Recent content by samsongam

A streetcar on Broadways is nice, but at this point, I think the benefits of it seem to mostly duplicate the benefits of the existing 9 and 10 for local service. Still stuck in traffic, vulnerable to accidents, and slow speeds. I think a reservation (like what is planned at the end of the E)...

Thanks! I'd love to Whop Weston up. I suppose it's possible to extend the light rail further, it's an interesting idea that I hadn't considered, but I think there are too many problems with it to be really worthwhile. For one, the tunnels would be really difficult and expensive. Due to the...

I've been working on a new "completionist" transit map with an eye to reasonable affordability inspired by much of the conversations on this forum. I tried to fit as much detail into it as I could and as many relevant/connecting forms of transit as possible. Stylistically, I know that the...

I love your maps @TheRatmeister, so good at retaining the current style of the T map while bringing a bunch of interesting ideas. I like the lean into street cars, it gives a good look at all rail transit options. One of the things i've been thinking about as I work through my own map is what...

The pictures of the people opposing the stadium never surprise me, must be an average age of 65. It feels like such a microcosm of the larger issues that city planning and community meetings face today. A group of very vocal elderly, car-favoring NIMBYs who have the free time to hyper-focus on a...

There is enough space in the ROW for LRT tracks/stations for the southern branch of this because it would mostly take over the busway ROW which is planned to be extended up to Second St. There is the pinch under Broadway where the busway goes down to 1 lane here, how would this be addressed with...

I've been working on updating my fantasy map and transit ideas around Sweetser Circle for the past few months. If the plan is to go into Everett aligned with Broadway (I prefer a branch of the UR rather than an orange line diversion), then a stop at the parkway would be fantastic for transfers...

I think there are 2 main financial reasons why US soccer teams play in smaller stadiums. It drives up demand so you can charge more for tickets and the atmosphere is more intense/marketable for fans when they are close to the action and the singing/chants are better contained. You can see some...

I've been to most of the community meetings and haven't been sure what community-driven feedback caused $42 million extra in costs. The same convo is happening on NWSL reddit and a poster gave this response which I think is relevant. "There were definitely advances in the drainage plan, the...

This is the slide they've been showing in their presentations. It can be available to BPS every day of the week throughout the year depending on scheduling. The game would take half the day and the one practice session no more than a few hours. The rest of the time there are greatly expanded...

The only practice time the field will be used for is an hour or two the day before a game. This is for the opposing team to get a feel for the facility. No professional soccer team in the MLS or NWSL practices frequently on the pitch they play, especially if they have a natural grass field...

The singular focus on football seems very odd, there are a lot more student-athletes than just football and they will all have a fantastic facility. Even so, football didn't have that many games in the stadium and in cases like BLS they are being relocated to perfectly fine fields much closer to...

I love it when my congressman advocates for other districts' constituents rather than his own. Especially when we have close to the highest traffic and lowest affordability in the nation. The Big Dig fixed everything, we are way too spoiled. For real though, is it even close comparing the...

I think it's possible sometime in the far future, but I don't think it's at all the expectation. Teams generally prefer to have their own stadium and build their own identity around it without being in the shadow of the other team, just like how the Revolution don't want to be in the shadow of...

I meant the Grand Junction section in Cambridge. I was thinking more along: ... Encore/Revolution Assembly Sullivan East Somerville (Green Line E) Brickbottom (Green Line D) Cambridge Street ... Kendall (general area) ... West Station ... Having CR infill stations at Sweester and Sullivan...