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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    Having to extend the buses to North Station will (would?) absolutely suck for anyone dependent on a Lechmere bus. It could easily add 15 minutes to the average trip with a destination further on the Green line.
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    $3M in marginal revenue, if entirely from people buying monthly passes, implies only 3,125 more people will start commuting on the T because of GLX. The combined weekday inbound Blue Book numbers for the 80, 87, 88, 89, and 101 is 9,541. Is it really the case that we're expecting a net increase...
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    MBTA Buses & Infrastructure

    I notice this seemingly purposeful bunching happen quite often. Most often I see it when the one driver stops for a layover but doesn't leave until the next bus (one that doesn't layover) arrives. This is either the product of irresposible drivers, poor layover policy, or poorly-used 'run as...
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    Boston Landing | New Balance Complex | Brighton

    I'm a week late, but Secaucus Junction is a horrible example of an unsheltered NJTransit station. The Northeast Corridor platforms have about 900 feet of fully sheltered, wall (with open window) enclosed length with another 200 feet unsheltered. The Hoboken-bound Main/Berken/Pascack/Meadowlands...
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    Seriously? It's going to be another 5 years?!
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    General Infrastructure

    I'd imagine something like this is in the works for the Sumner? (Probably cut the onramp width. I sketched this quickly with path tools.)
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    I'm putting this here because what I'm proposing would require a ton of deep tunneling. Despite the relatively easy loop connection offered by the Grand Junction, the routing feels excessively close to the Downtown Core. It also lacks an ideal connection to the Red Line. To me, two other...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Are there issues with the Orange Line signals between Back Bay and Tufts Medical? For the last couple weeks, it's been taking significantly longer than usual to get between these stations. Today it was ridiculous. The train stopped several times on the above ground stretch next to the Pike...
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    I'd imagine branching the Orange Line between Downtown and Back Bay would be a serious problem.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    I'm actually pretty surprised the improvement was this good: Train door markers, made from tape, for the Orange Line cut North Station dwell time by 30% (20 seconds).
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    Which building should be redeveloped

    That building is rather ugly, but I don't think it's all that bad from a functional point of view. The "sidewalk" here is gigantic, the ground level is entirely retail, the overhang provides shelter from inclement weather, and despite its impermeable appearance, there are several pedestrian cut...
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    It looks like a couple of the options at the Union/Main Line junction propose making the junction flat instead of the planned flying junction. It wouldn't be as much of a clusterfuck as the Copley junction, since there's no station immediately before or after, but I'm leery about making that...
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    Regional Rail (RUR) & North-South Rail Link (NSRL)

    Re: North-South Rail Link To amend, I just found an online copy of the book that lays out plans, not only for a NSRL, but improvements to all of the Boston region's physical infrastructure. It's called Public Improvements for the Metropolitan District: Report of the Commission on Metropolitan...
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    Regional Rail (RUR) & North-South Rail Link (NSRL)

    Re: North-South Rail Link I apologize if this has been posted before, but I was looking through some old transit maps online and found a proposal for a NSRL from 1909. It's actually pretty similar to current proposals. It's routed very close to the present Central Artery, includes a central...
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    For anyone interested, here's the full presentation from the 3/2 meeting. My thoughts: This looks pretty terrible from several perspectives. A. The station platforms aren't being designed to handle 4 car trains. Considering this will likely be necessary at some point, this seems incredibly...

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