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I'd stipulate that whenever you see route consolidation, there's going to be a secondary corridor (Broadway) that sucks where you can pin it on service that sucks, and there will always be a temptation to say "why can't we build up the secondary route" (Broadway) instead of stealing from Broadway in order to make the winner (Mass/Main) more winning.
Maybe make Broadway a jitney /bike corridor.
But given limited bus garage space (which limits the number of peak hour buses that can be deployed) I'd say that killing Broadway in favor of Mass/Main (and Cambridge St) is the way to go for now. Mass/Main and Cambridge st are far enough apart to not cannibalize each other and are good alternatives for anyone along Broadway
They're really asking how to create transit "worth walking to" for Cambridge if we assume the Red is crushed at rush hour.
I also really like the idea of adding First St & Binney bus lanes to tie Kendall to Lechmere.
Time for the Binney median to go and be replaced by either bus lanes or bike.
Maybe make Broadway a jitney /bike corridor.
But given limited bus garage space (which limits the number of peak hour buses that can be deployed) I'd say that killing Broadway in favor of Mass/Main (and Cambridge St) is the way to go for now. Mass/Main and Cambridge st are far enough apart to not cannibalize each other and are good alternatives for anyone along Broadway
They're really asking how to create transit "worth walking to" for Cambridge if we assume the Red is crushed at rush hour.
I also really like the idea of adding First St & Binney bus lanes to tie Kendall to Lechmere.
Time for the Binney median to go and be replaced by either bus lanes or bike.