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    New Red and Orange Line Cars

    "Still be another"? Implying you're getting mad on the hypothetical that it would get delayed anyways? Or are you not able to recognize that link is saying that right now parts for assembly is all held up at the border. That's not just risking another delay, it's risking a complete halt - and I...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/01/14/gov-healey-to-make-major-announcement-on-transport-funding-tuesday Well, whatever the plan (that does sound like it will be disappointing) that going to be revealed later today, at least this means the odds of the worse case scenario greatly decreases...
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    Which brings us back to the question.. would it cost that much to put in some fare gates on the GLX stations? Old Lechmere station had faregates, where did those old one go? My understanding is they dropped it for value engineering, but does that have mean forever?
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Alright, thanks. The congestion revenue estimate is noted on page 15 and on the table on page 17.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    The division of the Millionaires' Tax is half the money goes to school and other half is transit. Stefal posted the current break down and Stilin posted the official structure. They can only spend based on what is budgeted. Any excess amount goes to a reserve fund, but future years can budget...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    I know I said that line, but I do want respond that my concerns are not exactly the same. Like in terms of full disaster, my concern is the worse case scenario have a concerningly high non-zero chance. That they are going to procrastinate, but until past procrastination, they put it off so late...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Something that I've been meaning to ask. The last shutdown, it removed the last Green Line Slow zone, but what did they do outside of those removals? The only chatter I can find was this and it didn't really answer the question
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Bare with me, this is on topic. I remember a Louis Rossmann video (YouTuber, Right-to-Repair advocate) where he looked into getting a Right-to-Repair ballot question going. He even started a GoFundMe, with one option being to put the funds toward a ballot question. But after doing the research...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Best case is MBTA is deferred as we have to wait through a hostile administration. Not much different than before except Eng manage to roll the bolder back enough that we don't have slow zones. But worse case is the loss of Fed fund with the fiscal cliff means the gap is so big that we get what...
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    North Washington St. Bridge Lights

    I know this is duplicative so I should ask in the main thread, but I feel like the vibe here is more on questions than over in there right now - anyone knows if the "pedestrian walkway bridge" that used to go under the old bridge is coming back? I remember in the main thread that renders include...
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    New Red and Orange Line Cars

    Also long with Stlin said, there is no magic bullet. "Stepping up & putting their foot down" is either blowing up the whole deal or that slide you are misreading. If you're demanding the former, it's demanding trains to come in the 2030s (and I think it's reasonable to speculate the Red Line is...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Bro, if you think I created a strawman, then you haven't been reading Jahvon's past posts. The way you/we are frustrated is not the same as the way Jahvon is frustrated despite the similarity. Hence why I decided to express my original post.
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    The reason I don't use the ignore button because he is still a person who engage in good faith and thus I will engage back. Can my last post can be more respectful? Yes, I don't get to dictate how someone use their time or expression. But it doesn't mean I don't see the contradictions and thus...
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    I don't disagree with you. But frankly and the risk of crossing lines by being too frank, you're not arguing the same thing as Jahvon. Your line demonstrated the understanding of the contradictions and nuances of the situation. That dealing with all these shutdowns is a painful experience...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    You can't both be mad at how many and how long it goes to make slow zones to go away and get super mad they are finally doing the work that have demonstratively shown it actually get rids of the slow zones.
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    New Red and Orange Line Cars

    We already talked about this. I'm just gonna requote what I said below.
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    New Red and Orange Line Cars

    There's already been discussions about this. But to repeat again, the other options implies losing another 10 years. This is pure speculation, but if the Orange Line rolling stock is any indication, the Red Line may not make it to delivery. If the choices is the Red Line shutting down for lack...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    It's a big enough deal that two parallel discussions can happen at the same time. Both threads are thematically fitting - though I will also note the other thread's naming give a sense it's more about the singular article rather than truly dedicated to the budget crisis that we are seemingly...
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    Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

    So from this discussion, the Magoun Sq work looks like shit and the workers know it's going to but they have to do it. I feel like there must be better ways rather than keeping tabulating examples there ADA leading to these kind of situations. It is also notable some other threads were...
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    General MBTA Topics (Multi Modal, Budget, MassDOT)

    Compared to the so many other issues, this is a nice story. A café by Shawmut station that sounds like it's a nice café. The land is own by the Epiphany School that happen to have a kiosk available after being built for an entirely different purpose. The MBTA should be doing more to lease spots...

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