A few infill stations + modest frequency improvements + marketing = 200% ridership increase Imagine what further improvements would do!https://twitter.com/StreetsblogUSA/status/892419762994786304 …
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Previously I had ballparked a 5-fold ridership increase on Boston's commuter rail as prerequisite for profitability:https://twitter.com/380kmh/status/837005734357401600 …
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If modest improvements get you three times the ridership, then I think hitting five times the ridership isn't impossible...
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...on the contrary, it starts looking like a lowball estimate. Imagine 10 min headways, EMUs, proper stations, subway interoperation...WOW!
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Way forward seems clear: use no-interest loans to modernize & establish solvency, revenue pays them off over next few decades
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Sorta...but the fact that they still need state subsidies shows it didn't solve the problem it set out to solve
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