Look at those stations! Plenty of concrete and angular architecture, but where are the shops???
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Charles/MGH Station is an egregious example of this: it was renovated some years ago into a spacious glass palace with NOTHING IN ITpic.twitter.com/3nDVhRUTry
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Replying to @380kmh
Not even a Dunkin Donuts? Come on Boston, you're not even trying!! Where's the newsstand? The bookstore? The florist?pic.twitter.com/lRunz6W9D5
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Replying to @380kmh
Another way Boston leaves money on the table: flat rate fares on the subway, regardless of distance travelled
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This is essentially a subsidy for people travelling longer (more expensive to operate) trips, paid for by those going one or two stops
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This is incredibly stupid, especially in the era of smart cards, and guarantees uneconomical patterns of use.
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Last note here: do you think this is the MAXIMUM ridership these stations could see, given density of population and commerce around them?
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I find the prospect difficult to believe--what would happen to ridership if the stations were kept sparkling clean?
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Imagine cleaner, safer stations on the Red Line, with places to get food and drink--wouldn't people be more willing to ride?
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not so fast.... ...but I'll go into it at a later date :)
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