So, they want to extend the MBTA Green Line into Somerville and Medford. (Can we just finish Kenmore Square, first, for pete’s sake?)
I love the idea, as I am a fan of public transportation in general.
Many others love the idea, as well (including a couple of real estate agents I know, who […]

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Apparently, the MBTA is still considering extending the Silver Line along Charles Street South, or somewhere near there.
The idea is (in case you haven’t been paying attention over the past nineteen years), the Silver Line bus line that goes down Washington Street in the South End will travel by tunnel between some point on Tremont […]

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Not much to add to this, but in case you missed the news:
It’s big. It’s bold-looking. And its budget keeps ballooning.
It’s Kenmore Square Station. And its renovation is nearly two years behind schedule and more than $16 million over budget.
The MBTA board of directors recently approved spending an additional $420,140 on design and engineering work, […]

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Can we just make the current MBTA better, before we go off and add major routes to the commuter rail?
From today’s Globe:
As state officials prepare to unveil potential routes for restored commuter rail service to New Bedford and Fall River next month, the mayors of those cities and Governor Deval Patrick are calling the projected […]

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Time: 3:46 PM, February 12, 2008
Location: Kenmore Green Line subway station

Subway tiles … in a subway station!
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Sphere: Related Content

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WiFi on the commuter rail?
Love it!
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Winter has come in like a lion, this year.
Which means that most of us are thinking about keeping warm.
Which can be hard, if you take the subway or bus, every day.
You have to wait for the bus, get out your wallet, take out your Charlie Card, place it against the reader, put the card back […]

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Wow.
I hate being the type of guy who blogs about how crummy the subway system is …
Having said that, boy, the MBTA sure does suck disappoint me, sometimes.
From Saturday’s Globe:
A long-awaited makeover of Kenmore Square, once slated for completion in 2004, has been plagued by delays and problems.
With a price tag that has swelled […]

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