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WOW. I love this! Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is moving to complete one of the largest mixed-use entertainment districts in North America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkGwEA0HY-s&list=PLq9R1lQOpZeIXQ-aEwlYW80fLyZjfsLPD

* Boston Mayor should get in touch. -- Canada, Montreal - Snow cleaning by pro's Video link https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=907723695939513 Video by Inna Magazine * https://www.innamag.com/ * Fb: https://www.facebook.com/InnaOfficial Lots more videos on Youtube -...

It looks like Lynn is now taking a keen interest in rehabbing parts of their waterfront. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/09/27/lynn-ferry-has-ripple-effect/KcVDaeRZfJjYapWBE0feMM/story.html It's got me thinking. IF the Southeast Expressway could be reconfigured to have a calm...

As the second largest city in all of New England, if you were to layout a metro/subway for Worcester, MA how would you plan it? Do you think better mass transit to the Worcester Airport would attract some airlines to serve this airport that Massport currently pays for.

China's above traffic - Straddling bus technology This might work on some of the highways leading into Boston. I think it could give people an almost vertigo type feeling when driving underneath it though. Sort of like the sensation one gets walking forward in a bus or train that begins...

Not affiliated with this event at all but someone informed me of it on Facebook and I thought it sounded interesting. -- LINK: http://www.bpl.org/news/calendar.htm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D101757345 The Conservation of Matter: The Rise and Fall of Boston's Elevated THURSDAY...

I'm still wonder what is going to go into the Tower Records > Virgin Megastore > Best Buy building on the corner of Newbury St. and Mass Ave. ? Someone mentioned Best Buy today, and it jogged my memory that the old "Tower Records building" will no longer have Best Buy as a tenant. ----...

Is it too soon to start planning a seawall for Massachusetts? Article: Rising sea level puts US Atlantic coast at risk: report Date: AFP – June 24, 2012 - 7+ hrs ago Source: www.news.yahoo.com - Yahoo News Link: http://news.yahoo.com/rising-sea-level-puts-us-atlantic-coast-risk-171554622.html...

Here's an interesting editorial The Ride (as a privatised entity), has quaduppled in cost in the last decade. Would you be okay paying $8 per train ride in 10 years if the MBTA was privatised? ---- Article: MBTA must put Ride service on firmer financial footing Date: March 11, 2012 Source...

Cambridge's future very much depends on maintaining good transit Yesterday's Wicked Local online paper had a piece highlighting how Cambridge might be affected by MBTA service cut backs. I agree to a point. In deed many developments have curtailed parking spaces and pushed transit as an...

Article: Could the US crack high-speed rail? - By Tom Geoghegan Date: 14 October 2011 Last updated at 06:07 ET Source: www.bbc.co.uk - BBC News, Washington Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15251180 -- A conference in New York is looking at plans to spend $600bn (£380bn) on a national...

Anyone notice what is missing from this MBTA rendering for South Station? From the article: http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=22564&month=&year= Credit story to Steve Annear, Metro Read about the track improvements at South Station on metro.us. LINK --...

Not sure if anyone remembers Nantasket Beach, there's an upcoming beach party planned for April 2 to remember the area as it once was. :-) I'm not involved in it, however I'm posting the link to the story in Wicked Local.com There is also a ticket cost associated. But for people looking for...

Article: China to create largest mega city in the world with 42 million people Date: 24 Jan 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk - The Telegraph, United Kingdom Link...

I just so happened to be passing through the Dudley area and saw the City of Boston has placed a large sign on a building some time ago stating they're opening new city offices there. (...

Just a heads-up everyone, Central Transportation Planning (CTPS) is putting out their proposal for the state's future transportation investment. It covers roughly the next 20 years. I believe they still have a span of time for people to look it over an submit comments, or attend meetings about...