dede_smooth t1_jed9d5d wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:12 AM

Reply to comment by BadDesignMakesMeSad in A new report found that Mass. has the highest GDP per capita in the country and is among the states least dependent on federal dollars. by truthseeeker

If passenger rail wasn’t shit either small cities of students move around the state multiple times throughout the year every year. Putting trains from out west to Boston (preferably near Logan) could relieve tons of student and holiday traffic.

RandyCheeseburgers01 t1_jeeze9p wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:06 PM

To be fair, (Greater) Boston, with its huge student population, is part of the Northeast Corridor, which connects cities from Boston to DC and has the best intra- and intercity passenger rail in the US-- not that that's a very high bar, but still.

MammothCat1 t1_jee5vxi wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:11 AM

We could even use some old unused railway that was installed ages ago... Oh wait they just made that into a bike trail....