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    The award for Worst Prefab Exterior goes to...

    The New Fiterman Hall in New York City. Truly the finest example of what happens when there's a lack of pride, quality and vision for a building. The exterior of the new Fiterman Hall manages to fail in absolutely every way - from the absurd windows to its crippling blank banality. As a...
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    Housing and the Middle Class in Boston

    Staying here is the problem. Housing in Boston is far too expensive for college grads. Every new development is low-to-mid density upscale apartments and condos. The middle class has been completely ignored by developers and the Mayor. A half dozen token affordable housing units in the latest...
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    Blue Line to Lynn, Silver Line Phase III and Urban Ring projects officially canceled

    The state's Charlie Card is empty. So we're stuck with what we have, with only the Route 28X project on the horizon. And that seems to be stalling in the community review phase. Then again, the projects were far from perfect. The Blue Line extension has been toyed with for ages, but like the...
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    MBTA plans to discontinue Silver Line SL3 branch to City Point due to low ridership

    Spotted this in the MBTA 2008 Service Plan So we've gone from four Waterfront branches to two. Though, To be fair, SL4 to Andrew made it to a number of MBTA station maps, but never actually went into service. (I forget why)
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    The not City Hall Plaza spook thread.

    The Feds have actually cited the "drug dealers and terrorists looking into the windows" thing before. I can't find a reference at the moment, but I'm pretty sure I'm not engaging in hyperbole. They don't want sight-lines in close proximity.

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