Stop and Shop Mixed Use | 1690 Revere Beach Parkway | Everett

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Are there plans to make Revere Beach Pkwy safer to cross on foot?
 
curcuas said:
Are there plans to make Revere Beach Pkwy safer to cross on foot?
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Yes. MassDOT & Boston MPO have prioritized two federal aid projects currently being designed that will make multimodal safety improvements along Route 16 through Everett. Their Project ID’s for reference are 611969 and 613121.

The City, MBTA, and State also have other projects that are in varying stages of initiation, planning, or design that will transform mobility across and through Route 16 in Everett.
 
dshoost88 said:
Yes. MassDOT & Boston MPO have prioritized two federal aid projects currently being designed that will make multimodal safety improvements along Route 16 through Everett. Their Project ID’s for reference are 611969 and 613121.

The City, MBTA, and State also have other projects that are in varying stages of initiation, planning, or design that will transform mobility across and through Route 16 in Everett.
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There has never been a T bus route along that stretch of Revere Beach Parkway.
 
This seems to be our contemporary take on old commie slab housing, but I think it's even worse. Many of those Corbusian towers in the park at least ostensibly considered the well being of their inhabitants. The idea was that constructing towers would free up the land around them for greenery and open space, for the enjoyment and benefit of their residents. Of course, in reality, this didn't always end up working out so great.

This Vale St collection of 5-over-1s, on the other hand, doesn't even pretend to give a shit about the people living there. They are the products of a very cynical calculus. The only principle at play here is jamming as many human beings and cars as possible into the cheapest piece of shit plywood landscrapers that they can get away with. This is what density for density's sake looks like. This is density without culture or urbanism. It's dystopian.
 
I dont get why they always feel the need to smash so many nasty colors and textures together. I dont know who told developers/architects that every building needs to be unique or stand out, but that should not be the case at all. They should be making an effort to blend in with the surrounding environment. Yes theyre cheap but cheap doesnt automatically mean it needs to be orange yellow grey and black.

These 2 examples being built in marlborough and framingham only use 2 colors and make an attempt to fit in to the built environment around them. They are no more expensive than the buildings above. Not saying theyre the best ever, but they at least look decent. They need to do better.

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I can't find this anywhere, but with there being another 2000+ residents between this, 2nd on Vine, and the hopeful Sky Everett right next to each other. And the new Chelsea/Everett buildings near Everett Street, and the other new buildings like Anthem and Pioneer, what retail and essential services are being added? There seems like a need for a new post office, 2nd coffee shop (although I do recommend Common Ground), small convenience store, and above all GROCERY store (especially since this is built upon the old Stop and Shop). Maybe these buildings will just have residents who Instacart everything (kidding). I'm a big proponent of replacing retail/lots with reopened retail and residential/mixed above - such as the JFK/Umass Star Market plans, Allston Yards, etc.
 
Also, I think that this would be the better place for this: the 104 rerouting not only helps the underserved communities of Everett and Chelsea, as well as the underserved Eastie-Chelsea-Everett corridor, but it's travel down the new 2nd St ROW next to this / 2nd on Vine / Anthem, along with the bus lane being added (hopefully), and then maybe the eventual SL3 extension down 2nd Street - is improving this areas transit options much more than the half-measure of CR and SL3. Obviously, it's a start for this area blowing up as fast as it is. I'll save the future of this area's LRT options for Crazy Transit pitches.

Hopefully the 104 bus routing provides a catalyst pedestrian-friendly and less car-reliant infrastructure, with safer sidewalks, landscaped ROW, and because it's just not very foot-friendly right now.
 
AndrewOnTheMBTA said:
I can't find this anywhere, but with there being another 2000+ residents between this, 2nd on Vine, and the hopeful Sky Everett right next to each other. And the new Chelsea/Everett buildings near Everett Street, and the other new buildings like Anthem and Pioneer, what retail and essential services are being added? There seems like a need for a new post office, 2nd coffee shop (although I do recommend Common Ground), small convenience store, and above all GROCERY store (especially since this is built upon the old Stop and Shop). Maybe these buildings will just have residents who Instacart everything (kidding). I'm a big proponent of replacing retail/lots with reopened retail and residential/mixed above - such as the JFK/Umass Star Market plans, Allston Yards, etc.
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This is why I'm so excited about the massive amounts of residential units popping up in Everett - - no matter how "5 over 1" they are and how they disappoint the Odurandina's on this website who simply want to jot down the height listings in their notebooks.

THIS is what brings us closer to a real dynamic 24/7 city - - replacing barren areas with HUMANOIDS - - which most definitely WILL result in a domino effect of population density with restaurants/stores/medical offices/theatres etc (and yes, taller buildings eventually). These 5 over 1's in Everett are the seeds - and they portend actual growth and future dynamism - as opposed to inanimate tall shells that look impressive from a telephoto lens 5 miles away.

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Beantropolis said:
This seems to be our contemporary take on old commie slab housing, but I think it's even worse. Many of those Corbusian towers in the park at least ostensibly considered the well being of their inhabitants. The idea was that constructing towers would free up the land around them for greenery and open space, for the enjoyment and benefit of their residents. Of course, in reality, this didn't always end up working out so great.

This Vale St collection of 5-over-1s, on the other hand, doesn't even pretend to give a shit about the people living there. They are the products of a very cynical calculus. The only principle at play here is jamming as many human beings and cars as possible into the cheapest piece of shit plywood landscrapers that they can get away with. This is what density for density's sake looks like. This is density without culture or urbanism. It's dystopian.
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Its todays triple deckers'
Triple deckers sprang up in New England’s booming mill towns and industrial cities between 1870 and 1910. Ambitious immigrants loved them because they offered a path to home ownership. A family could live in one apartment and collect rents from two. But to housing reformers, the triple decker was a fire trap and a nasty place to live. Much better, thought the reformer, were small single-family homes in the suburbs and subsidized public housing in the cities. triple deckers


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Triple decker in Cambridge, Mass.
 
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