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Since they first announced AFC 2.0 what seems like 25 years ago, a common sticker-shock retort was "at this point, couldn't they save money by just eliminating fares?" - if that math didn't check out then, it's on track to by the time this goes live.

Chinatown does indeed have the worst air quality in the state and many things should be done urgently to address this, but I've got some bad news about many other places in the city: An exploratory analysis of sociodemographic characteristics with ultrafine particle concentrations in Boston, MA

Well, if you did, you'd be in good company. Lots of young people looking for affordable housing close to downtown live in that area. If you wanted to socialize your pup within a 5 min walk of this site, off the top of my head I'd suggest the fenced dog parks north of Eliot Norton Park, south of...

The entire Ink Block is on the exact other side of the Pike trench to this site

They just spent one billion dollars to plant 30 trees and build a playground on a corner of the plaza

I just realized the thesis PDF link in the article is now broken but it's been sitting in my Downloads folder for years, so I'll try uploading it here.

All great City Hall Plaza musings converge into this:

Nobody is providing counterarguments because is unnecessary to respond to the pictures you've posted via argument - to everyone else in this thread, the photos self-evidently argue against your points. You have uploaded snapshots that we all recognize because we've all been there - to a...

Agreed. Dr. Rosen, I assure you, the (totally representative) photos are not helping your case.

The only other information I can find is that the entire stretch from Columbus to Berkeley is Tax Parcel 0501004000 owned by the MBTA: I also had always assumed it was some kind of power substation for the T/Amtrak. Nice brickwork and wooden door, though.

Here's a General Infrastructure comment and question... we have a number of bridges over the Pike which have somewhat extreme grades. While basically ignorable in a vehicle, they present challenges for pedestrians and cyclists (particularly with disabilities), cause cars and trucks to accelerate...

This is the most obvious statement to literally any Bostonian, but this would be a big improvement. The (recently "restored") Fielder footbridge is a pathetic main gateway from the Public Garden to the Esplanade, especially when compared to more recent designs like the Appleton bridge at Charles...

Sadly Brutalism never did a fantastic job at that - I was inside City Hall yesterday, and noticed spots on the ceiling with crumbled concrete and exposed rebar, deeply inside the building (not at an obvious wear point like near windows). Most Brutalist buildings are infinitely more likely to...

As a sweaty commuter, I agree with Suffolk 83's assessment. I know our situation is not as bad as I've witnessed firsthand in Seattle, but yes, it's bad, and South Station is a great example. There're semi-permanent encampments in and around the main station, stretching all the way down the...

Eh, you have a point, and there is more development happening soon like C-Mart and the corner of East Berkeley and Washington - but the nearby AC Hotel didn't go as high as zoning permitted, there's still a lot of parking lots all down Washington, and the Tufts garage on Herald is crumbling...

Regarding the likelihood of Parcel 21 becoming a tower if not a park, as I opined in the Air Rights thread: As of a year ago there were basically empty lots on solid ground right on the other side of Marginal from these parcels, and they are actively under development into something that seems...

I know I've been pretty consistently negative about City Hall/the plaza for a long time, but this update does nothing to change my feelings about it and I totally agree with the other posters that this completely sucks. How many thousands of people would WANT to "activate" this horrible, barren...

Relocate the HVAC units from the center area of the roof, remove the entire roof above the vendor area, replace with a slightly domed or pitched glass ceiling that drains water towards gutters on the edges. People entering the main hall immediate get a gorgeous view of the new tower extending...

Some tangential contextual things for this new development: Prime yourself with the old "A Civic Vision for Turnpike Air Rights in Boston" for a 2000-era Menino perspective on the air rights situation. See specifically page 49 for their studies on alternate routing for Marginal/Herald (they...

There are also a few that may be confusing to visitors or casual users: Fenway - not the best stop for Fenway Park (which is Kenmore), or even much of the neighborhood itself. Perhaps rename Kenmore "Fenway/Kenmore" per the common neighborhood name, but I'm not sure about Fenway station itself...