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If we remove the practical considerations made by F-Line that would doom mode change on Fairmount, l think the “usefulness” component could be satisfied by routing the Fairmount “backwards” into South Station via the haul road as light rail. Would allow one seat access to the seaport and...

Those went in sometime two weeks ago. At Charles circle instead of yield “LOOK” is striped. Odd (and probably not MUTCD compliant?) but technically on shared facilities peds always have ROW over bikes. Its DCR so grading on that scale not horrible.

Opened in 1982 to provide relief during the School St Bridge closure, so 40 years young. The replacement bridge is at 10% design, so outside chance it hits 50 by the time construction wraps. Id argue that the Rourke is a bit cheating since it is a functionally new crossing and the School St...

Nothing to add except that over 5 minutes Community to Sullivan is banana land. Honest question, does the B branch have a higher average speed than the OL North Station-Wellington?

The 128/pike interchange is programmed and is between the 25% and 75% stages. Major reconstruction/ moderate reconfiguration of the interstate to interstate ramps and the Pike bridge over the Charles is called for, but access to the surface roads is pretty much going to remain as is. Overall...

At Wyoming. Where standing on the platform you can see Oak Grove (snark over). Im assuming you are referring to the new developments right on the Melrose line, but those are 95% residential and aren't really a draw for any CR commuters. Most of the walkshed is SFR on Main St, Pine Banks park...

Not sure the inner Haverhill line needs any more stops than it already has, especially less than a mile from Malden center serving only a parking sink….

This is what the link l posted directs you to. Sounds like the messaging for this closure is unambiguous and not at all self-contradictory as per usual…

Found this gem of a press release from 10 months ago… MBTA Completes Green Line D Branch Track and Signal Replacement Project, Bringing Safer, More Reliable Service to D Branch Riders Posted on December 10, 2021 Today the MBTA announced the completion of the Green Line D Branch Track and Signal...

https://www.mbta.com/projects/green-line-track-upgrades-2022 5 week shutdown of the D branch for track replacement starting the 24th. Am l misremembering or is this the third long shutdown of the D in as many years? Edit: A one week closure June 2021 and 2 months of weekend/ evening closures...

l agree but the pun was too easy.

I would say burn the T down and start from scratch, but in light of recent events it seems like the T is already trying.

(Actual Crazy transit pitch) Was Stephanie Pollack actually competent? During her tenure it seemed as though the T was (very) gradually improving. Maybe its rose colored glasses / pandemic brain fog, but it if l recall correctly the MBTA wasn’t lurching from crisis to crisis with major service...

The part where l was still in college so l could laugh at the incompetence from afar instead of having to rely on the OL to get me to my god-forsaken cube everyday.

Great so can’t even use the commuter rail as an alternative and this will make traffic even more apocalyptic now that everyone on a northside CR line will be encouraged to drive. The T only had two years to do this when no one was riding; instead it will overlap with the start of fall semester...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/19/metro/photo-shows-deteriorated-column-haymarket-station-that-caused-chaotic-shutdown-subway-service-june/#bgmp-comments The Globe posted an article showing a picture of the damaged column that shut down Green and OL service last month. According to the...

That press release is titled Lynn Station to Temporarily Close on July 25 for Upgrades and Improvements However this paragraph is at the end, “The project is currently at 75% design. The specific length of time for the station closure will be determined when the design is fully complete, and...

First point is 100% correct. Unfortunately conveying the magnitude (geographically AND economically) of our flooding risk is something that doesn’t fit on a poster or in a slogan. People need to know the cost of doing nothing before they can even write their state rep. I had no idea how...

Agreed. Probably should have said working lifetime. Unfortunate that you are probably right about your ‘optimistic’ scenario. That flooding would make the impact caused by covid to the core look like child's play. The Ted, artery, and Calahan tunnels would be closed for weeks to months, the T...

That tool also drives the point home that either a barrier around the Harbor islands is built or Boston does not exist in 100 years. Too many of our cultural institutions and prized neighborhoods, the things that make Boston ‘Boston’ (in addition to a bleep ton of critical infrastructure) are...