Recent content by bigeman312

Heck, even just hourly to Providence and every 1.5 hours to Worcester would be a big improvement and totally 100% warranted.

Nothing you are saying is false, but it is entirely a non-sequitor. The best bike infrastructure in the world could exist, but as long as there are bad actors, enforcement is necessary. Just because this truth is more pressing for automobiles than electric/gas bikes, doesn’t mean we should...

Thank you for saying that. I’ve been painted as anti-bike for this exact sentiment many times over the years on this board (ironic as everyone in my life knows me as a “hardcore cyclist and advocate”), but thankfully people are waking up to reality.

People don’t like hearing that the solutions to their problems have been known all along and their suffering has been entirely avoidable, and quite often a result of their own decisions to advocate for things and vote for people and causes that are against their best interests, sometimes for...

The Orange Line averages 13 minute headways on Sundays, per transitmatters’ data. Are you sure your “experience … that the 20 minutes-ish headways on Sundays is pretty average” is accurate and not just a feeling or a very small sample size where a non-representative instance has caused you to...

I agree! Forest Hills, Alewife, and Riverside jump out at me as the most logical additions.

All else equal, I’d choose A. Transit expansion happens on a timescale much larger than human movement. Let’s look at our most recent rapid transit expansion in the region: the Green Line Extension. What percentage of residents who lived there when it broke ground (2012) were still there when...

No lip service to tunnel under C-Branch as one of the alternatives?

Good start to the analysis! Point of revision: I would argue that for your list to be "fairly exhaustive," it should include at least the following three: Audubon Circle Washington Square Cleveland Circle Revising your map and analysis would illuminate another routing possibility.

I 100% agree with this, unfortunately. CSU Tropical Weather and Climate Research is the leading body for predicting and measuring Atlantic Hurricane Seasons. Their predictions are well-respected and followed closely. They recently released their 2024 forecast and it is their highest prediction...

@eber nailed it. NWS data. Worth noting that the recent crests don’t have (at least) the three most recent instances of flood stage. Also worth noting that Boston Harbor briefly entered flood stage last night (for about a half hour and only by a few inches). For more recent data, it is visible...

Boston Harbor entered minor flood stage for an hour last night, so you can add that on to the total.

Crossposting here: Boston Harbor was in minor flood stage (12.5-14 ft tidal height) for two hours this morning, from about 7:00 to 9:00, peaking at 13.33 ft. For perspective, this was the 29th highest crest recorded in Boston Harbor history. While not unprecedented, this level of flooding is...

Boston Harbor was in minor flood stage (12.5-14 ft tidal height) for two hours this morning, from about 7:00 to 9:00, peaking at 13.33 ft. For perspective, this was the 29th highest crest recorded in Boston Harbor history. While not unprecedented, this level of flooding is notable and not...

5 of their 17 regular season home games this year are before May 18, when the average high in Everett is 63F. While it’s often chilly for the first few games, most home games will be played in warm weather, not unlike the Red Sox. I could see an Everett-based Revolution averaging 15,000/game...