In other words: ridership totals that I present for Boston are lower than what is actually there--but not by very much.
...this gives it a flexibility that Boston doesn't have (for now). So--what WOULD be enough to make Boston's commuter rail profitable?
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Remember that we've been comparing Boston to a city 20% of its size. A five-fold increase in ridership is a crucial hurdle here.
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Is that particularly likely? Depends on how commuter rail is improved. Would it be easy? Definitely not.
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But it is definitely possible, given the popularity of the existing system and the degree to which it can be improved.
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Anyway--that wraps it up for this investigation. Stay tuned for investigations of other lines, profitable and subsidized alike...
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...as we explore the boundaries of profitable ridership.
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