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It's probably time for Capron Park Zoo to be repurposed. I have fond memories of the place, but it's tiny. It's probably not an ideal environment for the animals on exhibit. But I wish there was a way to maintain the feeling that comes with meandering down the paths from exhibit to exhibit...

I'm not sure how it works. Presumably, they agreed to this setup when they signed on with Track 15. I know the other locations of There, There, Dune Bros., Dolores, etc. all take cash though. I think most places account for credit card fees in their pricing. I used to always assume merchants...

They don't accept cash, but apart from that it's like any other fast casual spot - just go up to the counter and order with credit card, debit card, or gift card. Each vendor plus the bar have their own registers (in addition, the bar has the little handheld readers so they don't have to handle...

One year in, and it's a resounding success and asset to the city. It's not huge, but I might argue that it's the most well-done food hall I've been to in New England. The vendors are all local and high quality. The space is comfortable and invites people to sit/linger. The bar is well...

Phoenix Theaters is the new operator https://www.patriot-place.com/tenant/phoenix/

I haven't seen anything about the actual WC matches in June/July yet, but mentions of Providence trains are inconspicuously absent. Do you think there's chance that there will be no trains from Providence to those matches? If not, that's a huge blow for Providence/RI.

But interest rates have been slowly decreasing and that drastically impacts the bottom line in terms of the total project cost. So many developers are holding out for better rates. That said, I tend to agree with you. I don't have a lot of faith that this one will get off the ground.

FWIW, the status of this on the city's Development Mapper is still "under review." That certainly doesn't mean it's not dead, but it makes me a little more optimistic than if had been sitting there approved for several years. Between high interest rates and construction costs and market...

I was on the 4:20 to PVD. We ended up about 10 minutes or so behind schedule by the time I arrived, but I was actually pleasantly surprised at how fast the inbound train was turned around. At 4:20, there was no train at the platform. It pulled in at around 4:22ish, they immediately announced...

To be fair re: the trash - it's made a whole lot worse by the recent rapid snow melt. It's a common theme on reddit right now - every neighborhood street/sidewalk is littered with trash/junk that has accumulated in the snowbanks for the past 1.5+ months. And that's to say nothing of the dog...

It's definitely a drone shot.

This. I’ve been surprised at how many gates have been down at any given moment. I think it’s been a major factor in the rough rollout. Though the QR scanners on the gates themselves are inconsistent. I’ve had a few instances where a gate simply wouldn’t read my QR code. When I step over to an...

Is there any substance to those rumors? I'd actually be surprised if it was Night Shift. They've kind of gone the more corporate route over the past 5 years or so (partnering with Level 99, duplicating food menus across multiple locations, emphasis on distribution, etc.) and their existing beer...

They were actively escorting people through the handicap gates this morning when I arrived. Though I think that was largely due to two trains arriving on the same platform around the same time and the crush of people just being way too large. For some reason, the scanning of the mTicket QR...

I'm firmly in the "no sympathy" camp for people who live in close proximity to the tracks. This has been in the works for decades, so there's no strong reason that anyone should have been caught off guard by the service. That said, the Taunton station is something of an exception. I've been...

Oh, you can hear them from much further away than that. On most of my morning walks to the train, when road traffic is light, I can hear them clearly from North Main/Smith (by RW National Memorial Visitor's Center). I've heard them from further away as well, but that corner is where I almost...

I'm not sure, but the gates have the tap pads for Charlie Cards as well as the QR scanner for the mTicket app/paper tickets. Presumably it might work like a bus transfer (where you're not charged if you tap within a certain amount of time after the initial tap)? I wonder if conductors will...

They’re scanning this evening. Lots of Keolis (or MBTA) assisting, but it seems to be going smoothly. Albeit with lighter crowds.

Actually, it looks like the study is focusing specifically on the Francis St. parcel. RIPTA said as much in their 12/17 update (which is almost certainly what triggered the ProJo article). It's not impossible to build on the Francis St. lot. But the tracks underneath obviously do complicate...

We'll see about this afternoon, but the gates were locked open this morning - nobody had to scan to enter/leave the platform.