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I mean, a few factors are at play here: While every 30 minutes is a huge improvement from before, it still doesn't seem frequent enough to be relied on as a show-up-and-go service. Every Fairmount Line station has an alternative bus service, many of which are Key Bus Routes that still run more...

To support this further, in a very preliminary comparison of 2019 vs. 2023 ridership that I did a while ago, the Red and Orange lines consistently showed worse recovery than the Green and Blue lines, and I suspected slow zones and reduced frequency were likely the culprit. The effect was...

Especially in a WFH world, where they may be more likely to go to offices outside of traditional commute times (e.g. for in-person meetings or a last-minute appointment).

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/08/19/alewife-redevelopment-could-convert-obsolete-garage-into-thousands-of-new-transit-oriented-homes In particular, the City of Cambridge expressed interest in a commuter rail infill: Somewhat unrelated to the above, but a question that I've always had...

Questions: 1. Folks on this forum typically think South Coast Rail Phase 1 is too long and too infrequent for the "economic boost" to Fall River and New Bedford to be worth it, and it's often assumed that ridership will be low before Phase 2. Greenfield seems similar, with comparable travel...

Heck, why are we even talking about needing to be profitable (i.e. generating more revenue than the cost of bridge openings) for commuter rail operations? Transit is supposed to be a public good.

https://commonwealthbeacon.org/government/state-government/proposals-would-boost-cost-of-parking-package-delivery-rideshares/

Service improvements are coming to every heavy rail line: (Also credits to Chemical Glove on Reddit) Line Before After Red Weekend 8-11 Weekend 8 Orange Weekday Peak 7-8 Weekday Midday 7-10 Saturday 10-11 Sunday 13-15 Weekday Peak 6-7 Weekday Midday 6-9 Saturday 9-10 Sunday 12-14 Blue...

Or, as an even cheaper intermediate option, is it possible to install a switch south of Boylston Outer (either in the tunnel or near the former Pleasant St portal), and turn trains around from there without a Bay Village station and a platform?

Is there a reason why GLX past West Medford needs to be grade-separated? Sure, the current GLX is grade-separated, but it's still light rail that has the theoretical advantage of running through at-grade junctions when needed. So if it's really deemed that grade-separating 4 tracks incurs...

And also because it's (hopefully) a degree of magnitude cheaper than Red-Blue, BLX to Lynn, OLX to either Roslindale* or West Roxbury, and even the somewhat comparable GLX to Porter. It's literally the low-hanging fruit. * That's probably the only one with a chance of being as cheap as GLX to...

Definitely looks much better! One final nitpick: For the bus terminus labels on northside OL and the RL Ashmont branch (+ Andrew), I'd consider aligning them towards the rapid transit lines, instead of centered with the station name. Taking northside OL for example, this would mean the right...

While we're at Franklin Park, about the only thing that bothers me from this (otherwise fantastic) map is how Grove Hall is too far from Franklin Park and too close to Nubian. But that may be a compromise for having the 23 show up nicely. I also think that while the idea of using yellow...

A quick photo of North Cambridge as I passed by there today:

Oh shoot, I thought about doing a blog series on BNRD changes, and now someone got there before me! Anyway, my comments on the post and OP's opinions disregarding the above: It's quite refreshing to see someone viewing the 86/109 situation as not just "we lose OSR from Brighton to Sullivan, so...

I actually feel that from an aesthetics standpoint, if two thin bus lines have dots that are close together at an intersection, a line is probably not required for people to realize they transfer there. Current examples on the map include Everett Sq, Medford Sq, Kane Sq, the 8/16 transfer, and...

That's an interesting point. Living on the 1 bus myself, I can attest that it's already crowded enough that it may not have the capacity to absorb would-be subway riders. On the other hand, I have often used the 1 bus from downtown Green Line or even Orange Line stations instead of doing a Red...

While I do think you have a very good point for a problem that has the potential of being misleading, I feel you're probably blowing this out of proportion. Do we have any evidence of people who were actually mislead by it? Bunker Hill Monument and USS Constitution are not on the map, and I...

This is actually elegant (my earlier comments of thin bus lines and GLE-OL's overly long parallels notwithstanding). One thing I really like is your latest treatment of bus routes in the NE quad. Like, this is way more symmetrical and organized than I imagined (despite not being geographically...

First of all, I really like this map more than I thought I would. Prominence of Buses on an Map I understand the debate and differing opinions about how prominent buses should be displayed on such a map. Two points are at play here, though: I believe it's explicitly @Riverside's intention to...