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- From: richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun)
- Subject: Re: Why did the Red line cross the tracks?
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- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.164029.16195@kronos.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:40:29 GMT
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- spike@coke.std.com (Joe Ilacqua) writes:
- > Me, I'd like to see the street cars back. I think they are
- >cool. Other people argue the points of:
- >...
- > * More frequent (but you could just run more buses).
- > * More convenient/Cheaper (no transfer at Kenmore).
-
- I never could understand why the T has its head in the sand so much
- on that latter point. A lot of other transit authorities issue passes/
- transfers upon request, good either for a certain number of "hops" on
- the system or for a certain amount of time. The mode of transit, bus
- or trolley, really shouldn't matter given the fact that a single authority
- runs both.
-
- This, I would argue, makes the whole system more enticing and "seamless".
- It's that latter point which makes a car so attractive around Boston:
- within Route 128 and outside rush hour, you can get between virtually any
- two points within 15 or 30 minutes, without really having to think much
- about routes and scheduling. In a place like New York or San Francisco,
- the car is an annoyance (you have to know exactly which route to take
- and what time of day to avoid in a car), but the transit system can
- effectively take you between any two points in a predictable amount of
- time.
-
- Whenever anyone proposes doing the above (opening a new trolley line,
- or the like) people howl that it'll be inconvenient and costly. THAT'S
- JUST BECAUSE THE T DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO CONSIDER TRANSFERS. Public
- demand for the system would skyrocket if they'd just grant us this one
- little thing. It'd even be worth a fare increase.
-
- So, why is that that the T's is so intransigent on this? What's the
- history and the modern-day rationale?
-
- -rich
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