it seems like some more senior operators appreciate the 'streetcar'-ness of the previous types, while, to be honest, most of us riders really appreciate the newness of the 9.
As far as branding - I'm thinking of LA Metro with it's "Rapid" buses which use numbers beginning with 700. We have suburban routes that have 700 in their name, but, maybe we could do a step-down and go to the 600s? Like 1-->601?
I don't know if the "T" is useful for buses. What does the T mean even?
I would love for them to commit to it and brand everything as F for frequent or go full chaos and brand SL for all the frequent routes. SL1 and SL1 be damned!
Less tongue in cheek, they should consider something more than...
This seems a bit ... pedantic?
Somerville's electeds have given the raison-d'etre for this project to be making it a "Boulevard" (like those fancy streets in Paris). McGrath Highway will be renamed McGrath Boulevard if they have their chance. So, the critique is moot?
(To be honest, most...
That post-war "dream big" also came with "tell the townies to put up or else". Which is why that post-war stuff didn't end up working out in the long term.
Responding not to the diagram - that seems to be an awfully standard diagram now - rather - responding to the idea that @Longfellow said about essentially flipping the script -- building up to the highway or boulevard edge and then only accommodating pedestrians at points to get across the new...
Shifting the roadway away plus a pair of tree planting rows plus an access lane with cars parked as buffers will definitely help to reduce road noise to the people who live next to the boulevard.
I think the issue is largely the awkward depths of the properties that sit next to the highway...