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In general, new bike lanes have been way too slow to be rolled out, and in a very disconnected way. There still is not a connected network. (Even the protected lanes around the North End and North Station don't connect to anything, not even the bridges.) Still way too many places where you go...

Also, the Mass Pike will be 6 lanes for 10 years of construction. If we can survive for 10 years, and long term goals are to reduce SOVs in the City, doesn't it make the most sense to just LEAVE it at 6 lanes when we're done?

Are offset windows the trend of the current moment that people will look back on and go "ugh, I can't believe architects thought that was clever?" in the future? (I'm already thinking that now.) :-P

A little transparency would certainly help with the "how many lanes do we need" discussion. MassDOT treats the public and the Task Force like they're idiots. So the question is: Did MassDOT actually analyze 6 or 7 lanes vs 8 lanes to see how it could be done with the least negative impact or are...

Yes but they decided "we should really only present what we know MassDOT would actually consider." And along with that, they figured that "if we show that we can fit everything at grade with all the lanes MassDOT wants, then it is CERTAINLY possible to fit everything with fewer lanes."

The reason why most of the proposals by the advocates had all the lanes is because MassDOT said "we will not consider any proposals that don't have the same number of lanes as today." But that doesn't mean the advocates actually wanted the lanes.

Advocates and the Task Force have been challenging MassDOT on this "rule" about the number of lanes since the very beginning. They refuse to budge and just keep coming up with more proposals with the same number of lanes. You talk as if the public has any power here at all. They don't. Are you...

It's a BS ground rule that MassDOT imposed and no one else agreed to. That's why no matter what alternative they present, people don't like it. We should absolutely keep calling them out on it.

The 4th lane in both directions between Allston and Back Bay really is just an extended on-ramp/off-ramp. Going westbound, the 4th lane is added from the Copley on-ramp and becomes an exit-only lane at the Allston exit. Going eastbound, the 4th lane is added from the Allston on-ramp and becomes...

Here's an idea. During the 10 years when construction is ongoing and I-90 is reduced to 6 lanes, BUILD THE TRANSIT YOU NEED so that when the project is done, it can remain at 6 lanes.

That new police station rendering looks really nice. It's got a bit of mid-century modern going on.

Just make I-90 6 lanes instead of 8 lanes through the throat and you can fit everything at the surface quite easily. We're going to be at reduced capacity for 10 years anyway, and the city and region's long-term goals are to reduce the number of cars on the road and shift more people to walking...

And a giant F-U to Roxbury and Northeastern University as well.

Have you guys seen this? It's the 1962 Inner Belt plan overlaid on today's roadway system. http://mapjunction.com/VIEWER/16938

I really want to see more outdoor dining in DTX. I think it feels like there aren't many restaurants because they're mostly tucked away on side streets and have no outdoor seating. I can imagine restaurants spilling out into a pedestrian zone. This would really add a lot of life to the street.

The biggest problem I see is that MassDOT has insisted on keeping 12 lanes in the final configuration: 8 on I-90 and 4 on SFR. If they relaxed that requirement, they'd be able to easily fit everything at-grade. Given that the City's GoBoston 2030 plan looks to reduce the percentage of people...

I couldn't believe how many vacant storefronts there are on Bromfield St right now. Clearly the property owners are asking WAY too much for rent. It's like a ghost town while the rest of the area is thriving.

Oh interesting that it has international style running-man EXIT signs.

That's because the slot machines don't pay out. I've played them twice and it was a total waste of time.

Oh? https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2016/04/25/boston-traffic-history