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I think it's hilarious that the outline of the 91 is not the route it has run for at least 4 years now. I do wonder, if they did this analysis back when the 92 ran to Assembly if it would be even higher on the list.

If we're going crazy rather than god-level - seems like an idea would be to go full Tokyo and operate some (or all?) of the old colony lines as through-running into the subway.

Even if not Cambridge, I've met a number of health care folks working at MGH who live on the Braintree branch because the commute works for them. Or, really, what I think would be in the realm of the awkward politics is that Quincy, Braintree (and nearby communities) leggies are going to see...

I've found myself just using side streets from NEU all the way through Fenway and over to Kenmore-BU. Most main streets aren't direct connections. In those trips the only one for me that would benefit from a protected bike lane is on Beacon b/w Kenmore and Audubon Circle. Too bad all fo the...

I think this speaks a bit to the issue with the PCCs seemingly ending up in smashes seemingly often.

it seems like some more senior operators appreciate the 'streetcar'-ness of the previous types, while, to be honest, most of us riders really appreciate the newness of the 9.

As far as branding - I'm thinking of LA Metro with it's "Rapid" buses which use numbers beginning with 700. We have suburban routes that have 700 in their name, but, maybe we could do a step-down and go to the 600s? Like 1-->601?

I don't know if the "T" is useful for buses. What does the T mean even? I would love for them to commit to it and brand everything as F for frequent or go full chaos and brand SL for all the frequent routes. SL1 and SL1 be damned! Less tongue in cheek, they should consider something more than...

Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back!

I thought the scattered retail embedded in residential areas was a function of large household sizes and less strictly about formal single-use zoning.

This facade reminds me of a high street jewellery shop, just needs a bullet and vanadalproof glass case instead of bike parking.

I'm so sad that all the interesting retailers have left. Not sure that there's going to be much "there" there unless they go like Bow Market.

This seems a bit ... pedantic? Somerville's electeds have given the raison-d'etre for this project to be making it a "Boulevard" (like those fancy streets in Paris). McGrath Highway will be renamed McGrath Boulevard if they have their chance. So, the critique is moot? (To be honest, most...

I suppose the leg could up the requirements to "adjacent" communities :)

"Natural" traffic calming is what one of the public works people called those potholes during a Resistat meeting a couple years ago.

That post-war "dream big" also came with "tell the townies to put up or else". Which is why that post-war stuff didn't end up working out in the long term.

Responding not to the diagram - that seems to be an awfully standard diagram now - rather - responding to the idea that @Longfellow said about essentially flipping the script -- building up to the highway or boulevard edge and then only accommodating pedestrians at points to get across the new...

That's like a disturbed vision of a hausmannian boulevard!

Shifting the roadway away plus a pair of tree planting rows plus an access lane with cars parked as buffers will definitely help to reduce road noise to the people who live next to the boulevard. I think the issue is largely the awkward depths of the properties that sit next to the highway...

Maybe you're an east-sider? I'm just so tired of all the late night noise from the people racing up to the overpass. Every foot to the east helps create better conditions for trees and also reduces how much noise makes it to my home. :|