Ultimately this is good news. The amount of work that needs to be done was always going to be disruptive.
No it's not.
Ultimately this is good news. The amount of work that needs to be done was always going to be disruptive.
The frustrating part is that no one will note the benefits of the work - they'll just find something else to complain about.
That actually depends. They are selling this as a "rip the bandaid" type of thing. That should mean the payoff should be something noticeable. We should see less slow zones, service disruptions from power outages, service disruptions from trash fires, and service disruptions from signal issues. We've already been living a constant drip of weekend and evening shutdowns. Hopefully this should pay back with having less of that too.
No it's not.
We at TM are trying to get the T to market it this way. Marketing it as "track work" is useless, but marketing it as "your trip will be 20 seconds faster" is something riders care about and can feel.
We at TM are trying to get the T to market it this way. Marketing it as "track work" is useless, but marketing it as "your trip will be 20 seconds faster" is something riders care about and can feel.
What’s not? It’s not good news? If you want to debate that point then debate it, but it’s super frustrating when someone responds with contradiction and no explanation.
Most likely, MBTA will do what WMATA did, where "rip off the bandaid" became "business as usual".
After a decade of "getting serious about maintenance," WMATA customers continue to enjoy weekend closures, month long closures, early night closures, etc etc
PATH did something similar. They did weekend closure on the 33rd street line for an entire year (12 whole months).
Check their twitter. Every single day there are delays due to "signal malfunctions"
A whole year of weekend closures to fix the dam signals and 6 months later the signals fail every rush hour. Every day!
That’s kind of what happens when state of repair gets as bad as it’s gotten on many systems. You think they’re purposefully sabotaging it? Do you think it’s corrupt? Or is it actually just that fucking bad?
That’s kind of what happens when state of repair gets as bad as it’s gotten on many systems. You think they’re purposefully sabotaging it? Do you think it’s corrupt? Or is it actually just that fucking bad?
How feasible is it, operationally and politically, to "pilot" some bus-only lanes for the Silver Line on Washington St, and make it more like true BRT? Probably a non-starter, but even a losing campaign would potentially be beneficial for future efforts...?
In the South End? In Roxbury?
From DTX to Dudley? The only issue is enforcement?
...EDIT: The SL bus in the pic is going around a car that was illegally in the bus lane and is trying to merge back in.
I don't know why the other SL heading in the other direction is using the general traffic lane, because it appears to be clear.