BostonUrbEx
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Why don't we have a B Line thread? It's fucked enough to deserve it.
My proposal can be found in this map:
https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid...&ll=42.342749,-71.08532&spn=0.036732,0.077162
The solution I give is two-fold: one part is actual B Line improvements (consolidation of stops, signal priority) and the other is a new '58' bus route (runs at weekday peaks only, perhaps at similar headways to the 57A which short turns at Oak Sq). The point behind the bus is it can easily run limited stops by default, doesn't have to wait for left turn signals (moot point with Green Line signal priority), and could potentially run with even fewer stops with simple schedule changes and express designations.
Map Key:
Green Marker: Green Line Stop
Green Marker w/Black Dot: Green Line AND 58 Bus Stop
Yellow Marker: 58 Bus Stop
Yellow Marker w/Black Dot: 58 Bus Layover Point
I'm considering further modifications, such as making the Kenmore busway the terminus for every other bus, rather than going all the way to Back Bay (although I feel like a Kenmore terminus doesn't help much).
My proposal can be found in this map:
https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid...&ll=42.342749,-71.08532&spn=0.036732,0.077162
The solution I give is two-fold: one part is actual B Line improvements (consolidation of stops, signal priority) and the other is a new '58' bus route (runs at weekday peaks only, perhaps at similar headways to the 57A which short turns at Oak Sq). The point behind the bus is it can easily run limited stops by default, doesn't have to wait for left turn signals (moot point with Green Line signal priority), and could potentially run with even fewer stops with simple schedule changes and express designations.
Map Key:
Green Marker: Green Line Stop
Green Marker w/Black Dot: Green Line AND 58 Bus Stop
Yellow Marker: 58 Bus Stop
Yellow Marker w/Black Dot: 58 Bus Layover Point
I'm considering further modifications, such as making the Kenmore busway the terminus for every other bus, rather than going all the way to Back Bay (although I feel like a Kenmore terminus doesn't help much).