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Could you take a rideshare or taxi? The Red Line to Harvard, Central, or Kendall?

The MBTA and the city of Boston unveil detailed draft of design plan for Blue Hill Avenue, to mixed reception Boston Globe

Oh! I misunderstood. Yeah, whatever light rail pattern is best. Ideally multiple service patterns. Let's be real, we aren't getting light rail to Everett as a result of the Revs moving there, but I would love it in any of a number of different service patterns. Heck, even something silly like a...

Whether it terminates in Chelsea or Everett, the concept is the same. ... Encore / Revolution Sullivan Lechmere Science Park / West End North Station ... A Sullivan superstation on the Haverhill, Newburyport, Rockport Lines would complement this proposal well regardless.

The MBTA should start politicking and present the cost for a Green Line branch to Everett via the Lechmere Viaduct, the Grand Junction right-of-way, Sullivan, and a new bus/rail reservation along Alford St and Broadway. Buses are not enough to serve this site alone. The Green Line system could...

When I talk about self-created problems that don’t rise to the level of “god mode” transit pitch territory, I’m referring to things like having to abide by current timeslots for the current Maple Leaf. I’m unaware of a good reason why it’s considered unreasonable to pitch an additional...

A Boston - Toronto Amtrak route on existing trackage shouldn’t be crazy, let alone “god mode.” The hurdles are all self-created political problems. The infrastructure is already there.

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?