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I swear it’s purely coincidence I mentioned the EL on Rt 1 in the other thread and you’re showing a line along the same route here ;). I’ve always imagined your red line diverting from Rt 1 briefly along Everett Ave to a large, consolidated Chelsea Sta. at Mystic Mall. I think that‘s prime land...

I’ve always thought route 1 north of Boston is a good candidate for an El (post Tobin replacement). It pretty much parallels the 111 and there’s a pretty large, underserved population past it in Revere (although the cemeteries to the west put a big dent in the catchment area)

Red/Blue has veered way off topic; this will be a good place to continue discussing the merits of this extension and extensions beyond AH.

Wouldn't you have to build a shallow tunnel from Alewife to Arlington Center, though? Similar construction to the Davis-Alewife stretch.

I think it's important to point out that the destination isn't Lexington itself, but instead Route 128 in Lexington. With Route 3 terminating nearby and the huge potential for TOD also nearby at the Burlington Mall/Hartwell Ave, the ridership potential far outweighs Lex on its own. Plus, as...

These maps are all beautiful! I really appreciate the use of a new style of maps. I think that will certainly be the way to go soon as, the way I look at it, the current map is kinda maxed out. I know these maps were intended to really show off the green line reconfiguration proposals, which I...

I think I see what you’re talking about. That’s the Kennedy presidential library at umass

Reverse branching some trains from a Nubian subway to the seaport would make sense, as it’d be analogous to an SL4/SL5 combo (plus a good alternative to silver line phase 3). If you have a Washington streetcar it could get dicey tho as that one would probably only be able to go towards Park st...

How crazy a transit pitch would it be to reactivate the Eastern route from North Berwick to South Portland and upgrade it to 110mph?

I agree that the Urban Ring will certainly be built in segments. I think we’ll see some form of an Urban Ring much sooner than the NSRL, but a full on loop including TWT bore (+ other rail southeast quadrant fantasies) is something I don’t see happening for a long time. I think there would be...

I read today in the press herald that the parking garage expansion was 10 years out. That seems like quite a while though. Why would they not instead build a 1-2 story garage now with provisions for expanding vertically? They could minimize the footprint of this parking lot for interim capacity...

Great to hear the West Falmouth infill station is getting another look!

Anecdotally of course, but per my experience this week the bus lanes have been filled with general traffic. The bus I was on this morning mostly drove in the left lane, and traffic was heavy. Not sure if the program has begun in practice or there isn’t any enforcement so the bus drivers simply...

As @Koopzilla24 mentioned above, I think the issue with bendy buses is road geometry for a lot of routes. I would imagine all the City Point routes would struggle with some of the narrow roads in Southie that need to be travelled over. That being said, I’m in favor of increased frequency over...

A bit of a sidestep, but tangentially related to this conversation: what if Auburndale station wasn’t replaced and instead an urban rail branch terminated at Riverside? I know in the Regional Rail thread the pros and cons of a branch terminating at riverside was discussed recently. In place of...

The Northeast Regional will eventually use the new Siemens Airo trainset, which will have a diesel locomotive with a car capable of picking up overheard wires when under them. The trainset will be identical to the one the Downeaster and many other Amtrak trains will use. This will make the...

Double tracking will shorten it as you eliminate the time padding in place for train meets. The other improvements would allow hourly arrivals/departures. There are a few other speed enhancements needed in addition to reach 2 hrs but I don’t know them off the top of my head

The Downeaster would be even more popular (and probably reach peak ridership) if the travel time between Portland-Boston is under 2 hours and trains run hourly (2 hrs off-peak). The NSRL would be an additional benefit to DE’s as it allows trains to terminate at South Station under for easier...

Adding onto this, perhaps Massport could team up with Delta to provide a post-security connection between Terminal A and E, since they would have the most to gain from the connection. Whether it be an APM or moving walkway, that would really speed up the connection.

Where did you hear the APM was up for another study? Not saying it doesn’t deserve it but I haven’t seen any indication that Massport is looking into it again. They’re definitely looking into BEB upgrades for their shuttle buses tho. Here’s the link to their 5 year Capital Investment Plan...