Single seat ride ORH to QCC via Union Station/Lincoln Square/Greendale Mall.
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| Proposed Airline North BRT Line |
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| Downtown Detail of Proposed Airline North BRT Line |
Previous posts discuss the
Airline BRT system connecting Union Station and ORH, and an
extension along Shrewsbury St. to UMASS and Shrewsbury. The
Trolley service connects Union Station with Main St. and Lincoln Square, but would be designed with the visitor experience in mind and not that of the everyday commuter or businessperson whose transportation needs are very different from those of a visitor.
The proposed 4 mile Airline North BRT Line would originate at Union Station and travel along Foster St. to Major Taylor Blvd. to Lincoln Square where it would then travel along Grove St. to Chadwick Square where it would then ride along Gold Star Blvd./West Boylston St., terminating at Quinsigamond Community College. Like the Shrewsbury St. line, this line would run along the existing auto ROW possibly with priority lane/signal control and limited stops in order to provide fast service to/from Union Station. Major Taylor Blvd. is quite an imposing road from a pedestrian POV - perhaps installing a dedicated BRT transitway in the middle of MTB (the C Branch of the Green Line on the T, the line that runs along the centerline ROW of Beacon St. (apparently, according to
"Your Worcester Street" by Ivan Sandrof, Worcester's Beacon St. is indeed named after this "graceful Boston street") is a good example of what I am thinking of here).
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought i would leave my first comment. I know The proposed 4 mile Airline North BRT Line would originate at Union Station and travel along Foster St. to Major Taylor Blvd. Very nice blog and thanks for sharing useful information.
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