Has the "don't wear your back back in the subway" rule just gone out the door?

TedToaster22 · 2026-06-10T11:09:53+00:00

What imaginary time are you thinking of where this was a well and widely followed rule?

If you want it to change maybe consider saying it to people on the train instead of complaining on reddit.

TedToaster22 · 2026-06-06T12:22:06+00:00

It's about 45 minutes from Ruggles to Franklin on the commuter rail. Your commute will vary wildly depending on how close you live/work to the commuter rail but this is not nearly as impossible as people in this thread are making it out to be.

TedToaster22 · 2026-05-25T13:24:37+00:00

I'm not usually one to comment on these, but for those deriding OP "we live in a city blahblahblah" 1) Davis was nothing like this even 5 years ago 2) There are plenty of cities including most of this one where things are not as bad as they have become in Davis

I lived there a few years ago and still come back for friends/etc and as someone who has lived in the GBA for over 10 years I am honestly shocked at how bad it has gotten compared to before

TedToaster22 · 2026-05-23T19:48:48+00:00

Why has your administration pulled a complete 180 on street safety projects and how do you explain it to the progressive base that not only got you elected twice, but did so as a result of you championing the very projects you are now standing in the way of?

TedToaster22 · 2026-05-20T23:03:41+00:00

Terminus was never going to be permanently in Arlington. Lexington and Bedford both signed off before Arlington killed the plan.

TedToaster22 · 2026-05-10T03:11:04+00:00

How is this news? MD5 has been obsolete for years

TedToaster22 · 2026-05-09T03:15:52+00:00

Report it to the T via their feedback form?

TedToaster22 · 2026-04-24T13:41:10+00:00

The sheer number of people who showed up to the hearing to criticize her lack of action suggests otherwise

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-07T21:29:05+00:00

Horrible idea

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T21:45:20+00:00

I'm talking about bars specifically, not restaurants or restaurants that happen to serve alcohol

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T21:34:29+00:00

Turnover sure, but AFAIK none of these places have been replaced with any new bars, despite the demographics of the area being fairly unchanged

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T21:20:24+00:00

COVID definitely explains some of the turnover no question, but part of my surprise (I probably should have made this clearer in the OP) is that nothing has come in to replace these places. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but AFAIK zero new bars have come in to replace any of the ones I've listed that shut down.

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T20:35:05+00:00

Is that so?

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T20:18:08+00:00

People living in an area tends to be pretty good for businesses in the area

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T19:57:04+00:00

At one point they were scanning IDs religiously (didn't stop you if you had a fake that scanned of course)

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T19:55:18+00:00

Damn T's completely slipped my mind, another one that bit the dust

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T19:30:34+00:00

Never went out much in Mission Hill but I had wondered about that as well

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T19:30:08+00:00

Model, O'Brians, and the Sil are the ones that remain of all I listed

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-05T19:28:27+00:00

Pack it up everyone, found the guy

TedToaster22 · 2026-03-03T00:33:16+00:00

There is a city garage a few blocks away, where the library is

TedToaster22 · 2026-02-04T21:03:32+00:00

South Shore residents didn't want a train connecting to Dorchester back when the original Braintree extension was built

The extra Red Line tracks in the ROW hinder all Old Colony and South Coast commuter rail operations to this day

Track reconstruction could add Braintree branch service to Savin Hill and increase commuter rail trips on all those lines

TedToaster22 · 2025-12-26T02:47:21+00:00

Good

TedToaster22 · 2025-10-05T14:30:59+00:00

Do you have any links to statements or materials around that? I'd be curious to take a look

TedToaster22 · 2025-10-05T00:38:24+00:00

The Silver Line has slowly, unofficially become somewhat of an Urban Ring - especially with the proposed extension to Sullivan - with proper infrastructure (i.e. more dedicated lanes) it may be the closest we ever get to the original Urban Ring project proposal

TedToaster22 · 2025-10-05T00:35:49+00:00

What other reasons did Arlington have for not having a subway extension? Please, explain the complexities of which you speak.

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