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    Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

    Boston transit priorities in no particular order: - Stations, vehicles, etc must be CLEAN and in good repair - Lighter trains on Red, Orange, Blue lines - Infrastructure in good repair - Dedicated bus lanes + transit-favoring traffic lights - Commuter rail to subway standards

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      2. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

        These are specifically priorities which don't involve creating any new routes or services--these pertain to bringing the *existing* system up to better standards

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      3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

        I also left out "more commercial use of stations and transit facilities" because of space, although it's worth considering that it'll be difficult to get a good commercial mix under current conditions--bringing stations etc up to scratch is kind of a prereq for this

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      4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

        As far as expansion priorities go, "inside Rt 128" is a far higher priority than the rest of the metro area--covering north-south links, subway extensions, and infill stations on commuter lines (bear in mind these infill stations don't make sense w/o frequent MU service first)

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      5. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

        Some visual aids to show what I'm thinking of re: clean facilities and commercial use of subway stations and concoursespic.twitter.com/FFErFtbWnm

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      6. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

        Dining concourse in Nagatacho subway station - interiors, menu, etcpic.twitter.com/QCrua0l9eI

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      7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017

        you can also make better use of under-viaduct space, whether rail or road, provided that the viaduct is fronted by already-walkable urban spacepic.twitter.com/pGVO3Zfur6

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      2. Simon‏ @uncriticalsimon 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh

        That last one is a big ask. Hard to fit in 36 tph on a commuter rail line with lots of flat junctions, freight, possibly some level crossings etc. Or if you don't have enough doors on your trains

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      3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @uncriticalsimon

        "subway standards" refers as much to vehicle type and infrastructure as it does to scheduling, it's a *very* big project but long overdue and the need won't exactly diminish over time

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      4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh @uncriticalsimon

        Level crossings not the biggest deal, but working out new passenger/freight dynamics and eliminating flat junctions is gonna be the hardest part

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      5. Simon‏ @uncriticalsimon 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh

        Flat junctions are problematic enough on the London Underground. They're a real mess on the south London rail network. Don't know Boston's commuter rail that well - is it that bad? Or is it worse because passenger rail hasn't been the priority it has been elsewhere?

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      6. Simon‏ @uncriticalsimon 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @uncriticalsimon @380kmh

        And certainly historically commuter rail in London was far less attractive than the Tube in places where both are options (eg Enfield).

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      7. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @uncriticalsimon

        "Commuter rail" in Tokyo is more or less indistinguishable from subways--they employ the same kinds of trains and even offer through service from commuter to subway lines. I talk about "commuter rail" so people know what I mean, but the term I prefer is "suburban rail"

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      8. Simon‏ @uncriticalsimon 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh

        Something I've not seen in Europe. We have the RER concept, where commuter trains run through the centre in separate tunnels, but not commuter trains on subway tracks. Not any more anyway. (We used to - the District line once had trains to Southend.)

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      9. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @uncriticalsimon

        The RER concept is pretty much the same concept

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      2. Galahad‏ @JoustPosting 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh

        No street cars?

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      3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @JoustPosting

        not as a priority, absolutely not

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      4. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh

        Would be crazy to think about streetcars when existing street-running transit doesn't even have dedicated lanes

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      2. Kurama‏ @kurama86 14 Dec 2017
        Replying to @380kmh

        They just got new Blue Line trains 10 years ago so that's out the window

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      3. Haunted Forrest  🌲‏ @380kmh 14 Dec 2017
        Replying to @kurama86

        yeah they're never going to replace them again

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