Quincy Center T stop becomes an ice palace

Wow! I was there during the cold snap and was surprised about all the ice. Bad design with all the outdoor balcony’s which by sheer nature are going to freeze first. What a mess!

Which reminds me skip the restroom or you risk getting stuck with a needle. Today there were four transit police cruisers doubled parked on Burgin Parkway blocking buses and vehicles dropping off passengers. I'm sure they never even ventured downstairs to check out the platform full of Quincicles. The CR platform reeks of cigarette and pot and the elevator is used as a urinal. No wonder no one pays to ride the dread line.

Teflon Charlie is somehow not responsible. According to what I read, he is still adored by the majority of voters. Those of us who use the T know that the entire system is crumbling. Stairs, inside and outside are literally crumbling. Water drips everywhere, and some wet areas in passageways and platforms are permanently wet. The trains are constantly breaking down or making awful sounds like they will break soon. Everywhere you walk and touch is filthy dirty.

But Teflon Charlie is not responsible. And where is Luis "no experience required" Ramirez? Luis?

Ice-T

Quincy Center Station needs a major renovation to the Train station and busway. One way to get up from the train is a nightmare The bus area is way too small The 225 bus should load on the Burgin St Entrance since there are too many people blocking the way for those of us that need to get to other buses

If I'm not mistaken there are plans in place for a major overhaul of this station and Wollaston in the next couple of years. Work could start when the weather turns. I think its that soon. Though, in all fairness, its clearly not soon enough. At least its happening.
As far as blaming Baker, I give him a lot of credit for doing the unflashy things that really matter like adding car maintenance facilities and cleaning up the decades old way of running a hideously inefficient system. Not an easy tide to turn. Once the foundation is fixed we should be in a better place for a bright future. Not as easy to see as new train cars but just as important.