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michael_scarn_21 t1_j1g8udc wrote

I said this when I saw that Foxborough was a venue. Overseas football fans aren't used to stadiums an hour outside the city that have no public transit except for one single train (not one train route just one individual train). It's going to be a shit experience for people to be stuck in parking lots and to not be able to drink because they need to drive back to Boston.

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bunker_baby t1_j1gj8bt wrote

If enough people complain for long enough, i bet the single train could turn in to many trains to and from the game(s). Complain to your state senator via email about inadequate transit to and from foxboro now, 4 years in advance. Get the ball rolling.

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joshhw t1_j1hgn4t wrote

They will have the trains for the World Cup. They’ve had trains there for a few pilots and nobody takes it

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DartboardCapital t1_j1gdb0u wrote

AT&T in Dallas has no direct mass/public transit.

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fourier_lemonade t1_j1iadyf wrote

*Arlington lol

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WinsingtonIII t1_j1jkuke wrote

Arlington, TX also holds the dubious distinction of being the largest city in the US without any public transit system I believe. Not even a bus system.

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fourier_lemonade t1_j1pud4h wrote

I believe it. Public transit in DFW is pretty horrendous. It’s honestly impossible for me to complain about the T at all having spent my latter childhood years in DFW where you’re lucky to have a sidewalk.

Edit: if I would have to guess there may be a bus system for UT-Arlington

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Anustart15 t1_j1gcyh7 wrote

>not one train route just one individual train

You'd have to be pretty dense to actually think they aren't going to increase service for the world cup

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michael_scarn_21 t1_j1gfa0n wrote

You'd have to be pretty dense to actually think they will make the changes necessary to increase service enough to make a difference (electrification and an extra platform at Foxborough) in time for the world cup given the track record of infrastructure improvement timelines on the MBTA.

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WinsingtonIII t1_j1jle4t wrote

They will run trains and shuttle buses as they did in 1994. I feel like people are ignoring the fact they already hosted the World Cup in Foxborough and did stuff like that to handle the crowds last time.

This is also hardly a specific issue to Boston. Pretty much all of the US venues for 2026 are outside of the city with poor or no public transit options to access them.

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