Winchester is very wealthy and thereby has the clout to ensure the station is well maintained in the future.Winchester Station is looking really nice! I hope for two things. #1. They maintain it properly for YEARS to come. (No repeat of Lynn, South Attleboro, and Ashland.) #2. We have more stations like this that are interesting and not just a platform and shed roof.
I just think the glass elevator structure is nice. As you say, maybe it's just the fact that this is elevated through Winchester Center that makes it interesting. I guess I would like to see a partially enclosed waiting area and maybe a food or coffee option at major stations like you see outside of London.What exactly "interesting" are you looking for at other stations?
Now, now, we would not want to offer any amenities that might make people want to use public transit.I just think the glass elevator structure is nice. As you say, maybe it's just the fact that this is elevated through Winchester Center that makes it interesting. I guess I would like to see a partially enclosed waiting area and maybe a food or coffee option at major stations like you see outside of London.
The interim platforms at Lynn aren't anything to write home about, but they should be serviceable enough for a few years while the T gets its act together on the permanent station rebuild.
I was wondering whether the station signs would read “Lynn Interim” like it does on the T’s websiteThe interim platforms at Lynn aren't anything to write home about, but they should be serviceable enough for a few years while the T gets its act together on the permanent station rebuild.
This is indeed great news. What’s the difference between a platform like this vs a “real” new platform? I’ve never quite understood why building full-highs should be quite so difficult.The good news is that this temporary platform design is going to appear at stations where vertical circulation isn't an issue. Beverly, where the 1980s mini-highs are in bad shape, is supposed to have them installed this spring while a full reconstruction (presumably with full-length high platforms) is planned. If that's successful, they'd be added at the four highest-ridership non-accessible stations - West Medford, Wellesley Square, Franklin/Dean College, and Walpole - while full reconstructions are planned. I've heard worries that the MBTA would build the temporary platforms and then never do the permanent reconstructions, but neither the state nor federal accessibility agencies would be pleased with that.
The interim platforms at Lynn aren't anything to write home about, but they should be serviceable enough for a few years while the T gets its act together on the permanent station rebuild.
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Old overhead contact system for the trolley buses at the North Cambridge car house has been removed.
Little tardy on the reply, but note from the pics that the Lynn platform is freestanding on cement blocks. The 1-car mini-high Cape Flyer platform at Bourne is similar:This is indeed great news. What’s the difference between a platform like this vs a “real” new platform? I’ve never quite understood why building full-highs should be quite so difficult.
Damn, what have they done to my old neighborhood? Taking out the trackless trolleys was just plain stupid.