A Boston Commuter Speaks

Thank You Harvard Math Spammers and Others

I have had to suspend comments from others on this blog because of spammers. It’s too bad jerks have to ruin things for everyone. I want to thank the select few brilliant math minds at the Math...

Commuting is A GOOD Thing For Everyone, So Governor Patrick, Fix It Please

Transit is one of the most cost effective solutions available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Transit riders already save 8.2 million tons in CO2 emissions compared to if they drove. If Americans ...

Life of an MBTA Sardine

Yesterday the Franklin Line #738 in the morning - PEAK time that arrives in boston 8:40 a.m. was packed in like sardines. Okay. So why is it that the trains that arrive at South Station at 6:48 a.m....

Franklin Forge…. On-Time Performance Postings at South Station

I read the signs at South Station to see how “we’re” doing. After all, I may be posting delays, but I’m committed to commuting and to the environment. So I want to see the MB...

Commuting is A GOOD Thing For Everyone, So Governor Patrick, Fix The MBTA Service, Please

Taken from the Alliance for Climate Protection: Transit is good for business. Companies linked in to public transportation have fewer problems with absenteeism and keeping employees. Transit also redu...

Update this Week On Franklin Forge Park On-Time Performance

I was out of the office 3 days this week. So I can only report on Monday 3/24 and today 3/28. Go ahead, guess… That’s right. BOTH days late. Close to 15 minutes on each morning rush hou...

Franklin Forge Park Line Late Again….Another day of hell at work

Do you have any idea how awful it is for a manager to walk into work late? The train was 12 minutes late. But if you are a working mom who shuttles kids and has things to the wire and no earlier trai...

How the MBTA Affects My Life and Others

I run as fast as I can… And it’s never enough. This is an excerpt from my “About” page. I want to be out there as to how this commuting mess has affected my life. And everyo...

MBTA Train Performance in the Good Old Days…

2008’s MBTA Commuter Rail On-Time Performance BostonNOW (published February 5, 2008) http://www.bostonnow.com/news/local/2008/02/05/rail-hits-77-ontime But back in the Good Old Days, the perfor...

Roll call on the MBTA…

Late and Jammed, A Typical Day on the Boston MBTA and “T” How is your train’s performance? On time? Late? Leave early and leave you behind? Share your stories. Please! Tell us which MBTA line,...