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Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7yhlg4 wrote
Reply to comment by IntelligentCicada363 in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Freak out harder.
Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7yhe98 wrote
Reply to comment by SheeEttin in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Seems a little bit obsessive, no?
pattyorland t1_j7y5de0 wrote
When are they going to expand bus service? If they're dedicating a lane to buses, it should get more service than just a 77 to Arlington Heights every 10 minutes.
They should look at the places people are driving to, and start some bus lines there, or at least to park-and-ride lots along the way.
pattyorland t1_j7y51ub wrote
Reply to comment by Dependent_Dimension in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
"Inbound buses (headed toward Harvard while the dedicated bus lane was in effect) traveled 31 percent faster on average"
How did bus travel times change during the hours when there's only a single inbound lane for cars and buses?
pattyorland OP t1_j7y4x0y wrote
Reply to comment by zutronics in seeclickfix is down by pattyorland
Would you want to be pestered by your neighbor knocking on your door, rather than getting a no-fine warning from the city?
SheeEttin t1_j7xv75r wrote
Reply to comment by Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Nah she needs to get over the bike lane thing. Until then, she's gonna keep being a meme
IntelligentCicada363 OP t1_j7xudgo wrote
Reply to comment by Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
No, it’s funny
IntelligentCicada363 OP t1_j7xu7hu wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
There are other costs than just time to transportation, ignoring the fact that their analysis showed little overall change to car traffic
cuddlebear t1_j7xqzwk wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
If you're concerned about showing a complete picture you'd have to look at more than just travel times. Add in account for for safety, noise, environmental impact, cost, air quality, etc. Buses will be a clear winner.
Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7xqqil wrote
Reply to comment by SheeEttin in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
You guys really need to get over this bakery thing.
Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7xqhnk wrote
Comparing 2019 and 2022 seems like a real apples and oranges situation. So much has changed. Overall T system ridership is still down by almost 30% vs 2019. A lot has changed, not just the lanes.
vhalros t1_j7xkhwy wrote
Reply to comment by I_Fart_In_Trams in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
I have definitely seen them on Northbound side in the evening, on motorcycles, lurking among the flex posts. They definitely aren't there every day, but I have seen enforcement often enough that it probably makes some difference.
axeBrowser t1_j7xfz1j wrote
Reply to People who have bought condos in Camberville - how has your experience been? by NaiveWrongdoer3
It depends. Will Cambridge, Somerville and Boston metro in general continue its restrictive, de facto racist, housing policies that forbid most new homes? Will the Boston life sciences, IT, and other industries continue to experience growth and pay high wages? If so, then yes, condo prices will likely continue to appreciate.
Just don't kid yourself what sort of system you are participating in when you ask questions about wanting homes to continue to appreciate in price.
vhalros t1_j7xfgrb wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
The full analysis linked from the article does look at car travel times. The TL;DR of it is: Compared to a control street they increased immediately after installation, but have since stabilized and show little difference.
vhalros t1_j7xecp6 wrote
Reply to comment by watervapr in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Shouldn't you want to have a more precise idea about how much faster , and what effects it has on other travelers, for future implementation?
I_Fart_In_Trams t1_j7wwpjk wrote
Reply to comment by IntelligentCicada363 in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
When? I almost never see them in the mornings. I wish they’d be there every morning, I’m sure they could fund the PD with ppl illegally driving in the bus lanes.
SheeEttin t1_j7wsh0f wrote
Reply to comment by watervapr in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Because when people come to meetings and go "bike cabals ruining my bakery rabble rabble rabble" they can say "no you're wrong and here's proof, shut up".
holly_hoots t1_j7woedm wrote
Reply to comment by gidklio in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Forever '21
IntelligentCicada363 OP t1_j7wmror wrote
Reply to comment by MyStackRunnethOver in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Sorry the bullshit from the residents around here drove me nuts
albertogonzalex t1_j7wmf5c wrote
Reply to comment by StechMan in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
IT'S WORKINGGGG!
Dependent_Dimension t1_j7wif4b wrote
It's frustrating that this is called a bus lane when it's a parking lane for 21 hours (bringing traffic down to one lane for both cars and buses). How can we allow one single car to create a bottleneck on traffic by literally parking in the middle of Mass Ave instead of having them park on the side street? Buses don't stop running at 9am!
[deleted] t1_j7whg07 wrote
Reply to comment by IntelligentCicada363 in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
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Reply to comment by sf_sf_sf in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
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Analyst37 t1_j7wftnx wrote
Reply to comment by watervapr in Bus trips on north Mass Ave faster, more consistent with bus lanes by IntelligentCicada363
Think of it as an investment. The results shown in the graph are pretty clearly supportive of just how helpful these bus lanes can be while not having a significant impact on car drivers. That latter point is something that might be helpful in speaking to/convincing car drivers who don't like bus lanes.
BlisterTom2 t1_j7yk0da wrote
Reply to Cambridge sidewalks looking a bit different than they did in February 2015 by BuckyWunderlick007
That snow was really something.