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Yup, having talked to some of the Lyndell's staff, they say the same. The development will also consume the bakery's current parking lot.

Potentially obnoxiously optimistic, but it's possible that the threat of federal funding disappearing is exactly what states like MA need in order to implement serious, long-term sustainable, state-level transit funding measures like congestion tolling, such that when federal funds eventually do...

Housing is likely to replace stalled labs in Davis, with 2028 the soonest apartments would arrive

Yorkville in Manhattan has all of those beat with a density north of 150k per square mile. It looks to me like it started with the urban fabric of the South End (5 story rowhouses on small, narrow lots in a tight street grid), and while many of those mid rises are still there, it's grown up with...

It just occurred to me after all this time that Compass Rail is a pun on Commonwealth Passenger Rail.

You don't sound nearly as smart or funny as you think you do. Look, if we all just left snarky angry comments on every other thread, this site would be a cesspit. If you have somthing interesting to say about a project, say it, but otherwise please chill out, or maybe direct your attitude at...

Eh, the lack of good overhead shelter and accessibility on so many of those is unacceptable. Otherwise, agreed. The GLX stations are fine. The worst thing about outdoor stations is waiting in the elements. If reducing the capital and maintenance costs of stations means that more money is...

For anyone else wondering, I guess MMBF is Mean Miles Before Failure. https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/server/api/core/bitstreams/2b318e8a-b5cd-455e-ac34-74f2cc0102d1/content

I wouldn't necessarily assume they are making any profit after hosting costs. Personally I would rather throw some money at an annual aB gofundme than look at ads, but maybe that's just me.

My head might explode too. Wouldn't an el be more expensive than a cut-and-cover, while also destroying the trail's value as a nice, green linear park?

As much as I want to see the state come down hard on them, I don't think cutting T service would be productive. "Oh, so you want to be a car-dependent exurb? Then we're going to take away your rail service! Take that!"

I would not ask them to remain silent, but in voicing their opinions, I would ask them to consider that many of the beneficiaries of the new zoning law are literally not invited to the meeting because... They would love to be a contributing member of the town, but they can't afford to live...

They could put luggage racks on a predictable subset of the cars, e.g. the first two, and then direct passengers to "Walk this way (towards the front of the platform) for luggage racks". EDIT: Or maybe middle two cars would make more sense so that the direction of the trains didn't matter.

On an unrelated note, it seems like Medford/Tufts trains never start any further south than Park (or maybe even Govy). Northbound trains south of Park all seem to terminate either at Govy or Union Sq. Does anyone know why? Is it to deal with bunching that happens on the southern E branch?

I didn't read it as "GLX is untouchable", I read it as (a) the corridor needs to continue supporting mainline rail so using a non-FRA-compliant vehicle would kneecap service, and (b) we can't count on McGrath Overpass being deleted any time soon, and it poses a major obstacle to adding another...

I skimmed the project notifation form hoping to find some justification for why they're doing a full demo of all three buildings. All I found was this weak semi-justification: the Central Artery cut the Triangle into two, and most of the remaining historic buildings are in the west part of the...

Didn't Cambridge just finish making Right on Red illegal city-wide? Or does that not apply to state roads?

https://www.medfordma.org/about/news/details/~board/city-news/post/medford-soliciting-bids-for-development-of-medford-square-lots

OK, so if you're in favor of it, then what are we actually disagreeing about? The term "pedestrian-centric"? Fine, whatever. All I'm saying is that if you consider all the ways in which this specific Route 9 parcel could be redeveloped, the proposed one is a relative win for urbanists.

A minor point against a LRT/HRT connection (rather than a RUR+APM connection) is that general rapid transit vehicles kinda suck to carry luggage on, especially if it's crowded and you can't politely take up 2 seats for yourself and all your stuff.