Sara, All of this, including performance data, is available on the MBTA website
On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 1:01 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > Could someone post the train schedule and also any official remarks > regarding reliability? > What is the average delay, per day/week/month over tlme? > > Also, is there the same for the bus? > > Perhaps the bus might actually be a better option? > And, it might be cheaper? > > Could we have data? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 23, 2023, at 11:22 PM, Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *"Spirit of the law" is too vague a term, and could open the door to push > a specific agenda.* > > Be careful what you ask for. Laws are complex beasts with inevitable > subtleties and potential loopholes. Some would exploit those loopholes to > achieve what was not the original intent of the law yet not be in violation > of it. > > As a Wikipedia > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law> article > points out, "intentionally following the letter of the law but not the > spirit may be accomplished through exploiting technicalities, loopholes, > and ambiguous language." > > Massachusetts seems to be trying to acknowledge this by giving some detail > as to the law's 'spirit': > > In a letter, Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic >> Development (EOHED) Mike Kennealy and Undersecretary Jennifer Maddox wrote, >> “This law is not a housing production mandate. It is all about setting the >> table for more transit-oriented housing in the years and decades ahead — >> which is not just good housing policy, but good climate and transportation >> policy, too.” >> > > > https://www.planetizen.com/news/2022/08/118425-massachusetts-releases-transit-oriented-multifamily-housing-rules > > > > On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 7:40 PM Karla Gravis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> "Spirit of the law" is too vague a term, and could open the door to push >> a specific agenda. Seems like even the State agency keeps changing what the >> "spirit of the law" is, since the transit area requirement was reduced down >> from 100% to 20%. >> >> As an example, as recently as September 30th, the HCAWG considered that >> building housing by the Hanscom bus stop would comply with the "spirit of >> the legislation". >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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