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If you look at how the power structures are wired, really the "local squawkers" the T and the city are worried about are state legislators. For a variety of reasons -- least of all, the lack of a mass politics at the state and local levels -- a handful of whiners can make enough of a noise that...

Looks more like a mounting point for the fascia (the dashed line in the blueprints).

Amen. Between traffic in the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Chelsea Creek bridge lifts, the SL3 loses a lot of reliability.

The tunnel option seems more reasonable. Especially since current BTD policy has turned against preserving the underpass through Sullivan Square. The underpass footprint would give you a natural way to get back above ground.

All valid, especially considering Encore bought all those parcels east of Alford/Broadway with the intent of developing an "entertainment district" over time. The one thing in the Eastern Route's favor is the ease of getting tracks there once you leave Sullivan Square. With the Northern...

Reading between the lines, it seems reasonable to suspect that the MBTA's March 1 deadline is intended to create ballpark figures for busway construction. Boston and Everett can then present those to Kraft -- with outstretched palms -- during the community benefits deal negotiation. And don't...

Given Gillette's plans for its campus... https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/gillette-redevelopment-pda ...and the non-Gillette plans for the parcels between there and the existing Fort Point buildings, I'd argue the "easy" option is the only good one b/c it would let you...

I, for one, am extremely appreciative of how those CRCC seats are easy to wipe down. I remember how the upholstered seats on the old trains would soak up spilled iced coffee and *other* unidentified fluids 😨

It also gets the city over the 40B "safe harbor" threshold, no?

Having the color only on the south side is giving me slight Harvey Dent vibes.

The funny thing about Providence is it *already* has a heavy rail spine -- the NEC. In an electrified regional rail world, assuming you could make RIPTA and the MBTA work together, couldn't you rearrange the RIPTA bus network to feed into the commuter rail at a series of new stations made...

Sometimes developers pay for demo out of their own pockets before financing is secured as a way to make their site look more attractive to lenders (no risk of unexpected asbestos messing up the construction timetable, for example).

I'm having trouble finding a link, but I've seen photos of how some systems just use two concrete pylons instead of single pylons, dropping them in planted bump-outs that replace parking spots -- sort of like the old-school steel el-type structures.

IIRC the Wu administration talked about how the need to diversify the vendors wasn't (just) progressive box-checking or an economic development tool, but that it would also be part of making the marketplace reflect Boston and Bostonians, vs. today's mall that feels a bit closer to a Walmart...

I think everyone expected the last multifamily boom to go on longer than it actually did. And certainly, as @Charlie_mta says, they'll be gone soon enough. The super-permissive zoning is still there, the demand is still there and the Fed's announcements today show we're on the way towards lower...

Yeah. It seems like updates to the wheel-o-death that don't take pedestrian access to a future station into consideration could very well make one semi-unusable. Or at least turn into a good way of lighting money on fire.

Does anyone know if this study might be looking at adding a commuter rail stop at Newton Corner? https://www.mass.gov/newton-corner-long-term-planning-study It's not obvious from the documents posted so far.

Evey time I see a deep foundation dug out like this (a literal bucket brigade of excavators), I think "there has to be a better way." Surely there are products out there like an auger-driven lift or a bucket chain or something that's cheaper than paying a skilled tradespeople to operate a...

I haven't gone looking for a detailed breakdown of the cost estimate, but a chunk of that has to be the cost of mobilizing the construction crews and equipment, which in a longer project could be amortized out over more kilometers of tunnel, no?

The latest info I'm aware of said that until redevelopment of the parcels along 2nd are complete (which will let them widen the road in the same way that it was done in front of the new Greystar building at 2nd and the Parkway), there will only be a bus lane on the Everett-bound/northbound side...