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What is the max ops for the Quincy/Dorchester pinch? I was distraught Wednesday seeing the CR train pull out of Quincy Center right as I got to the station...only to find out there was another inbound train coming less than 5 minutes behind it.

Looks like 128 to me

The MPO today published it's corridor study of Rt. 37 in Braintree that has been ongoing for the past year.

I know this is a housing thread and not a transportation thread, but something very relevant to keep in mind is that the early data strongly suggests more WFH = more VMT https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/16/carmageddon-shift-to-remote-work-led-to-increase-in-driving-and-congestion

Slight change I would recommend is not getting on the highway at the eastern edge and instead follow the 238 routing along west/centre. It wouldn't be a problem for eastbound busses but for westbound ones it would require the bus to merge 4 lanes across the highway in about 0.25 miles. The time...

If only we could, say, mount a camera on a bus or a bollard or something to issue citations to bus/bike lane blockers. If only that were possible. Oh well, guess this is just a totally unsolvable problem and we can't have nice things.

Really happy to share a project I just wrapped up, Parking in Bike Lanes: Strategies for Safety and Prevention This is is essentially a literature review and survey of best practices to prevent people from obstructing bike lanes with motor vehicles. We'll be producing a more friendly and flashy...

Eh. Don't get me wrong, Quincy needs the housing units and whatever event the photos were taken at I'm sure was a good time. That being said it reminds me a lot of the big complexes out on Quarry Street. It's entirely single use, auto-oriented density with big grassy "green/open space" that is...

I don't think we need the government incentivizing people moving out to the suburbs more than they already do.

Met recently with a few members from Denver's Dept of Transportation about Denver Moves Everyone. This is part of a broader project we're doing looking at how cities across the country are approaching mode shift. Considering the disadvantaged starting point a city like Denver has compared to...

Off the top of my head, Everett has done one as well and Salem is working on one right now.

Boston Region MPO Awarded Grant to Support Area Municipalities in Addressing Roadway Safety $7.5 million grant to accelerate regional Vision Zero efforts and enhance roadway safety through pilot projects

I've said it before in this very thread but to reiterate, the amount of parking in this unit so close to QC, stop and shop, and all the other area amenities is a travesty. Should be ground floor commercial.

Shortly after it was implemented the class I was in at the time was led on a guided tour by someone in BTD. We rode them outbound then walked inbound and talked to people as we went. The only complaint we heard was the McDonalds drive-through would back up into the road and block traffic now...

If a private company wants to do something with their own money that takes 10 cars off the road in favor of sustainable transportation I'm 1000% in favor.

inb4 someone mockingly celebrates the preservation of historical fuel infrastructure

You're conflating symptom with cause. This is no different than the people who say new development is the cause of increasing prices.

Seems dubious at best when Milton's ability to control its own zoning is granted from the state in the first place.

From Michael Rooks LinkedIn a few days ago:

The 2028 and beyond procurement to reach 292 cars - is that to accommodate projected capacity improvements from red line transformation?