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greenlinetobrooklyn said:
this is discussed a ton in the design a better boston crazy pitch threads, but again, the orange line can't be branched before malden center.
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What if there was a totally new line that began and turned around at a station south of Malden rather than a branch? Wouldn’t that be more feasible since it shouldn’t impact frequencies on orange, only ridership?
 
kingofsheeba said:
Thinking ahead here. Any thoughts and/or predictions on the naming rights?

Sam Adams Field

Revolutionary Clinics Palace (The “R”)

Shields MRI Arena
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Exelon Field - The energy company next door, this would put them on the map.

The Encore Pavilion Stadium-

Draft Kings Arena

Bonus - Richie's Slush headquarters is up the street, there should at least be a "slushy zone" in the mezzanine!!
 
Blackbird said:
What if there was a totally new line that began and turned around at a station south of Malden rather than a branch? Wouldn’t that be more feasible since it shouldn’t impact frequencies on orange, only ridership?
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West Station <-> Chelsea via Kendall, Sullivan, and Everett. The forced transfer to get downtown is perfectly reasonable imo and you can provision to layer on future service directly to downtown (as well as eventually eating SL3 to airport) once there is more “there” there.
 
dhawkins said:
Exelon Field - The energy company next door, this would put them on the map.

The Encore Pavilion Stadium-

Draft Kings Arena

Bonus - Richie's Slush headquarters is up the street, there should at least be a "slushy zone" in the mezzanine!!
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I like the sound of a Slushy Zone!

They could name it after many Massachusetts based Fortune 500 companies.

Vertex Field
Liberty Mutual Arena
State Street Stadium
Cumberland Farms Park

Or my two favorite choices
Waters Field
Charles River Laboratories Palace (because it’s on the Mystic which would be big irony).

List of Massachusetts companies - Wikipedia

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Personally, I really like Sam Adams Field because it actually sounds like we named the field after the our local Founding Father rather than the modern norm of corporate advertisement.

If naming rights is going to be sold, I hope Sam Adams bids.
 
Mod Note: this thread had always been a giddy mix of pitching stadium, sports marketing, demographics, site strategy, and transit and I hope we’re all OK with that.

This isn’t the best thread for a subtle discussion of pros/cons of BRT as a mode (I recommend both the Bus & BRT thread and the Crazy Transit Pitches threads)

But given that the T is actively planning a BRT-ish route that crosses the Mystic on Rte 99 the concept maps are fun. Given that the Casino is the *daily* employment center and year round entertainment center, isn’t it inevitable that the “sports-entertainment district” station will be on 99 itself?

Or would the Casino treat it the way that Disney treats the Magic Kingdom employee entrance: wanting it hidden (workers enter from backstage, sometimes via underground tunnels) because the idea of earning money throug work spoils the escapist experience
 
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I think its worth reminding that this legislative waiving of certain state requirements, e.g., Chapter 91, is only good for three years; i.e., construction of whatever will be built on these 43 acres must begin within three years from date of enactment of the omnibus economic development bill with this particular provision. (The bill has passed the House, and the House bill is now being considered by the Senate.)

Allowing two years for construction, that means solutions ameliorating traffic impacts, and addressing the lack of proximate mass transit access ought be in place by 2028.

On its website, Constellation Energy describes the Mystic Generating as “a six-unit, 1,413-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled electric generation facility” that operates “two-on-one combined-cycle gas turbines.”

The ISO-New England regional standards organization issued a notice in July of last year indicating “the Mystic Generating Station will retire on June 1, 2024.” Media reports indicate the plant’s reliance on imported liquified natural gas, partly from Yemen, was rendering it less profitable in the energy marketplace.
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https://www.cdrecycler.com/article/...ts,currently operated by Constellation Energy.
 
Given that I'd have to think that most of their games are on a Saturday they could get away with doing nothing but regular bus shuttles from Sullivan/Wellington/Chelsea.

I do like the idea of extending SL3 alongside the CR tracks to Assembly. Could redev the Home Depot shopping plaza later.
 
Given the team's name and the proximity to Charlestown, "the bunker" would be a good name for a bar or something at the new stadium.
 
greenlinetobrooklyn said:
this is discussed a ton in the design a better boston crazy pitch threads, but again, the orange line can't be branched before malden center. The green line reconfiguration thread is where the "realistic" options for transit in this section of Everett is. I can't find the mockups, but essentially, a spur of the green line by the new glx repair shop, up to sullivan & assembly, and then over the mystic on a new bridge between costco and the casino is the viable transit option to this area. Anything else is a nonstarter.

I've been reading F-Line's posts on this forum for too long 😨

edit: just saw charlie_mta's post, any rail alternative is a nonstarter. some version of the SLX is almost definitely going to come through here.
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I hope I got that right. Depends if you want to connect to the GLX or build to the GJL.
If built, I could see GLX LRV eating Silver BRT one station at a time.
 
A gondola system could be considered to connect for the routes between Assembly, the stadium, Encore (as well as the entertainment space they are planning), and possible connection to Silverline Chelsea. Building right above the Orange line station gets you over the river and over Rt 99!

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DZH22 said:
It looks like the map here is flipped by 90 degrees. It's too confusing to understand the general directions without the normal "up is north" orientation.
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Just for you, @DZH22 , I adapted my map to work in a format you're better acquainted with. Please note the Orange Line Spur to Saugus from Sullivan Square, including new stations at Encore, Sweetster Circle, Everett Center, Glendale Square, Northern Strand, and Saugust--ultimately running the length of Route 99 where it meets US-1.
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Before anyone dismisses this constructive suggestion again, I'd like to note that the 2016 Everett Transit Action Plan and the 2019 Lower Mystic Regional Working Group Plan both identified an "orange line spur" to Everett as a project that merits future consideration. It was also the project alternative in the latter study that demonstrated the highest vehicular congestion reduction at Sullivan Square, City Square, and along Broadway through Everett, representing up to a 5% shift in mode share from vehicular travel to transit.

Apologies this is not explicitly related to a possible stadium location for the Revs, but its definitely a companion consideration given the travel impacts currently cited by leaders of an Everett stadium.
 
dshoost88 said:
Just for you, @DZH22 , I adapted my map to work in a format you're better acquainted with. Please note the Orange Line Spur to Saugus from Sullivan Square, including new stations at Encore, Sweetster Circle, Everett Center, Glendale Square, Northern Strand, and Saugust--ultimately running the length of Route 99 where it meets US-1.
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Before anyone dismisses this constructive suggestion again, I'd like to note that the 2016 Everett Transit Action Plan and the 2019 Lower Mystic Regional Working Group Plan both identified an "orange line spur" to Everett as a project that merits future consideration. It was also the project alternative in the latter study that demonstrated the highest vehicular congestion reduction at Sullivan Square, City Square, and along Broadway through Everett, representing up to a 5% shift in mode share from vehicular travel to transit.

Apologies this is not explicitly related to a possible stadium location for the Revs, but its definitely a companion consideration given the travel impacts currently cited by leaders of an Everett stadium.
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Branching the Orange Line south of Malden Center would not be ideal as it would halve the amount of trains serving Malden Center, which is a major bus hub for the Orange Line. A new branch of the Green Line alongside the Commuter Rail tracks & in place of the existing Silver Line ROW (depicted in this post) would be the most realistic way of getting rail rapid transit to Everett/Chelsea.
 
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dhawkins said:
A gondola system could be considered to connect for the routes between Assembly, the stadium, Encore (as well as the entertainment space they are planning), and possible connection to Silverline Chelsea. Building right above the Orange line station gets you over the river and over Rt 99!
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That might work well for the casino, but is not going to be able to support a soccer game.
 
Some more news:
  • So long as it creates jobs, cleans the site up, has public transit and no on-site parking, the Everett City Mayor wants something here, Soccer Stadium or not, and wants to be wowed by proposals. His argument for the recent Chapter 91 ruling was to speed up approvals for developers so Everett can see more biomanufacturing, life science, green technology and hospitality.
  • Boston Harbor Now wants wind turbine development and manufacturing, “blue tech” startup space, and maritime education on the site.
  • CLF has voiced their criticisms as well on Chapter 91 exceptions and the way the exception was made in a "backroom, dead-of-night legislative mischief" manner.
  • City and state are aware traffic and transportation is going to be a nightmare until Sullivan Square is "fixed."
A lot of talk not-about-the-soccer-stadium...
 
stefal said:
Some more news:
  • So long as it creates jobs, cleans the site up, has public transit and no on-site parking, the Everett City Mayor wants something here, Soccer Stadium or not, and wants to be wowed by proposals. His argument for the recent Chapter 91 ruling was to speed up approvals for developers so Everett can see more biomanufacturing, life science, green technology and hospitality.
  • Boston Harbor Now wants wind turbine development and manufacturing, “blue tech” startup space, and maritime education on the site.
  • CLF has voiced their criticisms as well on Chapter 91 exceptions and the way the exception was made in a "backroom, dead-of-night legislative mischief" manner.
  • City and state are aware traffic and transportation is going to be a nightmare until Sullivan Square is "fixed."
A lot of talk not-about-the-soccer-stadium...
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This is not going to be a popular opinion, but I would like to see parking lots adjacent to the stadium. Tailgating is a uniquely American thing when it comes to soccer and it's a domestic twist put on the sport. It's also highly popular for Revs games.

Just to add, I'd like to see beefed up transit too.
 
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mass88 said:
This is not going to be a popular opinion, but I would like to see parking lots adjacent to the stadium. Tailgating is a uniquely American thing when it comes to soccer and it's a domestic twist put on the sport. It's also highly popular for Revs games.

Just to add, I'd like to see beefed up transit too.
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I'll take my Boston twist of being able to enjoy walkable urbanism around a future stadium, thanks.
 
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