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290 Binney, getting close to topping out (8/29) from Discovery Cafe patio. In my humble opinion, this area is very appropriate for much taller. On that note - is there any chances for seeing more mixed-use between lab and residential? A taller hotel in this area is sorely needed as well...

They have a nice stretch of smaller high-rise (20 to 30 stories) up the Lake Shore from downtown for about 7 miles, and they also plan out their dense neighborhoods every well. It feels like a city where people enjoy living in. The North Side feels like what Revere should've had more of with...

I guess this is the right place for this: Visited Chicago this weekend and Chicago, in my *very much opinion*, shows a lot of urban planning done right which in-turn creates a great environment for a positive and enthusiastic tourist and resident experience near the downtown loop and near north...

Drove by the center-bus-lane section along Seaver and Columbus on a venture out of Eastie to JP, and it doesn't slow cars on Columbus at all, while getting a steady ridership and keeping a nice pace. The look of the stations came out nicely. In a VERY perfect world it'd extend down Blue Hill...

For a visual that seems to be accurate based on the redditor/creator who made it, I found a cool map on it: https://www.openrailwaymap.org//mobile.php?availableTranslations=[object%20Object]

Is there some type of map (just out of curiosity) made to show the HSR speed limits for commuter rail lines, if they're converted? Or alternatively, some type of conversion from the commuter rail to HSR speed limits? I.e. 79 MPH on segments of commuter rail on Worcester line could be X number?

Nothing to get excited about anytime too soon then!

I did more digging on the proposal of extending 3 daily trips of NER to Ronkonkoma - which seems to be stuck as a proposal for the entirety of this year. While this was maybe an idea before it became a proposal, does anyone have anymore info on if this will go anywhere? From Reddit discussions a...

That's really interesting. Thanks for your input! Originally I was pretty intrigued by the amount of additional space along the tracks in that area of the Haverhill Line. Reasonably speaking, I'm very excited for the idea of increasing frequencies to Reading.

A new CRAZY pitch I was exploring was placing the orange line underground from either Wellington or just after Wellington on to either Malden Center, or just before because of the bridge there. If this is crazy, it might as well be through to Malden Center, moving the platforms below the...

This might need its own thread now that it's in with the BPDA

Thinking about improving commuter rail service frequency and availability, especially with SCR's clogging on the horizon - are there any other lines where double-tracking would open up more frequencies or even extensions? But this question is asked in bad-faith, god-mode context: where tunneling...

I couldn't find this on here - but from what I read on this - Middleborough/Lakeville will remain open for seasonal CapeFLYER service - is this still the case? I suppose it's a win win to keep this if the ridership is there from M/L on the slow trudge to Hyannis... Something I think I look...

I would still hazard a guess our supply is much below demand compared to similar high wealth/income, real-estate-value-leading places such as Manhattan, Seattle, Miami, and so on. Just the notion that we're getting our first of certain luxury hotel chains in Seaport behind other cities at...

This is a very valid fear...! I hope it doesn't outweigh their level of development. I'm cynical so I think more talk around this would help

Everett is really in the right place for a lot of great progressive building and bullish development in the next few years. Other cities need to take notes! I really think Everett is primed to be the next destination for residential/office/lab/commercial buyers alike, in about 10-15 years. I'm...

I think this could be a useful discussion that if anyone's interested, could veer into the thread where we discuss why we don't build taller in Boston... What were some of the input variables that led to this building and its height being possible? Some that I'm considering include: 1. The FAA...

Nice addition proposed for East Boston Neighborhood Health in Maverick Square, making goof use if overhead building https://www.neighborhealth.com/en/about-us/newspress/special-projects/20-maverick-square-addition-to-increase-access-to-patient-care.html

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9-Chelsea-St-Boston-MA-02128/401896059_zpid/?utm_campaign=androidappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare This is for sale - which leads me to think the proposed development is off the table? Interesting update for Maverick Square

New Taco Bell Cantina is proposed for the first floor of the new 6 story building in Maverick Square. It definitely is getting mixed feedback... In my opinion as well as others' deductions, the thing that leaves these high-rent restaurant spaces open is the lack of tenants who will pay that...