Recent content by jbray

It could be that people are too busy looking at corridors with more density that are not or underserved as well as areas that have no close connections. Because that would currently have to be hubbed onto the already slow and long (station wise) B or C lines it doesn't make sense to consider it...

I disagree here. First off, a quick look at the Milton topographical map shows us that that space and the one adjacent to it on the northern side are flagged as partial wetlands. That space, specifically, is for collecting runoff from the hills around it to be filtered down towards the Neponset...

The fare gates are inside the lobby, not on the platforms. At least, this is true for North Station.

I was actually thinking more along the lines of local trips. If one of the goals is to reduce car traffic wholesale, having a single seat trip along the entire corridor would be appealing especially if the tracks already exist. Why create a forced transfer instead of ridership options when we...

I don't even think you need it in the median unless you're trying to run express service between the Fitchburg line and the Lowell line to Hartwell Ave/Hanscom and Burlington. Waltham just needs the 128/20 station and then you can run buses up Bear Hill Road/2nd Ave/Winter St on one side and...

@TheRatmeister, I have a few questions: - Why wouldn't the D line, which is very short on your map, not interline with the Teal line to Mattapan? Is it a ROW thing where the Green line is grade separated and the Teal Line is street running? - How do you justify sending both the Chelsea and...

Thanks! I agree with this completely and I've bolded and sized up what I think is the most important thought. People are usually arguing about whether an outer ring is valuable for connecting trips or lines, but the real issue is that a significant amount of jobs are being loosely concentrated...

Why don't we try and kill 2 birds with one stone. OLX to VFW/GLX to Needham and the Ring. Is it impossible to create a Wye junction with Newton Upper falls and Eliot? Here's my pitch: Phase 1 -VFW Parkway (OLX Connection) to Worcester line via Needham Junction and Riverside. Is it a new station...

This is known. They have no incentive to honor the contract. They sold us these trains at a loss to establish themselves in the North American market and the federal government banned them from selling in the market. From CRRC's perspective, it's throwing good money after bad and so they've made...

Look at that cameo!

Isn't that the 1945 plan just with The Fitchburg ROW instead of the Boston and Albany? In a way, it's an old idea brought back to life arguably better.

No, take a look at the Assembly Neighborhood plan. They want to get rid of ALL of the big box stores and replace them and the parking lots adjacent with density. I think you are too tied up in the now on this. Gateway Center will look like this vision on the other side; it's only a matter of...

The problem with these ROWs are that they don't really serve anyone who lives in these spaces currently with the exception of Bellingham Sq (approximate) and Winthrop street in Revere. Local service on the northern strand all but ended when BERy set up streetcar lines on Main, Ferry, and...

Part of the Savin Hill Problem is that many support the idea of a Neponset circle Station which already slows the trip down. With Either station (Savin Hill or Neponset), and definitely with both), you're taking that shiny new 55 mph zone and throwing it into the trash. Also, while I agree that...

That would make it less well connected for Assembly Square. To me, that's a goal that should be on the table given that we talk elsewhere about how much the core is burdened by people needing to force transfer just for an additional stop or two and Assembly is a growing hub of residential and...