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I'm not saying you're wrong, and I know this is partially nostalgia speaking, but I miss the old pre-888 courtyard that opened right onto the food court. It had this really grand Rockefeller Center type feel to it (especially with that statue), and showcased the Pru magnificently: (Which you...

💯 agreed. The systemwide MGB rebrand of Partners is terrible and was unnecessary. The teal shield motif already reinforced the institutional affiliations while maintaining individual identity. Combining the names of Mass General and Brigham to name a third entity that includes both of those (and...

Some interesting discussion on this happened around page 32:

My understanding was relocation of Joslin services to existing BIDMC space in the neighborhood.

Can we take this building and just lay it down on its side on the adjacent Mass Pike air rights parcel?

From LinkedIn: I understand they "couldn't" build a tower the scale of the original for budgetary reasons. I realize this is 119 100% affordable units. I know my view is colored by the previous renders. This still seems very sad.

99 Kneeland/66 Hudson are also pretty solid masonry. This has caused problems when affordable renters in 66 Hudson have had their lottery number pulled for affordable condo purchases in 88 Hudson (a 5-over-1 by the same contractor) and have been dismayed at 88's cardboard walls letting all the...

They had a pretty good run for a couple decades at least, with a small church building and the 2-story modular school (ca 1999 - not sure what was there prior) letting an enormous amount of light in. You can even see that lovely tree grow if you scroll through Street View history...

Technically, the barricade shown doesn't prevent anyone from barreling down it. It just brings them to a very abrupt stop. In any case, it's not the most inspiring defense of the situation to say "this children's play structure isn't closed, it just has to be periodically barricaded to stop...

It's perhaps the most insane place to put a metal barrier. I absolutely love it. Brings to mind the Final Destination movies.

Sorry, no good news allowed in the cursed wasteland of City Hall Plaza: (Photo care of an online Boston neighborhood community group I'm a part of) Actually, come to think of it, this could really improve the hilarity. It slices, it dices!

I have used the thread timeout to consider and research the specific criticism of my assessment of shade and seating, and I regret to inform you all that I am doubling-down on it and in fact will assert that the situation is worse than before the renovation. This Street View image taken in 2016...

Now we know where the $1 billion went - they installed some kind of particle accelerator.

They simply cannot - full stop (no pun intended) - place a crosswalk across this section of Storrow, where traffic moves frequently in excess of 60mph and visibility is impaired by the bridge dip even for a hypothetical signaled crossing. I don't think any road regulations, besides just common...

I have very frequently walked routes from across the river (Charlestown and Lechmere areas) to points downtown, and the whole stretch from the Charles until the first landscaped parcel of the Greenway may be some of my least favorite parts of Boston on foot. It's always a nightmare to even start...

Honestly, I stand by my post haha. The tree additions to the plaza you're focusing on - which, again, I have seen in person - do not appreciably improve "shade" as in "utilizable and pleasant shaded space for human activities". No, you're not gonna go and read a book there, because you're not...

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Why Nobody Is In the Plaza Excuse List: It hasn't gone through a billion dollar renovation The billion dollar renovation just opened and nobody knows about it yet It's too cold a day today It was too rainy a day today It's too hot a day today It's too early/late in the day for peak activity...

I mean this sincerely, not sarcastically: can you locate candid photographic evidence of the newly-planted trees providing - not just SHADOWS on the brick - but comforting SHADE for actual humans performing an activity on the plaza for a duration of time? Such as, providing a more comfortable...

I think this is a fantastic idea. Further, gutting the first floor of the JFK building that faces the plaza to install restaurant spaces with patios and awnings (or, hell, even just drag in popup trailers for a pilot program like they've done for the Seaport Common) would help make the Plaza an...