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I've had to ask to change my hours at work to make sure I make to work in time, and I can catch my bus on the way home. It's unbelievable that I have to take a 6:26 am bus to get to Kendall Sq before 8am. My bus only runs every 1/2hr, so I have to now leave work at 4pm in order to catch a 5:25 pm bus.

Also there are no Market Baskets in Boston. The closest is Chelsea and Somerville

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RIP Laser Quest

I don’t know why you got downvoted so badly for this. You’re totally right, they take the time to fix it and everyone loses their actual shit (remember the orange line shutdown last summer) and there are delays and everyone loses their actual shit.

Have you ever heard of a transit death spiral? Yoh seem to have no basic knowledge of how successful transit systems are run. Lowering frequency will not reduce expenses enough to cover the completely collapse in ridership that will be caused by your proposed measures. The mbta spends almost $600M on wages, $550M on debt service and only $365M on materials and services.

Surprise! MBTA needs 100s of more billions to fund pensions for workers to retire at 40.

Good luck.

The pleasant cafe

> posts the worst possible way to reduce expenses

> complains that other people don't want to reduce expenses at all

30 minute headways would be a death sentence for ridership...

The most direct route is through Paul Revere and North Point parks, which is pleasant. Getting from MGH to the parks requires a walk along Storrow for a few blocks. Then from the parks to the Navy Yard is along Chelsea. The crossings can be bad, and it’s also just a lot of barren sidewalk next to heavy traffic.

Ok, then. Good luck to the T without raising more revenue and reducing expenses.

It's just under the hood

Hiking the passes that amount will not make up for the lost revenue from cancellations and lost individual fares. It's not like I didn't read your comment...

> Complaining on Reddit when nothing changes next year will work.

Thank goodness no policy makers read your complaining on Reddit for tips and tricks to fix the local transit agency.

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Can you think of a better way to definitively determine the true need for government intervention than to put forth a qualified candidate who shines a light on the many inadequacies that can not be resolved under the current framework?

Most people on the T do not pay per ride, they have time passes per their last annual report, and I also mentioned hiking the price of all passes including the subway.

Good luck, tho. Complaining on Reddit when nothing changes next year will work.

If I was asking my dentist to decorate my teeth with an anti capitalist critique I absolutely would check. If I was asking my doctor for an anticapitalist medical procedure I would ask.

The difference is that I am commissioning art. It’s reasonable to buy art from artists who enjoy the commission.

What exactly is unsafe about austerity? The T needs more money and needs to lower its expenses.

Anything else is delusional.

> trains once per half hour

> increased revenue

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The people who need to be embarrassed intro action are in the legislature, and after 2+ decades of watching the MBTA struggle with insufficient resources in various degrees, I doubt the FTA taking over would change anything

i wear a basic wool coat from a thrift store... i dont find that it gets cold enough here for any of those super warm super expensive coats. also has the added benefit of being able to wear the same coat from september through to april.

itd be different if you have to spend an extensive amount of time outside though, i spend my winters mostly indoors.

Even if the management were perfect the reality is that ridership, and therefore revenue is down. It’s only common sense to increase revenue and decrease expenses.