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    Fantasy T maps

    Really appreciate the feedback from y'all! When I have more time I'll have to integrate these thoughts. Obviously the Line 5 would be a cost blowout, especially with One More Tunnel through downtown hahaha, I can't decide between Everett or Chelsea getting the direct high speed connection. So...
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    Fantasy T maps

    Very happy to hear that! I've really enjoyed reading your posts, so it means a lot :)
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    Taken from One Financial on April 23rd. It's just about to overtake it!
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    Fantasy T maps

    I've been working on my first little Fantasy T map for a while, and I think it's more or less ready for some critique. It's very much inspired by Riverside & TheRatmister's Gold/Pink/D to E + Marginal Subway ideas. I've also included the Red X + various other extensions that are often discussed...
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    one financial probably wouldn't approve but im not stopping you hahaha
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    View from above in One Financial!
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    Winthrop Center | 115 Winthrop Square | Financial District

    View from One Financial today:
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    This might be a bit of a stretch for Crazy Transit Pitches, but would it be feasible to use the VFW/Boston Providence Highway as a right of way for an elevated (or cut and cover) extension past West Roxbury to Dedham/128? It would require a lot of TOD to make it reasonable, but there's plenty of...
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    Harvard Enterprise Research Campus | 100 Western Avenue | Allston

    Out of curiosity for anyone in the know, has Harvard ever directly commented on the inclusion of the urban ring in the planning of the Allston campus?
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    MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)

    Not sure if it fits here, but I came across this fun video of the history of Boston's commuter rail (starting in the MBTA era): It doesn't include non-MBTA routes (only marking those subsidized as far as I can tell), so it would also be kinda interesting to see the other passenger service...
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    It's been mentioned before on this thread, but I think there could've been some better names: Magoun Square would probably be more appropriate as Somerville Junction, but it works alright. Brickbottom is more memorable in my opinion than East Somerville Someone said Tufts / Medford would be...
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    Union Square Somerville Infill and Small Developments

    Out of curiosity I looked up Bostonography's crowd sourced map from 2017, and that area just appears as a no man's land between Spring Hill, Porter, Union, and Duck Village. Assuming GLX-Porter ever happens the area will probably just be called whatever the station there is.
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    ACC/NU Residence Hall | 840 Columbus Ave | Northeastern University

    Northeastern has been in somewhat of a housing crisis in the past few years actually. I was off campus after my second year (about four years ago now), but even by then people were having so much trouble getting housing in dorms that people were ending up in mission hill as sophomores, which by...
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    South Station Tower | South Station Air Rights | Downtown

    Can't wait for this to go vertical

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