A former neighbor of mine had a very similar problem of cars careening around the sharp corner and ending up next to his porch, chewing up his lawn/garden in the process. One truck demolished the vegetable stand he had out front. He wanted to put up a border wall (stone wall) all along his property, which he had to fight town hall for permission. He told them if they wouldn't permit it, he'd start suing the town for recompense since they haven't done a damn thing to stop the speeding traffic. He ended up with a border wall.

I just might be able to hear them from my porch in Eastie.

I still can't believe I moved to a city, that got excellent ratings in numerous sources for its mass transit operations, and this is the reality. That poor bastard who just got hired is in for a Promethean battle.

My point, exactly. Will he be hobbled by bureaucrats or will he be allowed to improve our system. Time will tell. In the meantime, bring a book to kill time while waiting in the station.

I'm glad that Healey got someone who seems to be somewhat of an expert, but no one person has the power or authority to turn the MBTA into something we can be proud of. It's going to take a Legislature who have the guts to go forward with rail improvements.

No! I'm shocked beyond comprehension! That's my impression of someone who's been living under a rock.

Go to this City of Boston website for a list of toilets in the city. It hasn't been updated since 2022, so check it out first. https://www.boston.gov/departments/311/public-restrooms-city-boston

Not a religious believer by a long shot, but I would join the Church of LSD in a heartbeat.

That's how I feel about Starbuck's, but all my bitching hasn't made a dent.

Crime doesn't pay hits a high note!

Does it look like the glass building is tilting?

I get this.

I've never liked Brutalist architecture. It's too big and imposing and, well, brutal, as in punishingly hard or uncomfortable. But, the lighting is softening it's image a bit,...

Nah, it's still an ugly building. Sorry, I tried.

I don't want to make fun of her because alcoholism - yeah, I'm jumping to that conclusion based on her priors - is a disease that needs proper treatment. However, alcoholics can drink their limit in their own homes. There's no need for them to be on the road behind the wheel. That's the part of her life story that's a serious problem for others. I don't want her to go to jail, so I hope a social worker can convince her, or the judge, that she needs to be hospitalized, detoxed, and enter a treatment program.

What level of incompetence is required to get employment within the top echelon of the MBTA? It's just one thing after another with these clowns.

It's rude of us to make fun of the fragile mall ninja who's so terrified of life that he has to protect himself to shop. But it does make me laugh, so there's that.

Carrying a loaded gun into a shopping mall? Hope he shot his dick off.

Reputable law firms don't need to advertise in such a crude manner.

Hey, thanks!

Oh, you're asking for the impossible. But wouldn't that be something?

It's been a few decades since I was in my 20's, and I never want to arrive anywhere sweaty, but I've always lived my life -to the best of my ability - thinking 7 generations in advance. I'm not anti-car so much as I am wanting cities to be more forward-thinking and find alternate methods of travel within their borders. Unlike rural areas dependent on individual modes of transportation, cities, by their very compact nature, can make major adjustments in their methods.

Ideally, I think all major US cities should limit motor vehicles down to emergency and service (distribution, business, cabs,...) only. Open it up to pedestrian walkways and improved, expansive modes of mass transport. Watching Star Trek in the 60's had an impact on my visions.

A single bollard? Shouldn't there be more?

I moved here due to the highly rated mass transit services based on the research I did. Had I known it was all a lie, I'd have kept my bike to get around the city.

Not that far from where I used to live before a condo developer took over the block.

Yes, the developers are scoundrels taking the money and leaving town afterwards, but who approved their work? Developers can't do shit without city approval. All this concern and anger should be directed at the planning boards/committees, because these are the assholes approving our city's destruction.