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Important sub-point: While staying as the MBTA GM.

That's likely part of it, but I think a bigger chunk is the intersections. Paint doesn't fix long red light times.

Related to this: Would SCR Phase II be easier if it went via Mansfield instead? It's a bit of a detour but it's dead straight which should hopefully help with travel times, and it avoids any big wildlife areas like the Hockomock Swamp. The big downside is that the ROW is heavily encroached...

Are we sure about this? A station there would (probably) have an exit onto Bridge St, possibly right across the street from where you'd put an exit for a rebuilt Union Station. And if parking space is what you're after, the Palmer Highway Dept is right next door with a large gravel lot, or you...

Hell, Fall River to Wareham is ~39 miles, via New Bedford it's only around 29 miles.

I can't speak for that house in particular but from where I've been in western Europe it's lots of bricks, plaster, concrete, etc. Very durable, very difficult to punch a hole through the wall, and very difficult to insulate. Americans pay far, far less for heating than Europeans and it's not...

Especially this. For arriving to games/concerts the demand is going to be more level. Some people want to show up very early to gift shop or get food or enjoy the pre-show/supporting acts or whatever. Other people only want to come for the main event, most are somewhere in between. For leaving...

At 540 people per train, and 20 trains per hour, that's nearly 30% of Fenway Park's capacity per hour.

The terrain certainly makes one not an unreasonable choice but a gondola can only move around 15% of Dodger Stadium's capacity in an hour. Lines seem like an inevitability before and especially after events.

Does your metro station have a waterfront view? (Troelstralaan, Rotterdam Metro)

Arguably stretching the definition of 'crazy' here but here's the pitch: Completely remake Massachusetts into a railroad state. Reactivate loads of old lines, and encourage dense yet decentralized development in existing railroad villages, towns, and cities that are small but relatively dense...

I went to Warsaw last month but never posted the photos. Unfortunately posting them involves writing out Polish, here goes nothing: Księcia Janusza Młynów Plac Wilson Nowy Świat - Uniwersytet Świętokrzyska

I had a 30+ minute wait in E in the last week of August, but that is definitely an exception and not the norm.

This is what happens when operators operate like humans, doing stupid human things, without a mechanical failsafe. Humans are terrible at judging risks. What's a few MPH there, a close follow here, etc?

This wouldn't be totally unprecedented, Rotterdam has these signals at crossings: There are no gates but the lights flash and make the dings any other RR crossing would. The main concern there would be noise pollution.

There could be money to be made between stadium naming rights and events. But it seems like a longshot unless they bribe lobby Josh Kraft enough to run for governor with the promise of state funding or tax breaks on their behalf, I hear he likes stadiums outside of Roxbury.

Looks very nice! With the Bridle Path rebuilt that will really make Beacon St into an amazing corridor.

If people pass the buses while they're pulled over to stop, which I can't speak to personally but knowing MA drivers seems pretty likely, then the number of stops is irrelevant, the total time spent waiting in traffic is the same as anyone else driving that stretch.

Goals not listed in any particular order. Safety was talked about more. I would not call 5-8 minutes of time savings during peak hours negligible.

My notes from the Lynnway meeting tonight: Stated goals: (In no particular order) Faster travel times on public transport between Lynn and Wonderland Make the Lynnway less dangerous Build out transit for ongoing and future redevelopment of the commercial areas Preserve a major private vehicle...