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In NJ, Coach USA, which is a massive bus company, has been unable to restore more than 50% of pre-covid service, and they cite inability to find enough drivers

That doesnt answer the question. If every t ansit agency is the company is unable to hire enough drivers, how can Yankee Line do it? Do they have 200 drivers getting paid to sit at home on the off chance the MBTA calls?

The entire country has a bus driver shortage. How is the MBTA able to pull 200 of them out of hat with 2 weeks notice?

It seems like Alaska buying Virgin just to set money on fire and kill a quality product

The render shows a QR code reader, but I dont see it in the photo? Where do you scan the ticket?

At least they look nice

Whats the longest the MBTA has made it without a major issue?

Everyones ticket gets checked again after NYP, so this rings true

Did you open the pictures I posted above? I dont find they look awkward at all. Because they dont look dead for 4 months of the year? Seasonal depression is a thing. Having zero greenery for four months contributes to that. I have no idea how apple trees would fare in Boston, but many...

If the train between NYP-ALB is selling out, one might argue that there should be more trains between NYP-ALB

While the MUTCD does require two, most states do a far side and near side signal for the redundancy. Putting them side by side is pretty dumb. Theres a mediuma cross the street where they could have put the second signal, or they could have combined it with the turn signal that is posted on the...

I agree, but thats because they were cut down and the city doesnt use them as part of their greenscaping. Not because theyre not from here. Actually, it usually comes down to bureaucratic inertia, which in turn is likely to have come from some ridiculous design sensibility linked to British...

Wut. Im sorry, but WHAT. https://masswoods.org/massachusetts-forests https://www.progardentips.com/most-common-trees-in-massachusetts/ Drop a pin into any random road in MA and youll see one. https://goo.gl/maps/itWtpaj9KAZ8BAVH9 Are you confusing the fact that most of them were cut...

I dont buy this excuse. The west coast is filled with urban pine trees. Edit: here are some urban California pine trees seen 40 years after they were planted and with a near zero budget for sidewalk/plaza maintenance. Photos taken in January. Edit how do I get the pics to show up

MAKE IT A MOVING WALKWAY YOU COWARDS

The card still shows the tap happened even if the revenue hasnt been processed.

Not exactly. Charlie 1.0 had PoP in the form of paper receipts. You tapped on the platform, it printed a receipt, and you showed your paper if prompted. I believe someone said those machines are how the Franklin line PoP work. Staff also had handheld readers to deduct fare, most commonly used...

Referring to the bus redesign... MBTA to Burlington, Woburn, and Lexington: Fuck you

History is repeating. When Charlie 1.0 launched, all door boarding with random fare inspections is what we had on the green line. It didnt last a year because of fare evasion hysteria. NYC is now having the same issue. They paid to install readers at the back door of every single bus, but the...

40 minutes is a better headway than 45 IMO