NoShJFK
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Here's some inflation adjusted numbers for those curious
According to the 2003 Program for Mass Transportation (PMT):
Capital cost (2003 estimate, adjusted for inflation in 2023 $) Ridership increase on mode BLX Wonderland to Lynn $598.0 mil 21,000 BLX Lynn to Salem $608.3 mil 15,500 OLX to Reading $487.8 mil 9,400 OLX to West Roxbury $528.7 mil 11,300 GLX to Needham $207.2 mil 3,400 RLX to Route 128 via Arlington $1252.9 mil 6,700
I think it is worth asking for each of these cases what ridership would be like with a different mode, such as regional rail. I'd suspect OL to Reading would perform very similarly to regional-rail, for example.
Am i missing something, Are you telling me extending the Blue Line to Salem (assuming South Salem since a tunnel would cost a fortune) would only cost around $1.2B?!! Why the F hasn’t that been done if it’s that cheap.
Also after reading this convo it’s clear that if the NSRL isn’t to be built any time soon the Blue Orange and Red lines should be extended out to 128. Of course that’s easier in some spots than others (Blue would be a massive undertaking to get from Salem to say the NS Mall) where as the Red would be quite simple