Buses Just Don’t Make Money
Cities and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPOs) don’t create transit authorities to make money; they’re there to serve the people. That being said, it’d be nice if our public transportation systems at least broke even. There’s not a large-scale (more than 200,000 people) transportation system in America that has a balanced budget solely from fares. Las … Continue reading
Buses Just Don't Make Money
Cities and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPOs) don’t create transit authorities to make money; they’re there to serve the people. That being said, it’d be nice if our public transportation systems at least broke even. There’s not a large-scale (more than 200,000 people) transportation system in America that has a balanced budget solely from fares. Las … Continue reading
Imagine Knowing When the Next T is Coming. Except the Green Line. Ugh.
I actually didn’t see this until today, but apparently the T is posting locational data for subway trains (except for the Green Line, because apparently no one with any clout really cares about it). Check out this picture: Now has anyone actually seen this thing in action? I honestly don’t go to the Back Bay … Continue reading
The T: Really Safe, but not, um, that Safe
The MBTA released its crime statistics for 2010 and things apparently got more dangerous for the citizens of Boston. That’s right, 987 “serious” crimes between the subway lines, buses, and commuter rails. Oh, and the ferries. Which no one really cares about. Serious crimes entail all the big ones you can think of including that … Continue reading
Charlie Goes to Bed Early
Boston’s subway system (“the T”) closes somewhere between 12:30 AM and 1 AM starting up again around 5 AM. It’s only 4 hours, but it’s a big deal to the people that use it, especially for those between 18 and 30. Just so the 297 million Americans who don’t live in the Boston area know, … Continue reading
Radials 