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Genuine questions: what does “have their schedules coordinated” mean in the context of bus scheduling / operations? What was the prior condition and what is an example under the new fall schedules that improves the prior condition?

This article is the equivalent of the Darwin Awards for public transportation “solutions.” None of these people quoted in the article should ever be allowed near a media forum again. Banned for life. What a joke.

From the slide deck (now posted btw), only $18 million allocated in the new CIP toward the Commuter Rail “High Priority Stations Accessibility Improvements Program.” Seems low given the needs F-Line mentions on the Haverhill line inside 128 and West Medford station. Also, how will the 30-minute...

Haha well I’m not that smart or savvy to have known there is a secret 77 bus. Just picked a double digit number that wasn't on the Massport website.

Not knowing bus operations all that well, during the two month Sumner Tunnel shutdown (and arguably all the time), wouldn’t it make sense for Massport to operate its airport shuttles directly from Chelsea CR station? Similar to what they do now at Airport BL station? The double transfer from...

Flooding at Haymarket OL station https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/parts-orange-line-suspended-due-track-flooding-near-haymarket/C2ATS6T5LRFZNFPTHTKQDBW2AE/

Reading the MBTA’s Lechmere Viaduct Rehabilitation project page, I think the distinction lies in the term “track renewal” vs “track replacement.” Does anyone know the difference? I mean other than the obvious part that track renewal I assume retains the existing track but does something to it to...

Another super annoying detail of the new Lechmere busway is that there are no signs telling you which berth is for which bus. There are four buses that terminate there and you’re left guessing / scrambling where any one of them is going to pick up each time. Again, another detail (similar to the...

US Bank Stadium home of the Vikings in Minneapolis is a good example. Built on the site of the former Metrodome, located in the downtown core with minimal open lot parking and light rail access to two lines (the newer one east to St. Paul and the other original one southeast along Highway 55 /...

What everyone fails to realize is that “mid-June” could be 2023 or 2024.

Wow whoop-dee-do! An affluent community agonizes for years to build one affordable housing development. Hopefully they’ll get around to another one in the next decade or two. Imagine living in Revere, Everett, Chelsea … you know, places that actually have and continue to build large-scale, multi...

Why is the city of Boston excluding, um, arguably the most important transit node (South Station) in New England from all of these proposals?

Why so much parking?

Under the South/Congress preferred alignment, I don’t think siting the northern NSRL station between Haymarket and State is that big of a kludge. What are the impacts exactly? Your gripe is that there is a need for a CR to CR transfer at North Station … why is this a need? Northside trains will...

Just like acronyms, spatially vague descriptions of geography without a visual makes it difficult to understand. Do you mean this area of Gilman Square? I peeked at the Somerville Zoning Ordinance atlas and not all is lost. Here is a zoning map of Gilman Square. The portion of the “corner...

I was surprised that the Everett to Haymarket routing didn’t have more appeal. Agree with what you said. I think the lack of bus lane enforcement and the way the Charlestown Bridge is now probably has impacted the “lived experience” of those who have traveled by bus to Haymarket via Rutherford...

https://www.mbta.com/events/2022-12-13/silver-line-extension-alternatives-analysis-public-meeting-3 I skimmed through the meeting video. Tl:dr For SL3, Alternative 3: Chelsea to Sullivan via Everett Square received the highest “grades” from the MBTA and the most positive survey results. For...

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Mod: This is turning into an MBTA CR Operations discussion so feel free to move if needed. I am aware the all-day service replaced the old peak service model during the pandemic. From an equipment and logistical standpoint, they can clearly run peak service because they were doing it prior to...

I appreciate the switch to clock face scheduling and more consistent running during non-peak weekday hours. But as jklo points out, the peak AM and PM frequencies are abysmal on some lines. If we’re talking about the Lowell Line, there’s only one train that’ll get you in your office by 9am (the...