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Baker Station. Hey, that's also kind of TFL

Living walking distance from Providence Station and working somewhere on the T in Boston/Cambridge is mainly doable, especially if you use the "express train" trick of taking Amtrak instead of the T. That difference turns a masochistic 2.5+ hour round-trip super-commute into one that's...

Don't quote me on this, but I believe the average "under load" main Tufts garage utilization figure that was presented in the meeting was something like 84%, so they are not at 100% max capacity and unable to serve patients as a result - they would just like more headroom. Besides complex...

It was Zoom recorded but I'm not sure if or when they are made publicly available.

Tufts also argued that they are in a parking "crunch" (especially since the Parcel P-12 project was revised to eliminate the expansion of their parking garage on Washington/Tremont St.) but I think overall concerns about parking loss were shut down by the presence of many parking garages nearby...

The Boston Air Pollution Control Commission met last Wednesday to discuss parcel R-1, and it was a bit wild. First, just to get it out of the way, construction for this library/housing project on the 2/3rds of the lot closest to Kneeland seem to be on track to start early next year. The major...

Nice to see the plans for the multiple extensions of the skybridge network - it makes a huge quality of life difference for patients and employees. Between the Brigham "Pike" and the Farber 3rd floor, I think you'll be able to walk from one end of Francis Street to the other entirely indoors...

Since Back Bay is part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Worcester is the Heart of the Commonwealth, then the heart of Back Bay is clearly Worcester, MA.

Unfortunately the same didn't happen across the street, leading to uncomfortable pedestrian navigation around the separate stair and elevator structures, directly at the traffic flow of several retail storefronts:

I'm not saying you're wrong, and I know this is partially nostalgia speaking, but I miss the old pre-888 courtyard that opened right onto the food court. It had this really grand Rockefeller Center type feel to it (especially with that statue), and showcased the Pru magnificently: (Which you...

💯 agreed. The systemwide MGB rebrand of Partners is terrible and was unnecessary. The teal shield motif already reinforced the institutional affiliations while maintaining individual identity. Combining the names of Mass General and Brigham to name a third entity that includes both of those (and...

Some interesting discussion on this happened around page 32:

My understanding was relocation of Joslin services to existing BIDMC space in the neighborhood.

Can we take this building and just lay it down on its side on the adjacent Mass Pike air rights parcel?

From LinkedIn: I understand they "couldn't" build a tower the scale of the original for budgetary reasons. I realize this is 119 100% affordable units. I know my view is colored by the previous renders. This still seems very sad.

99 Kneeland/66 Hudson are also pretty solid masonry. This has caused problems when affordable renters in 66 Hudson have had their lottery number pulled for affordable condo purchases in 88 Hudson (a 5-over-1 by the same contractor) and have been dismayed at 88's cardboard walls letting all the...

They had a pretty good run for a couple decades at least, with a small church building and the 2-story modular school (ca 1999 - not sure what was there prior) letting an enormous amount of light in. You can even see that lovely tree grow if you scroll through Street View history...

Technically, the barricade shown doesn't prevent anyone from barreling down it. It just brings them to a very abrupt stop. In any case, it's not the most inspiring defense of the situation to say "this children's play structure isn't closed, it just has to be periodically barricaded to stop...

It's perhaps the most insane place to put a metal barrier. I absolutely love it. Brings to mind the Final Destination movies.