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There really needs to be parity between rail and bus fares. If the goal of transit is to maximize the access that everyone has to jobs/housing/services/entertainment/etc, then people should be able to make decisions based solely on what will get them to their destination, not which way has the...

Interesting idea, Ratmeister. Stlin is correct here - turning radius is not as much dependent on number of segments as it is mechanical things like the truck design. I'll also add that having the ability to short turn any train at any location is very valuable. The only situation in which...

https://www.mbta.com/projects/foxboro-weekday-service-pilot No press release, no information on results.

Yeah, Brightline is fundamentally a TOD operation that's making its own T. They already owned both the railroad and the downtown land, and they're owned by an investment group with real estate experience. The Orlando (and beyond) extension, and Brightline West, are in corridors with high enough...

Yes, Lake Street was the meeting point between the BERy and the M&B. There hasn't been service on Comm Ave west of Lake Street since 1975, when the MBTA dropped the ex-M&B route 535. I do think a one-stop extension to the western edge of the BC campus could be valuable, albeit not the highest...

Yes - the tracks between Kendall Square and Mass Ave on Main Street remained in use by revenue* streetcars until June 7, 1930, and intact for non-revenue moves until the late 1930s. It was part of the first horsecar line in the area - the Cambridge Horse Railroad, opened March 26, 1856; it was...

These schedules also bring back something not seen since 2004: Stoughton service via the Fairmount Line. The last Stoughton train of the night will make all stops (except Readville, due to platform configuration) on the Fairmount Line...

There was a 1924 city study for an extension to Charles in conjunction with the construction of that station, and a 1926 proposal (part of the region's first comprehensive plan) to connect it to the Tremont Street Subway at Park Street and run through out Comm Ave. There was also a 1938 proposal...

Some articles about the design and construction of the Government Center Garage from 1968 and 1970: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/131593766/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/131593936/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/131593918/ And...

Battery Wharf to LoPresti Park would be about 1,800 feet; you could get a bit closer to Maverick for a few hundred extra feet. That's not unreasonable - Woolwich foot tunnel near London is about the same length. (Unlike the Woolwich tunnel, though, you'd want to allow biking.) Security would of...

That map is exactly what I would expect to see when considering potential Blue Line extensions - going via Kendall and via Storrow are the obvious options, and Watertown/Newton Corner and Longwood/Brookline Village are good anchors. Ambitious, for sure, but actually very sensible routings for a...

I believe this section being built is the part through Roosevelt Park here. It's expensive because it's actually on top of the historic Blackstone Viaduct, which is being restored. It'll be a very cool ride when completed. On the RI end, it connects to a short section of the BRG that crosses...

Graphic from today's GM report:

The current configuration allows for an accessible transfer between platforms - there's a single fare control area for both directions. I suspect the behind-the-scenes reasoning goes like this: 1912-built viaduct needs reconstruction since it's 111 years old; station platforms need repair...

https://www.mbta.com/projects/charlesmgh-and-longfellow-approach-viaduct-rehabilitation This is new! Hasn't been mentioned before to my knowledge. I assume it will be here...

I don't, unfortunately. It's one of the most confusing layouts in the system.

There's $20 million from the developers for Suffolk Downs and Beachmont stations, but not a lot of details yet. The most I've seen is this 2021 slide: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/2021-01-25-fmcb-M-blue-line-update.pdf I don't see Beachmont becoming a big bus regional...

As an aside, it's worth noting four lines that show up a lot in crayons but notably weren't in the 1945 or 1963 proposals. The Saugus Branch had just two daily round trips when it was discontinued in 1958. (At the time of its discontinuance, the Highland Branch had 5 inbound and 7 outbound...

It was a combination of availability/timing, low cost, and geography that came together to make the Riverside Line attractive. None of the other lines could be built as easily and quickly; those that did get built ended up being the major extensions of the 1970s and 1980s. The Boston & Albany...

No, for several reasons. Interesting idea though! The platform lengths are dictated primary by the tunnel width, as seen on the plans below. (There have been some changes to entrances since, but the platforms are still the same.) Any further east and the tunnel narrows; any further west and...