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All this reminds me that College Ave station is terribly set up for bus connections given that Boston Ave has three right there. At least with the decking you could maybe accommodate it somehow.

It seemed like Toronto considered it be just an example of future tech and not something they were actively provisioning for. It was more that they didn't specifically provision for electric, they just left that build un-tethered for now.

Yeah, It was obvious from the discussion that this would be the result. The argument is that capacity was needed yesterday, the single level coaches need replacing regardless, and we can sell them (theoretically) if we turn out not to need them for full life because there is a dearth of coaches...

In the context of the Toronto delegation, they were talking about speculative technologies. They are updating five commuter rail lines in succession, not all at once. The secretary made a pointed question about why all five lines were not being electrified on the back of a question about...

The DMU discussion contrasted so much with the Toronto question about electrification where Pollack wanted to point out that they were not fully electrifying and the woman was like, "Well, with five lines transforming we didn't want to assume that electricity wouldn't be outdated by the time we...

I try to contextualize it as her understanding of the fiscal limitations. Her angle of attack here was on the electric subsidies in Toronto that Boston lacks as well as the service need (through population). Baker is not raising more funds for the MBTA and has been very vocal about it. Aiello...

Caught in the act. I didn't even think to check it. I think you've illustrated my point though. I am arguing that Harvard is a bad station name because it relies on the renown of the University. In the future, a theoretical West Station may be a better choice to get to pieces of Harvard (the...

Stephanie Pollack at the FMCB is pursuing a line of questions that suggests she is skeptical of electrification for Boston. If I may say so, she also went out of her way to shut down the population of Greater Boston compared to Toronto by saying, "Yeah, well that includes RI and NH and greater...

Apologies there, I had briefly thought your point was contrasting with the one weighlander made about Arlington. My main point, which sarcasm is terribly woeful as a discussion point is that the MBTA station naming conventions tell new and outside riders nothing about their wayfinding...

If you have the ability to lend an ear, Metrolinx (of Toronto) is presenting their regional rail plan, The Big Move, to the FMCB to explain how they achieved and are trying to achieve their vision.

Yes, we should double down on poor naming conventions because we already have Stations named that way.

I've thought quite a bit about this and I'm not sure I agree. With Alewife as a growing jobs area, not having good connection to Arlington is foolish. The problem here is that Davis is a better T hub, but has no jobs and Alewife is poorer for transit (due to traffic) but also is a...

There's a bit of both here. $13 Per ride subsidy was what was achieved (the floor) while $12 per ride subsidy is the proposed ceiling. If Foxboro and the increased service on the Forge Park branch create mode switching, the subsidy comes down even lower and car traffic from the area is also...

With the success of the Hartford Line, it seems the writing is on the wall for RI to develop commuter rail. It'll be a bizarre world for Hartford to succeed on the failings of Providence especially in the age of CT's fiscal dilemma, but here we are. The proposal to connect Providence to Fall...

Charlie Baker announces an $18 Billion Transportation plan. It also provisions $50 million for $2,000/per employee tax breaks for companies who choose remote/telecommunication employees.

The secondary entrance being a block from Haymarket isn't an opinion though. It's part of the build. Nor is it an opinion that Congress street is a 2 track build only. Nor does it solve the issue of non thru-train transfers as not all trains will use the new tunnel. The only way to fix the...

Congress St alignment is maximum 2 tracks while the C/AT is 4. Also I think that F-Line debunked the NS placement as the entrance would be across the street from Haymarket. Find it on this page.

I get the argument as to why it's the easy cut, hell, I even agree with it, but in terms of the alternatives SL1 doesn't cut it and it certainly is not moving people out of their cars to get to Logan. The biggest provision in the focus 40 for SL1/2/3 is that maybe they'll tunnel under D street...

Too bad people want to slice Central Station out of the NSRL to make the smart version of this disappear.

He's going back to Tyson2's conversation starter about replacing C or B with Blue. I think that Kenmore is the logical hub connection to also get the Blue line to the B&A so that it could head to West Station. Not making the connection would be seen as nearly as foolish as not connecting the...