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I've said this many times on here, but Boston has an extremely severe behavior problem with respect to how people follow, or rather completely ignore, any and all traffic rules, and that applies equally to drivers, bikers, and pedestrians. Others have contested me when I have said this before...

I walk by this frequently and never even realized (or forgot) there was vacant retail space. Well, it’s currently under construction for the “Boston Urban Market” opening October 1. Especially since Pace cleared out of the West End, this is actually a great development, because it could really...

Truth to this, as much as it would hurt everyone, a severe economic disruption is a very effective way (and possibly, the only way) to dislodge the concentration of wealth from the deathgrip it's in. Thoman Picketty writes quite a lot the destruction of fortunes in WWI and WW2 and shows how that...

Awesome photos. I wish the panels weren't quite so plastic-y, but I commend the photographer for some amazing shots. Welcome to aB.

That project on Poplar in the Sq seems to have stalled again, unfortunately.

It’s annoying and also dangerous that details rarely get released in these situations. There’s zero doubt there were plenty of witnesses in a location like this. What actually happened? I will assume driver fault til I hear otherwise, but it does make a big diff if there was a light blown vs...

It's from the early 1960s, 1961 to be specific. That whole area was divided into two urban renewal zones, north and south of route 9, eminent domain, demolition, eviction, Route 9 widened, a lot of the cleared land given to the Brook House development for the rich, etc. My babysitter growing...

I dont see anyone on here saying it's that they bricked over the lawn. It's that the design they used produced a finished product that is overly exposed and visually and aesthetically hostile, cold, and hard. Ditto the materials: as many have said here, the color and the material and the...

Yeah, the white seals the fate. It looks horrendously out of place in Boston.

Absolutely hideous. Looks like that porter square hotel, but made out of even worse materials. Oh well, we’ll see how the finished product looks but not expecting much here.

Interesting, this is more than just that one development area that was rezoned. https://brookline.news/town-meeting-approves-zoning-for-major-chestnut-hill-redevelopment-project/

844 Morton looks good—it reminds me of small mill town workers' housing you see near old river dam/mill complexes all over New England.

Yes, and whatever Flynn and the pro car people think doesn’t change the fact that these scooters have become a NEW issue, that is dangerous, and it’s a complete cop out to pull some what aboutism on cars or write off the real issue because the reactionary in Southie also happens to dislike them...

Im sure Im not alone in feeling, especially over the last year, that something seriously needs to be done about these vehicles. The degree of chaos on the road and bike lanes seems like a disaster waiting to happen, and I am really surprised we aren't hearing about more accidents given how...

News flash: in a first, local neighbors fight progress in Boston https://www.bulletinnewspapers.com/article/hyde-park-cleary-square-zoning-plan-proposal Average age of this room of concerned community members: 60?

I really don’t see what the benefit is of this project. Doesnt every bus route we're talking about already stop at Jackson, thereby providing BRT <-> Orange connections for everyone who's heading inbound from points south? The only specific benefit I see for this is 1) for the people who board...

I dont think it's a good project at all, but it's sad to hear that the Arboretum apparently was offered the option of expanding its footprint and declined—they probably could have gotten some sort of city and state support for such a purchase, which could have led to a much greener presence as...

I disagree. I grew up in Brookline and only as an adult did I start to notice the fact that the area around Coolidge is actually peppered with towers. Most of them aren't great, but they're fine and when you're used to them, you don't see em. Charlie gives better examples and Cambridge is...

Really terrible design. What kind of urbanism is this, leaving all this windswept, sandy open space?

Huh. Ok, well, I was totally confused here. I thought that the original post (what I said is ugly) was the site across the street... I put in the address on Buildup and it took me to the nail salon next to Napper Tandy's. I was initially confused by the conversation seeming to reference this...