Taking a look at old (2012) ridership data for MBTA buses--the busiest route in the network is, surprise surprise, the 39. That they squirmed out of the requirement to restore Green Line service on this corridor is disgraceful...
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Replying to @380kmh
Eh. As a 39 rider, the only way an E restoration would seem to make sense is if it got dedicated ROW. Reliability problems past Brigham Circle are serious.
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Replying to @sandypsj
1- don't buses have the exact same reliability problems? and yes of course you'd want dedicated ROW regardless of mode 2- Green Line vehicles have way higher capacity than the largest articulated buses so that's already an advantage
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Replying to @380kmh
1) the buses can navigate around obstacles in a way trolleys can't; this is very apparent on the shared segment between Brigham Circle and Heath. 2) yes, this is a benefit, but the 39 is really only massively crowded at PM peak, and that's only b/c headways are longer than AM.
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I'm not opposed to trying something to resolve the E/39 situation but it's not a high priority IMO.
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Replying to @sandypsj
it's moving backwards when you convert a corridor away from a mode which can make the most use of exclusive ROW before you actually set about making an exclusive ROW, and it's doubly foolish when ridership remains higher than any other route of that mode
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that said, the priority on the 39 corridor at this point is definitely to dedicate ROW, converting to tracks would come later
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...follow up priority, get rid of all that on-street parking, wtf are they thinking
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