THAT'S NOT GOOD!

OK, SO I FINALLY DECIDE TO GET PACK TO POSTING, AND THE FIRST DAY BACK THE SL'AWNING MBTA DECIDESW TO ANNOUNCE THEIR BRILLIANT NEW STRATEGY!?!?!? Anyway, the gist of the matter is this, the MBTA Central Subway, the main, old, portion of the Green Line, suffers from a great deal of congestion issues, owing to the fact that it is now 2010, and the subway was built in the 1890s to handle streetcars that are tiny compared to the Type 7s and the Bredas. So the MBTA, facing major traffic issues, had a few options. One was to truncate the four branches to NoSta, GC, and Park Street to stagger the line terminals, and maintain full service to Lechmere and North Station via use of a Brattle Loop shuttle. Of course, that is a logical idea. Another possibility was to modernize the stations and in the process make them capable of fitting three car trains, to reduce congestion by reducing the number of trains actually traveling in the tunnel. Also kind of logical. But of course, here we discuss the MB(T)A, and they are completely and utterly allergic to logic, even in the face of eight billion dollars of debt. With all these factors the MBTA basically chose the nuclear option, deciding that from now on, all Green Line service will terminate either at Park Street, a major transfer point for the Orange and Red Lines, or at Government Center, with access to the Blue Line. (T) estimates indicated that the level of congestion will be greatly reduced by this measure. However, this does not take into account the fact that these changes, wich will be implemented beginning Monday April 5, 2010 at the beginning of service, eliminate all Green Line service to North Station and Lechmere. The MBTA explained that passengers could use the parallel Orange Line for access to NoSta, and that there are several efficient bus routes available for access to Science Park and Lechmere. As of today, the MBTA indicates that the Green Line will be officially closed, and the tracks removed, making this a very permanent and horrible decline in the effectiveness and function of the nation's oldest, and apparently stupidest, subway system.

And so it goes, another April Fools Day riding forever 'neath the streets of boston.