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For some comparison, here are some neighborhoods that seem to be mostly homes on ~5000sqft lots. This is Arlington, Milton, and Newton, picked from about a minute of eyeballing on google maps...

There's a proposal that is likely to end up on the ballot next year about lot sizes. They got their ~100k signatures, and I think it's just a few more minor steps to go. Basically, it would prevent municipalities from requiring residential lot sizes larger then 5,000 square feet (with some...

Going back through pictures, I liked this one I took from .... Stonybrook?

With all the info people are chipping in here, I'm more confident, it looks like the "$25M for transit" might amount to nothing. It's good PR for Wynn and Everett. But Wynn might not have to pay basically any of that, and it's unlikely to actually create any new transit. If a station next to the...

Interestingly, that video says the address of the stadium will be 1 Dexter Street, Everett. All the docs I've seen so far (and the title of this thread) have put it at 173 Alford Street, Boston. Has that officially changed?

This came out last month, but MassInc Policy Center working with TransitMatters came out with this report on Commuter Rail fares. Their position is the T should implement steep discounts (like, 50%) for off-peak and reverse commutes. Other systems do this around the world, and there is...

Yeah, I might be too cynical here, and I sure hope you're right! As another benefit, I'd add that the huge area of box stores west of the tracks could see some big redevelopment if there was a commuter rail stop there (with frequent service). That's what I think the biggest benefit might be...

I'll be slightly cynical about this. The "subject to approvals by the MBTA" bit might be doing a lot of work there. It looks dodgy when something like this is contingent on a third-party that could have been involved in these discussions in the first place. That makes it seem like this could be...

One thing that stands out in that map is how hard it is to get good travel between Cambridge and Somerville, in a lot of cases. In your map, Assembly is one of the biggest destinations, but there are no direct lines from Cambridge. Union Square is becoming a big destination, but again, it's...

Does anyone have a sense of how likely it is this case will succeed?

That's an interesting take. It does seem like cutting the bridge in half does maybe too much damage to the bridge you're trying to save. The brick pillars and facade on the north side would be lost? or saved at great expense? I really don't know how to fix that intersection, but there are a...

I don't think you answered my question. Do you think Mayor Wu is trying to kill this project? That would be a big deal, if true. That seemed to be what you were suggesting, but I might be misreading your reply.

Are you suggesting Wu is still trying to kill this project?

If I've got this right, the original "agreement" (done secretly, without Boston involved) would have given Boston $750k to fix some athletic fields in Charlestown. After Boston got involved in the process, they negotiated that up to ~$48M for all kinds of infrastructure improvements. I was told...

How are the new gates supposed to work with Charlie Cards for the Fairmount Line? Like, how is it supposed to work? But also, how will it actually work? I don't ride Fairmount much but I have never, not once, ever seen one of the Charlie Card validation machines actually work. Are people on the...

Honestly, yeah, that would blend right in. From that point you've got the picture from, what you see is a bunch of tall Northeastern buildings. I assume something similar will end up where Punter's Pub used to be. Peeking to the right is the tall, modern Mass. College of Art and Design. Those...

This will probably be me last contribution before I go mostly offline for a little while. This snow isn't the most recent. It's from January, I think. Happy Holidays everyone!

Very different from yesterday's picture, this is also Boston

Oh no, 2025 is running out! I'm going to try post some pictures I've taken this year. Here's one from a few months ago now:

Again, this seems bad. These are two different, 24/7 jobs. On some short basis this might have been reasonable, but there's a reason these are two jobs. I don't want the head of the MBTA having to make decisions possibly tempered by the fact that he is also the head of roads and highways. That...