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HistoryMonkey t1_j5ye6eb wrote

Reply to comment by jbray90 in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper

It would be nice if Needham ran 15 minute headway shuttle all day and then trains to South Station at rush hour peak.

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jbray90 t1_j5yljc7 wrote

It would, but Needham is being sacrificed (necessarily) at the altar of bigger fish with more passengers and more room for passenger growth. An electrified Regional Rail with 15 minute frequencies is going to eat up even more slots than Amtrak had provisioned for. There is no future where Needham doesn’t become a shuttle service to Forest Hills at rush hour. If the whole line wants high frequencies to downtown, they are going to have to switch to rapid transit over the commuter rail.

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Roszo21 t1_j5z7jj4 wrote

It's really embarrassing that West Roxbury and Roslindale are about to be even more grossly underserved by public transit and Wu is saying nothing publicly (despite it being her own neighborhood) because white people.

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