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Mod Edit: Use this thread for projects and ideas that are a) not official, and b) could happen relatively easily given the right bureaucrats giving it their attention. Be prepared for folks to dig into the pitch for need/viability/etc.
Here is the non-crazy thread some (Matthew, Riverside) were requesting!
And, one idea to start:
Bus Route 1 Improvements
Justification:
The 1 is always overcrowded and often backed up because of people getting on. Often times, several will come in a row because the first one is so slow boarding people.
Proposition:
1) Use articulated buses for more room. Is there any reason that won't work? I suppose the bus stops will need to be bigger (less parking, maybe harder for bikes to get around), but I think it would be worth it.
2) Add an automatic fare gate in the back, similar to what one needs to get in the subway. That way people with tickets and passes can get on without having to pay in the front. The front area could somehow be expanded so more people who pay with cash could wait while the bus is already moving.
3) Some parking can be removed (even if rush hour only) to make for a bus only lane in spots where traffic backs up a lot? From Central Square to Hynes might be a good place to start.
4) Add some relief routes so that the 1 isn't the only choice to go across the T lines. Here's one example that can connect the Orange + E + Kenmore + Harvard: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid...0&ll=42.357085,-71.1024&spn=0.057844,0.132093 Perhaps it would be better to route via Beacon + Park/Mountfort instead of Commonwealth between Kenmore and the BU bridge.
Here is the non-crazy thread some (Matthew, Riverside) were requesting!
And, one idea to start:
Bus Route 1 Improvements
Justification:
The 1 is always overcrowded and often backed up because of people getting on. Often times, several will come in a row because the first one is so slow boarding people.
Proposition:
1) Use articulated buses for more room. Is there any reason that won't work? I suppose the bus stops will need to be bigger (less parking, maybe harder for bikes to get around), but I think it would be worth it.
2) Add an automatic fare gate in the back, similar to what one needs to get in the subway. That way people with tickets and passes can get on without having to pay in the front. The front area could somehow be expanded so more people who pay with cash could wait while the bus is already moving.
3) Some parking can be removed (even if rush hour only) to make for a bus only lane in spots where traffic backs up a lot? From Central Square to Hynes might be a good place to start.
4) Add some relief routes so that the 1 isn't the only choice to go across the T lines. Here's one example that can connect the Orange + E + Kenmore + Harvard: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid...0&ll=42.357085,-71.1024&spn=0.057844,0.132093 Perhaps it would be better to route via Beacon + Park/Mountfort instead of Commonwealth between Kenmore and the BU bridge.
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