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Is anyone else going to the APA Convention in NYC this year? I've never been and was wondering if anyone has any tips for things to check out at the conference and stuff to do in the city on a budget

If the money and political willpower magically appeared for this, here are the pros/cons of light rail vs. commuter rail IMO. Pro: No frequency limitations at Salem Tunnel and North Station Lighter equipment means lower track upkeep? Cheaper expansion to North Shore Mall and Danvers...

No idea where the ridership would be for this considering the abysmal # of riders on the bus service in the area (which also receives a huge boost from the malls and connections to Lynn) Here's the full text btw: Amendment #88 to H3600 Peabody-Salem Trolley Study Mr. Walsh of Peabody moves...

you know things are bad when one of the slides just says thank you

I was at the Mass Moves conference in Springfield last week, and this subject actually came up quite a bit. The presenters kept having to phrase questions so that they could remind attendees that we were discussing what was important for the state as a whole. Some of it is deserved (there should...

Spending 2 billion on Blue to Lynn seems crazy if we're only spending 3.5b to do all of the NSRL and buy the required electrification/rolling stock. I'm not 100% familiar with the most recent cost estimates for either project, but it also seems way too low for the NSRL costs. If we're...

how the hell would that work? Why would you cut off the rest of the green line from going north of Govt. Center?

Re: Wynn Everett Casino | Everett Normal people don't gamble 9-5. Tourists come to Boston in summer, students/office workers vacation in summer. How the hell could this be a nuke to Boston's transit problem?

Pretty sure 2 of the BU stops are gone to make room for the new bike lanes. Can't wait for a news piece on how evil cyclists are even attacking the T now

Re: North-South Rail Link Not true, the Peabody/Danvers branch would split in the tunnel through the existing portal, using a seperate Salem station platform shown here: http://www.mbta.com/uploadedFiles/Documents/North_Shore_Transit_Improvements/Figure_3_9_Peabody_11x17_1.pdf As F-Line said...

Re: Amtrak / Regional Rail Discussion Thread https://trainsinthevalley.org/ has a lot of great info about the proposals for Springfield and the Pioneer valley if anyone's interested. I love the planned changes, and am hoping that this will allow more college kids to travel home via Amtrak...

Re: North-South Rail Link sure

I'm sorry but you aren't a true American if you don't want his "America Plaza" tower in your life I don't understand why this guy can make all these crazy designs, and then not put some kind of giant bald eagle on top of that building. Really makes me think that NYC missed out on a huge...

Don't have much to contribute about lots in Boston, but I was doing a similar project for Westfield, Mass and found ArcGis Online to be pretty helpful. Easy to draw on and has a great measurement tool, plus all the data layers you could ever need from MassGIS and what not. Makes it easier to...

Don't forget that with the Conn River line upgrades and (hopefully) Western Mass rail upgrades to come with the potential East-West CR line being touted in the State Senate right now, Springfield is in a really good spot for shipping cars out to surrounding areas. Not saying it makes a massive...

Re: North-South Rail Link The N/S rail link would add new platforms underneath the stations to increase capacity, and not all lines or trains would use the link. Part of the reason for this is that portals (entrances to the link) have to be built for several different lines. The Back Bay...

The rail conversion of the transit way and proposed expansion of the Green Line IS the proposal for the Seaport, I don't understand what the disconnect is here. Even in Crazy Transit Pitch territory there's no way you can get heavy rail into the Seaport/Southie. The various unofficial proposals...

The only benefit to Boston coming from Western Mass's infrastructure is the 2-3 lane mass pike, and the former B&A line, which provides the majority of freight traffic plus the daily Lake Shore Limited. Maintaining those two routes, one a federal highway and the other a private railroad, to...

At what point after digging the hole do you put your head in the sand? Although there is still no way this goes beyond an expensive experiment and Musk circlejerk, the only feasible way for this to happen is with most of it elevated. To perform any kind of maitence on it I'm assuming they...

Re: North-South Rail Link Love the site, but not a fan of the map they presented with it. 1. Weird line pairings that don't match similar capacity on either side of the link. The most obvious of these is their matching of Worcester with North Wilmington and Fitchburg with Fairmount. 2. SCR...