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So car drivers violate the lane with impunity, and the conclusion is that the lane shouldn't be there? How about a conclusion that enforcement or physical barriers are needed instead? The point of bus lanes is that they do, in fact, inconvenience drivers in favor of bus riders. What are we even...

And that whole conversation was back in March, wtf, bringing it back now.

Fantastic news. Both parcels are in areas that can and should support much higher density. 3841 Washington will extend the density spine from the other side of Forest Hills and Hyde Park Ave. It would be great to see more of this, at least as far as Arboretum Road. And 4301 Washington is less...

That is a pretty impressive increase for three stations. I have to think when the line is completed through Phase 3 in Westwood, that it will be huge for L.A. transit.

Not a bad idea in the abstract, but I can already picture the screaming when the city starts floating the idea of closing Dartmouth --- "they want to take away the space for food trucks!"

Yes, that has always been my understanding. But like I said, it appeared to be open when I rode by, as in the door itself looked open. Most likely some sort of maintenance activity was going on, and I just happened to be there during the 15 minutes that the door was open. We can always hope, for...

I think it's good to have some kind of pavement indicators, just so that people understand not to put up temporary exhibits, tables, etc. It wouldn't be so much as a lane, so much as a zone meant only for pedestrians when emergency vehicles aren't there, while everything aside from that could be...

Can anybody verify whether or not the new headhouse for Hynes is still closed? I rode my bike by there a few days ago, and it kind of looked like it might be open, but I didn't have a chance to investigate.

I agree regarding that building, especially as it replaced a parking lot.

I think this is the same project: https://archboston.com/community/threads/esplanade-riverfront-pavilion-charlesbank-west-end.5612/ Can a mod merge these threads?

Apparently, this is maybe happening and is launching next month? This story by NBC10 is typical of modern journalism, in that it's basically an uncritical press release for the ferry operator, with a few jokes about Boston accents thrown in, but it does show an actual boat, and discusses things...

Yeah, my perception has been that City Hall plaza has been a huge success as a centerpiece for World Cup related festivities, and that it spills out in every direction from there. All of downtown was incredible last weekend, whether at City Hall, the Common, Greenway, Copley, Seaport, it was all...

Agreed. If we want to implement the "Vancouver solution," as part of how we address housing scarcity, we need towers for middle income residents, which means smaller units.

Yeah, lounges belong in the same seating ring as the luxury boxes, which is to say up above the first several crowd rows. This design really doesn't make sense.

Well, if she means they are getting crappy Everett style, quick build 5 over 1s without any kind of street activation, then she's correct. This area should be another Assembly Row, but it doesn't look like that is happening, based on what is currently under construction.

Yeah, that's my bigger issue, not so much the inept map making (though it's fun to pull that apart). They are not being completely honest with their rhetoric, and are completely ignoring two things that tend to counteract most of the claim being made: The Fairmont Line is real rail transit that...

There is a good write-up about this on UniversalHub: https://www.universalhub.com/2026/third-time-winner-developer-tries-again-new-plan-replace-old-monastery

That's happening, though I don't think there was any effort to get Northeastern to pay for any of it, the way JumboBuc suggested would have been nice. The image below is from a presentation four years ago, but I am pretty sure it's still happening. The MBTA website uses the same language from...

This map belongs in the Crazy Transit Pitches thread. It isn't remotely something worthy of discussion or ink in the local press.

Yeah, it's unclear why it took so long when they were touting this in the fall as a quick build but semi-permanent solution. Hopefully this will lead to a lot more of these upgrades over the summer.