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As much as in theory the GLX would benefit me (living in Union Sq/Somerville), I'm also kinda like "shrug, the busses work just fine". The Green Line has always
by tibbon 11y ago
As much as in theory the GLX would benefit me (living in Union Sq/Somerville), I'm also kinda like "shrug, the busses work just fine". The Green Line has always been kinda terrible (too slow, too many stops, too crowded), and memories of living in Allston in 2002-2003 make me never want to take it again.
Instead, I have options of the 91, CT-2, 86, 87 and 85 busses (yes, all of those within a block of my apartment) that take me to the Red/Orange line pretty swiftly. No "signal problems" or systemic track backups. Yea, busses can break down and they are pretty unreliable in other ways, but no worse than the subways here.
Also, the spiking real estate prices around all the "walksheds" near proposed green line stops is really hurting the area and benefiting wealthy landlords. I'd be fine with those landlords needing to chill for a few years.
- cowsandmilk 11y agothere are reasons to think the GLX would be better than the B line or downtown. No traffic signals, more than a block between stops, and no tight turns. Lots of people love the D line, which shares these features.
- jghn 11y agoThe rise of the bus trackers has made union sq area livable. However the GLX would be huge simply from a revitalization angle. I'm ignoring the property value increase, which admittedly is/was something I've been looking forward to
- wcummings 11y agoI use the busses, they work well (especially w/ nextbus/gps/tracking/whatever) but... Somerville is the most densely populated city in New England, the GLX is (was?) expected to carry 45k people per day before 2030. For comparison, Somerville's population is 78,804 (2013) and Cambridge's population is 107,289 (2013). Not really "shrug" to me.