Recent content by tysmith95

The north side lines have less ridership due to North Station being in a subpar location. A NSRL would give Lynn, Lowell, Salem, Fitchburg, Waltham, Gloucester, and many other cities direct access to South Station and Back Bay without having to transfer.

I would think that there'd be more demand for Hartford-Boston service than Northampton/Greenfield to Boston service.

I don't hate the seaport gondola as much as other form members. It would be unique, that's for sure.

I guess if I was God though, I'd make the hyperloop a real thing and tunnel boaring cost effective.

Another shortsighted project, the Beverly bridge was rebuilt 3 years ago, in hindsight they should have built it to be the same height as the auto bridge next to it negating the need for a draw.

Build a 267 mph maglev train system from Portland ME to Atlanta GA, stopping in Boston, Providence, NYC, Newark, Philly, Wilmington, Baltimore, DC, Richmond, Ralegh Durham and Charlotte. Could include future extension to Miami with a Florida maglev network. Include some passing tracks for non...

So regarding Salem station, it looks by eminent domain there could be space to put a 2nd track with access to Beverly. By building a bridge over the tracks you could add better access to the neighborhood northeast of Salem. And the building there is an apartment building, so there'd be less...

The issue with a SSX is that it diverts funds away from a possible NSRL. There's not unlimited funds for projects.

North Side demand is lower than south side because north station isin't ideally located and transfers are more common. With the NSRL, north side demand increases greatly.

Interest rates are at record lows and the feds pumping money into bonds. That'll keep projects like this going.

They're a political advocacy group, not necessarily an operations group.

Asian and European countries were able to contain Coronavirus despite heavier transit usage than the US.

Beverly to Boston has much higher ridership potential than Boston to Anderson imo. With electrification, the closely spaced stops in the inner Haverhill aren't as much of an issue for Andover/Lawrence/Haverhill.

Looking at transit matters proposal, I don't think they're proposing short turns on the Nbyport Rockport line. It looks like the plan is half hour service on both branches combining to 15 min service from Beverly inward. Beverly is still the 2nd highest ridership station on the north side...

Regarding the Salem tunnel extension, are they planning a cut and cover? There would be huge negative effects on downtown Salem during construction unless they're able to keep Washington St and Bridge St open. And a public private partnership with north shore medical center is fantasy. It's a...