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I think the issue is basically the fact that RI basically has uninterrupted density from Central Falls to Cranston that drives a ton of local transit demand that wouldn't be well met by the CR. The straight line distance from the Pawtucket station to Providence's is 3.5 miles - on mainline rail...

It's unfortunate that delays in the Memorial Drive reconstruction has resulted in blood - but the Reid overpass and that segment of Mem Drive has $51M in funding from MassDOT for full reconstruction in 2027 and is apparently in design but as far as I know nothing has been made public, much to...

They've been kicking that one along since the last CIP cycle; in the FY24-28 presentation it was described as "design funding for double-tracking to deliver hourly service on the branches and start planning for the megaproject to double track between Boston and Quincy Center.” I'd take that as...

I talked to a couple of people in the toy and ed-tech space, and their opinion is that Hasbro has been struggling to recruit talent in Pawtucket, and that their downtown Providence office hadn't helped with that - which is why they just closed it after 11 years in the space. Hasbro evidently...

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the process is mid-cycle when something like this happens and previously allocated funds are no longer needed? It must have happened before with the other recent federal grants, but this one is huge - it's more than half of what the T had programmed in...

RIPTA is currently looking at a high capacity corridor(s) again, (I posted about it in the PVD forum here) which is looking at LRT or BRT to connect Cranston/Warwick through Central Falls. They're currently calling it Metro Connector, but it would be more axially focused than that 2019 plan...

Alewife Brook and MVP are DCR parkways - My understanding is that most, but not all, DCR parkways ban trucks & heavy commercial vehicles generally, but there's a process for permits. I believe there's a blanket exemption for state/municipal plated vehicles (to include the T) but other operators...

I'd add a major reconstruction of the 146/90 interchange. Every movement through that funnels through a signalized junction, which isn't great. Given that RI is currently in the middle of curing its section, with construction scheduled to be done by 2026 MassDOT really should get its act...

Also, worth keeping in mind the paucity of CR stations that allow overnight parking generally - being unable to park at the CR station overnight means that a CR transfer to Logan would be basically impossible for most trips. That said, I do think there are holes in the Logan Express coverage...

For reference, in 2023, United earned some $2.7B from the sale of miles to its partners, primarily credit card issuers. Over the same period, they made only just about $1B in profit as a result of actually flying planes, but sales of MileagePlus miles account for ~5% of all of United's revenue...

From the survey: RIPTA does not have to pick just one route to build. RIPTA is analyzing both routes separately to make sure that each one meets the needs of the people who will use them.

I will say there has been advances in concrete - a lot of newer things built stay cleaner for longer because they're built with self cleaning concrete. That said, I don't think this garage is - self cleaning concrete is both expensive and usually much whiter thanks to the additives that make it...

Reviving this thread now that RIPTA finally has an update out on its High Capacity Transit Feasibility Study that aims to explore upgrades to the Central Falls- Warwick corridor, to potentially include LRT or upgrading the R-Line to proper BRT standards. Apparently now known as Metro Connector...

I've only caught a new RL train a handful of times, but on my rides the station stop announcements were all correct. It might have just got out of whack - I see on Reddit the advice is to tell the motorperson, as they can reset it, but that seems impractical.

Here's another render I found of the proposed building that's more photorealistic; it also appears they couldn't find the space for a retail vendor. Only 2 minor pet peeves - not to take away from it being amazingly useful, and I realize they were budget constrained, but the building has a...

Considering that Copley isn't scheduled for completion until December, I'm not sure blaming anyone at all is appropriate, unless you want to blame the city for not including early completion incentives in the contract. From the beginning they were telling us that this was a 16 month project...

With the ongoing conversation in the General MBTA thread about night service, I had a thought. So far, the conversation has been on fixed route service, with some discussion of how to actually deliver that. Ultimately, the likely biggest single cost of night service is the cost of staffing a...

I suspect the missing words are "on the north side of the system." There's clearly multiple on the south side, including at JFK; Wollaston, Quincy Adams, and presumably Codman/Caddigan yards. Granted, most of those are mostly so they can get snow clearing machines onto the tracks, but I believe...

So I have to imagine there's at least one more confounding factor to distance based fares - monthly passes. What portion of those currently taking the bus two stops are doing so not having to pay $1.70 for that trip because they're already paying for a monthly pass? For many folks the marginal...

I'd really like to see any analysis of how Red-Blue could impact the Silver Line generally. There's a lot of questions that haven't been asked yet. Such a transformational project is bound to have downstream effects, such as: What portion of SL1 airport riders would instead take a 3 seat...