In Boston, the biggest thing they did to get people to take the subway to events is to run more trains.
Red Sox games are still a disaster where there are never enough trains, the station won’t let enough people in, the sidewalks are too narrow. It almost makes you try driving
frequency, and actually being able to afford a fucking ticket, but mercifully the cost generally doesn’t seem to be high in the rest of the world
but holy fuck here in sweden the cheapest ticket for my province is almost 4 dollars, they excuse this by saying that “oh it’s valid for 90 minutes and on all public transport within the zone!!! you only need one ticket!!” as if that helps when people want to go to the grocery store…
Biggest issue for me is the commuter rail leaves South Station no later than like 11:30, so leaving an event that ends late is impossible or very close to impossible. I don’t mind getting home after midnight but if I have to take the subway to South Station first I have to leave early. That’s why I dont bother going to concerts at TD Garden if they’ll run that late. I will not drive into Boston unless I absolutely have to (Microcenter is an exception).
For Valentine’s day we did an event at the Museum of Science for an adults only night, but it ended well within that window so it was fine. That was the latest we took the commuter rail.
when services around specific events are this stupid i can only conclude it’s actively malevolent, because surely any normal person would realize that services should run until demand is gone?
In Boston, the biggest thing they did to get people to take the subway to events is to run more trains.
Red Sox games are still a disaster where there are never enough trains, the station won’t let enough people in, the sidewalks are too narrow. It almost makes you try driving
Frequency is the metric most related to people actually using public transit.
I don’t care if it goes half the speed. I’m not going to take a bus to the grocery store if just the wait is over three times the drive.
frequency, and actually being able to afford a fucking ticket, but mercifully the cost generally doesn’t seem to be high in the rest of the world
but holy fuck here in sweden the cheapest ticket for my province is almost 4 dollars, they excuse this by saying that “oh it’s valid for 90 minutes and on all public transport within the zone!!! you only need one ticket!!” as if that helps when people want to go to the grocery store…
Biggest issue for me is the commuter rail leaves South Station no later than like 11:30, so leaving an event that ends late is impossible or very close to impossible. I don’t mind getting home after midnight but if I have to take the subway to South Station first I have to leave early. That’s why I dont bother going to concerts at TD Garden if they’ll run that late. I will not drive into Boston unless I absolutely have to (Microcenter is an exception).
For Valentine’s day we did an event at the Museum of Science for an adults only night, but it ended well within that window so it was fine. That was the latest we took the commuter rail.
when services around specific events are this stupid i can only conclude it’s actively malevolent, because surely any normal person would realize that services should run until demand is gone?