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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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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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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Replying to @380kmh
But that's just it. The sort of service you want on a subway isn't what you want on a commuter train going maybe 80 to 100 km from the centre.
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Replying to @uncriticalsimon
what are you talking about? of course you do, nobody *wants* infrequent service with slow acceleration and deceleration the distance is one thing tho--maybe 2 out of Boston's commuter rail lines extend 100km, the rest are all closer in
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Replying to @380kmh
You don't want a vehicle that's mostly standing space though. Whereas you do on a subway.
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You certainly want a vehicle which is mostly standing space if you're dealing with overcrowding, as Boston is:http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/04/25/shortage-in-commuter-rail-coaches-overcrowding-mbta-keoloiscs/ …
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