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PatAss98 t1_jegienp wrote

Reply to comment by double_oh_evan in Hot take: bus rapid transit on the boulevard would be better than a subway by avo_cado

even light rail wouldn't be good enough because it wouldn't be able to go into the BSL tunnel and one would need a transfer at Broad Street. I do know people are pushing for a metro because it would have the highest potential ridership

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double_oh_evan t1_jegqh2q wrote

I simply do not believe septa is capable of constructing that many miles of heavy rail infrastructure for a remotely reasonable cost

If MTA - an agency with proven, though questionably expensive, subway building in its recent history - chose light rail for the interborough express, I don’t see how septa chooses a subway for the blvd

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jihyoisgod t1_jegxk1l wrote

The MTA makes sure they spend 20x more than normal on every project

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