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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    do you happen to have a 'full-service' map - at least every 30 from 6 to midnight?
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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    As my driving instructor reminded me all those years ago, it often takes two to tango - and defensive driving does mean that you drive as if there's a maniac-of-any-age behind the wheel of the other cars on the road.
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    Platform screen doors.

    I don't think you can say that they're uncommon, either. It's slow going and also generally supported and funded.
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    Lexington Small Developments

    Is Hartwell Ave going to be the next CambridgeParkDrive?
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    Platform screen doors.

    PSDs are quite common on new-builds now, especially in central business districts with busy and constrained platforms. Australia's newest lines, London's Elizabeth, Retrofits are also becoming common - Paris, Vienna, Glasgow, most major cities in Japan, Singapore, Taibei. You'll be surprised...
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    Providence RIPTA Services

    Just did a car-free long-weekend+a couple days stay in Providence over the Labor Day and haven't been in Rhode Island for nearly 2 years. It seems like the gutted RIPTA schedules have really taken a hit on ridership - I did a few round trips around Providence and nearby areas by bus and it's...
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    Vega (MXD Residential ) | 121 Broadway | Kendall Square

    I think it's just not very enjoyable here since its so breezy - I lived in a triple decker - and the enclosed (but not insulated) one was so nice since you could tame the wind quite a bit - while the other, completely open deck was not so nice despite it being fairly protected from the wind.
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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    I know this board isn't a bastion of progressivism, but, what in the ageism is this reply?
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    Copper Mill Development | Elm Street and Grove Street | Davis Square

    This is the problematic part of your position - most people just don't care: if it's more than 6 stories, it might as well be 40 and most people won't bat an eye. They care that there's retail, culture, accommodations, even maybe hotels! Meanwhile, the busybodies that are not "most people", in...
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    Union Square D6 | Somerville

    Looks to have a pretty typical level of churn - currently 13 units listed. https://www.prospectunionsquare.com/floor-plans/. And 4 units available in the inclusionary program. https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/programs/inclusionary-housing-program
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    Massachusetts 2026 Congressional elections

    Honestly, Markey is a nice guy, a actual people-lover. A fairly unusual one in that he's got the maverick/outsider thing going as well as a lot of personal positive buzz just from simpler one-to-one interactions. I suspect that anyone with a similar policy profile is going to have a hard time...
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    Copper Mill Development | Elm Street and Grove Street | Davis Square

    I've also had this experience - they tell me "the senior building" and that's not that tall even - nor is it on Mass Ave. I had someone "correct" me saying that I was thinking of Back Bay. Common people just don't care - like you - they just want to have a fairly easy day-to-day life where they...
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    Copper Mill Development | Elm Street and Grove Street | Davis Square

    Site of some recent residential tower developments: Union Sq, Central Sq., Kendall Sq., Lechmere Sq., Assembly Sq. - the last three having quite a few. The eastern parts of Camber-ville have really born the brunt of residential tower development - it's like there's a societal line that prevents...
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    Massachusetts 2026 Congressional elections

    I still think it's bonkers that the MassGOP is currently putting forward two millionaire (billionaire?) candidates with mansions on the water as their gubernatorial candidates...
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    Copper Mill Development | Elm Street and Grove Street | Davis Square

    Why does East have to bear the burden of all the development? Why can't West at least take just one god damn measly tower?
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    Union Square D6 | Somerville

    We've already had like 1,000 or so. I think housing is probably the wrong economic choice for this location. Housing could go here but I think it has to be much taller for it to work for the economic life of the square.
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    Copper Mill Development | Elm Street and Grove Street | Davis Square

    I think it was clear that the local Nincompoops were going to community-benefits/1,000,000 paper cuts this to death. I see why they were going for the state override and I think this adds evidence that the state housing override needs to be much stronger.
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    Union Square D6 | Somerville

    Got a stack of forwarded mail from my old Somerville address, earlier this week. In it was a high gloss mailer for "a community meeting" on "One Union Square" Anyone seen something more about this project?
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    I thought the Type 9s came with APCs.

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