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Ksevio t1_jdftuq5 wrote

The dual registration is designed for cases like where someone lives in NH and parks a van in MA for work, it's not for people visiting and the DMV doesn't seem to get that there's no way or reason for people to actually do that

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Ksevio t1_j9vlyxv wrote

You need a lot more infrastructure for that to work. The trains have to stop at the exact right place so the doors line up and they have to sync with the platform doors when they open and close. We'd need some more modernization of the trains and signaling before that's possible

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Ksevio t1_j0o6git wrote

The problem with this is if you view it on other map projections, MA ends up looking a little flaccid so we'd be like Florida

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Ksevio t1_iyeyfs9 wrote

That's not an assumption here. The stations are not just destinations but connection points.

For example, someone could travel from Worcester to a job in Charlestown, they need to go something like:

Worcester -(CR)> South Station -(Red)> Downtown Crossing -(Orange)> Community College

With the N/S link they could do:

Worcester -(CR)> North Station -(Orange)> Community College

Cuts out a connection and a significant amount of slower subway travel.

It also allows people to commute between suburbs. Someone travelling from Dorchester to Woburn has to do:

Four Corners -> South Station -> Downtown Crossing -> North Station -> Anderson

With the link it's just:

Four Corners -> Anderson

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Ksevio t1_iyesmvl wrote

I think the idea would be the Red line would go above ground where the Minute Man is now. Putting it underground would definitely allow it to go faster and have less weather issues, but would be considerably more expensive

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Ksevio t1_iyerqzw wrote

They really need to bite the bullet and put a little automated underground shuttle like other airports have.

Could just have a single loop that goes A-B-C-E-BlueLine-RentalCar. Difficulty is there's a lot of active infrastructure it would have to go under/over including I90

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Ksevio t1_irfd8ju wrote

Because it's terrible - it's just the state seal slapped onto a white rectangle. It has too many small details to see clearly, no one is going to be able to draw the flag, and it's not that recognizable/memorable. Basically does all the things you can do wrong with a flag.

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