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But when would you ever have a six-way timed transfer? There are only four directions trains can come/go. A four-way timed transfer would give everyone every possible transfer option. If there were a six-way timed transfer, that would mean multiple trains are coming in from the same direction...

Yeah, that sounds right. I'd be generous and say they could plan timed transfers between four trains, one going each cardinal direction. Seven tracks/four platforms looks way overbuilt for any of that, to my completely amateur eye. Put another way, roughly this station setup was apparently good...

Thanks, I'll have a look. If you remember any more specifically where I can find it, let me know. (But please don't waste time digging it up. This is an idle curiosity.) From a quick check, you cited that number Jan last year, so the Amtrak slide deck is presumably from before 2025. Time flies.

Where exactly do these numbers come from? Anything publicly availible?

Plus freight traffic. Plus trains like the Vermonter that have to reverse out of the station, which means a bit more time at the platform, maybe.... ... And still, four platforms, seven tracks seems high, right? Four Amtraks doing a timed transfer with a Hartford Line train, plus a freight...

Oh, I mean any discussion like this always sounds a little artsy fartsy. 😂 But that all makes sense. And that artsy fartsy thinking is what it usually takes to get good results. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I have some thoughts. Primarily, I think it's great and I want it to pass. This is overwhelmingly the right thing to do. But you do point to a general problem I've been thinking about. In no particular order: Really broadly, I think the state just needs to start setting zoning laws, at...

Hey @kz1000ps , great pictures, as always! Do you mind me asking what camera/kit you're using? Or what processing you're doing? I feel like I could pick your photos out of a lineup pretty easily, but I'm trying to pin down why that is. There's some things about composition and focus, but also...

I'm just riffing here, but I also don't think I care much about graffiti when it's on something that was given no aesthetic consideration to begin with. If it's on a building where the original designer added even a tiny bit of artistic effort, then it seems worse to cover that with graffiti...

These developers do look like interested takers. They filed documents with state environmental agencies last year. They are very, very explicit that they are building a bridge over the tracks. From quick look, that's in the master plan. Also, dealing with the MBTA for that construction is in...

Here's a link to the presentation the developers just made. They're just slides, so not a ton of detail, but they do show plans for a bike/pedestrian bridge over the tracks on pages 12 and 15. But I agree, that's super important. That should really be done first, before anything else even...

Out of curiosity, how much would it cost for a town like Taunton to just grade separate three crossings?

I don't have any clear answer for you, but I think your question is really interesting. I've got some scattered thoughts. First, DC really has been a lot better about TOD than maybe any other region in the country. I've seen planning documents from the early days of their subway system...

Some of it is strong union contracts, sure. (The article mentions that, but I don't know how widespread it is.) But having states and cities writing or tweaking their own elevator codes so that there are maybe a 100 different codes across the US and Canada, that is a government regulation...

My understanding is this this unfortunately isn't correct. The rest of the world has basically converged on some European standards, but the US hasn't in a bunch of way. Here's an opinion piece about it and a few quotes. The whole piece is interesting...

Modern apartment buildings (including 5 over 1s) have many, many fire safety elements: built-in sprinkler systems; fire resistant materials (including wood); self closing doors to stop the spread of smoke and fire; and on and on. There's good evidence these save lives, and they are legally...

I really don't know how you're coming to that conclusion. All the development popping up around Alewife in the past couple decades is, like, fine. Most has been built along Cambridgepark Drive, which is relatively pedestrian friendly. Good sidewalks, one lane of traffic each direction for cars...

One other thing to consider is it is vastly better to put in the transit options before the development happens. If there aren't great transit options south of the tracks, then that development is going to be end up more car-centric by necessity. Developers will put in lots more parking than...

I went wandering through Franklin Park last weekend. My first time ever on the golf course, actually.

Anyone know what's going on with the Ruggles improvement project? Over the weekend I happened to be there, and saw a sign saying the Columbus Street entrance would be closed for two years, starting imminently.