tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post2332136492215797146..comments2024-03-27T09:13:58.922-07:00Comments on The Amateur Planner: How much money could All Door Boarding save?Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post-68657938816886440662015-04-21T06:00:40.517-07:002015-04-21T06:00:40.517-07:00Install the door readers in all surface vehicles. ...Install the door readers in all surface vehicles. <br /><br />Make Charlie cards mandatory. Give them away at banks, convenience stores, Dunkin' Donuts, etc. Work with the Mass Lottery to allow all lottery machines to refill a Charlie Card. <br /><br />Make a show of enforcement when the new all-door boarding policy is implemented, but build in a grace period. For the first month anyone without a valid fare paid gets a verbal reminder only. Following this, all riders get one 'get out of jail free' card - the first time you're caught without a valid fare paid it's a warning only (but you're personal information is collected). Jim D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post-49444767874189785932015-04-12T17:17:21.589-07:002015-04-12T17:17:21.589-07:00Harvard Ave is the highest-ridership station on th...Harvard Ave is the highest-ridership station on the B Line, and the second-highest surface station for ridership (after Longwood Medical Area on the E). The current design is completely ridiculous for that.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post-66037231049578470992015-04-11T19:32:41.753-07:002015-04-11T19:32:41.753-07:00The evening is scheduled time is 53 minutes, about...The evening is scheduled time is 53 minutes, about 39 on the above-ground route. But, yes, that's scheduled time, not actual run time; and bunching and such. <br /><br />Now Harvard: there's a complete misuse of resources. Four of the angle parking spaces are used for a cab stand. (Don't get me started on how half of Central Square is a cab stand.) If that were moved or eliminated and the parking were changed to parallel, they could double the width of the platform. I actually doubt this is the MBTA's issue, but rather Boston being beholden to cars and the cab industry. Maybe when Uber destroys the value of a medallion (My general thoughts on Uber and cabs: a pox on all their houses.) they'll have less clout. But, jesus, we give all the space in the world to cars there and the Green Line passengers have to squeeze on to a barely-ADA, obscenely narrow platform?<br /><br />Maybe we need some tactical urbanism to move those jersey barriers.Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post-48154154403971874352015-04-11T15:15:23.388-07:002015-04-11T15:15:23.388-07:00Yes, very good. All-door boarding is not only a mo...Yes, very good. All-door boarding is not only a money-saver, it's also the proper way to ensure that people with disabilities are always able to use the low-floor doors without having to beg the driver to open them.<br /><br />I also want to point out that 32-34 minutes for an end-to-end trip on the "B" branch is laughable. It's more like 45 minutes to an hour at rush hour, unless you get really lucky.<br /><br />In the evening peak, the trains emerge from the Kenmore portal completely overstuffed with passengers. And then there's a few thousand people at BU who also want to get on board. You don't see significant alighting until it reaches Allston. At Harvard Avenue, it's obscene: the platform is relatively new but was built narrow, and it's partially blocked by a piece of equipment. Station yourself there and you get to observe hundreds of people stream through a bottleneck in the middle of a busy intersection. It's like the MBTA doesn't give a shit about passengers.<br />Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027332620204904993noreply@blogger.com