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So, now that the 3 MPH slow zones have been removed, can we return to the much-earlier discussion about what actually constitutes "line speed" over the Lechmere Viaduct? I can't find the reference right now, but waaaaay upthread I remember reading that the design speed in the GLX documentation...

Can anyone shed additional light on the fate of the ped/bike bridge? The CIP mentions it explicitly, but there’s no mention of any ped/bike infrastructure on the project website or in the May 2023 presentation. This is a tremendous gap in the north/south cycling network And needs too be...

Great points all. Indeed, Baker has had it in for public transit since he was Weld's (and then Celluci's) Director of Administration & Finance, from which perch he concocted a scheme to saddle the MBTA with billions in debt from the Big Dig… only to finally end up running the agency and decrying...

I don't think most people realize that Poftak was one of Baker's ideological "fellow travelers" at the Pioneer Institute from way back… I can't believe we didn't raise more of a ruckus when Poftak was first appointed.

You didn't hear it from me, of course, but there's a website called archive.today (currently forwards to archive.ph) where you can put the URL of an article in, and see if anyone has "archived" a copy of it yet. For this recent Globe link, here's what comes up...

I realize I'm having a kind of sci-fi/fantasy moment, but I'm imagining a scenario where @F-Line to Dudley is able to whisper in Philip Eng's ear at night, and guide him toward the light!!!

Only the MBTA could build a much-desired community asset and so badly bungle the final delivery of it that everyone ends up hating them even more. Just f*****g phenomenal work all around!!!

It always made me chuckle that "Creative Ironworks" has a relatively un-creative sign… made of wood.

I've long been curious as to why the city chose to delegate the negotiation of a Community Benefits Agreement to an all-volunteer community organization with no budget and no legal support? Also, why the city of Somerville chose to award the master developer agreement first, and then let its...

How long has it been "AFC 1.5" and how many hundreds of millions of dollars have they spent so far?

I was at Union Square when all the dignitaries showed up to board the train and ride it one stop to Lechmere, where they held an interminably long press conference. Charlie Baker showed up to the Union Square station in a phalanx of three gigantic black SUVs with tinted windows. He walked onto...

Reno and NorthShore, along with Brattle Loop and Arlington… you all are my HEROES. Thank you so much for these excellent details! I will be attempting to follow up with MassDOT and, if folks are interested, will include in this thread any pertinent replies I get that may be of interest. Or, I...

Thanks so much for the reply, Brattle Loop. I tried calling the main number for MassDOT District 6, but it seems to just go to a general voice mail box. If anyone has any advice on how to contact someone in the appropriate area, I'd be most appreciative. I will add, I posted about this on...

BTW I ended up with a broken finger as a result of the crash caused by hitting this grate. 🤬

Apologies for reviving a two-year-old thread, but I wonder if I could ask you & others for your expertise on Grates? I was biking Friday afternoon along the Bowker Overpass ramp down to Commonwealth Ave and got trapped by a grate with widely-spaced bars installed parallel to the direction of...

I'm very interested to see this thread! I'm taking a class on improving roadway designs for pedestrians and cyclists at Tufts (taught by Mark Chase of Neighborways Design). For my class project, I chose the intersection of Cambridge Street with the I-93 NB offramp and the Sullivan Upper Busway...

Late as I am to the thread, I just wanted to say a hearty THANK YOU to all of you who contributed details and knowledge (and speculation! and snark!) to this discussion of the areas currently used by Boston Sand and Gravel. A friend of mine has been living in The Harvey, at 50 Hood Park Drive...

Loving all these photos, especially from David Z! I have a question related to the "Union Square Mobility Plan" for the D2 parcel, prepared by Stantec waaaay back in 2019 (available here). I realize that thinking about parking and traffic may be a little off-topic for an Architecture forum, so...

And, if the Friends of the Mystic to the Charles Connector have their way, we'll also be getting a grade-separated bike path along New Washington, from the three-new-developments at Sullivan all the way to Brickbottom and beyond. They have a little information on their website here...