Equal or Better: The Story of the Silver Line - 1 hour documentary

I say, incredibly well done. Even if you think him racing the bus at the start from Dudley to DTC is just a gimmick, to me it adds a nice cinematic overture to a nicely rigorous and wide-ranging documentary. He did his research and got a wide cross-section of the community to speak on-camera. Plus, bonus for having appeared to catch Salvucci in a lie! (when discussing width of Washington St. hampering rail-based solution)
 
I watched the first few minutes. He can't seem to source that 'equal or better' quote. Unless he surprises later with the source, it makes little sense to base the whole thing on something someone thinks someone once said to someone.


There was never any serious talk I'm aware of of replacing the El with another line that would run as fast. The only way to do so would have been to leave the damn thing up. Even 40 acres and a mule has more justification than this silliness.
 
JonFrum said:
I watched the first few minutes. He can't seem to source that 'equal or better' quote. Unless he surprises later with the source, it makes little sense to base the whole thing on something someone thinks someone once said to someone.


There was never any serious talk I'm aware of of replacing the El with another line that would run as fast. The only way to do so would have been to leave the damn thing up. Even 40 acres and a mule has more justification than this silliness.
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He actually does source the "equal to or better" quote. Don't recall if it's from a massdot, MBTA, btd, or federal document, but he definitely does. I argue that you watch to completion and see if your opinion of the film doesn't change.
 
JonFrum said:
I watched the first few minutes. He can't seem to source that 'equal or better' quote. Unless he surprises later with the source, it makes little sense to base the whole thing on something someone thinks someone once said to someone.
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He goes on to show an MBTA document which it is from. Nonetheless, that is clearly an area of Boston that is underserved by public transit. Roxbury has 48,000 people and is extremely transit dependent, yet only has tangential orange line service and the only transit through the neighborhood are the Silver Lie and the most crowded buses in Boston. His approach may be odd, but his point is extremely valid - transit improvements for Roxbury are long overdue.
 
Unfortunately the 28 bus got shafted out of a once in a lifetime BRT upgrade because certain politicians had to protect their personal fiefdoms. The Indigo Line and an elevated rail line could help immensely. But good luck getting either of those approved and funded.
 
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