MBTA’s Richard Davey: No More Free Fares For Late Trains

Please ask him to stop running the Chief Paul McMillan announcement every weekday at 8:00 and 5:00. The same commuters hear it over and over again.

Tracking is a nice idea. When those signs first went up on the Red Line (the one I use every day), I wondered why they did not track arrival times from the get-go. The DC Metro has had that ability for YEARS. Without that ability, those signs are pretty useless.

Other things I would very much like to see fixed:

– Fixing the painfully loud squealing of the wheels on the Red Line. I have to plug my ears every time a train rolls into the station.

- Covering the stairs leading down into many of the train stations. The open design leads to extremely treacherous footing whenever it rains, sleets, or snows, and it’s really stupid that the stairs aren’t covered.

Joined in late, but wish there had been some discussion about the possibility of adding a dedicated bicycle car within some lines of the commuter rails. I’m referring to a car reserved for bicycles, with all the seats removed to allow for bicycle transport, such as can be found in some other major US cities. Perhaps one of older cars Mr. Davey referred to? This type of bicycle transport would greatly expand the reach of our rail system by dovetailing with bicycle commuting.