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It also doesn't make any sense for the T to operate routes with low ridership and double digit costs per rider, but they do that anyway. If the alternatives are closing down the routes And leaving people without service or findin a way to do it for less cost, even 80-90% of the original (all-in...

I think you'd have to go smaller than 35 feet. The chassis for the the 25 foot varieties is basically a glorified truck. If the market on a 40 foot bus is $300k, Id think a reasonable price would be in the range of $125-$175k. You'd get vehicles that are better on gas, easier to store, easier to...

What about swapping in some smaller buses for less heavily traveled routes? SEPTA appears to have some buses in the 25-30 foot range on their roster. http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/septa-bus-roster.php

Everything related to the Route 37 exit is a mess. A similar issue exists with cars entering the Northbound on-ramp and immediately trying to cut over 3 lanes of traffic to stay onto 93-N.

I'll add a slight distinction - there's no need to be able to add value to a Charlie card on board. Adding stored value can be easily done at any fare machine or I believe online as well. (Though the website doesn't appear to be Iphone friendly) an app may help things further. I do think you...

While tangents plan would not work for the T, it sounds an awful lot like what Bridj is trying to accomplish. The MBTA would do well to collaborate with them on data sharing.

How soon can we realistically expect the Acela II train sets?

I'm not sure we have enough congestion in a CBD itself to warrant a congestion charge scheme. We have a ton of traffic - buts it's mostly on 93 and nowhere to park once you get here. peak Tolls & parking reform should go a long way towards raising revenue that can be used to improve MBTA options.

This is where we need to be. Unfortunately, no politician appears to be in favor of anything like this at all. Plus the city seems utterly unwilling to count the number of spaces. It would also make sense to have tiers of parking to match the requirements of the neighborhood. Offer a 24/7...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos Based on the early ridership numbers the heaviest usage came (not surprisingly) on the Green & Red. I wouldn't be surprised if they focused the service on these lines along with their key bus routes and pared back the Orange/Blue service. A price...

I also don't care for the 93 Overpass over Broadway a little further up. The lack of lighting added with the merge added with pedestrians coming out of Sullivan makes for a difficult situation. The cab stand a little further up is also completely poorly designed. It almost always overflows onto...

Re: 171 Tremont Street $3M a pop isn't out of the question. These units are going to be 3,200 according to the B&T article - About $940 a square foot which is attainable.

Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport Sounds like this one is getting close to completion - Pricing is now available on the Pier4 website with move-in dates of March 2015 listed for most units - http://www.udr.com/boston-apartments/seaport/pier-4/floor-plans/

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/12/08/youth-pass-mbta-pilot-program-university-pass/ Tufts instead of BU?

It will likely be West End for residential parking permit purposes... so there's that.

I agree... Worcester to Providence is a bus corridor before a train corridor. As long as the roads are free of traffic and provide a direct route, buses should have the upper hand. I could see that a local Woonsocket (or other suburb location) to Providence would be a little more viable. Cut...

Disappointing...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos The T will never have enough peak buses if it doesn't pony up and scale back service that is under utilized. I seem to remember a lot of opposition to service cuts during the latest bus line review. Then people (granted different people) wonder why...

Would love to see expanded rail access to NH but I think there is reason to be skeptical. Manchester is a metro area that is a fraction of the size of Worcester and Providence and farther away but the ridership projections appeared to be close to what those cities are drawing. Extending to...

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