By adamg on Wed., 3/20/2024 - 11:23 am
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Good idea
By mg
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:27am
Given how dysfunctional the #1 is and has been for decades, people shouldn't have to pay to ride it when it finally shows up.
Unless they can increase the
By anon
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:45am
Unless they can increase the frequency, bad idea. The 1 is too crowded already.
No charge and more bus lanes
By Kinopio
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:10pm
No charge and more bus lanes would be a start.
money
By anon
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:42am
Is Cambridge seriously going to put its money where its mouth is? Making the #1 bus free would cost around $100k/week. That $2 million in federal funding won't go far. How much money is Cambridge actually willing to cough up?
Bus lanes
By Bostoneer
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:45pm
Making it free is great but bus lanes would probably make a bigger difference frankly. More people on buses stuck in traffic helps no one.
Instead of more bus lanes
By Don't Panic
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 4:16am
Instead of more bus lanes which most non-commercial (and commercial) drivers ignore anyway I'd be in favor of bigger busses. Those articulated buses work a treat on Huntington and Blue Hill Aveneues (#39 and #28).
Yes
By Cleary Squared
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 5:51am
I rode the Route 1 bus frequently when I worked in Watertown (easy connection to Harvard Square) and if a bus was delayed, it was almost always crowded. Putting articulated buses on the 1 would make a world of difference.
Will articulated buses fit?
By Ron Newman
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 8:18am
Dunster Street in Harvard Square is pretty narrow. Until a few years ago, the route instead went around Harvard Yard and down twisty and equally narrow Bow Street.
Forgot about that
By Cleary Squared
Tue, 03/26/2024 - 7:12pm
After many decades of riding the 1 bus from Harvard to Mass Ave and having it loop around Johnson Yard, I forgot it now uses Dunster to return to Mt. Auburn St.
They might fit, but it'll be a tight squeeze.
Great Idea
By Pete X
Wed, 03/20/2024 - 4:25pm
It was a great idea when they pushed for it 4 years ago, too. Hopefully this manager is a little different.
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