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Why would this development impact Lamartine, which is on the opposite side of Centre from Mildred Hailey?

If we’re judging by total wealth, then Boston has more than Nantucket or Manchester-by-the-sea. Clearly that doesn’t reflect the actual situation in most of the city. The point is that there’s more poverty in Boston than in Everett, both by percentage and by raw number if we really want to go...

I thought we’ve established at this point that the street address of the new stadium will be a Boston address, not an Everett one. And Boston has a higher poverty rate than Everett. I agree that a city is being pushed around by a wealthier neighbor, but I think you have the roles reversed.

I mean, compare it against pay-to-play entertainment in the area like Kings Bowling or Puttshack mini golf. There, you’re guaranteed to pay at least $20-$30 on top of your food/drink orders. I was at Encore this past Friday to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I took out $200 at the start and...

I think the comparison’s been made in this thread before, but the aesthetic isn’t too far from London’s Battersea Power Station which was recently redeveloped. Maybe we’re moving into a “post-industrial chic” era. Could be a big deal for the brand of places like Lowell, Worcester, etc.

If only we could have rails AND trails. I don’t mean right up against each other. I mean creating new ROWs for one or the other so both can exist independently. The two things shouldn’t be competing or at odds with each other.

Franklin Park should be the city’s flagship park with tourists from all over the world flocking to see it. I don’t believe the proposed development gets us closer to that goal.

You'd have to have stairs, an elevator, and or a series of ramps to go from the roads to the park, which would indeed probably need to be raised to fit over the highway.

Physically? Probably. Economically? Eh.

There will never be a building on the pike in front of the art studios, no?

While I agree with this, does the state even have the power to directly alter individual town and city zoning laws?

You’re very very optimistic about the MBTA, its capability, its priorities, and its ability to react to increased demand in a meaningful way. There’s no way the current Authority would react this way to a new soccer stadium being built in Everett. It can’t even keep up with construction...

Do people here have strong feelings about the governor’s new housing act? https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-unveils-4-billion-affordable-homes-act-to-increase-production-and-lower-costs

Rutherford isn’t even the worst here. That honor would belong to Maffa or Cambridge Street.

I’ll believe it when I see it.. And bus lanes don’t amount to anything if they’re not enforced.

I don’t think this is true. It encourages road rage, which leads to accidents and unsafe behavior. Is there data to suggest having more cars on the road leads to fewer crashes/deaths per capita?

To play devil’s advocate, the traffic flow around Sullivan is really, really miserable. I think it could be vastly improved with some common sense re-engineering of the square’s intersections, but I don’t know if that’s being talked about as part of this project. I know as urbanists, we’d all...

Camberville should rip off the band aid and merge. Quick and straightforward way of evening out the financials.

Likely not even an airport.

…will it not be?