i was a real little kid when it was happening, so my perspective was surely not 100% accurate, but i feel like the three-station extention of the red line in the early/mid '80s -- davis, porter, alewife -- went way faster than this green line thing and those stations are actual, bigass stations and serious projects. what is so complicated about making some outdoor platforms and laying track alongside already-existing track in a space that already exists for the new line?
i was a real little kid when it was happening, so my perspective was surely not 100% accurate, but i feel like the three-station extention of the red line in the early/mid '80s -- davis, porter, alewife -- went way faster than this green line thing and those stations are actual, bigass stations and serious projects. what is so complicated about making some outdoor platforms and laying track alongside already-existing track in a space that already exists for the new line?
Yea, this.The difference between building something brand-new (RL tunnel) versus relocating (a [commuter] rail line) and then building a new line next to it.
EDIT: Basically, building two new lines versus just one.
The other piece to consider when comparing today's GLX to the RLX of yesteryear -- GLX was stuck in planning limbo (or maybe planning hell) for decades, but a Red Line extension beyond Harvard had been thrown around for at least 35 years before it was built. Of course, those same plans for extension-past-Harvard also called for even more ambitious extensions-past-Lechmere, so...
While that's true, however complicated in the execution, extending light rail along the side of a commuter rail line and deep bore-tunneling a metro line out of Harvard Square are not in the same universe of ambition. I don't think we have a similarly audacious concept in the pipeline today.
True! If we're comparing past projects, better analogs would be:
Interestingly, I think if GLX opens in a year, then all of the above projects would have taken longer than GLX from groundbreaking to completion. I could be wrong, though.
- Haymarket North Extension
- Braintree Extension
- Orange Line - Southwest Corridor
It seems to me that once we got past all of the preliminary issues, construction has moved along at a reasonable pace.
True! If we're comparing past projects, better analogs would be:
Interestingly, I think if GLX opens in a year, then all of the above projects would have taken longer than GLX from groundbreaking to completion. I could be wrong, though.
- Haymarket North Extension
- Braintree Extension
- Orange Line - Southwest Corridor
It seems to me that once we got past all of the preliminary issues, construction has moved along at a reasonable pace.
True! If we're comparing past projects, better analogs would be:
Interestingly, I think if GLX opens in a year, then all of the above projects would have taken longer than GLX from groundbreaking to completion. I could be wrong, though.
- Haymarket North Extension
- Braintree Extension
- Orange Line - Southwest Corridor
It seems to me that once we got past all of the preliminary issues, construction has moved along at a reasonable pace.
How long do y'all think it'll be before the T starts rolling out new Green Line / system maps including GLX? It can't be long, right? Or is this going to be a "sticker update" situation for the coming future?
- Still on schedule for 12/2021 completion of the whole project.
- Still planning to open stations in phases to help with training operators, etc. Almost assured but not required that Union and Lechmere be the first stations to go live some time in mid-2021. Not committed to a specific date.
Probably stickers, the T needs digital maps IMOHow long do y'all think it'll be before the T starts rolling out new Green Line / system maps including GLX? It can't be long, right? Or is this going to be a "sticker update" situation for the coming future?
How long do y'all think it'll be before the T starts rolling out new Green Line / system maps including GLX? It can't be long, right? Or is this going to be a "sticker update" situation for the coming future?
Answered your own question right there!Those directly in Union Square benefit a great deal