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Morton St should get this treatment (center-running bus lanes, protected bike lanes) next. Then there would be a start to the core of a bus and bike network in Mattapan and Dorchester.

It makes sense to save the name Egleston for the more robust light rail stop by the actual square itself once Washington St is turned into a primarily transit corridor. Just daydreaming.

Is there anywhere to see a list of the changes or do I need to open each line’s schedule and new schedule and do a manual side-by-side comparison?

No question that the result of the federal election is bad for the MBTA. The GOP control will result in less federal funding. With less federal funding, repairs and expansions may slow down or be skipped altogether, making service worse and decreasing ridership. Fewer riders could mean...

Great! Berkeley may now surpass Dartmouth as the primary S-N biking corridor in the Back Bay between Mass Ave and Charles St.

A new day and another day of data on the Orange Line! Some highlights from yesterday's (10/23/24) data: At 2:48, the Orange Line tied the day before for the lowest amount of slow zone time in 2024, still the lowest since February 20, 2023. Sullivan -> Back Bay averaged 12:29, which tied for...

We really shouldn’t have so many headways under 3 minutes and over 10 minutes. I wonder if this will be resolved after the Broadway <-> North Quincy shutdown in two weeks.

A new day and another day of data on the Orange Line! Some highlights from yesterday's (10/22/24) data: At 2:48, the Orange Line set a new 2024 slow zone low, still the lowest since February 20, 2023. Forest Hills -> Wellington averaged 29:18, the fastest for that trip since November 24, 2022...

The Orange Line is the fastest it’s been in 20 months, up from 12.8 mph to 16.8 mph. Whether that’s worth celebrating or not is up to you, but let’s not misconstrue the data. You conveniently cropped out the slowest period early last year. People mostly rebut your attempts to misconstrue...

Regular service resumed on the Orange Line yesterday, after track work suspended service between Back Bay and Forest Hills for a couple of weeks. The work appears to have been very successful, with all slow zones cleared. The Orange Line is now slow-zone-free between Community College and Forest...

I think it’d be great if the bridge became bat habitat! Little brown bats help control mosquitoes naturally, and they stay out of sight. It could really benefit the city’s environment.

Thanks for engaging in the discussion. Which quiet streets do you believe would turn into thoroughfares if the Charles River path were built to the basic standard of an 11' multi-use path in Cambridge between the BU Bridge and the Eliot Bridge?

I’ll bite. Do you disagree with my comment you quoted where I claim that the basic standard of an 11' multi-use path would be a step in the right direction?

Transit systems are targeting fare evaders to win back riders leery about crime

To reiterate, this is why the sections where the waking path is just a concrete sidewalk alongside the road have the lowest pedestrian compliance and the sections that have asphalt pedestrian paths separated from the road have the highest compliance.

You’ve moved the goalposts closer to a good idea by pivoting from your original Brookline Village terminus to an LMA terminus. That retains many of the connections that 22 riders use. Why connect via Heath St, which has no clear path to robust infrastructure, and is a slower more traffic-laden...

It's not dumb at all. Let me chime in as an occassional 22 rider who also nerds out to T data to explain why it's not dumb. Some very common trips that I and other 22 riders take: 8/19/47/CT2/CT3/Longwood Shuttle <-> 22, transferring at Ruggles. This is the best way to travel between the 22...

Agreed on all counts. Concrete is great for sidewalks that primarily serve the purpose of low-speed pedestrian transport (and wheelchairs and other mobility devices, too of course). Asphalt is a good “middle path” that can effectively serve everyone. It is useful for both transportation and...

This perspective, while appreciated, does not align with the reality of the Southwest Corridor. I use then Southwest Corridor regularly and attend the redesign meetings. It’s well understood that the sections with the lowest pedestrian compliance are those with concrete pedestrian surface. One...

Which section(s) are open now? What are the termini of the open section(s)?