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They are also evicting / demolishing quite a few historic, dense urban neighborhoods to put up those towers in the park. Imagine a hundred West Ends happening and adding up to that scale.
 
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My interest in the Tremont tunnel has just increased by 10x.
 
Alright, I need desperately need suggestions and advice here.

I am currently going for a BS in Government/Political Science and Economics (didn't declare Econ yet, though). I am looking to go for an urban planning degree, however, the only schools in the state with accredited urban planning degrees are: Tufts, Harvard, MIT, and Zoomass Slamherst. I thought Northeastern had a program but apparently not. And of those, I just find that only MIT has an undergraduate program. Also, MIT deadline is Monday.

Now, I was under the impression until about 30 minutes ago that there wasn't really an urban planning "degree", but rather, you just go for civil engineering. So I've been preparing to apply to Northeastern, Tufts, WIT, and BU (haven't really done a thing, yet, just starting). So now I'm wicked confused and going into up a creek without a paddle mode. Do I want civil engineering? Do I just take Poli Sci/Econ and then go to Harvard/MIT/Tufts for grad school for urban planning? Also, how many years would that grad school be? I really just have no idea what I'm doing at this point, I need to figure out how to get myself set here...

Recommended course of action?

And I refuse to leave this side of the state.
 
So it's Monday, had time to kill, and I just got out of MGH and I decide to putter around North Station and the Zakim. I went over to the Portal Park to get a shot of the bridge and thought, "Gee, alot of congestion for midafternoon!" :rolleyes: Then I noticed the truck right below me wasn't moving anywhere. "An accident?" Then a police came up and pulled right behind him.

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I went to get a better angle.

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FAIL.

It took them half an hour to simply get the truck off the back, and simply tow it with chains instead. A police SUV in front, a Statey behind, another flatbed tow, and then an undercover Statey held down the center lane most of the time, and they all stood around.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/bostonurbex/5449211513/
 
The Avett Brothers performance at the Grammys was excellent (minus the the Bob Dylan part).

This is the video for their song, "Head Full of Doubt." The songs great and the video is fun for urban planning enthusiasts (until the end!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t43VgJ4U9_Q
 
Ain't gonna work on Maggies farm no mo'


With that said, I'm in the market for a new career, and I wanna know how I can generate revenue for the Commonwealth.

http://blog.motorists.org/speed-lim...rss&utm_campaign=speed-limit-legislative-news

By John Carr, NMA Activist

It?s the time of the year when many state legislatures convene.

In Iowa, a bill would raise speed limits on two lane roads from 55 to 60. According to the DOT, the 85th percentile speed is slightly over 65 so this increase is not enough. The limit should be at least 65 or 70, like most Western states. (Sources: Des Moines Register; Land Line) This bill has been filed before. Iowa moves slowly on speed. It took a decade after repeal of the national speed limit before the Interstate speed limit went up to 70.

In Kansas, a bill would raise speed limits on four lane divided highways from 70 to 75. (Source: KMBC)

In Massachusetts, the perennial bill to reduce speed limits from 30 to 25 in built up areas will be considered again. In the past it has passed preliminary votes but never made it through the full set of three votes in each branch of the legislature. Recently a bicyclist died in an accident in congested downtown Boston and the Boston Globe took the opportunity to print a bicyclist group?s push for a speed limit reduction. Apparently nobody at the Globe saw any irony in bicyclists who drive with complete contempt for the law calling for stricter laws.

In Michigan, a law passed several years ago has recently been interpreted to allow speed limits above 55 on two lane roads. US 2 on the Upper Peninsula is among the roads with higher limits.

The Wyoming House approved a bill allowing cars to exceed the speed limit by 10 mph while passing on a two lane road. (Source: Land Line) Minnesota, Montana, and Washington have similar laws.
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I saw Kairos Shen today. He crossed Congress St where a parade was assembling for some anniversary of something. I was going to stalk him but I thought it was too creepy so I stayed and then followed the ceremony to the State House.

He walked down Quincy Market, probably to get his car from the Aquarium Garage!!11!1one
 
You can pick him out walking down the street?
 
I call bullshit on DETROIT being rated higher than Boston.

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/...s/2011/02/its_official_pittsburg_is_1_in.html

The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its 2011 Liveability Ranking and Overview, and the Steel City tops the U.S. list, beating out Los Angeles (44th), New York (56th), and even Honolulu (30th).

But it?s not all good news. Not a single U.S. city ranked in the world?s top 10, or even top 20 most liveable cities. On that list, Pittsburgh ranked 29th globally. Vancouver, Canada, topped the list, followed by Melbourne, Australia.

?Mid-sized cities in developed countries with relatively low population densities tend to score well by having all the cultural and infrastructural benefits on offer with fewer problems related to crime or congestion,? said Jon Copestake, author of the report, in a press release.

The Economist Intelligence Unit was founded in 1946 as the in-house research unit for the Economist Magazine. The livability ranking examines the living conditions in 140 cities around the world and rates each city across five categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

The report didn?t hold any good news for Harare, Zimbabwe, which came last place. The report notes that despite high hopes for the 2011 election, Harare?s low stability and heath care scores ?paint a bleak picture.?

Check out Jeremy Hobson?s coverage of the 2011 Liveability Ranking and Overview on the Marketplace Morning Report.
 
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