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Both GLX and South Coast Rail had property acquisition - it's not as if it's forbidden for transit projects. As far as private property goes, it was pretty typical - slivers along parts of the ROW, and parcels for stations and yards. I just can't think of any remotely plausible projects outside...

That level of displacement is horrific and should not be tolerated even for the most beneficial projects*. The fact that it's been done in Texas is emblematic of a broken system willing to sacrifice its most vulnerable citizens in that way. One of the benefits of transit over highways is that...

The ROW is largely sold off west of where freight service lasted: As much as rail service to a dense node like Medford Square would be nice, the Medford Branch is simply too obliterated - and the Orange Line too important to split - for that purpose. It is worth noting that Medford Square...

2,000 daily riders is not a lot for a billion-dollar spend, and that's assuming that all of those are coming from SCR. It's approximately 10x the capital cost per rider of the GLX, or 7x the projected (and wildly inflated) cost for Red-Blue. The graph they show doesn't inspire confidence in me...

Looks like the existing conditions report (which is quite thorough) is now online: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2025-11/2025-11-17-longwood-medical-area-bus-circulation-study-existing-conditions-report.pdf

Gee, I wonder if bus lanes that were officially promised years ago but never implemented could help with that.

The rail bridge was the Slade's Ferry Bridge, which had rail on top and road below. Abutments are still there on both sides. The ROW paralleled Wilbur Avenue to the east. A bit west of Riverside Avenue, there's an abandoned battery house (used to supplement the power station at peak hours) in...

I don't think anyone here is disagreeing with that in the general case. But in this one specific case, it's doubtful whether there would be any actual use of bike/ped provisions on the bridge, and it would be a very inefficient use of funds compared to other bike/ped and transit uses. Except...

The only other pre-superstation image I'm familiar with is from 1972 during construction, at almost the exact same spot: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Station_under_construction,_circa_1972.jpg Incidentally, the other tunnel stations were originally built with 350-foot...

During the period that I most used Bluebikes (2016-2017) before moving away, that certainly matches my experience. It was mostly trips that transit didn't cover well (a lot of crosstown trips, such as 77 Mass Ave to Union Square Somerville), trips where transit was too infrequent, and late-night...

Unlikely, unfortunately - a new crossing of those wetlands seems difficult to get approved.

Looks like the bus terminal expansion opens on Tuesday: https://www.ridecj.com/blog/were-moving-to-a-new-gate-at-south-station-bus-terminal

I can't imagine that digging a tunnel under active rapid transit and commuter rail tracks, under the water table, on filled land next to a river, with no obvious place for a ramp on the west side, will be cheaper than extending the headhouse.

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but it's disappointing to be constructing the bridge without the extended headhouse 100% guaranteed. The 1,700-foot excess distance to the existing north headhouse (versus extended south headhouse) absolutely kills the usability calculus. The number of people who are...

Comparing to this 1996 photo (Kenneth C. Zirkel on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0), the tower does darken the interior, but it's not just that: The biggest issue is the giant ads. They block light and add visual clutter, making the space feel much smaller. The ads on the back windows block...

Is the bus terminal expansion open?

At the length of any of the lines - even to Brockton - travel time is a bigger factor than frequency. The Red Line takes 5-10 minutes longer between South Station and Braintree than commuter rail, and that gap will grow with double tracking and electrification. As you get further out, the...

If transit travel times aren't down from highly congested conditions, then I would guess the transit lanes were being constantly violated by autos.

So, eliminating 1/3 of stops with 1/3 of ridership? If you actually want to optimize the line, besides electrification (which, as F-Line explains, will get you a nice performance benefit but not what TM claims) and the obvious things (high platforms, double tracking, etc): TOD the hell out of...

Yep - that was the Arlington Heights–Harvard line, predecessor of the modern route 77 bus.