ToadScoper OP t1_itw3dt3 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Reply to comment by TheSausageFattener in Remember when RI spent millions on an MBTA station with no transit-oriented development or ridership base? by ToadScoper

The TF Green station should have been electrified to accommodate Amtrak from the start, it was a massive oversight. TF green could also benefit from a frequent air-shuttle train between union and Warwick to actually facilitate ridership by rail between the airport and Providence, this could be accomplished with short EMU sets.

TheSausageFattener t1_itwl51c wrote on October 26, 2022 at 8:51 PM

Exactly, though I think they should have put the station in Apponaug with that roundabout project they did. Then they could have tried running a Silver Line style bus from the station to the airport.

The article even mentions that the MBTA and DOT are discussing the feasibility of the service these stations are getting with such low ridership. That is not a good sign. Given how Massachusetts is trying to upzone around commuter rail stops I’d bet they’re less inclined to service RI if RI doesn’t do the same.