crazicus t1_iyfcc31 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:42 PM

Reply to comment by sadomagnus in Finally connecting Red and Blue lines by MDeehan

It’s not hard to do, but it creates a lot of congestion on the orange and green lines between state and downtown crossing and government center and park street. This reduces their capacity in the downtown core, and it discourages ridership. Red-Blue is more important than it seems!

sadomagnus t1_iyfdcg3 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:49 PM

Any money should be going to fixing the system in place not building new ones until they can streamline there maintenance system so that we do not need month longe shutdowns of lines any new construction should be put on hold

crazicus t1_iyfe3bu wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:55 PM

I disagree. Both maintenance and expansion are necessary for the long term planning and longevity of the MBTA. Again, this is a crucial connection and we have a critical window to do this during the MGH’s major construction over the next few years. If we miss this opportunity, it’ll be who knows how long until it’ll get done