MTA maps covered?

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know why the T-maps that are on the walls of T-stations (At least Davis, Porter and Harvard) are all covered with white plastic? Likewise, at least the cars I was in yesterday had no full maps on the walls.

Are they preparing to replace the maps with one that includes the hypothetical green-line expansion?

Comments

[veek.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I hope not. Didn't they say that's being put off for several years? I don't want to be staring at the dotted line and tapping my toes that entire time. :)

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

Oh my. 2018-2020.http://www.somervillestep.org/2011/08/comments_from_m.html
Yeesh.
And looking at the map, I see they're using commuter rail right of way... but not extending the branch from Union Square to Porter Square. Wouldn't want to create a convenient loop or anything crazy like that.

As for the maps, maybe some unification of the maps? Station maps vary hilariously not just in style but in what they try to show: green line stop names? Commuter rail? "High-value" bus lines (very rare)?

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

It's a different commuter rail right of way. the one in porter goes to fitchburg while the new green line (if it ever happens), follows the route toward lowell. I'm sure both commuter rails share the right of way nearer north station, but the extension plan goes way past Porter (at least in theory).

It would certainly be nice if they extended it further to connect to Alewife (if the dreams of getting it all the way to route 16 happen, which seems unlikely)

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

The map I saw has the main line going up Lowell line to Tufts, but a branch sneaks over to the Fitchburg line up to Union Square.

[gingicat]

Well, the Green Line extension has now been pushed off to 2019 (!).

Perhaps it's in case of flooding this weekend?

[ceo]

Alternatively, maybe they're about to replace them with ones that aren't ludicrously out of date. The E line hasn't gone to Arborway since before last year's graduating college seniors were born. (though the maps in the cars are OK, so who knows.)

[aquaflame16.livejournal.com]

I think there have been a bunch of projects to increase station accessibility recently, so maybe they are being updated to reflect that?