Mcoov wrote:That part of MA/NH doesn't have much of a connection with Boston, so I can't imagine ridership ever supporting the cost of extending Fitchburg trains out that way, even if the tracks were intact. An RDC Fitchburg-Keene and back could work, especially if some of them are coordinated with Fitchburg line departures, but a Boston-Keene train seems like it would be far too long and far too expensive to support the little ridership I predict it would receive.
BostonUrbEx wrote:Mcoov wrote:That part of MA/NH doesn't have much of a connection with Boston, so I can't imagine ridership ever supporting the cost of extending Fitchburg trains out that way, even if the tracks were intact. An RDC Fitchburg-Keene and back could work, especially if some of them are coordinated with Fitchburg line departures, but a Boston-Keene train seems like it would be far too long and far too expensive to support the little ridership I predict it would receive.Indeed, I figure most people out there are not looking to commute to Boston.
trainsinmaine wrote:Question from a former resident of that area who frequently returns there: If they're not looking to commute to Boston, why are Routes 12, 140 and 2 between Keene, Gardner and Boston so full of traffic on weekdays between 6:30-8:30 AM and 3:30-5:30 PM? Route 2 can be pretty hairy from Gardner to Boston during rush hour.
neman2 wrote:trainsinmaine wrote:Question from a former resident of that area who frequently returns there: If they're not looking to commute to Boston, why are Routes 12, 140 and 2 between Keene, Gardner and Boston so full of traffic on weekdays between 6:30-8:30 AM and 3:30-5:30 PM? Route 2 can be pretty hairy from Gardner to Boston during rush hour.
There are a LOT of people from that area commuting to the Route 495 belt (Littleton,Westford,Chelmsford,Boxboro,Marlboro,etc.) and to Route 128 area if they can stand the Concord Rotary disaster (Lexington, Waltham etc.) a LOT of big office parks in those areas.
the latter being a transit "black hole" with one crummy bus a day to Waltham
FatNoah wrote:That said, transit from outside 495 to the 128 belt won't really be doable until there are transit connections from the trains to the office parks, which is unlikely to happen. Waltham used to have the Citi-bus, which had decent ridership (I was one of them!) during commute hours, but it didn't last very long and I was back on the 170 bus.
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