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Copenhagen is completely driverless with full automatic train control (protection, operation and supervision). From the sounds of it, the Orange Line upgrades will bring the whole line to a semi-automatic Grade of Automation; we'll still have the fixed-block system and the train operator would...

Agreed - all in good fun. I just vividly recall learning the difference back in grade school and thought the images would be funny. :) As we can see, though, with transferring Big Dig debt over to the MBTA's books, the state's budget woes are the MBTA's budget woes and vice versa. Any...

Looks like the perfect justification for the Riverbank Subway! :D

Capitol vs. Capital, Capital and Capital

Most of Boston isn't at all 'mixed-use' or anything of the sort. The things that engender NIMBYism are the LACK of mixed-use development and overall stale marketplace with little new construction post-WWII.

Re: Rutherford Avenue to go on a diet! Sorry but I'm just not buying that it's a 'dire' situation like the saturation on the Red and Green. I think that's more of an issue of people not understanding how to properly ride public transit in general. You can't expect that your backpack or...

They are budgeted/accounted for separately but the T's issue is fundamentally the same: they don't have the government funding and other revenues needed to cover their full operating expenses, let alone anything to put towards large capital projects. And surely taking out more loans won't lead...

Never heard of this either, including within aviation. Texas is most often referred to as South or (less common) South Central.

The reason San Diego and Boston aren't hubs is because of Los Angeles and New York, not because of being located in a corner of the US. In contrast, Miami and Seattle are highly successful hubs despite their locations in the far southeastern and northwestern extremes of the continental US...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos I-93, not the 93 bus. Open-road tolling, congestion tolling, etc. has been used to great success elsewhere. Granted, the T is prone to different tragedies on a daily basis... :)

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos 93 is free all the time. :)

The thing I really like about Muni Metro is that it doesn't look as decrepit and unkempt as the Green Line. Stations are well-lit and look like they spent money on quality (versus the Arlington and Copley renovations that are half-baked at best). Regarding the trains, obviously a lot of the...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos That's a pretty hefty capital investment to recoup before that advertising starts making them any money.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos That's such a "nice to have" I can't believe they're actually wasting the money on it, all things considered. Why not spend the money on actually keeping their stations clean?

Re: Fidelity's HQ may go high ^ I do think you are onto something though... with the advent of cloud computing and open-concept office layouts becoming ever more popular, there won't be as much of a need for massive floor plates.

The two are basically incomparable - the B has to be at least 3/4 of a mile from the CR location. There might be overlap but the major gains will be from people who aren't Green Line users currently.

I love how they make it sound like the changes are imminently implemented...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos Not to mention the asinine waste of resources with the required second- and third-car operators on the Green Line...

Probably won't last long as 1x daily; they'll need to increase frequency or the route will be gone soon - American, United, JetBlue and Virgin all offer multiple BOS-LAX.

I did, too. Two is easily the nicest; it will be refreshing and not look as dated as quickly as one or three.