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BRT was designed to be an intermediate mode of rapid transit but Boston went with it because the feds would pay for it. It isn't too much of a stretch to imagine ridership growing to the point when it makes sense to replace it with the Green Line. Also there is a new mayor who may be much more open to light rail than Menino was.
 
Was Menino actively opposed to light rail?
 
Yes. He was against the cantenary wires and against street running light rail, both on Washington St and in restoration of the Arborway and Watertown lines (though I'm sure there was also ambivalence at the MBTA as well).
 
Van, is there not enough room for a ROW reservation down Washington St.? The buses have their own dedicated lanes, seems like its wide enough for a reservation down the middle, with one lane for cars on each side. Is it too narrow here?
 
If they gave the Silverline a true dedicated (read: separated) bus lane with signal prioritization, it would work every bit as well as the green line for a fraction of the cost.
 
AmericanFolkLegend said:
If they gave the Silverline a true dedicated (read: separated) bus lane with signal prioritization, it would work every bit as well as the green line for a fraction of the cost.
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You'd also need to eliminate a bunch of stops. It's even worse than the B through BU.
 
Deetroyt said:
Van, is there not enough room for a ROW reservation down Washington St.? The buses have their own dedicated lanes, seems like its wide enough for a reservation down the middle, with one lane for cars on each side. Is it too narrow here?
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Only in some places. The other option was to remove parking spots and OHMYGOAWDYOUCANTTAKEOURPARKING.
 
AmericanFolkLegend said:
If they gave the Silverline a true dedicated (read: separated) bus lane with signal prioritization, it would work every bit as well as the green line for a fraction of the cost.
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The biggest knock against the Silver Line was that it was never true BRT. This has more to do with the different levels of bureaucracy never agreeing than poor planning.
 
AmericanFolkLegend said:
If they gave the Silverline a true dedicated (read: separated) bus lane with signal prioritization, it would work every bit as well as the green line for a fraction of the cost.
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It could run just as fast but it would still not have as high a capacity because it is not possible to link buses together so you would not be able to expand capacity as you could with light rail by linking train sets.
 
citylover94 said:
It could run just as fast but it would still not have as high a capacity because it is not possible to link buses together so you would not be able to expand capacity as you could with light rail by linking train sets.
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It is also almost impossible to envision (in Boston) dedicated bus lanes for the entire section between Tufts Medical and DTC or South Station. The traffic downtown completely destroys the schedules of both the SL4 and SL5.

The only place they have tried is on Essex street, and that section has been open to general traffic for two years due to construction taking a lane on Essex.
 
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I like those shots from chinatown KZ. This building is dominating the area a bit, I didnt realize it was going to be this tall. Unfortunately, the cladding on the highway side is awful, let's hope its different on the rest of the building.
 
every high rise building in that pic is new this skyline was not here 10-12 years ago except the Longfellow towers, nice picture!
 
datadyne007 said:
^ Fantastic, thanks for sharing!
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Also, here is a 1902 map of the row house neighborhood that existed before urban renewal.

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The large set of streets from Way to Troy between Harrison and Albany is roughly the Ink Block site.
 
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