Fake story from the future: Green Line re-opens after six-month delay Work had been scheduled to be completed by late August The MBTA’s Green Line’s D branch re-opened today, six-months’ later than expected. The line, which carries 20,000 commuters...
I swear, about ten or fifteen years ago, riders on the D Line suffered three years of delays and weekend closings while all the above-ground stations were reconfigured for three-car trains. I have never seen a three-car train on the D Line, ever, before or after this....
Here’s a question for you. Two, actually. a) Ever wonder why construction workers put a tree up when they top-off a new building? b) Construction workers put trees up when they top-off buildings??? Apparently, so. All about this until now untold tradition, here...
Funny little quote buried in this article in the Times. It’s about this highway construction guy who bid on the project to rebuild a collapsed ramp between Interstates 80 and 580 in Oakland, CA. The state estimated that repairs to the 165-foot-long ramp between...
The owners of hybrid cars will soon get preferred parking at Logan International Airport, and cabs that use alternative fuels will have head-of-the-line privileges that allow drivers to jump to the front of the taxi queue outside terminals. Beginning May 1, more than...
A couple stories out of New York City to show you the ultimate insanity of rent control / rent stabilization laws. Example #1: First up, a rent-stabilized apartment up for sale on the Upper West Side. There’s nothing wrong with the spacious, bright apartment at...