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Why the either/or nature? Moving Auburndale west to Rec Rd with a P&R capacity allows both. Shifting W Newton a bit west and Auburndale east would increase the utility of the system without significant increased cost over rebuilding where they stand.

How would a rider to Newton have a different experience on a short turn rather than a Framingham run?

Do you have any idea of how many 2 track lines regularly support 20+ tph?

How do any of these shorten travel time?

Freight largely goes to Readville and no further.

Let's see if this "reset" of relationships has an impact locally. Perhaps it already happened

So, the big question on Nubian GL service is the eventual ridership of maxed out Fairmount and how much of the bus ridership from BHA, Morton etc is diverted to Jackson/Ruggles by BRTish service. Much of that ridership might go east to ride Fairmount as well. Nubians function as a mode junction...

That would involve no more than 3 stop patterns

I have seen research suggesting 10 tph WITH the third track in Wellesley

And those ridership figures do NOT presuppose RR

You are really quoting 30+ yr old figures? Really?

Getting across the Saugus will be nearly as expensive as a cross harbor tunnel

All three of those extensions are more useful and could ALL be done for less than BLX.

So, spend $2B on BLX instead of changing fares?

I'm sorry, perhaps you don't understand where the Eastern Route goes? Perhaps I don't know how to read my map, but I believe that it goes from Salem to Boston, through Lynn, and just east of Cambridge. So, why do Lynn folk take the 4xx buses to Wonderland? To sunbathe on Revere Beach? To grab a...

I can think of 2 Billion reasons. Logan is the only place with any jobs. RR every 10 minutes would provide more than enough

No

Regional Rail

The D Branch is rapid transit

The only way to feasibly build a radial connector is to use existing ROW as much as possible and integrate it with existing LRT. Try to pay for tunnelling in BV and to Nubian from Ruggles