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How difficult would it be to deck over Rte 2? Even just with a park or, where the locals don't mind, some nice mixed used medium density development. (in all fairness, my solution to all our highways is: deck them over or trench them, and then build enough that would make Robert Moses blush...

Whatever is done, it seems that expanding rail access *prior* to considering reducing road access (just as a general rule) is the proper course of action. I get that there’s a general concern about highway overbuild, but I’d say controlled access highways are not the problem. Its uncrossable...

Anyone know what the profitability of the commuter rail looks like, compared to the subway? If the complaint is that it services wealthier communities, then it might follow that there’s more economic benefit to the T itself to improve CR.

Quick question unrelated to current discussion: do any of the plans for the NSRL include utilizing it as a backup for any of the subway lines during maintenance/upgrades?

Yeah, found the idea that Quincy is beholden to commuter rail amusing. Also, neglecting to even mention NSRL is egregious.

I should clarify: entire property. If its a condo, its the person’s entire condo. Not necessarily the entire building.

I’m not sure that is the case. I don’t have the percentage handy, but the overwhelming majority of AirBnB rentals are whole house rentals.

A lot of good discussion. My question about service overall was actually more focused on how far south such a service could go. Not necessarily on whether high-speed or higher speed is appropriate. For example, could the Downeaster make sense as a Portland to Providence route?

So, follow-up: what sort of HSR service (at least as fast as Acela) would make sense for Portland-Boston-Beyond?

If we ever got around to building the NSRL, would it make sense to extend the Acela to north of Boston? If so, how far?

India has denser and poorer populations.

I’m extremely close, myself! Feels good, especially for those of us that locked in back in 2020. I’ve been thinking about the typical NIMBYism against multifamily housing (and I’m not immune, but I’m also trying to save a school from being converted into apartments), and I can’t help but think...

I was thinking about the Central Artery, and a fun alternate history idea came to mind: what if the planners of the 20s-50s had an ounce of foresight and built it underground? The 1950s would be a great time for a project like that, and, while I’m sure it would have been more expensive than the...

in the spirit of a sandbox thread: the entire interstate system (and rt 3 down to the canal) in Massachusetts has been turned into a big-dig style network of tunnels. What do you do with the land freed up?

My wife used to go to that church any time she had a reason to go to Mass during the work week. I never had the chance to go myself, but its sad to see it gutted.

My understanding is that there was opposition to expanded service because there are concerns about the Cape becoming just a bedroom community for Boston.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but haven’t the Cape locals made it clear they don’t want improved rail on the Cape? My understanding is that they don’t want commuter rail level transit.

You’re not going to get a suburban public transit system of any sort without the upgrades to those bridges. They’re complete bottlenecks, and unless you think the Cape can do just fine with degrading connections to the rest of the state, they’re essential.

Its not quite 1x a month, but if there was more regular service, there’s loads of recreational destinations that people could use it for. Boston area people could take it to Six Flags, Western MA residents could take it for a Sox, Celtics, or Bruins game.

We could always just annex Canada, but maybe that proposal belongs in crazy transit pitches. … Ok, reasonable transit pitches.