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Yeah, that's my take, too. If the Globe really wanted insight on the idea, they would have also asked whether that 69% would no longer come to Boston, whether they would come by mode shift, and probably whether they would grudgingly pay more while not liking it if this became a reality. The fact...

The first train for that game is scheduled for 12PM. They can't have consists all over the place and of various odd lengths collected, deconstructed and recombined in time for the 15 minute departures happening throughout the afternoon.

Or perhaps prove through the RFP that BEMUs are a non-starter, and go back to the drawing board with support for an EMU solution. My hope is that the price tag will lead to sticker shock in the General Court, and Eng will come back and say, well, there's this other option with some overhead...

And that's the basis for the first lawsuit.

I don't mind the plastic seats on the new Orange and Red cars, but I find the seats on the Blue Line to be far too slippery. If I don't sit against a pole or other edge feature to the directional back end of the car, I find myself sliding around.

That would likely be the best option, given the faux historic preservation concerns. I'd still like to see these building lifted up by a thousand helicopters and moved to some location out beyond 128. I think they are great buildings, just terrible urbanism.

Good news to see the next phase progressing, but I think phase 3 is the only true transformational element of this project. Hopefully that actually happens.

2022 has been my favorite, but in general, I think they've all been a great addition to Dewey Square.

It's not even a "but the US is different!" type scenario, since there are many agencies right in this country that know how to implement POF systems. It is only the T that is "special" in this regard.

Three deckers should be as of right anywhere in the city. This is ridiculous for a project like this to have require ZBA approval.

City Hall Plaza actually does have a beer garden, but it's kind of tucked away, and certainly not the sort of wide ranging and open seating you'll find in European plazas. It shouldn't be hard for somebody with a push cart and some folding chairs to just roll in and set something up each morning.

But it says 1270 right on the render, which looks very different from the 80 Gardner render. Also, 80 Gardner is 64 units, not 206 units.

This is the CVS project, correct?

Yeah, I don't much care for it from that angle, but I think it actually looks pretty good when approaching on Belgrade Ave from the Roslindale side of the Parkway.

I'm not sure the Dover NIMBYs will welcome Widett Circle 2.0 dropped into their town. 🤣🤣🤣

Sorry, I didn't mean that you or whoever took the picture cropped it, just that the framing is an incomplete image if we are trying to evaluate what is in the plaza.

This is probably the train we will see here, plus MBTA specific modifications. https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/solutions/rolling-stock/mainline-flirt-akku

A lot of the trees are the ones that were already there, and the raised decks around the tree heavy sections are part of a strategy to improve longevity. I am optimistic that it will look quite lush over time.

The image above your comment is cropped in such a way to significantly diminish the amount of actual lawn. What appears to be two small triangles to the left and right of the desire path are actually the larger lawn in front of the church, and the lawn surrounding the fountain. As for the path...