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^ This continues to be more and more delightful at every reveal. This definitely does add a lot of clarity around your vision, though I admit that part of me was charmed by the possibility of all of the lines being grade-separated heavy rail! This is a clever innovation, I really like it...

Yeah this is fair, I agree.

I don't think I had seen Ari's suggestion before, that's cool. As The EGE mentions, it's been discussed here before (sometimes excluding the cross-harbor tunnel aspect). I know I've said this before, but I think we underappreciate how good the Silver Line actually is. Believe me, it could and...

I think your analysis here is spot-on, particularly with regard to the Downtown-centricity and the (possible) preference for a local service. A few datapoints for consideration: Current bus ridership: looking at the 2018 Better Bus Profiles (for ease of reference, gambling that the underlying...

@Teban54, thank you (as ever) for the detailed and thoughtful reply! :) I think I agree with you about the theoretical dimensions of limitations here. Obviously the particular practical effects of each of those dimensions can be discussed and examined in much greater depth, but I think I...

I'm sorry that it took me so long to reply to this. Great analysis, and I really like the theoretical framework, particularly the graphs -- I've never been able to sketch them out particularly clearly, but they definitely align with my internal thought process on all this. (And an excellent...

I think my feelings on South Coast Rail remain unchanged from several years ago. In particular:

I mean, if I were a kid and I’d thought my schoolbus was about to be smashed by an oncoming train, I’d probably still be a little freaked out the next day. (“See tracks? Think trains” is pretty heavily predicated on the concept that you’ll die if a train hits you.) And these are probably just...

This is incredibly catty of me to say, but I didn’t realize there was direct service from Church Street to Fall River. Less sarcastically, they seemed to have the convention of showing branches splitting (Stoughton, Rockburyport), so I admit I hope they adjust that on next printing. More...

You could just use Copper for both, since they share the trunk along Boylston Street. I want to come back to this, and I guess maybe briefly step back and talk about objectives here. For me, the GLR concept is not exactly about figuring out what transit should look like. Rather, I see two...

Also, not to be overlooked: this map may be the most comprehensive map I've seen of proposed and potential developments in Greater Boston that I've ever seen. Once again, I say: amazing work, @samsongam !

Looks amazing! The more I look, the more I see. Great stuff, top to bottom.

(Ugh, the forum software ate my quote linking.) @TheRatmeister said: I agree with the principle. I wish I had a firmer sesnse of the cost of a new flying junction, compared to basic C&C (or even just flat tunnel borings). @Teban54 said: Without knowing the full extent of Teban54's argument...

Finally circling back to some of this. Yes, good point. And I believe there's actually space for passing tracks at Courthouse as well, which could potentially be used for turning trains when needed. I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm not 100% sure I remember the exact point I was getting at...