rslashplate t1_iu2di86 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:13 AM

Reply to comment by _hephaestus in ‘A 24-hour neighborhood’: Wu outlines plans to bring downtown Boston back to life - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito

I mean ridership sucks because the T sucks. I moved to nyc a few years back and am still stunned that nyc can run trains, all interconnected with as little as 2-3 minutes between trains, running nearly 24 hours if not 24 hours on varying schedules. The T is a disgrace of public transportation. No reason why most Bostonians wouldn’t want to commute on the T, but limited parking, limited trains, limited times etc

_hephaestus t1_iu2gmd0 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:36 AM

I meant late night ridership. It's been tried a few times and canned because the trains aren't packed.

NYC is much better won't as argue that. But Boston is sadly in the top 5 for US public transit.

rslashplate t1_iu36pob wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:30 AM

Totally agree, and I sincerely hope the recent MBTA issues/spotlight will help turn them around because public transportation can really elevate a city to "world class"

I believe you its top-5, but if so thats still sad because so much needs improvements, across all of the US, NYC included.

If ridership is low during late night hours run half a train or something. there are solution.

Not having happy-hour sucks, but not having any trains past like midnight just kills a city. Boston needs to embrace is metro and really focus on accessibility, as it kind of has been progressing to, to make it a more global, affordable, enjoyable place to work or move to for work.

chadwickipedia t1_iu3qo23 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:05 AM

Ridership sucked because nothing is open

ggtffhhhjhg t1_iu3zslg wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:50 AM

They’ve been rated in the top 2 or 3 which says a lot about the sorry state of public transportation in this country.

CreativeLemon t1_iu4m6ea wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:48 PM

FWIW, 2-3 mins between trains is really only the case in lower manhattan during work hours. Think most trains run every half hour past like 2am or something? But the point stands, 1am shutdown on the MBTA (more like 12:15 if you want to guarantee you want get stranded going from Southie to Brighton)