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I'd love to hear what you find! Food for thought for your study: is mode share the relevant statistic or is pedestrian miles traveled (which is obviously very hard to come by) the relevant statistic?

Do many people even ride the 55? The Green Line must be faster for the majority of stop pairs. It would seem like any resources that could be spent on the 55 would be better off spent on Green Line Upgrades and Type 10 Vehicles to help any current 55 riders and the system as a whole.

You should ride it some time and see how heavily used the bike car is before you assume everyone is Ubering everywhere. I've ridden the CapeFlyer twice, both times with a bicycle, and never once taken a rideshare on Cape Cod. That appeared to be a very, very common approach. The very...

The Green Line* can only move around 15% of Fenway Park's capacity in an hour. *Using the stated capacity of a two-car Type 7+8 Green Line train and three minute headways.

Can you link or tell us more about this registration? You have my interest.

Well written by Istvan and hits the nail on the head when it comes to bike lanes. Multi-use trails and pedestrian paths require more restrictions, though.

I 100% agree. This is why the best time to implement enforcement was before higher speed (>20 mph) vehicles became so commonplace on multi-use trails. But it’s only going to get harder the more normalized their presence becomes.

First, recognize that multi-use paths are protected spaces, not default through-routes for motorized vehicles. The emphasis should always be on prioritizing the most vulnerable users (pedestrians, followed by those on human powered vehicles), through a combination of design, policy, regulation...

Good point! Design speed matters, as does does making rules easy to enforce. In places like the Netherlands and Denmark, fast e-bikes (like Massachusetts’ Class 3) need plates and registration. This not because the rider is speeding, but because the bike is capable of going fast. That way...

That’s true. If you are on bike that uses a throttle at 30 mph, that’s not a bicycle. That’s an electric motorcycle. To be clear: the world would be a better place if people switched automobile trips for electric motorcycle trips more often.

Let’s learn from countries who are further ahead of the US when it comes to best biking practices. Places like the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany emphasize that access to bike paths and shared-use paths should be based on the design speed and capability of the vehicle, not just rider...

I'd love to see something like: Class 1: Human powered or motorized assist up to 20 mph (gas or electric shouldn't matter) continuing as-is. No license or registration required and allowed on all bike lanes and multi-use trails. Class 2: Any vehicle up to 100 pounds with motorized assist up to...

That’s crazy! What about the Blue, Orange, and Red Lines?

I love this discussion and so I’ll throw my two cents down. I love the idea of US-3 becoming I-293 for its freeway section between 128/I-95 and the current I-293 designation. Here’s where I’d shift the US-3 designation to accommodate this change: Continuing south on Concord St in Nashua to...

I see how this will provide a significantly improved connection between Boylston St and Comm Ave for those not in automobiles. I can see how that will help those making hyper-local trips, as a major improvement over the current options of navigating the current death trap or detouring via Mass...

This is great news! Next, I’d like to see the transitway extended to Hyde Square, at the expense of on-street parking on South Huntington.

That’s if one parks in the bus lane and gets caught repeatedly without ever going sixty days between violations. Unlikely. Here it is with a much more likely 60+ days between offenses: Fare fines: $0, $50, $50, $50, $100 … Bus lane fines: $25, $25, $25, $25 … If the time it takes for one’s...

Why does skipping your fare hold a larger penalty than parking in a bus lane? The latter is a more harmful action committed by a more privileged group, so it should hold a larger penalty.

Good step in the right direction. Here are adjustments I’d make, putting us in line with peer agencies: Include double parked cars blocking a shared general travel lane in the enforcement program. 12-month look back period for all vehicles, not just commercial. 60 days for non-commercial...

This is yet another reason why larger scale center-running bus lane projects, like Blue Hill Ave, or the multi-phase Columbus Ave project, are such a value-add. They are corridor, rather than short segments. Emergency vehicles can travel for miles over them unimpeded.