A while back I asked readers of my futureMBTA site to send in their own ideas and maps for MBTA expansion ideas. I got some great ideas and I’ve posted a bunch of them up. Head over and get your mind working on what-could-be.
http://futurembta.com
Thanks to Brain over at Boston Coasters I am now selling my FutureMBTA map on a variety of products. I got this journal (which will be available soon) and haven’t been able to stop holding it since. I’ve added a link on the sidebar and on FutureMBTA.com, or you can also click on [...]
Back when I made this map for the Boston Magazine challenge for the next big thing in Boston I was pretty burned out about the whole future map thing and I swore it would be my last map. I ended up throwing it together last minute and even though it is my most publicized [...]
I think that the purpose of the MBTA needs to be split from an all-encompassing transit authority into purely that of operations. A parent authority should be established that would take the debt burden off the MBTA and allow it to focus all funds on operations and maintenance.
Capital construction and expansion would be handled by [...]