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This can be somewhat ameliorated by using the "official" name for the stop (insofar as the automated announcement on the bus is the "official" name): Congress St at World Trade Center -- or on a map, Congress St at WTC or Congress St/WTC. Adding on to the numbers @TheRatmeister presented, I've...

It's interesting to see the T finally acknowledging the existence of this stop after... 20 years? It's also now on official Silver Line network maps:

In theory, a "better" name for Charles/MGH would be Mass General... but the now-merged parent company of Mass General Brigham may have complaints about that.

I will say, having despaired of trying to fit two of the T’s longest station names (Government Center, Downtown Crossing) into the core of the map, alongside two of its shortest station names (State, Park [{St}reet]), I myself would be quite alright with the name being changed to City Hall...

^ The light rail branch lettering scheme alone is chef's kiss. (I'm sure I'll come up with a longer reply soon enough!)

I remembered a comment I meant to make three months ago (which I admit seems like it says concerning things about how my brain works), so I'm back to this: I think it's worth highlighting something subtle in Lynch's remarks: he's not using the tired old "anywhere to anywhere" NSRL...

Given that they say "388 route miles, 650 track miles", I assume that they are counting each track as separate. Which I don't think is actually that disingenous -- wire cost is 1:1 per track mile (at least just in terms of the physical wire itelf), the catenary "poles" also increase in size and...

Transit Matters has posted the job description for the Executive Director role.

Wouldn't a new-cross tunnel for the rerouted Eastern Route raise the cost significantly?

I think the alternative to compare the "GLoop" to is just a pair of Green Line branches to Riverside and Waltham. (Maybe with both branches extended to a new MassPike/128 super station, but without through-running.) The loop aspect really only helps with Newton <> Waltham journeys, or B&A <>...

Someone on reddit posted an idea for a loop line connecting Waltham and Riverside. They called it an "unhinged" idea, so I don't feel bad about posting it in this thread: (Higher res and additional details at link.)

Which side was the collision on? (Northbound/southbound by cardinal direction) I ask because two things come to mind: I think both directions have pretty good sightlines, but southbound in particular looks like there should be good visibility (although it is true that this was in the middle of...

Ahem.

The Mattapan Line is now (officially) considered rapid transit for the purposes of the MBTA-related zoning requirements. https://www.miltontimes.com/news/local/milton-must-come-up-with-mbta-zoning/article_c0e932d8-d358-11ef-983b-ebc9c734deca.html

So sorry to hear about your accident! Hope you're okay and recovering well. Assuming all the pieces are to scale, it looks like their recommended "vegetation clear zone" is 45 feet wide. Choosing a random spot along Broadway, sidewalk-to-sidewalk is 44 feet. I agree that the column is about 5.5...

Dedicated Everett thread here: https://archboston.com/community/threads/everett-transportation-sl3-extension-potential-olx-glx-sweetser-circle-infill-station.7187

@vanshnookenraggen @BeeLine @George_Apley any chance you can move the Everett posts from Crazy Transit Pitches into this thread? I think it would be everything from: https://archboston.com/community/threads/crazy-transit-pitches.3664/page-307#post-494138 through the latest, which is currently...

@TheRatmeister I'm considering making a diagram of Boston Harbor ferry services. Do you know if the services you've depicted here (including non-MBTA ones) form an exhaustive list?

Should we (do we?) have an Everett transit thread?

Agreed. I see where you're coming from, though I'm a little less confident. The ridership along Broadway is spiky, but it's not that spiky, rather being generally high along the whole corridor up to Ferry St. I think this is where the question of the "Square" station placement becomes germane...