http://www.masshightech.com/blog/2009/09/17/modest-proposals-for-mbta-alternatives/ Aggregating business news from the world of New England technology Sat, 19 May 2012 22:28:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.masshightech.com/blog/2009/09/17/modest-proposals-for-mbta-alternatives/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Ray Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:22:19 +0000 http://www.masshightech.com/blog/?p=1217#comment-1225 It would be nice to see us expand and then perfect the T system that we have. Just returned from living in Singpore where a super-shiny clean smooth, quiet subway system speeds commuters all over the city with cars space every two minutes (really!) during rush hour. Am also a pass holder to the Tokyo subway system that is immensely bigger and also a marvel to behold. When the subways and trains run this well, driving a car no longer seems like a priviledge as we mostly view it here. Per the criteria for our submissions; Some believe that approximating a similar showpiece rail transit system in Boston is among the most 'outrageously impractical' of ideas - would be nice to try. It would be nice to see us expand and then perfect the T system that we have. Just returned from living in Singpore where a super-shiny clean smooth, quiet subway system speeds commuters all over the city with cars space every two minutes (really!) during rush hour. Am also a pass holder to the Tokyo subway system that is immensely bigger and also a marvel to behold. When the subways and trains run this well, driving a car no longer seems like a priviledge as we mostly view it here. Per the criteria for our submissions; Some believe that approximating a similar showpiece rail transit system in Boston is among the most ‘outrageously impractical’ of ideas – would be nice to try.

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