Recent content by Teban54

It's in fact quite possible that "South Allston" isn't actually a thing, or just a term that I made up, lol. As I mentioned in the "spoiler", while a Google search does reveal a few uses of "South Allston" in the press or webpages, there's nothing well-defined or official about this phrase...

Union Square Somerville: First of all, I personally would advocate for keeping the word "Somerville" in the station's name, even on today's real-world map, regardless of anything else -- whether we want to do anything with "Square" systemwide, whether or how Union Sq Allston shows up on the...

I view the particular station of "Harvard" more favorably than other squares, primarily because: It has two (very notable) interpretations, Harvard University and Harvard Square. Rather than picking one interpretation over the other, it actually feels nicer to have intentional ambiguity here --...

My latest blog post (which started off as a comment): EZRide Cambridge is Now One of the Most Frequent Buses in Greater Boston TL;DR: EZRide Cambridge is now one of the most frequent bus routes in the region — and likely the most underrated by far. The fare-free, public-facing, non-MBTA bus...

Red Line's announcements being one stop off, particularly on the 1800s, is quite common. Source: I'm a frequent Red Line rider.

I'm not sure if the number of transfer stations is the deciding factor here. The DC metro in fact only has 3 downtown transfer stations for its 3 main trunks: Metro Center, Gallery Pl-Chinatown, and L'Enfant Plaza. (The other transfers are either between branches of the same trunk, labeled with...

Here are my personal thoughts: Green Line branch (C branch extension) from North Station. This is my favorite -- it's a net benefit for everyone and doesn't make anyone worse off. GL's bilevel platforms at North Station and the curve to Lechmere/GLX even provides a natural setup If capacity is...

Following up on the Commonwealth Beacon article mentioned above, TransitMatters also published a blog post with more details and analyses: Where is Chelsea's subway station? A few quotes from their post: Regional Rail and Issues with Chelsea's Commuter Rail Station TL;DR: Regional rail...

The "MBTA Commuter Rail Ridership by Trip, Season, Route Line, and Stop" dataset has now been fixed. Anyone who wants to analyze Fairmount Line ridership boosts after frequency improvements, the floor is yours!

Hmm, the 66 and 86 still had their layovers at Dawes Island as of Q1 2025 when I last visited there. Perhaps that was a more recent change?

The Bus Network Redesign (BNRD) interactive Remix map has been quietly updated to the Summer 2025 version. No major changes. Here are some minor changes based on what I remember from the Summer 2024 version. Unfortunately, the 2024 version was not archived. (An archive of the original Revised...

Route 90 will be amended to Washington St, skipping Cross St and Broadway, when the summer schedule starts on June 15: There's also a set of slides linked in the press release, dated November 8, 2024. The stated reason was the addition of bike lanes on Tufts St, making it unsuitable for large...

EZRide Cambridge, currently the only connection between North Station, Lechmere, Kendall and Cambridgeport, massively expanded operating hours in April: https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/06/02/ezride-in-cambridge-expands-schedule-with-frequent-service-midday-and-weekend-trips It now operates...

While it's impressive for you to lay out a detailed naming protocol, I actually disagree with a large number of them: There are a couple of cases where I really don't think this works well. Among current stations, I think the worst offenders are: Park St, South St, Central (Sq), Green St, Union...

I don't have enough local knowledge of Beijing or any Chinese city with subways, so I'll do as much as I can based on quick looks at present-day maps. In theory, you can have the following scenarios, depending on both the timelines of subway planning and urban renewals: The village first goes...