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    The New Retail Thread

    Between this and the Cafe Luna relocation, the retail vacancies on Broad Canal are finally filling in!
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    Tufts Residence Hall | 401 Boston Avenue | Medford

    I feel like this project flew along!
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    Riverside Development | 333 Grove Street | Newton

    Would be great if the Boston region approached TOD the way Vancouver and Toronto do!
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    Agreed, I've enjoyed my travels in Atlantic Canada quite a bit. Always keen to go back. Cape Breton is high on my list!
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    The big structure/landmark you're looking for is Cabot Tower! It was right behind me from where I took that photo! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabot_Tower_(St._John's) Re: your point about the housing crisis, much of the Maritimes are suffering similarly to places like the GTA and Greater...
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    That may be the case (a cruise ship did dock one of the days we were there), but I don't know how that makes the merits of pedestrianization differ from a place like Newbury Street, which in large part caters to tourists who don't have a car (to say nothing of being immediately adjacent to a...
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    More from St. John's. Despite having no rapid transit to speak of, they've somehow managed to fully pedestrianize two of their main commercial streets downtown this summer. One is full-time, the other is 12-10 PM each day. Something something Newbury Street...
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    Biking in Boston

    https://mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/24/eyes-on-the-street-cambridges-cycling-safety-ordinance-delivers-more-protected-bike-lanes
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    Visiting St. John's, Newfoundland for the first time. The setting is very photogenic. One of the more stunning natural harbors I've seen.
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    The skyline of Saint Pierre, if you can call it that. Interesting little place; we've enjoyed our time here!
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    Boston University - Warren Towers Renovation | 700 Commonwealth Avenue | Fenway

    https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/08/14/warren-towers-construction-phase-one.html?_bhlid=9e9089cbdcf9bd537a529445f97e2917bafc9d2a
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    The New Retail Thread

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/12/business/harvard-coop-bookstore/
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    A few photos from a recent trip to Philadelphia:
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    Boston Skyline Photos

    From the Emmanuel campus:
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    Skylines and Developments of the US/World

    Work took me to Atlanta recently. A bit of the Buckhead skyline:
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    Waltham Infill and Small Developments

    Seems like good news? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/business/waltham-council-mayor-housing-override/
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    Harvard Square Infill and Small Developments

    Pedestrianizing a good chunk of the square seems like a no brainer to me. Probably the lowest hanging fruit in the entire metro area after fully pedestrianizing Newbury Street, and pedestrianizing Chinatown.
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    Mattapan Infill and Small Developments

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/21/metro/mattapan-complex-built-black-fear/
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    New Bedford Developments

    https://newbedfordlight.org/scr-gentrification/ Much ado about nothing so far, it seems.

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