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Oh believe me, I went down that rabbit hole. To some extent, the question is really "what's a better name for the square at the intersection of Winter, Washington, and Summer?" I wouldn't go with "Fall", but "Autumn Square" has a nice ring to it ("next stop Autumn, change here for the Orange...

Oh, you've stumbled into something I have a Philosophy on :) If I had a magic wand I could wave and change all signs and wayfinding devices, I would: Exclude "Square" and "Street" (and "Road," etc) from all station names, with four exceptions: Park Street, for historical reasons Permit...

I actually find this quite charming. It also evokes the nearby New England Produce Center. It actually reminds me of what you said about State and a hypothetical "Court" station -- names that are specific enough to be associated with a general area, but vague enough to not be strictly tied down...

@Teban54, yeah, lots of agreement with what you wrote. To add some particular comments of emphasis: Yeah, once you start looking for the pattern, you see it everywhere. Really interesing perspective on both Beijing and Shanghai. In terms of Beijing, do those village names live on in the names...

I finally got around to replying (at some length, because of course) to @TheRatmeister's awesome map, in the Better MBTA Station Names thread.

I agree that "The Fens" is a bit far, but this station really struggles to present an obvious name. If it weren't the name of an E Line stop, "Riverway" could maybe work, but... I know some of it is now a parking lot, but it does still look like a circle to me: Not a whole lot more for me to...

In general, I really prefer this name (least of all because it's short and easy to fit on a map). That being said, Cambridge City Hall is quite close to Central, Chelsea City Hall is quite close to Bellingham Square station (arguably closer than the square), and Somerville City Hall is basically...

Resurrecting this thread to post my opus reply to @TheRatmeister, @The EGE and @Teban54's discussions in the sh!tposting thread. Yes, some of my discussion remains in the non-serious sphere of sh!tposting, but a fair amount of it is straightforwardly sincere, so I feel fine posting it here...

A small passing thought (not to overlook all of the really interesting analysis above): I wonder if a Kendall-Back Bay Line could be achieved via the Longfellow Bridge (or a new bridge right next to it) and then down the Esplanade to Beacon St. Then "Choose Your Own Adventure" how to actually...

I went on a Green Line adventure a couple of weeks ago, and have some assorted observations. The set of stairs just south of the platform does push any potential new crossovers a bit further south. The other major barriers to new crossovers are the vertical beams holding the tunnel up, which...

The PDF of delayed trains is over 6 pages long, single-spaced. Screenshot for effect:

I fell down a rabbit hole this weekend and reviewed South Coast Rail delay alerts on the site formerly known as Twitter. I eventually narrowed my scope to peak direction trains, and created a spreadsheet (by hand, so be mindful of human error) of each train and its delay on each date. I used the...

Are these quantities of fine actually meaningfully punitive for Keolis? Or will they probably just eat the cost and carry on? Fair enough, I was mostly reacting to #1. And yes, anecdotally it seems like weekday delays are quite common. Fair points all around. I do think I stand by my point...

Fixed it for you. Whoever the big names in this thread are, I think Teban54 is definitely one of them. :) B&A ROW width: I think the width is totally fine east of Everett Street (Boston Landing station), particuarly assuming 2 of the mainline tracks can be converted. At Boston Landing itself...

Also, not to trivialize the really shitty experiences riders have had, but the cancellations are staffing issues. Those can't be solved in a matter of weeks, but they can (and likely will) get solved over a matter of months. Eventually the trains will be reliable and public trust will grow...

I think it's worth considering what "not invest more" actually means. Does it mean never getting Phase 2? Does it mean reduction in service? Does it mean closing the lines? At the extreme end -- outright closure -- it's worth noting that, to my knowledge, no project of this scale in North...

^ This continues to be more and more delightful at every reveal. This definitely does add a lot of clarity around your vision, though I admit that part of me was charmed by the possibility of all of the lines being grade-separated heavy rail! This is a clever innovation, I really like it...

Yeah this is fair, I agree.

I don't think I had seen Ari's suggestion before, that's cool. As The EGE mentions, it's been discussed here before (sometimes excluding the cross-harbor tunnel aspect). I know I've said this before, but I think we underappreciate how good the Silver Line actually is. Believe me, it could and...

I think your analysis here is spot-on, particularly with regard to the Downtown-centricity and the (possible) preference for a local service. A few datapoints for consideration: Current bus ridership: looking at the 2018 Better Bus Profiles (for ease of reference, gambling that the underlying...