sense for office floors if no tenants have been signed up. The only place where the developer would probably spend money would be the elevator lobbies, if their intent is to demise floor plates into multiple tenants. Otherwise they will leave construction lighting in a "dark shell"...

Always nice to see when a city looks at areas such as Porter from a holistic approach. IMHO, for the zoning diagrams I prefer Option 3, 2, 1 in that order with Option 1 being removed entirely. Build up at Mass Ave then transition down into the existing urban environment. 6-8 stories (6 stories...

The easy connectivity from Kennedy Plaza to Park Row W to N Main Street makes me think the Park Row W site would be better suited to tie into multiple routes. I would also go as far as saying Railroad Street should be Bus/Peds/Bikes only with the lone caveat of parking garage access (personnel...

I feel like this first photo is right up the Back Bay's alley (not their literal alleys though please) for permanent protection for bike/bus lanes (I would also prefer grade separation for bikes PLUS these!)

That is a gigantic parking garage. While I am torn on providing additional parking, I view it as a larger subsidy that can go to improving Logan Express service and possibly other services within the terminal. Parking at airports is essentially a money game and Logan is playing that game. As for...

There isn't a ton of information there, but are we talking overhead heaters or heated platform surfaces/sidewalks or possibly both? UMass Medical Campus in Worcester actually has radiant heated sidewalks from the main entrance down to the parking garage to reduce/limit the amount of sidewalk...

Here is a wild pitch (seeing as we are talking about drawing board revisions), could MassDOT Air Rights the space currently dedicated to the bus deck and open air to the east? As we have learned from SS Tower, working over active train yards is remarkably tricky. Futureproofing any form of...

For all the talk about the busway and bus connections at this location, I completely agree with F-Line that it seems like a giant waste of money. Looking at the T provided map, the 64 is the only one that makes any form of sense and yes, it is gonna be very serpentine to get there. It almost...

Out of curiosity, is the Bullfinch Triangle also within a Historic Zone that may hamper future development? Want to see more housing built, but want to have a clear picture that one zoning change may not "solve" our problems. Great hurdle to clear though!