My future MBTA subway map

[Paul1705]

A 2014 article looking back at the issues in Arlington.

http://tuftsobserver.org/red-tape-why-t ... ped-short/

[Charliemta]

Someone in Arlington looked at the T map, realized the other end of the Red Line went to places where black people live and it was all over right there.

Exactly.

[CRail]

I've always found it strange how sugarcoated that gets, and no one seems to take issue with it.

[RenegadeMonster]

Yeah, that is strange. I would have expected to hear more about it and hear outrage.

Yet I have never heard that until now. I have always thought the want for the bike path was the reason it stopped.

[CRail]

The bike path exists to preserve the right of way. It is MBTA owned land.

[Paul1705]

Regarding the 1970s plan: how much was supposed to be in a tunnel? Also, I'm guessing that the other portions would have been in an open cut rather than on an embankment.

[BandA]

Based on what they did in Somerville, I think we can assume that Red Line to Arlington would have been subway or depressed open cut. West of Arlington center I suppose it could have been on the surface in some areas.

[Charliemta]

Here's a "back to the future" map, an MTA proposal from 1963 for rapid transit line extensions:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1764/2844 ... 9307_o.jpg