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^ 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...

@Teban54, thank you (as ever) for the detailed and thoughtful reply! :) I think I agree with you about the theoretical dimensions of limitations here. Obviously the particular practical effects of each of those dimensions can be discussed and examined in much greater depth, but I think I...

I'm sorry that it took me so long to reply to this. Great analysis, and I really like the theoretical framework, particularly the graphs -- I've never been able to sketch them out particularly clearly, but they definitely align with my internal thought process on all this. (And an excellent...

I think my feelings on South Coast Rail remain unchanged from several years ago. In particular:

I mean, if I were a kid and I’d thought my schoolbus was about to be smashed by an oncoming train, I’d probably still be a little freaked out the next day. (“See tracks? Think trains” is pretty heavily predicated on the concept that you’ll die if a train hits you.) And these are probably just...

This is incredibly catty of me to say, but I didn’t realize there was direct service from Church Street to Fall River. Less sarcastically, they seemed to have the convention of showing branches splitting (Stoughton, Rockburyport), so I admit I hope they adjust that on next printing. More...

You could just use Copper for both, since they share the trunk along Boylston Street. I want to come back to this, and I guess maybe briefly step back and talk about objectives here. For me, the GLR concept is not exactly about figuring out what transit should look like. Rather, I see two...

Also, not to be overlooked: this map may be the most comprehensive map I've seen of proposed and potential developments in Greater Boston that I've ever seen. Once again, I say: amazing work, @samsongam !

Looks amazing! The more I look, the more I see. Great stuff, top to bottom.

(Ugh, the forum software ate my quote linking.) @TheRatmeister said: I agree with the principle. I wish I had a firmer sesnse of the cost of a new flying junction, compared to basic C&C (or even just flat tunnel borings). @Teban54 said: Without knowing the full extent of Teban54's argument...

Finally circling back to some of this. Yes, good point. And I believe there's actually space for passing tracks at Courthouse as well, which could potentially be used for turning trains when needed. I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm not 100% sure I remember the exact point I was getting at...

As @The EGE suggests, my theory (based purely on vibes, I haven't actually checked any data) is that the northside had a lot (like, the vibes are a lot) of closures, which would have disrupted habit formation. That's fascinating that Middleboro had essentially exactly the same numbers in '18...

New Commuter Rail Regional Rail passenger counts just dropped: https://www.massdottracker.com/latest-posts/fall-2024-regional-rail-counts I haven't been able to dig into the data yet, but the fact that Lansdowne and Boston Landing (!) are both comfortably in the top 10 -- and that Ruggles is...

I can’t speak for the actual situation at the T, but from my professional IRL experience, I’m guessing that feedback form probably is actually at least somewhat monitored. My guess would be that the 5-day turnaround is to handle cases where the team has to do some investigation to actually...

Could perhaps reuse some of the Silver Line Phase III plans, particuarly via Charles St? Depends whether you are trying to maintain the connection to Arlington/west. Else, you could maybe majorly rework the tunnels just to the south of the station (might be able to avoid triggering Historical...

Just popping in to say that I don’t mean to be leaving this discussion “on read” — just wrangling a few different projects right now. I hope to reply soon. (And I hope it goes without saying, but I think all the discussion is awesome, and I really appreciate the opportunity to talk about this...