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I'm not sure of the degree of crazy this is, but could the Tufts branch of the GLX be extended all the way out to Woburn Center? It would continue on the Lowell line through Medford and Winchester, and then split off to run on the old rail right of way parallel to Main Street / Route 38, and...

I would hope that many of the projects "in the pipeline" would see acceleration sooner rather than later, since their benefits without even considering the Olympics have already been measured. The real possibility of them being useful for the Olympics should be enough; there's no need for their...

The economics of the 70s-80s recession and the economics of the late 00s recession are totally different. As you stated, the earlier recession was created by the Federal Reserve to control inflation and to anchor expectations. After inflation had fallen significantly (and unemployment had...

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos It looks like it's targeted internally, so I'm not sure what it was doing in a passenger area at all.

Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos I'm not sure if this is old news or not, but it looks like the MBTA is finally working something out with CharlieCards and the commuter rail. I used the exit from State Street Station from the Bowdoin-bound platform about a week ago and spotted this...

Bad news on the Commuter Rail ridership front: Weekday ridership went from 140k+ in 2009 down to 129k in 2013. The transfer from MBCR to Keolis can't come any sooner. On the other hand, rapid transit ridership is up-up-up. Red line: 192k to 217k Orange line: 141k to 159k Blue line: 44k to 50k...

In my experience, the Orange Line definitely operates at 15 minute headways late at night and at less busy times during the day on the weekend. Is organization so bad that they can't manage to hit the planned 10 minutes, or am I missing something?

It's simple supply and demand. If prices go higher, that means supply is rising more slowly than demand. For prices to be lower, the supply of housing would have to rise more quickly, expanding the amount of housing available, therefore allowing more people to migrate. There are people who are...

The primary economic issue in Boston is the high cost of housing. Expensive housing makes the area less desirable to live in, and therefore reduces the supply of labor. The solution is more housing that is close (time-wise) to the city. That means higher density in Boston, and better (faster and...

The station opened up this past Monday, and it's terrific. I use it to spare myself a Green line commute during rush hour. Now that almost the entire platform is being used, most vestibules can be used for access, and it takes less dwell time at the station. The indefinite cancellation of the...