tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post884653055685939273..comments2024-03-27T09:13:58.922-07:00Comments on The Amateur Planner: Where could the MBTA implement unscheduled short turns?Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058285362842737187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post-86262831917382143162015-04-27T14:03:59.539-07:002015-04-27T14:03:59.539-07:00This is where on-street supervision should come in...This is where on-street supervision should come in - they could be alerted by Central Control of a bunching situation (ideally with the assistance of a computer or tablet which shows a graphic map) and then meet the buses at a stop to help assist with the transfer and get the short-turn bus turned around. Jim D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293100068373105830.post-60635405010271163792015-04-26T15:42:40.395-07:002015-04-26T15:42:40.395-07:00One other thing that the MBTA does is scheduled sh...One other thing that the MBTA does is <i>scheduled</i> short turns on some routes. As one example, the 70 has some periods when every other trip ends at Central Square Waltham rather than going all the way to Cedarwood. But because of general unreliability, sometimes this just results in a short-turn bus starting right before or right after a full-route one, which makes the service pre-bunched and is not helpful for anyone.<br /><br />On the rail system, short turns are generally impossible during rush hour since there aren't any pocket tracks, though I suppose the third platform at Wellington could be used, and those two tail tracks at Orient Heights, and the one actual tail track at Quincy Center.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.com