In this state, that probably would have gone over actually quite well.

I doubt it!

I’m in the exact same boat actually came from a car-dependent area & would always dream of having public transit when I was younger. Really happy to have it now.

How long until the sports betting apps start doing prop bets on the T?

Over / under 15 minutes headway between red line trains from 4PM - 6PM

>"Look, this thing is a fucking turd, and I'm not gonna pretend polishing it is gonna help. You're gonna have to learn to enjoy shit sandwiches, losers.

- Kenny Powers

It is indeed. It used to be our Sat night destination when it was a hidden gem.
Great place to learn and/or dance..

OP: Along the same lines, there is also a Polish American Citizens Club in Dorchester. Quiet, low key vibe the few times I've been there with friends.

I mean ya get what you pay for, so that seems like an appropriate salary. But here's hoping he succeeds.

God I hope this doesn't become a reality. Opening up Springfield to the masses of rich-yet-not-rich-enough-for-Boston people will just lead to mass displacement of Springfield's existing residents and turn Springfield into yet another overpriced bedroom community of Boston that lacks any local economy on its own. Already seeing this down in New Bedford.

No, it wasn’t

I'm on the fence. Ch 25 did some 'man on the street' interviews in NY with LIRR riders who were less than impressed, but the could of course choose who to put on air. Fact wise, I'm curious if he 'fixed' the system, or just moved the goalposts.

I think back to David Gunn, who fixed every transit system he touched (and Amtrak) - except Boston, his only failure. Unions and politics prevented him form making any meaningful changes. Curious if the environment now is truly changed.

Four hours?? I'm not sure it's that long. But I hear your point. The idea still being tossed around; here's a recent Globe article on it. The general public seems to interpret it as a way to alleviate the housing crisis in Greater Boston. People will use any excuse they can get to avoid upzoning and building more housing in Boston and the inner suburbs and to appease the NIMBYs. I know some people are open the idea of supercommuting (I am not one of them). A Springfield-Boston commute would really only be viable if it's high speed rail, not the current iteration of the T commuter rail trundling along. I'm not holding my breath on that.

I paid a deposit when I subleased in Boston. Not sure about the legality, but it seemed reasonable to me at the time. It was a few hundred as you’re suggesting.

What exactly are they doing over there??

As a Long Islander who moved to Boston a few years ago…this should be interesting to watch

This is honestly much better than I expected

Not going to let my hopes get the best of me, but will remain cautiously optimistic

Truly a smooth-brained take. For this level of responsibility and accountability you need someone with this kind of resume and experience, and that is expensive. If anything he is underpaid, and he surely could make a lot more doing a lot less in the private sector.

Right? Imagine if he opened his first speech like this:

"Look, this thing is a fucking turd, and I'm not gonna pretend polishing it is gonna help. You're gonna have to learn to enjoy shit sandwiches, losers. If anyone here actually cared about mass transit you wouldn't have let it get to this point. I have half a mind to privatize the entire thing and turn the tunnels into lab space."

AtHlEtEs GeT A FrEe EdUcAtIoN

Same, I WANT it to work. And I love public transit. I grew up somewhere rural that was car-dependent and wanted nothing more than not to have to drive everywhere.

The single best line in the entire show!

Complete with the obligatory rampant hostility towards anyone asking that sort of question on this sub.

"Learn how to google" "use the sidebar idiot" "$11K? Go live in the seaport you finance/tech bro douchebag" "Don't move here, we're full"

MBTA Guy: You know what? Fine. Fix your damn trains on your own.

r/Boston: "No not like that."

Good color scheme

it's pretty bad. you can easily get run over by a double wide stroller or one of those super quiet audi ev suvs

This screams "we need a lawyer". Especially since the sales are so new and, I am certain, one of the reasons you all purchased is the low $500 a month property maintenance fee that the seller (now self appointed HOA property manager) told you about. The bait & switch stinks of fraud.

In the interim, if I were an owner I would call a meeting of the other two owners and make a collective agreement that the monthly condo fees will be paid after the group can vote in a new HOA manager (4 months from the last sale) so he can not enrich himself in the interim.

And what is the MBTA known for at this point?