The urban ring. What a nifty idea for public transportation in the city of Boston. "If you build it, they will come." But will they? MBTA says that they will not build if there is not a demand. What should be the driving factor here?
The issue of transportation delves much deeper than just getting from Point A to Point B. It creates an impression of a city to a traveller. It influences the master planning of the city and its growth. It reflects the social and economic classes of the city.
The Urban Ring: Envisioning An Interconnected Boston is an interesting article I found while surfing the web one night Googling the MBTA. The article states that the study was initiated in 1995. Fortunately, the urban ring project has come into being. Click here for the MBTA official website.
Sure it will be expensive to build this urban ring, but the possibilities are endless! One has to keep in mind the historicism of the city of Boston and what logistics this project will have to overcome.
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