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View from the bus terminal parking area.

I think it looks all right. Shove all the cars off to the side out of sight, create a central axis for pedestrians and bikes, with more intimate spaces on the side (effectively breaking up the super block into two medium-sized blocks, with a car-free divider). The filing says the four public...

Some of these comparison points are getting a bit jumbled I think. While I do believe Leeds has extensive commuter rail, Leeds to London is 200 miles. The fair comparison for that route isn’t MBTA Commuter Rail, it’d be Amtrak to New York, which does have several trains over a 3 hour span, even...

North Cantabrigian!

The monumental view with the statue was nice, but 888 is a massive success by the metric that matters: people like to spend time there. The Prudential Center is hopping, Eataly is mobbed, people sit outside on the patio. 888 isn’t incredible (and I could’ve told them not to bother with the...

For once I like all the crazy offsets, because they seem to actually do something productive: give each of the units multiple aspects, which means cross-ventilation for fresh air, and more light throughout the day. Seems like a thoughtful design! I do wonder though if having the “retail canyon”...

I grew up a couple doors down and did some volunteering with the AFSC in this building while in school. The outside of the building is fine I guess but the inside was absolutely nothing special. The magnolia tree on the other hand is one of the most delightful trees in North Cambridge with an...

The unit size is fine. However, and pardon me if I’m missing something obvious, where, exactly, is the actual bedroom and bed in the purportedly 1br unit 1?

Scroll through the X-formerly-known-as-Twitter account of the "World Bollard Association" and you'll quickly become a convert. The more bollards the better, particularly when they take down rogue BMWs. https://twitter.com/WorldBollard

Yeah I don’t get it. There’s a house around the corner from me that’s been taken down to the studs for a renovation, and they’re using brand new fiberboard for the extension, but reusing the ancient gross brown wooden panels (full of random holes I might add) for the existing structure. It can’t...

I’ve noticed this too and took this pic from Charles/MGH during Boston Pride.

Vicinity is looking use the Charles River as a source of heat for a heat pump, which they’ll use to produce green steam. (This is in addition to converting another steam unit from using natural gas to green electricity.) Neat idea, and it seems they are already allowed to use river water for...

Perplexed by all the hate for this REI. I’m not the most outdoorsy person but I’ve already used this branch to buy hiking shoes and outdoor pants prior to my last two vacations. The staff are super friendly and I found exactly what I needed without going all the way to Fenway. 🤷‍♂️ As for...

I’m in the Gilman Square Facebook group, and I can vouch there are many Gilman Square boosters who earnestly use the name. The T stop is a bit of positive reinforcement. It helped me learn the name of the neighborhood, but as I read up about it, I came to learn it’s legitimate and as good a name...

My pet peeve is that some lines include “Sq.” in station names (Jackson Sq, Gilman Sq) but others don’t (Porter, Maverick). I’d prefer to purge all the Sq’s (so, “Jackson”, “Gilman”) but adding Sq to the ones without would also work. I just want consistency.

Drives me nuts how these two parks have zero relationship to each other, like they’re talking past each other. The paths and crosswalks don’t line up at all making you zigzag all over the place instead of having one nice, clear promenade from Seaport Blvd. to the harbor.

I drove over the School St. bridge twice last night. The green light at Highland is extraordinarily brief (2, maybe 3 cars can get through tops). Was the light perhaps abbreviated while the bridge was closed since School had so little traffic? At the risk of backing up Highland, it seems the...

Sorry, I know this thread is pretty off track at this point, but I’d remiss if I didn’t chime in to say check out Sushi Kappo Toraya in Arlington Center. The quality of the fish is clearly higher than other mid-priced spots, and the chef/owner is committed to his craft. The non-sushi dishes are...

From today, 9/20. In just the past 2 days it seems they’ve worked their way through about one third to one half of the piece of the building facing Boylston. I know most everyone hates this project but I’ve made my peace with it, especially after learning about how the building was altered when...

My 8/2 flight from EDI required us to deplane on the tarmac and take a shuttle bus. Clearly the terminal E expansion is needed. But was a neat opportunity to get a pic from the rear.