Boston transportation
Mar. 16th, 2005 03:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidThe T closed four stops on the B (green) line today (Greycliff Road, Mount Hood Road, Summit Avenue, and Fordham Road). They're projecting it will shave 3 or 4 minutes off the 45 minute trip from BC to Government Center.
The graphic with the article had some interesting figures:
B 5.6 stops/mile
C 5.8 stops/mile
D 1.4 stops/mile
E 4.8 stops/mile
Though the map didn't include the whole line, so I'm not sure whether it's for when each line is distinct, or the whole length of each line. (Even simple numbers like this can be so ambiguous. And we're not even close to real statistics and other more-easily-twisted numbers.) What I find intersting is that the B line was problematical enough that the T took steps, but the C line has more stops/mile (less than every fifth of a mile!), and there's no mention of anything changing there. I wonder if it runs more smoothly, and if so, why.
How safe is riding the subway? Better than driving, but there are a lot of unanswered questions:
"What about damage to the hearing of workers and passengers exposed to the roar of subway trains? What about air quality? What about the spread of infectious diseases among riders?" I hadn't realized that there aren't answers to these questions. Or, rather, that the answers I've assumed haven't been validated. I'm glad the T is starting to investigate metal levels, at least.
Also this morning, Terminal A re-opened at Logan. The redesign involves lots of new security features, which sound like they've been thought about in terms of people and luggage flow as well. It'll be interesting to hear how it works out. Anyone flying Delta out of Boston soon? Now, if only the spaghetti tangle of roads around Logan were simplified...
The graphic with the article had some interesting figures:
B 5.6 stops/mile
C 5.8 stops/mile
D 1.4 stops/mile
E 4.8 stops/mile
Though the map didn't include the whole line, so I'm not sure whether it's for when each line is distinct, or the whole length of each line. (Even simple numbers like this can be so ambiguous. And we're not even close to real statistics and other more-easily-twisted numbers.) What I find intersting is that the B line was problematical enough that the T took steps, but the C line has more stops/mile (less than every fifth of a mile!), and there's no mention of anything changing there. I wonder if it runs more smoothly, and if so, why.
How safe is riding the subway? Better than driving, but there are a lot of unanswered questions:
"What about damage to the hearing of workers and passengers exposed to the roar of subway trains? What about air quality? What about the spread of infectious diseases among riders?" I hadn't realized that there aren't answers to these questions. Or, rather, that the answers I've assumed haven't been validated. I'm glad the T is starting to investigate metal levels, at least.
Also this morning, Terminal A re-opened at Logan. The redesign involves lots of new security features, which sound like they've been thought about in terms of people and luggage flow as well. It'll be interesting to hear how it works out. Anyone flying Delta out of Boston soon? Now, if only the spaghetti tangle of roads around Logan were simplified...