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Are you positive it was in revenue service and not just testing? If so, that's awesome! I've seen a few of these (as recently as last Thursday) on tracks between Boston and Providence, but I assumed they were test trains.

It's about 1/2 a mile away. The ferry and MBTA share the same parking lot (Whales Tooth), and there are free shuttles going back and forth. But it's about a 10 minute walk in practice. Not bad.

As much as I'd love an LRT line or two in Providence, the smart play is for BRT for all of the reasons already mentioned.

No intel, but it does seem a bit aspirational to me too. A lot of the right buzzwords and "goals," but fairly light on substance.

Do you have a link/source for this? Frontier briefly tried PVD back in 2022, but it didn't last long. I'd be kind of surprised if they gave it another shot now considering their own issues combined with Breeze making PVD a hub.

This was my experience too. My wife and I stayed a few years ago and really felt the experience was a let down considering what it could/should be. The potential is plainly obvious. It's a stunning old structure in a fantastic setting with incredible views. It should be an out of this world...

Fantastic project.

My brother lives over there. Just off of Smith St. in Smith Hill, actually. Things transition pretty fast over there. I think development politics in NW Providence are probably influenced by almost hyper-local conditions and can vary over an area of even a few small blocks because the...

I was driving down Douglas Ave. near PC for the first time in a while and noticed a TON of construction on Liege St. behind Yoo Sushi. I only got a quick glance, but there have to be 4-5 new multi-unit residences either just completed or still u/c. Presumably owned by the same student housing...

There's a good chance you can see this car in the same spot on almost any given week day. I've seen it several times walking by and it was there again today.

I walked by this site yesterday for the first time in a while. The small building shown in the rendering (144 Dyer) isn't being demolished. It's this smaller building in front of it (160 Dyer, according to google maps). According to the rendering, it looks like it was always going to come down...

I like the building a lot, actually. And as a straight up swap for the current garage, it's a clear upgrade. I'm generally very excited for most of the upgrades around Fenway/Kenmore (including the air rights, excluding Baseball Tavern location), and this is no exception. That said, am I the...

Good point. A Jetblue feed in particular.

Boston-New Bedford flights start 9/29 on CapeAir: https://flyewb.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKlhz5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtUm1jMXNDNmxoUFVtNEl6AR5z0JZHPJ0_hWbMYuult3hQBfsvCWQVFkl5k5WqKTpqZZtibm5TJQJmzdwpkw_aem_uz5iQcxHb6dS-6qZYvMS7A I honestly don't know what the plan is here. Granted, they don't need...

There are not anywhere near 41 buildings over 250 feet in Basel. But it is fair to point out that it has surprising amount of tall buildings for such a small city. Basel's a nice city and one that I've enjoyed visiting on several occasions. I don't think it has a ton in common with Portland at...

I'm glad someone took the time to say it. And I'm pleasantly surprised by the comments in agreement. I hope the city pushes for something a little more interesting. There's a huge effort in the hospitality industry to give their brands a bit more personality. There's no reason this location...

Good for them. It'll be interesting to see how this goes. I know Taunton is now on the Commuter Rail, but it's a geographically large town and this complex is a little under 20 minutes from the East Taunton station. It's almost exactly 20 minutes to Mansfield. Considering the trip from Mansfield...

I haven't experienced it first hand, but is it really that bad? I did take SCR from East Taunton earlier this week and noticed a sizeable homeless encampment in Braintree (strewn with trash). Right in the woods in the triangle of land formed by the junction of the FR/NB line and the Kingston...

Agreed on the Waterline. If this thing had 90 degree corners, I think I'd like it a lot better. The curved/angled edges are still throwing me. But quality materials could make it look better than the renderings regardless of what (if anything) happens in revisions. Especially the wood, which...

I love the proposal as a whole and think the ambition alone is worth celebrating. I also actually think the renderings do a good job of showing that a tower of this size wouldn't look particularly out of scale or awkward in Portland. But the design of the tower itself... I've let it marinade...