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I’d be very interested to know how many on the South Coast still opt to drive to a Providence Line station to commute into Boston. That would be a very telling metric. If I lived in Fall River and worked in Longwood, I’d be driving to Attleboro.

I could not agree more. It’s just such a missed opportunity, as Phase 2 would actually cause a mode shift towards transit. This will allow those who are currently parking and riding from stations further from their home to be able to drive less and take a train the whole way from South Coast to...

Google Maps estimates the following drive times based on traffic estimates: New Bedford Station to South Station, arriving at 8:30am on a Wednesday: 1:15-2:10. Fall River Station to South Station, arriving at 8:30am on a Wednesday: 1:05-2:00. South Station to New Bedford Station, departing at...

I saw two deer in the Arboretum at dusk once. It was a remarkable sight.

I'm glad they didn't go with Figure 4-9, as that would be inappropriate for a corridor with such low bus service demand. I'm hoping, but not optimistic, that the "protected bike lane" is actually protected, by at least bollards. I hope we can see robust bus infrastructure on the stretch of...

This is a picture of Forest Hills, which is the southern terminus of the Orange Line. Orange Line trains use both tracks for southbound arrivals and northbound departures. Trains layover between trips for a few minutes at whichever track they arrived, before departing northbound. A crossover...

Testing on the Orange Line Cars 1534, 1535, 1538, and 1539. Picture taken at 08:54 on April 1, 2025.

Let's revisit the discussion about expansion. Here are the entities that I would classify as expansion, excluding entities that I classify as service improvements, even if they are important, notable, or large. So, I'm only considering new infrastracture supporting new lines or extensions and...

By your own metric, “subway & local bus - weekly sum” is +61, +0.13%. Again, by your own metric, systemwide weekly service levels, including bus and subway combined as one metric, will increase this spring! Your commitment to doomerism is getting in the way of spreading positive news when it...

By 2035, I expect: Blue Line to Charles/MGH South Salem infill One other Commuter Rail infill (North Andover is in the lead) Silver Line Extension through Everett Blue Hill Ave BRT I wish I was optimistic for more. I’m not considering things that I consider more operational improvement than...

travel pattern shifts take time. The Fairmount Line has seen an increase in ridership of 66% over the past six years, while all other lines have seen a decrease. Patience is imperative here. While I don’t expect these trends to continue their exact trajectory unchanged, it’s worthwhile to...

Does this mean Phase 2 of the BNRD won’t be coming this year?

Probably more accurately BANANAs (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) rather than NIMBYs.

This is exactly what should be happening. If these fees went towards an APM, we’d be making actual progress towards the stated modal shift goals.

BPD is operating as if they aren't aware that many of their tasks can be automated and lead to their department's budget becoming less justifiable. I, for one, would love to see bus lane enforcement become automated. Cheaper operationally, less biased, more consistent, and more reliable.

I wish transit advocates would instead point to the failure of allowing people to park vehicles in the bus lane, this severely curtailing its utility. There is a failure and it’s a lack of enforcement. In practice, it’s just a parking lane that’s painted red.

Love it. A note: Clarendon Hill and Alewife Brook Parkway are switched. In fact, you are probably better off doing away with the Alewife Brook Parkway stop altogether. It's less than 300 ft from the Clarendon Hill Busway, while the next two stops' spacing on the C-Branch are 1,900 ft and 4,000...

Do you have a way to quantify how much less flexible a turnback at the pinned point (1.8 miles past Reading Station) would be than the proposed location (0.5 miles past Reading Station)? Does it lower the ceiling of frequencies, for example? From 1.7 track miles to 2.0 track miles would be the...

I haven't been following this saga closely. Is there a good reason not to build the turnback track next to I-93 here?

I agree with your statement, but I’m also sympathetic to a city like Nashua not wanting to devote scarce municipal resources to a project that should not fall on the shoulders of a municipality. Expecting Nashua to shoulder the load and Nashua opting not to do so is much more a failure of the...