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Maybe DCR can finally repave that horrible stretch of bike path between Ruggles Street and the actual station

I think the real question is, who would take this? The area is such a traffic nightmare — really one of the worst in the region. Also, where are the parking lots going to go? It seems the main source of riders are supposed to drive in, and most drivers come from route 2. Why would they want to...

Thanks, have you used mapjunction.com? I went there to take a look after posting, incredible site

Cool, I’m just noticing this Rutherford Ave one — I didn’t realize that street has an independent little stub deeper into Charlestown, pre urban renewal. Kind of the like the fragment of broadway in Bay Village.

There's no need for that spirit. Suggesting Beacon Hill needs to be "punished" (I am guessing it's merely because you don't like that there happen to be wealthy people in the world (?) or a small contingent of same who in no way represent everyone who've opposed a bike lane (?), or whatever...

I just ride against traffic on Charles St in the easternmost lane. It's not that safe, but it never feels terribly dangerous, and I feel like Im sticking it to the neighborhood when I do it. Also, it really isn't an option for me when Im in a hurry to go all the way to the Esplanade or over the...

Yes—this is a truly major link and it's a city-level, even region-level, issue. Which makes it all the more absurd that the city can't just squash the NIMBYs.

Single family home (I unit) -> 33 units — now that, people, is progressive.

It’s really weird, who would want three lanes of traffic running through their neighborhood… you’d think they’d be all for it

Yes, it is technically true, but as I already said, it implies an incorrect message. Traffic safety is improved by reducing lanes, not by adding bike lanes. That’s a secondary benefit. Obviously it’s a great project, and obviously when you could both add bicycle infrastructure in addition to...

I mean, the title is a little misleading since it implies that adding the bicycle option helped reduce traffic. What actually happened is they removed a lane on each side and sure enough, speeding went down. Same results would have happened with or without the bikeway...

“Expensive to run” in hospital speak just means that it mostly served poor people. Figuring out a solution is the job of the leadership of this state. The fact that it’s difficult, complicated, challenging, or expensive doesn’t change the fact, it only highlights the unacceptability of the...

The loss of Carney was and remains a completely inexcusable catastrophe for the neighborhood, and the fact that the state can’t get its act together to rectify this would be mind blowing were Massachusetts not one of the most corrupt and ineffective governments in the country. No, it’s not “too...

some trivia and history https://jewishheritagecenter.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/86 also, sad when Radius closed, too https://baystatebanner.com/2014/10/01/roxbury-workers-stunned-by-hospital-closure/

I totally agree re not dividing the parcels up. As for the embankment, there are photos cuz I have searched for them back in the day when I was more into that, but never found a lot. I used to live next to the SWC and was blown away when I learned about the embankment. The most accessible one...

incredible write up there ⬆ (I tried to quote it but can’t due to length). Re: the Wu decision, one thing I haven’t seen mentioned is what the implications would be for the current high school land—Malcolm X is pretty hostilely designed as is, but its proximity to Nubian means it has more...

The meeting in question was about a bike path that will run on a DCR parkway. There’s not a lot of design options here. There’s a road, and the bikes will be on it, or next to it. Have at it splitting hairs over the history of the idea, but your responses are accusatory and uninformed. As for...

Uhhh what the fuck? First, try actually reading the article instead of looking for fights to pick based on whatever you want to see. This isnt Neponset Valley Greenway; this is figuring out how to slap a bike lane on Blue Hills Parkway so people can get from Mattapan Square to Blue Hill...

Great. Let’s spend 20 years talking to “the community”.

Put it this way: he dearth of bars and restaurants in Boston is not a function of national economy. It’s always been a city that is horribly cold to anything related to those sorts of enjoyments, and as a city makes it extremely difficult for business owners to open new places. For so many...