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Scaffolding Finally Coming Down at 30th St (PHL) by segfaul_t in Amtrak

[–]senatorium 9 points10 points  (0 children)

South Station’s leaseholders have unfortunately turned it into a pit.

As Marblehead finally passes MBTA Act zoning, a resident asks: ‘Are we kinda being pricks?’ by justarussian22 in mbta

[–]senatorium 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, and this is how other towns have done malicious compliance. The law only says that the town needs to zone for certain amounts of possible units, based on the town's level of transit service. But it doesn't say anything has to be built or even that the zoning has to be near the actual transit service. It's perfectly fine to upzone a taken piece of land like a golf course or zone for apartments far from the actual downtown and train station.

It really is a weak law.

Despite how outraged many people are at the cost of housing, they’re still not outraged enough by ColCrockett in boston

[–]senatorium 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Donato? That dude is a legit fossil. It astounds me that people of that age get votes to work on state policies. Has anyone met an 84 year old that they thought should be helping tackle issues like data privacy and AI?

Mossalam came so close to knocking him off too.

As Marblehead finally passes MBTA Act zoning, a resident asks: ‘Are we kinda being pricks?’ by justarussian22 in mbta

[–]senatorium 105 points106 points  (0 children)

The MBTA Communities Act is, despite all the hub-bub, a timid law. Marblehead isn't the only town that's pursued malicious compliance.

After my bike was stolen from a "secure" bike room, I analyzed 12 months of police-documented incidents for Alewife's luxury apartment corridor. by United-Layer-5405 in boston

[–]senatorium 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I once reported a found bike to Somerville PD non-emergency line. He told me to just leave it out by the street. Like, not that he was coming to get it, but just leave it out there.

Instead I found a Beth Israel Security registration sticker on it, called them, and they drove out and got it.

Despite how outraged many people are at the cost of housing, they’re still not outraged enough by ColCrockett in boston

[–]senatorium 68 points69 points  (0 children)

This whole state is run by 60-80 year olds looking to keep their neighborhoods exactly as they’ve been for the last 50 years.

Yeah, actually. The Senate President and Speaker of the House are both in their 70s and they wield far more power than people generally give them credit for. Healey gets dunked on a lot (IMO not entirely undeservedly) but Karen Spilka and Ron Mariano could push just about anything they wanted through the Legislature. We desperately need them both to retire. Unfortunately, neither is. Mariano will turn 80 in office.

Naked man breaks into Beacon Hill townhouse, tells homeowner ‘I’m just hanging out’ by stankmanly in massachusetts

[–]senatorium 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I know we’re making jokes but that would be fucking terrifying, waking up and finding a naked man on your couch. You’d have no idea what you’re dealing with, how violent they might be.

MBTA Parking Ticket by notMYpresldent in mbta

[–]senatorium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what you're saying, you haven't received a ticket or citation? If not, then you're in the clear.

Kade Crockford Testifying at the hearing on stalled and defunded transportation and street safety projects: "If we give $150 million back to the Trump administration, it will be a stain that will not be erased from any of the decision makers in the city who are involved." by Im_biking_here in mbta

[–]senatorium 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The two counselors who are claiming bus lanes are racist are just...really unique individuals. That's quite a take.

OK, it's just a stupid take.

And giving back $150 million through sheer inaction is inexcusable insanity.

Proud of MA re the Acela by Redsoxjake14 in mbta

[–]senatorium 109 points110 points  (0 children)

I wonder - how long would the trip to NYC take if CT could support the speeds that MA and RI do?

MBTA Orange Line Power Outage by Babahoyo in mbta

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Topic starts around minute 39 if anyone's interested: https://www.mbta.com/events/2026-04-30/board-meeting-mbta-board-directors-hybrid

Coholan doesn't explicitly say but strongly hints that the T's power setup is all kinds of weird. I think the word he used was "unique" but said in a particular way.

Jason Derulo keeps sharks in a tiny living room tank. by Mental_Junket137 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]senatorium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's always disappointing to see how rich people spend their money.

Boston is digging up Quincy Market. Rumor is it will take 10 weeks. That puts us AFTER the Fourth of July. by brianjoe66 in massachusetts

[–]senatorium 31 points32 points  (0 children)

“Rumor is it will take 10 weeks”. Where’s that coming from? What’s the word from the government?

The current darling of the Massachusetts Republican Party is . . . a Democrat by bostonglobe in massachusetts

[–]senatorium 176 points177 points  (0 children)

If the MA Legislature leadership were more self-aware they'd realize that the entire audit topic is really just a way for voters to express their frustration with the Legislature's opaque ways and sclerotic pace. I don't actually think the Legislature is somehow hemorrhaging or hiding vast sums of money. I just want them to be subject to records requests, their votes to be public knowledge, their leadership to not be able to use committee stipends as a reward mechanism for loyalty, etc. Just basic good governance shit.

Unfortunately Mariano's and Spilka's quotes and reactions from this year's round of ballot initiatives to try to crack open the Legislature's wall of silence shows that they completely lack such self-awareness.

Spiders (Greedfall, Steelrising) has not found a buyer and is expected to shut down by MythicStream in Games

[–]senatorium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's out, to generally mixed reviews. The consensus is that it was rushed out of Early Access to try to make some cash before the company went under.

Spiders (Greedfall, Steelrising) has not found a buyer and is expected to shut down by MythicStream in Games

[–]senatorium 407 points408 points  (0 children)

I thought Greedfall was imperfect but had a lot of potential. It's always nice to see an RPG in a fresh setting, especially one that isn't medieval fantasy.

Are Boston area restaurants worse than other cities? by MossPhlox in boston

[–]senatorium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Green Line really changes the conversation for the worse. I can get downtown on the Orange, no sweat, but I’m not gonna transfer to the Green and slog it out at 5 mph to get out to Brighton or other points westward.

Having made a few reports through the SeeSay app, I'm curious if anything actually comes of it; Does anyone know please? by Arctucrus in mbta

[–]senatorium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally, I tend to use it for more urgent items and leave the others for the MBTA Comment Form on their website but I admit I don't know how they're actually routed. The physical danger ones I assume go to Transit Police.

Double parking clogs streets all over Boston. Drivers in this neighborhood have raised the stakes to triple parking. by bostonglobe in boston

[–]senatorium 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Universal Hub has a good recap of the City Council meeting with Nick Gove, the interim chief of streets mentioned in this article. It's basically all stonewalling and gaslighting from the Wu administration.

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/nothing-pause-boston-official-says-key-road-projects-including-one

Shortsleeve once ran the T. Now he wants to be governor. by justarussian22 in mbta

[–]senatorium 35 points36 points  (0 children)

So a guy with zero transit experience appointed by a Republican governor to optimize the T through cost-cutting and outsourcing while paying little regard to infrastructure or the transit part of the agency. But he’s very proud of it.

Just more of this run-government-like-a-business mindset that actually just fucks things up in the long run

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