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Yes, it's a quick ride to Forest Hills on the 32, but only off peak. For commuters, that's a very slow bus at 7:30 in the morning. Based on recent community meetings regarding Hyde Parke Ave safety, the city is apparently not interested in bus priority lanes for that corridor, but it's really...

Proximity to the Roslindale commuter rail station is bit of a stretch. It's not super far, but it's a 30 minute walk. Interesting spot, in that it's roughly the same walking distance from 4 different stations, but I think that's too far to claim that it's nearby. Definitely a reasonable biking...

It doesn't need to be an either/or proposition. We need to build lots of dense urban housing in core city locations, but also build a lot more housing adjacent to commuter rail stations. We can and should do both of these things.

It's a cool map, the one question I have, regards the elimination of the Needham Line. I realize most crayon maps do that, on the assumption that it gets a rapid transit replacement. But in a world where you are basically restoring passenger rail to most places it has ever been in the past, it...

I would much rather it remain the shit that it is, than become another gilded palace with that name on it.

This is super interesting. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17TcPZTN64/ Apparently the Steinert Building (162 Boylston Street) is undergoing conversion to residential on floors 2 through 7, first floor retail, and of perhaps greatest significance, a full restoration of Steinert Hall, which...

[snip] Lots of wasted opportunity in the intervening years, but as somebody who knows Penn Station from both eras, I can say that it is significantly better now than it was in 1999. To be clear, it still sucks, but not to the same extent.

Well, thank goodness Trump solved all of those problems, then, rather than making them worse... :rolleyes:

I don't think you asked that question at all. Your argument seemed to be that the old elevated lines sucked, and therefore new ones should be expected to suck. Now that you've asked, the reason would be changes in technology and public works finance. Just because a tunnel was the best option in...

I was there last night but didn't have time to check out the bus terminal. One thing I did notice, though, was that the new entrance/escalator bank from the arched concourse was not yet open. With the fare gates about to go in, access to the bus depot is about to become worse, rather than...

I'd favor subway over elevated for that location, too, but again, it was just an example of where it could work to place an inobtrusive viaduct.

Presumably because it's wide enough to be the boulevard Olmsted envisioned? The viaduct would not have the same sort of impact. But I just threw that out as an example of an underserved transit corridor that is wide enough for a modern viaduct, that would not create the kinds of issues you saw...

Yes, there were definitely sections that weren't suited for elevated rail, but there are some locations in Boston where it would work well, such as Columbia Road.

Those are propaganda agitators, not any kind of meaningful segment of voters. Please, do not base your understanding of politics on social media commentary.

I had the opportunity to ride the NYC N-Line over the weekend, which is elevated in Queens, and I must say, the experience looking at the cityscape below and beyond was quite mesmerizing. I do wish we still had something like that in Boston.

Same. The arched concourse is beautiful, the tower is spectacular, but the expanded bus depot is by far the most meaningful public amenity.

As the article points out, Philadelphia is a better analogy than Dallas. I think the resolution between the Sixers and Flyers is more likely the intended outcome here, but again, we have to return to the fact that there have been no documented statements from the Celtics regarding any of this.

Wouldn't this create the same dilemma you are arguing exists with a wealth tax? The core problem with conversations like this is that there is no way to do big infrastructure without getting access to revenue streams that can't be produced by tiny incremental adjustments to the tax code. Whether...

Not interested in much more back and forth, but what I meant by direct investment was specifically not buying and holding securities or crypto coins and such. That just moves money around. I'm talking about building factories, starting new companies, etc. Those are useful investments that...

The things you listed aren't necessarily that. I mean direct investment, not trust funds.