The South Station project team recently held an open house to update the public on the predicted 4.5 year project to upgrade Boston’s South Station Transportation Center. The project includes updating rail and bus terminals, and building a new mixed-use tower providing office and residential space. MBTA red and silver lines should not be impacted, Read More…
With the multi-phase South Station Air Rights Project set to begin construction later this month, members of the project team held an Open House in the Fort Point Room of the BSA Space for the purposes of public engagement. The project, which is a collaboration between the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), Hines (developer) Read More…
The South Station Air Rights Project Team is hosting an open house on Wednesday, January 22 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for community members to learn more about this construction project, scheduled to begin later this month. The project includes the long-awaited completion of the South Station Transportation Center with updated rail and bus terminals, and Read More…
The Boston City Council learned more about the North-South rail link, a proposed project to connect North Station and South Station, at a recent hearing. The proposed 2.8 mile tunnel would link the subway system to the commuter rail system so passengers wouldn’t have to switch MBTA lines to connect like they do currently. The Read More…
Feasibility studies for a North–South rail link connecting North Station and South Station by underground train have been in the works for years. The discussion recently resurfaced in a Thrillist article about the tunnel being the one missing piece that could connect the whole east coast by train. Proponents of the rail link argue that Read More…
A recent study shows that connecting North and South Station by tunnel would cost at least $12 billion, possibly as high as $21.5 billion, depending on the number of tracks. This proposal is in competition with the idea of an expansion of South Station to increase train service to the south and west, which would Read More…
The Go Boston 2030 Vision and Action Plan was recently released with several projects impacting the North End and downtown Boston area. “Go Boston 2030 addresses the transportation challenges that we face as a city and a region, and lays the foundation for how we can create a safer, more equitable transportation future… Altogether, the initiatives in Read More…
When our Scottish machetunim* moved to America a couple of decades ago, they said they were shocked at the backwardness of this county’s technology. After a recent trip on the Acela between Boston and New York, I decided little has changed since they first encountered what passes for up-to-date America. Not that the trip wasn’t Read More…
At the December 3, 2012 board meeting of the Greenway Conservancy, a summary presentation was given by the Linda Jonash, Director of Planning and Design, regarding two extensive and complex planning projects around the Greenway and in downtown Boston. At 00:00 in video: South Station Expansion Project by Mass. Department of Transportation, MassDOT – 3 Read More…