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silocren t1_j9vh55t wrote

Reply to T unveils new slow zone dashboard providing never-before-seen look at subway condition by austinmartinyes

According to the dashboard, they are not planning to be fully staffed in the Control center until July 2024:

https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/2023-02-01_sd22-6_cap6_redacted.pdf

That is crazy - we have another year and a half minimum of reduced schedule trains (after already dealing with this for a year).

At least they're transparent about how badly they've fucked up.

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eigiarce OP t1_j9vezli wrote

Reply to Dispatcher availability no longer all that’s holding back MBTA service by eigiarce

Also: https://www.universalhub.com/2023/lack-dispatchers-no-longer-only-reason-t-cant-run

Choice quotes:

>“We are transitioning to the point where increasing Red, Orange and Blue [Line] service is not solely dependent now on our heavy rail dispatchers, but also our vehicle availability and staffing of operators and front-line management,” Benesh said.She did not provide more details on the vehicle and front-line operator pressure points, nor lay out a timeline for when the conditions will support restoring service.Members of the T board did not ask Benesh or Gonneville about the apparent shift in what will be needed to reverse service cuts. Instead, they heaped praise on MBTA staff for the presentation about operations control center hiring and policy changes.“It’s awesome to look at this. From where we were a year ago, it’s incredible,” said board member Bob Butler.

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>For the next couple of months, the speed data will be published in a PDF form, and the T will transition to an interactive dashboard by early April, [interim GM] Gonneville said.“That interactive dashboard is going to be impressive. From what I understand and what I’m being told by the team, we may actually be one of the leaders of transit systems, at least large transit systems in the United States, once this dashboard is done and completed,” he said.

How any member of that board can view the current state of the system as anything more than an utter disgrace is.... well, an utter disgrace. A requirement for being a MBTA board member should be that you use the system on a frequent basis (i.e. and not just a token T ride every few months). Then maybe they'll understand how ridiculous statements like these sound when commute times has doubled over the past year (at least for the RL).

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_j9vawnx wrote

Reply to A man was shoved onto Blue Line tracks in Revere. He landed on his feet and just barely missed getting hit by an oncoming train. by _Hack_The_Planet_

>When transit police arrived, witnesses pointed to the suspect, who had boarded the train.

>The suspect “challenged the officers to a physical confrontation” when they tried to talk to him, Sullivan said.

>After de-escalating the situation, officers removed the man from the train and confirmed with witnesses and the victim that he was the alleged perpetrator.

Honestly, the dude just boarded the train and sat there?

That’s a whole new level.

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