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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    Thanks for the feedback, definitely some things to think about C Line grades: I'll admit to being guilty of 2D crayonista sins here and not fully considering the 3D picture. That said, wouldn't the Blue Line--which is already built around trolley geometry to some extent--be relatively...
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    Here's a combined Blue/Green "rethreading" crayon that I've been working on for a bit. I'll go into specifics on the various parts below. Blue is the simpler one to explain, so we'll start there. Blue Southside: -After the Red/Blue connector, Blue continues along the Esplanade to Kenmore (as...
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    Regional Rail (RUR) & North-South Rail Link (NSRL)

    Double-tracking Quincy Center is part of the recommendations. It's on page 15 of the report.
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    Regional Rail (RUR) & North-South Rail Link (NSRL)

    FYI - Alon goes by they/them pronouns, not he/him.
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    Thanks for the feedback! Lots to think about. Personally, I think the biggest weakness of the proposal is that it can't provide the ride directly up Washington Street to DTX -- you'd likely need some sort of surface link at Blackstone to facilitate this (in my ideal world we'd pedestrianize...
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    It's been awhile, so I guess I should throw in another crazy transit pitch: we're bringing the Blue Line to Mattapan! Here's the rationale: Blue Hill Ave really needs some sort of Rapid Transit, as evidenced by another BRT proposal being floated only a few years after the demise of 28X. The...
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    Crazy Transit Pitches

    First post on the forum, why not start with a goofy Seaport gondola? Unlike the other goofy Seaport gondola, this one attempts to solve an problem previously identified: it's essentially a Back Bay to Track 61 substitute. We're trying to shuttle convention attendees from the hotels in Back...

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