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Trolleys go kaput, can riders go on foot?
By adamg on Tue, 01/05/2016 - 9:12am
The Green Line was hampered this morning by trolleys that approached the pearly gates westbound at Haymarket and inbound at Woodland.
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How do you take Bridj.com between South Station & North Station?
How do you take Bridj.com between South Station and North Station? What other vans are there between South Station and North Station?
The #4 bus
runs between North Station and the Seaport. It's very convenient, except it doesn't run outside of rush hour. And doesn't run on weekends. And only has 10 trips.
You don't.
You don't.
Bridj has defined service areas, and North Station-South Station isn't one of them. http://www.bridj.com/greater-boston-service-area
What I don't understand: you request a trip, and they get back to with a dynamic pickup location and time. But the website make no guarantees about how long you'll have to wait, or how far the pickup spot will be. Maybe the app provides this info before you book.
And they don't say anything about hours of service. I have a feeling it's inbound in the AM rush, outbound in the PM only.
And you have to buy a ticket for a specific trip in advance, with no refunds or changes. That could be a deal breaker for many people.
Getting back to your original question, there are a whole lot of employer shuttles from the Seaport to North Station. Maybe some of them allow the public to ride. Someone with first-hand experience would have to chime in.
If you're starting at South Station, do what everyone else does: take the Red to the Orange or Green. Your phone can tell you the wait for each.
Raise Fares?
Raise fares and things will get better?
bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Other cities have solved the
Other cities have solved the mass transit financing problem..... TriMet is the Portland Oregon T service
Payroll and self-employment taxes, which provide operating revenue for TriMet, are collected and administered by the Oregon Department of Revenue..... and
September 2015 Update: In order to meet the demand for more transit service as our region grows, TriMet is increasing the employer payroll and self-employment tax rate by 1/10th of one percent, phased-in over 10 years, beginning January 1, 2016. The median firm will see their tax increase by slightly more than $8 in the first year and by about $82 after 10 years, not including inflation...
These taxes apply only within the TriMet service area. The rate amounts to about $7.25 per $1000 of salary
They're talking about adding
They're talking about adding special property taxes/assessments here in the cities and towns that are served by the T, which might be a solution.
Suggestion
To my fellow Green Line riders, may I suggest Sorel packboots or another brand of similar quality, dual-layer mittens, a hat and scarf or neck gaiter, and long underwear plus a heavy coat? Also instant hand and foot warmers, and you might want to carry a thermos of hot chocolate. And, of course, cab fare. Attempting to tke the Green Line in this weather has become a survival sport.
Do you really think many
Do you really think many people can fit on a trolley if everyone packs like a Sherpa?
No, but I really think
No, but I really think that a)it doesn't matter a damn how many can fit on a trolley that's going exactly nowhere and b)given a), you can either take my advice or lose your toes.
OMG, it's cold outside, let's
OMG, it's cold outside, let's blog about how people should wear warmer clothing!
All that stuff takes up very
All that stuff takes up very little space in the bags most passengers already have. Except the coat and boots, which you'd be wearing.
Just hope that the heat on the bus or train isn't cranked to 90 degrees.
lbb
stop looking in my backpack!
If you see me with my huge bag or backpack.. this is pretty much inside. I guess its years of Boy Scouts and Outward bound that taught me to be 'prepared'.
It's come in handy during situation where you can't get out.. I've given out tons of handwarmers to cold follow commuters (or that keen BDC reporter I met on the T last year who I gave them to to keep his cell phone warm). The chocolate & granola bars were useful to give to kids who were screaming because the train stopped in a tunnel for a bit. And unopened bottles of water for a few folks who were dying from the heat in an O-line car with no A/C.
I also keep a swiss army "knife", a small segment of rope, small first aid kit, a few plastic shopping bags, enough battery power and chargers to power a small city, and a slew of other things. Sometimes I even have complete meals in my bag, depending on which part of the commute I'm on.
Yes I am bit prepared.. however, it's come in handy far too many times.