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See the Red-Blue Connector Thread.

I agree on that count, and can also personally attest to "0" being suspiciously low.

The Brandeis numbers are definitely not inflated. I personally know at least 15 people that regularly take the 494 and 424 from Brandeis, 40 definitely doesn't seem unusual. Though given the aforementioned observation that these counts seem to be from summer/Passover (this data shows a 50% drop...

There are a lot of smart people who post here, and the amount of brain cells being put to waste in this discussion is truly a shame.

Re: Crossroads at Kenmore | 560 Commonwealth Ave | Kenmore Square Look up the Green Line Type 10 project.

I'm assuming you mean 89. And I think the logic is that during peak hours there's enough Clarendon to Davis buses that a frequent 87/88 to Davis followed by a frequent 89 won't produce substantially lower quality service than an infrequent 89 from Clarendon.

I don't really get the point of Blue to Riverside. You'd need to spend at least $1 billion and shut down the entire branch for months (more likely years), and in exchange you get all door boarding, 60 mph top speed, and higher capacity. All door boarding is already coming, Type 10s will already...

Yeah, I could see this being worth considering in 3 years, after GLX turns most 90+OL riders into GL riders, but right now it only makes the route worse.

The only stops on the HSL that are in predominately minority areas are Mattapan and Ashmont. And the only riders in the existing catchment that would be end up with >.5 miles from the new stations, are those who currently use Valley Rd and Capen St (of whom there are 102). And a pedestrian...

MetroNorth since their stations have people.

Re: Fairmont Line Upgrade Several Fitchburg Line stations have these, and they do you tell you how long till the next train.

Don't forget about NSRL.

I think the important thing to note is the difference between the rather artificial current capacity based on the number of cars that are run and the maximum theoretical capacity based on the number of cars we expect we could possibly run if the number of cars available wasn't an issue. In the...

The Type 10 project outline involves doing 5 years of infrastructure improvements as prerequisite before receiving the first new car.

I don't really see the value in your proposed 49. An infrequent one seat ride does not any better to me than the existing two seat rides with all potential legs in the journey providing frequent service (particularly given that your route would be no more direct than the existing service)...

There are no commuter rail lines which are ready to run electric trains. The Providence Line is electrified, but I understand it would require so e work to get enough power on those lines. 1. Electric trains can accelerate and brake quicker (particularly if they are of EMU variety). This allows...

The IMP is basically meaningless at this point.

Re: BU Data Sciences Center | 700 Commonwealth Avenue | Kenmore Square The BU Today article also said that this build will bring the Math and Computer Science Departments under one roof, so I think we can question how familiar the author is with the campus.

Re: BU Data Sciences Center | 700 Commonwealth Avenue | Kenmore Square RIP Campus Trolley I count 2-3 per floor.

One thing to note is that they are using MSA to define cities. Hence cities with MSAs that don't stretch far into suburbs (like SF) over perform. In contrast, Chicago, wherw the MSA stretches deep into Indiana, under performs.