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Designing a building with a train running through it
How do you design a multi-use high school building where learning and performances aren’t disrupted, even when a train runs through it? Brookline High School’s 22…
June 13, 2025
Posts tagged with “Transportation”
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Cutting Through the Noise: Sirens and Emergency Vehicle Detection
In a life-threatening situation, every second counts. The busy roads of a city like Boston can make it very difficult for an emergency vehicle to respond…
September 17, 2018
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Deregulating the Unregulated: What’s up with Inaudible Electric Cars?
by Gladys Unger She stood at the curb looking forlorn and then turned slightly away. When she turned back he was gone. Where had he gone?…
October 19, 2017
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Large Trucks in Tunnels: Moving Air Makes for a Moving Experience Up Above
Anyone who has stood on a subway platform has felt the rush of air from the oncoming train. Inside the tunnel where the air column is…
October 11, 2017
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Why The MBTA’s Wheels Squeal — And How It’s Trying To Dampen The Noise
Below is a transcript of a story published by 90.9 WBUR. Discussing rail nose, specifically the MBTA “wheel squeal.” To view the original piece (and see…
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May 3, 2017
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What Causes that Rumble from a Subway Train?
If you have ever been in a building in a city with an underground subway like Boston or New York, you have probably heard a low-frequency…
October 5, 2016
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