johnpbarlow wrote:Recent give and take at the "Red-Blue Connector" thread proposed use of DMU service via the Grand Junction as a means of providing west of Boston to north of Boston travel (specifically Suffolk Downs/Amazon). One detailed reply talked about street traffic impact in Cambridge due to frequent blocking of Broadway and Mass Ave crossings. Using this point as background and considering downtown Cambridge (ie, MIT/Kendall Square area) as the destination/origin for metrowest suburb commuting (ie, not North Station), why not the operate DMU shuttles (or maybe selected rush hour trains) only as far east as a platform at Vassar St and Mass Ave to avoid crossing any streets at all? This location would be about a quarter of mile from Kendall Square station for Charles/MGH or Harvard Square commuters.
BandA wrote:Who is more powerful, lobbyists or Nimbys?
Keolis has been the operating partner for trials of the Navya shuttle in the public transport market both in Europe and North America. ‘The USA is not yet ready to go fully autonomous’, suggested Maurice Bell, Vice President for Mobility Solutions at Keolis Transit America. Widespread adoption ‘could take up to 10 years’, he felt, but the economic advantages of the operating model were likely to appeal to many city authorities, especially where on-demand options could replace full-scale bus operations. ‘Equally I envisage 10 or 15 of these shuttles operating in tandem — that would mean the end of the streetcar in urban centres’, he added.
deathtopumpkins wrote:A shuttle from Boston Landing to Kendall would be a horrible idea. That's a 25-30 minute drive in rush hour traffic. It's far from a straight shot down Cambridge Street.
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