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Re: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

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Post by Grimm665 »

As a resident of Boston, this is correct except for the regular delays of the Green Line. Consider this map only accurate for the three other lines and add 20 minutes to the map's estimate for the Green Line and you're probably in the ballpark.

Re: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

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Post by greenyoda »

The major drawback of this map is that it gives you no clue as to how to actually get to the nearest subway station, and it doesn't tell you which subway station is close to your destination. By focusing only on travel time it has abstracted away a bit too much of the information that people expect to get from a subway map. (For example, the NYC subway map shows the locations of subway stations with respect to major streets and landmarks.)

Also, in most transit systems, travel time can depend significantly on the time of day you're traveling. Express trains don't always run and the time between trains increases during off-peak hours.

Re: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

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Post by dignan »

Grimm665 wrote: post #4

As a resident of Boston, this is correct except for the regular delays of the Green Line. Consider this map only accurate for the three other lines and add 20 minutes to the map's estimate for the Green Line and you're probably in the ballpark.

Add 5-10 even for the Red line

Re: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

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Post by greenyoda »

davidjhall wrote: post #2

I would love to see this color-coded with average house/apartment prices --- to see if each arc is equitable or if you can see a pattern ( +10% by the water, etc).

Housing prices also depend heavily on a neighborhood's crime rate, school rankings and other quality of life issues which vary significantly even among physically adjacent neighborhoods (at least there are lots of examples of that in NYC). So I doubt you'd find a simple relationship between time from the city center and real estate prices.

Re: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

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Post by anateus »

greenyoda wrote: post #8
davidjhall wrote: post #2

I would love to see this color-coded with average house/apartment prices --- to see if each arc is equitable or if you can see a pattern ( +10% by the water, etc).

Housing prices also depend heavily on a neighborhood's crime rate, school rankings and other quality of life issues which vary significantly even among physically adjacent neighborhoods (at least there are lots of examples of that in NYC). So I doubt you'd find a simple relationship between time from the city center and real estate prices.

At least in Boston, distance to a T station seems to be the strongest factor correlating with apartment prices: http://www.wbur.org/2013/01/30/boston-apartments-heat-map

Re: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

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Post by wtvanhest »

greenyoda wrote: post #6

The major drawback of this map is that it gives you no clue as to how to actually get to the nearest subway station, and it doesn't tell you which subway station is close to your destination. By focusing only on travel time it has abstracted away a bit too much of the information that people expect to get from a subway map. (For example, the NYC subway map shows the locations of subway stations with respect to major…

I'd guess from your comment that don't likely live in Boston or have spent very little time here.

The way the city is set up, the T lines basically just run out toward other stuff. Only when you are in downtown can you find multiple lines close so most of the time you have only one option if any.

Check this map out: http://mapsof.net/map/boston-metro-map#.UVnvrodOTYg

In NYC, you can usually walk to different lines quickly.

There may be express trains in Boston, but I don't know of any??? I don't use the T to commute, so maybe someone else knows?

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