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Wasn't there a few Acela runs BOS <=> NYC scheduled for around 3 hours years ago?

Not to beat a dead horse, but, yeah, I see very little improvement or difference in the pedestrian and street level experience here. Basically the same. The bus shelter really tied it all together before.

I don't disagree, but, I think as a comparison to the current red line it's a bit apples to oranges, especially on the branches. At the moment commuting to Park St/South Station the current slow zones add a few minutes onto my trip, which is much less disruptive than getting to Ashmont and...

Especially if there was still room in the ROW for the path, meaning those 50-60 users per hour and still use it if they want. Good example of why the state should just never allow rail trails - its a railroad ROW that has been land-banked first and foremost, and the understanding should be it...

I guess running 20 minute headways means the ashmont can run super fast, even if the rest of the line is dog slow. Really hope they can get the headways better sometime soon.

Depending on the drainage on the other side they could even do something like an awning coming off the tower that just extends onto the head houses roof. It really doesn't have to be too complicated.

Unless I came up into the CR station from say the subway... or end of waiting in the station for my train and have a bite to eat and dry off.

I'd say it would be pretty lame if it wasn't weather proof; i.e. if it was raining (or snowing) you would get rained on stepping out of the station and onto the platforms.

I do fully agree, but I would also say that perfect is the enemy of good: I think taking the steps to get real-time enforcement going via bus cameras is a great first step, and would end up sending a decent message to people in the bus lanes. That said, yes, we should also do general enforcement...

The job market and wages are not as good in the Providence area when compared to Boston. The job advantage however flips when it comes to housing as you can get more for far less in the Providence area. Working in Boston while living near Providence is a winning personal money strategy on both...

As far as I know, that is correct. The view/sunlight paths are protected.

I wouldn't mistake anything in that photo as a leafy sprawling suburb. The city has also invested a ton in direction LED street lighting with the one the aims being reducing light population which they had measured as pretty drastic reduction given the direction nature of LEDs (i.e. the light...

Are we sure that is actually the case, though? TransitMatter's slow zone tracker is still showing slowdowns on the Ashmont branch for today (unless I am misinterpreting something).

Do agree in general on American transit, and I actually agree with a lot of this vs. the new Red and Orange Line cars. That said... not sure I can really get into a Type-10 critique since, unless I have missed some renders, we don't even really know what the interiors will be (vs. just...

Not exactly a new line or extension, but the sinking of the Causeway St El would be a 'new' subway (if replacing an existing elevated).

So that was the rational of rebuilding the viaduct with the GLX, as the structure could no longer support more than one train in each direction. If that is still the same limit post rebuilding then that is a huge wtf.

Oh, wow, it is looking like a real bridge finally

Isn't MGH essentially telling the T to hurry up or not - that they would love the station, but are going to go forward with construction so get your design ready or we won't provision ours for yours.

Latest I could find on the proposals was from 2021, although I swear I have seen something more recently suggesting it was moving forward. It is funny, though, I was thinking of adding a bit on my comment about the CharlieCard 2.0 and GLX debacle and how well that didn't work out. The Type-10s...

Should have something rivaling the Pierce here as the entrance to Bolyston. Not an upside down sandcrawler.