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Even local trips into town can suck. Growing up, I lived <1mi from the town center. A 15 minute walk from the park, ice cream, a comic book store, coffee, grocieries, restaurants; another 15min walk to school. Everything you could want as a kid and then as a teen. The only problem was that a...

Fully agreed @DominusNovus . I'm somewhat of a militant urbanist when it comes my local area (S Medford / Somerville) but I would be advocating much differently if I were back where I grew up in suburban CT. Particularly, I'd be fighting for more+better sidewalks, places to lock bikes, and...

FTA: > So it was little wonder when, two weeks after the New England Council event, Wu proposed a solution to combatting the so-called doom loop that has been likened to slapping a surtax on snow shovels right before a snowstorm—a home-rule petition seeking necessary permission from the state...

The way I read the graph is that FY2024 year-to-date is $300MM, meaning that we should expect around $600MM total revenue for the year. That'd still be a decrease 2019 when factoring in inflation, but it'd represent a huge recovery compared to 2021-2023. EDIT: Nevermind, as @Stlin pointed out...

Right, I'd forgotten that this was your proposal @Riverside. I do think it is a smart idea, but I can't imagine the T ever implementing it after all they've sunk into the new AFC 😕

While technically true, it is misleading to use this statistic as an argument against fare collection. People buy monthly passes because it exempts them from fare collection. If there were zero expectation of fare collection, fewer would buy passes. The "real" farebox revenue is (current...

I imagine that's part of it. Thing is, the GLX is pretty good now! Feels like <7mim minute headways and almost always fast. No complaints from me. My pet theory is the the current GLX fare system is just too out-of-the-way, slow, buggy (it errors out 1/3rd of the time for me), and all-around...

That was a fun read, but I want to pick at this assumption: Are Needham CR ridership patterns really reflective of what Needham GL ridership patterns will look like? The former is 1hr peak headways, the latter is, what, <7min peak headways? 1hr headways work for... commuting. 7min headways...

This debate is a little bonkers to me. Large items will continue to require trucks. Obviously. But so many deliveries I see are just: a bag of takeout food, or a phone case from Amazon, or two shirts from Temu. In the Inner Core, those can and should be done by bike. The Commonweath should...

Beautiful! For my own enlightenment, why did you choose to the Arborway branch as the west side of the EL instead of, say, Needham or Riverside? Whenever I crayon a reconfigured Green Line in my head, I keep Arborway on the main GL, and then pair either Needham or Riverside with Drydock, since...

Walking over the Charles locks is fun, but when I'm trying to get somewhere on a bike, it's neither reliable nor efficient.

What are the extra ramps in the flying junction provisioning for? My guess: Light rail alongside the eastern route, with D-Riverside ramp providing urban ring connectivity, and the D-Union ramp providing GL radial connectivity?

This is true. But, personally, every year I some X hours and Y dollars that I am willing to (and do) commit to actual transit advocacy. This board helps me make more educated decisions about where to throw those X and Y. It also keeps me excited about doing that. So please, everyone, keep...

That's only halfway to the stage, and the comment also mentioned crowding and poor signage, which could bring it to 30 minutes. Add in a standard 50% exaggeration factor and I see how they got 45.

I was surprised to learn today that there is currently a concert venue at Suffolk Downs. Has anyone been? https://www.stageatsuffolkdowns.com/venue-info/. I'm considering seeing King Gizzard there but... yeesh, I've never seen a concert venue with so many negative google reviews. Complaints...

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Something I've always assumed, and maybe you can confirm or deny this @KCasiglio , is that delivery drivers are under intense pressure to deliver As Fast As Possible, not only to maximize their immediate paycheck, but also to avoid late-delivery complaints which damage their "reputation" within...

That article defines "high earners" as $138k+ houshold income. It cites high housing costs, not taxes as the primary reason working-age adults are leaving. It also says that this trend has existed since 2006. massbudget uses $200k+ houshold income as the starting point for "high earners", and...

This is awesome @schlichtman , thank you for sharing, I'll certainly keep an eye on this and get involved where I can. From the site: > Getting started with that study now helps prepare us for when the MBTA’s situation changes. Phillip Eng, the new General Manager of the MBTA, has made great...

Yes, good good point, when I make my millions, I will decide where to live mostly based on how smooth the roads are.