I'm very happy to hear about the improved punctuality of the Worcester Line, but it should be remembered that punctuality is still less useful to commuters than frequency:https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/worcester-line-performance-improves-dramatically/ …
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Lot to unpack in these paragraphs but I will begin by noting the miraculous power of having state transportation officials with actual skin in the game...pic.twitter.com/m25MDmfJRb
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So: notice that they added a car because (the horror!) 160 people were standing for a large portion of the trip. What happened? More people showed up to ride, and people are standing again. B U I L D M O R E P E O P L E W A N T T H I S
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Next thing to consider: what if you had added frequency instead of adding a car onto the one train? An additional train running 5 minutes ahead of this one (or behind it, idk) could carry way more people, and currently demand is exceeding whatever supply they put out...
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Would more people ride the commuter rail if it came every half hour all day? Maybe 15 minutes during rush hours? How about if it came 15 minutes all day, and every 5 minutes during rush hours? Might bring crowding down even while increasing total passenger traffic
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While we're on the topic: maybe the reason people are left standing is because they use a seating arrangement which more or less guarantees that 2/5 of all seats never get filled. DON'T MAXIMIZE SEAT COUNT, MAXIMIZE SPACE!!pic.twitter.com/lUQbo8jlXN
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why *don't* trains use all door boarding? i usually have to walk past four or five cars until i can get in
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I can think of a few plausible excuses (safety related, ticket related, etc) but nothing that's really justified
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