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Great find CDubs! Those are some very cool photos.

It sounds like the Herald editorial staff agrees with us... LINK The MBTA needs to sit down, stop building fancy new stations, stop trying to undertake mega expansion projects, and focus on what they already have. That means purchasing newer, cleaner trains; renovating and cleaning (note...

Oh I'd LOVE to obliterate the ramps. I'm just banking on the fact that it's never going to happen. Although I suppose, if I was playing God, I could take care of that. And I completely agree with you, getting rid of the ramps and narrowing Atlantic Ave. would deal with half the problems of the...

The MBTA, with all its budget problems, is getting swept up in the whole "let's make a dramatic statement with the architecture of our new stations" mentality. I doubt that I'm in the minority when I say I would prefer to have an MBTA that is clean, efficient, and has updated trains with very...

I'm not so sure a piece of modernistic glass really fixes anything. Granted yes, the station will be nice and obviously much cleaner of course, which is the T's job, just being concerned with the state of their property. However, this new station doesn't change the fact that Government Center...

Thanks Shepard. I too think the addition of a tram/trolley line is almost necessary. Along with the lack of a direct connection between the Blue and Red lines, I think that the lack of a "North-South Station Connector" or something like that is a very pressing need for this city's...

Re: Atlantic Wharf (formerly Russia Wharf) Great shot kz! It's photos like those that make me like this building.

Re: T construction news Apparently, the State Street project will be done next year. I'll believe it when I see it. There are other parts of the article that I didn't post here. It's essentially a conglomeration of small news pieces about the T...

Bunch of pieces regarding the Big Dig in today's Globe. I figured I would just post the link to avoid creating one colossal post. Mega-Success for a Mega-Project: FOR TWO decades, the Big Dig, with its ballooning price tag and inscrutable traffic patterns, made Boston the nation?s...

That would be great. Another great idea would be to shift the whole road into the center and then have parks run along the outside. The below is a proposal for Seattle's waterfront: The plan is to knock down a major above ground highway, just like Big Dig. However, their plan is to run a mere...

Logistically this would be tough, but would it make sense to create some type of large rail system that ran between Manchester to the north, Boston, Providence, Hartford, Springfield, and Worcester? It would certainly connect a large portion of southern New England. Obviously with the state of...

I'd love to totally get rid of the heavy Atlantic Avenue traffic and turn that whole alleyway from North to South Station into an awesome pedestrian mall with all kinds of attractions, buildings, shops etc. Too logistically tough though. It could certainly be Big Dig round 2 in 50 years though...

Re: Suffolk Plans for Beacon Hill Arts Center Based on the renderings, it'll actually be shorter.

Note: This post is long. Quite long. Ever since the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway was completed, we have all seen its struggles to achieve the lofty expectations and the high status that we all expected of it. It had the potential to be a gem in this city. As I have said an numerous...

Re: 45 Province St Just a question out of curiosity, would it have made sense to rotate the building 180 degrees so that the elevator shafts were facing the buildings in the back? Just seems like it would provide everyone with better views of the park, and those of us who don't live there...

Just to add on to my previous post, I think you hit the nail on the head as to exactly why the Greenway doesn't live up to the potential and the opportunity that was present when the Big Dig started. Yes they are pretty to look at and, individually, each park is fine. However, they are...

I've always been under the impression that the waterfront area and the Financial District are two pretty distinct areas. Do we really need to brand every area of the city to ensure that people can differentiate between a mass of office towers and a waterfront area? I'm of the belief that people...

I kinda like the concept. A small medical museum near one of the nation's nest hospitals. Overall I view this project as a nice filler piece, both in terms of architecture and use. It's not an amazing attraction, but it's certainly not worthless by any stretch of the imagination...

Did a search but couldn't find anything: BRA board approves MGH History Center & Museum The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board of directors unanimously approved the proposed $8.25 million Massachusetts General Hospital Museum & History Center last week. The 8,000 square-foot, two...

Re: Atlantic Wharf (formerly Russia Wharf) I really can't decide whether I like this building or not. That's probably because when I look at it from the side I kinda like it, but then why I see it from straight on from the water, it just doesn't look attractive to me at all. I'll be interested...