Friday, September 21, 2007

What Year is It?

The ineptitude of the MBTA never ceases to shock me. I don't typically pay close attention to map signage on the T trains, because, well, I live here and know where I'm going. However, numerous tourists and day-trippers must get a little confused when they see maps on Blue Line trains (and perhaps other lines) that are from the 1980s, depicting a dotted, unfinished Orange Line reroute, as well as the Green Line going all the way to Forest Hills.

I know some things take time, but come on MBTA. Get it together. There is no excuse for not changing signage over the course of 25 years. And if you have changed it, and those wonderful, high-quality,peel-and-stick signs I've noticed have been vandalised and pulled off, replace them. How hard can this be? There is nothing more frustrating about being a transit advocate than having to face this complete lack of upkeep. How do you expect to get people out of their cars?

Idiotic.