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This is awesome Davem. I want to incorporate this into my map as well, it seems more realistic than the Essex St. tunnel.

Thanks! What should become of the old trolleys from that route? I was thinking about a street car loop in the S. Boston Waterfront District. It'd be a nice tourist thing to have there and help movement in the neighborhood I think.

^ yeah I thought they were kinda small, i'll hafta adjust it sometime.

I made a geographical accurate map of the system map I did before. I made a layer that illustrates the areas of best connectivity or proximity to stations just to see what it would look like.

Yea I agree, seeing that there are lines that don't fully travel their designated line (GL), and lines that split to separate terminals, which isn't that complicated to understand as 1 line that splits, but I think it makes for an easier to understand system if they were split into separate...

Because I am that bored today, I made some theoretical station signs for the the revamped system/map. I had to be sure to make one for you F-Line. It's sorta NYC-esqe minus the black background. I think it works.

I'm not sure if it would be possible as it is a very narrow work space, but Back St. that runs along what a temporarily narrower Storrow Dr. may be the most effective, path of least resistance for a BL from Charles/MGH to Kennmore. Tackling the Muddy River will be a challenge for sure...

What would you say is an average width for a construction zone for a cut n' cover construction operation? A two-track tunnel could be around what at the minimum? 45'?

^ Perhaps an esplanade/storrow route would be more feasible after Charles/MGH, but like you said, a terminus at Kenmore would be sufficient enough, today and for a while. For a long term plan (next 50+ years) I think maybe the outer burbs may possibly need something more in line with the...

I like that idea. Since it would be right on the Esplanade itself, perhaps a single station would be good for that route. Back Bay workers, especially on a nice day, would consider the walking the extra blocks to an Esplanade Station to avoid the over crowded GL I bet. In the summer months this...

Yea, they are too close to Downtown to be inconvenienced for the greater good of the city unfortunately.

Are you talking about the a Blue HRT on the current D ROW?

This is what I thought could be done. I don't think it's too steep a turn really considering how big the turn-around at Bowdoin is already. ... I know, Beacon St. is gonna be pissed...

How would they turn around?

Yea, I know it seems like map-maker perfection is something that I'm going for, but what I think is that this Essex connection is so much of a direct connection to the rapidly developing Seaport Dist. that it's cost may be worth the benefit in the coming years as the population increases there...

forgot that important zero :)

I'm not really sure, but I bet the price tag is more than that today. Here is another interesting thing I found in regards to prior consideration for an Essex tunnel, for the SL. http://projects.dr-sauer.com/projects/featured/silver_line?index=4

http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/chain/Boston_tunnel-ext-map.jpg $77 million for this? I thought I would share..

I gotta say, the pain that an Essex St subway connection would make would pay off considering the massive development there is in the S. Boston waterfront. Lots of residents, lots of employers - they need the connection. 7 painfully frustrating/expensive blocks will be worth it. I mean, if they...