tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post8683798301292628603..comments2023-10-30T07:28:38.074-05:00Comments on Newton Streets and Sidewalks: Making a real deal with the MBTA on RiversideSean Rochehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571094913250906385noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-72605851682375025872016-12-30T13:34:49.133-05:002016-12-30T13:34:49.133-05:00I do not know why the Green line Riverside station...I do not know why the Green line Riverside station does not have a connection with the commuter line. It makes a lot of sense for travelers to save time and money commuting<br />from the Newton Brookline area. Instead of paying extra fare to go basically <br />all the way into Boston you not only spend twice or more but it probably increases<br />travel time by twice or more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-72088425405606846792010-06-23T20:16:41.771-05:002010-06-23T20:16:41.771-05:00Try googling "Needham Street Rail Extension&q...Try googling "Needham Street Rail Extension". The first hit under greenneedham.org includes a map. It would not change the commuter rail service, but instead would extend the green line along a new branch down the abandoned rail corridor toward the existing commuter rail terminus. I think three stops are proposed, along with rehabilitating a bridge over 128.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-70864066104980863492010-06-23T17:42:28.477-05:002010-06-23T17:42:28.477-05:00What exactly is "the Needham Street rail exte...What exactly is "the Needham Street rail extension" proposal? Does it involve extending commuter rail northeasterly from Needham Heights to add a stop in Newton? Thanks for anything more you can say about what this would involve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-67477911671463058262010-06-19T23:15:20.243-05:002010-06-19T23:15:20.243-05:00Pressing for public transit improvements as part o...Pressing for public transit improvements as part of a Riverside development is smart for a whole bunch of reasons, but pressing for unrealistic projects will not serve the cause. As much as I'd like to see trolley restored throughout metropolitan Boston, ridership projections, central subway congestion, and the inability of the MBTA to handle the LRVs it already has make the Needham Street project a non-starter. The MBTA wants to continue to bustitute costly trolley service. Look no further than the Silver Line or Arborway line (or the A line and a much longer list, going further back) There are far more deserving projects in the pipeline seemingly going nowhere, like the Somerville extension, Urban Ring, etc.<br /><br />Try to get a commuter bike path on Needham Street ROW instead, or find ways to make the D line service in Newton better -- a commuter rail connection could do just that, but I suspect it would be non trivial to do. Like the Needham line, this line operated as a commuter railroad "circuit" 100 years ago. Rhu has a good point -- has anyone ever worked out exactly how this would work with multi-modal transit?Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-54638019841524334492010-06-18T13:02:09.223-05:002010-06-18T13:02:09.223-05:00I agree, Sean. Newton should get something back fr...I agree, Sean. Newton should get something back from the MBTA. What exactly is the discussion, but certainly more consistent service on the D line and busses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-65102556080042075682010-06-18T09:20:27.552-05:002010-06-18T09:20:27.552-05:00I know that there are tracks connecting Riverside ...I know that there are tracks connecting Riverside to the commuter rail line, but I have trouble visualizing what service changes you mean by "reconnecting" them.Andrew M Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999256144096980826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-72357175150497400262010-06-18T09:08:23.078-05:002010-06-18T09:08:23.078-05:00Never heard that. How so?Never heard that. How so?Sean Rochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571094913250906385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-80900612929488352472010-06-18T09:05:54.863-05:002010-06-18T09:05:54.863-05:00The Needham St rail extension just doesn't mak...The Needham St rail extension just doesn't make sense since it spells the end of commuter rail service in that area, thus leading to a longer downtown commute...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com