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I'm not even sure he even went as far as that. My recollection is that he said it wasn't a winning issue politically (in perhaps slightly different language). There is room to criticize such a position, but I don't interpret his statements to mean that he is fundamentally anti-trans...

Not sure that I agree with that. Part of what is so cool about the North End is that you have varied view corridors that disappear as they wrap around corners, or the street curves away. That's a two dimensional feature, but there is also a three dimensional element to that, which comes from the...

I'm cross posting this in the Biking in Boston thread, but since it also regards the upcoming city election, here's a link to the Boston Cyclists Union's candidate survey. The mayor, and several council candidates responded and it's worth a look in my opinion...

I'm cross posting this in the 2025 Boston Mayoral Race thread, since it regards the upcoming city election, but it's also bike specific. Here's a link to the Boston Cyclists Union's candidate survey -- the mayor, and several council candidates responded and it's worth a look in my opinion...

My sense is that without the north side headhouse, it only works as a bike route. I'm fairly optimistic that it will get done, though, since they have at least done some design work. We definitely need to push for funding, though, in any advocacy spaces we occupy.

I'm wondering why Amtrak isn't already offering this service if the tunnel project is limiting how many trains they can run out of NYP.

They had a pretty solid No Kings turnout in Barnstable on Saturday.

I think the real problem is actually at the intersection of Cantebury/Cummins/American Legion. The backup from that light fills Cantebury Street completely between Cummins and HP Ave. When the light turns green for cars crossing, there is no place for cars to go, without blocking the box. And of...

I suspect there will be a lot of pushback on this, for all the wrong reasons. That intersection has notoriously bad traffic, which backs up on Cantebury St in both directions. People will believe this will make things worse and really fight it on that basis.

I miss Fajitas & 'Ritas. :(

That's a slightly different render from what we've seen previously, showing a mixed use path, rather than a sidewalk. I prefer separation between bike and pedestrian infrastructure, but it's certainly quite a bit better to have this version than an outright sidewalk.

Arguably, this proposal is more attractive than Hub 25. As you note, they are extremely similar locations, sandwiched between an Interstate and a high speed stroad, adjacent to a T station, etc., but the Charlestown location is an easy, even attractive walk to downtown, whereas the...

I suspect the existing parking lots generate more pedestrian crossings of that access road than the apartments would. But as the developer points out in the article, the structures will be inward facing, and likely limiting pedestrian usage of that street anyway.

I wonder if Boston's slow push on this has to do with our seeming need for absolute perfection. I stayed recently at an AirB&B in Santa Ana, CA, that was obviously a residential conversion. As you can see from the image below, the floor plate is very much not ideal for a residential building...

Yeah, that was always my take on the incident. Tibbits-Nut was only saying that the task force would look at everything, including that. If a task force charged with making recommendations won't look at the entire world of choices under their charge, then what is the point? Honestly, the...

Parking is part of a larger NIMBY toolkit. While it may well be the top motivation for some NIMBYs, it is mostly just used, along with shadows, tree loss, traffic, "character", etc., to prevent any kind of change whatsoever. I am quite convinced that making free parking available to every single...

I'll let you in on a little secret -- it has never been about parking.

So basically, the Conservancy is hoping to re-litigate the same issues it lost on already.

Sure, he's more conservative on the edges. An open primary would help to sort that, with other younger candidates, such as Campbell, Wu, maybe a return by Kennedy. But for such a primary to happen, Markey needs to retire.

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