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Wait, is that actually moving forward? That seemed like it was proposed a few years ago, then forgotten. In the flurry of recent Penn Station proposals, Penn Station South hardly seemed to even get mentioned.

Yeah, it would be sad to see it go. If they can, I hope they can keep that arched entrance. It still has pieces of the original, elaborate façade.

I agree this could be better, and there's more the city could do to allow/encourage densification. But just some slight optimism, it seems like that densification is happening, especially in the past 10-15 years. There are a bunch of new apartment buildings, especially right around Jackson...

This came up in another discussion recently (and that goes on intermittently for a couple of pages). I might be the one most enthusiastic about the idea, only because it's interesting, not because I think it's feasible. In short: the northern and southern parts of the NB tunnel are 5% grade...

I've used the census block data you can download here. It's just census data that I think Massachusetts has cleaned up and simplified a bit. I think this is the same data @Teban54 is pointing you too, just easier to find. Really really, great map! FWIW, I don't think you need a north arrow or...

None that I've ever come across, no. Sorry

I can't give you exact numbers, but the Southbound is much shallower there than the Northbound tunnel. The deepest part of NB is about 120 feet underground at Summer Street, where the highway goes under the Red Line (which is under the Silver Line). It then starts rising slowly to go over the...

I don't really know where to stick this, but here are two pieces of public art that include transit that no longer exists. It's just weird it happened twice

I'm not sure I follow. To be clear, this was all based on a god-mode proposal to repurpose the CAT tunnels for trains as much as possible. So the trains would be in the current tunnels, following whatever grade they are. I was saying that's maybe remotely possible between South Station and...

Yeah, that's roughly the problem section we're talking about: going from a high point as the highway goes over the Blue Line to a low point under the Callahan/Sumner ramps. That should be the steepest part of the CA/T between South Station and Haymarket, but I'm pretty sure it's still less than...

Yeah, it's been a while since I was reading about this, and I was trying to piece all this together from really incomplete snippets of data, but: Yes, it's close, but I am pretty sure it never goes above 3%. That's piecing together lots of partial diagrams, construction photos, and planning...

@BosMaineiac that all sounds about right, but a couple of things The north and south entrances to the tunnel are too steep. But I think everything in between (basically Summer Street to North Washington) is under 3%, which is what the FRA was allowing in other NSRL plans. If @Hooledeli 's plan...

That's pretty cool. I've also thought a lot about repurposing the tunnels for trains, for the same reasons you mention, and just that the Big Dig engineering is fascinating. I don't think it's at all feasible, but it's fun to consider. Did you give any thought of what the trains would do north...

It will be a bit sad to lose that last bit of street running. It's quaint. It looks neat. It feels very old time-y Boston, especially running along those row homes. But also, thank god, separate the tracks, speed up the trains, do it, do it now

😬 I've been avoiding responding, lest I jinx something, but.... how nervous are you now....? Bruins collapse aside, has anyone gone down to Canal Street for any Bruins or Celtics home games? I've missed them all so far, and it looks like I'll be missing Bruins game 7 this weekend. I've seen...

No, that doesn't really explain anything for me. What is the government overreach?

I've heard this sentiment before, but I don't understand it. Local governments have enacted mountains of regulations dictating exactly what people can and cannot do on their own land. Local governments set requirements for height, setbacks, number of garages, floor-area-ratio, minimum lot...

I see, thanks. Well, I mostly agree with @Smuttynose here. I think that's great that Scituate has been more proactive with the zoning reforms, and the state should be rewarding that. I don't think the reward should be letting the town do less of the good thing we want it to do. That frustrates...

I really can't figure this out. What hardships would this cause for Scituate?

Yeah, it was pretty wild how little the anti-bike people had to say at the meetings I went to. It was usually just the vaguest of "concerns" without anything more. Residents and council members would occasionally mention "problems" caused by existing bike lanes, then never really say what those...