Universal Hub - Forest Hills

They like their lawsuits in JP: Residents opposed to Casey Overpass replacement ponder suing

adamg — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:46:37 +0000

The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports residents who want to see the Casey Overpass replaced with another overpass instead of surface roads are considering suing to stop the work:

"No one prefers to go that route if there's a reasonable solution,” he told the Gazette this week. "But all our arrows are in our quiver."

At particular issue: The proposed new location of the exit from the Forest Hills busway near Asticou Road.

Geek Squad to Forest Hills, stat!

adamg — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:01:03 +0000

This was the tragic scene at the armored Best Buy machine at Forest Hills Sunday afternoon. Joe D., who came up with the headline, reports it was still like that this morning. Aaron Gallo, meanwhile, discovered the same problem at Back Bay.

Orange Line at least has good graces to wait until after rush hour to have a station catch on fire

adamg — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:24:43 +0000

Fire in the machine room at Forest Hills tonight, which led to lengthy delays.

Citizen complaint of the day: Commuter-rail riders at Forest Hills shouldn't have to worry about concrete falling on their heads

adamg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:45:30 +0000

A concerned citizen reports this morning he doesn't feel like he should have to buy a construction helmet just to board commuter rail at Forest Hills.

UPDATE: The T reports a maintenance crew is on its way to the station.

Somebody seems to have some issues with the customer-service booth at Forest Hills

adamg — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:45:58 +0000

John Stephen Dwyer put together two videos imagining what it would be like if Iron Man attacked the CSA booth at Forest Hills station (top) and if a giant wrecking ball plunged into the station lobby:

Charlie conducts, carolers croon

adamg — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:10:46 +0000

Charlie, Beverly Scott, State Rep. Byron Rushing at Forest Hills.

New MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott bounded up from the Orange Line with hugs for carolers - as well as candy canes. She wore a Santa hat. That unpleasantness the other night was quickly forgotten and the carolers got down to business: As new waves of commuters came up from the train platform, the carolers serenaded them with Christmas classics, from "Silent Night" to "Deck the Halls."

Carolers to serenade commuters at Forest Hills tomorrow - this time with MBTA approval

adamg — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:15:45 +0000

The MBTA reports both new GM Beverly Scott and Charlie the T Mascot will be on hand at Forest Hills around 6 p.m. tomorrow to welcome a group of "church ladies" and kids for some old-fashioned caroling. The originally impromptu carolers were kicked out of the station yesterday because they didn't have a busking permit.

Carolers kicked out of Forest Hills, but T now says it wants to invite them back

adamg — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:19:05 +0000

A group of "church ladies" and some kids were kicked out of the Forest Hills Orange Line station tonight when they started to sing Christmas carols without an official MBTA busking permit.

But after learning of the situation, T General Manager Beverly Scott, making one of the first executive decisions of her first day on the job, decided to invite them back, to a "suitable and safe" location.

Rev. Laura Everett, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, reports what happened around 6:15 p.m.:

Kids today: The Forest Hills Twitter pole

adamg — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:52:58 +0000

Seems some kids who start up Twitter accounts have taken to soliciting followers on a particular support column in the upper busway at Forest Hills - although as you can see, somebody also took the time to critique their work (and no doubt the T itself will soon join in the critiquing - by way of an application of gray paint).

With repairs complete, Orange Line resumes warp speed between Forest Hills and Green Street

adamg — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:08:52 +0000

Orange Line repairs yesterday near Green Street. Photo by MBTA.

The MBTA reports crews finished up repairs between Forest Hills and Green yesterday, meaning the end of the speed restrictions that let inbound commuters carefully scrutinize all those emergency-exit distance markers for the past few months.

Jack Freeman tweeted this morning:

Well, I would say the Orange Line construction over the weekend was a success - thanks MBTA!

Hillary adds:

Yes, exciting to see train approach Green St @ full speed, not creeping along like a toddlers' Santa Land ride.