Even though the MBTA sucks, I can’t imagine the traffic in the Boston area if there weren’t any mass transit. Think of it as a subsidy for lessening wear and tear on the roads.
That said, can’t wait for driverless cars, but the whole infrastructure for that will probably take 20 years to get into place.
-—Even though the MBTA sucks, I can’t imagine the traffic in the Boston area if there weren’t any mass transit.-—
It would probably be a lot better if they decriminalized parking garages. I’m sure some would be built close to the city, where garages would THEN shuttle people to the city center.
The max capacity for a train on the Worcester commuter rail is 2000, and they usually run at 50% capacity. So without the commuter rail there would be 3000 more drivers each day coming in from the west. That doesn’t seem like a big deal.