T looks to buy electric locos; battle over Blue Hill Ave. bus lanes heats up
Some electric news from the MBTA: Authority to solicit bids for electric locomotives for the Providence Line
February 25
The MBTA said today it's issued a request for proposals to buy ten electric-powered locomotives for use on the Providence Line - the one set of railroad tracks in the the T system that already has overhead catenary wires, thanks to Amtrak - where they could help the T achieve goals of faster, more reliable and quieter service....
Blazing sunset over Mission Hill
February 25
Colin Brown wondered if something particularly holy was happening at Mission Church this afternoon.
Some councilors say proposed center bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue are a potential civil-rights violation
February 25
City Councilor Miniard Culpepper (Roxbury, South End, Fenway) today painted the issue of reconfiguring Blue Hill Avenue to add center bus lanes in black-and white terms.
Stain on Harvard's good name begins to go away
February 25
The Crimson reports that Larry Summers, who used to be best known for his misogyny before it came out he was...
You could cut a rug on the streets of the South End and Bay Village
February 25
In snow emergencies, the South End and Bay Village are special: Car owners there are never supposed to use space savers, not even for a second, due to revulsion over the parking wars that erupted citywide during the 2015 Winter that Never Ended. But based on 311 complaints, that ban is no longer holding. Just look at that rug used as a space...
A pity Red Bull doesn't have an Extreme Snow Shoveling competition
February 25
A roving UHub photographer watched an intrepid snow shoveler hard at work above Shy Bird on Third at Main in Kendall Square as more snow fell this morning. The sidewalk he was shoveling onto was taped off and there was another guy on the sidewalk with a shovel.
