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The T is SEVERELY fucked right now. Anyone who can drive will in Boston, at the moment.

What's going on with it? I have to be in Boston next week and was planning to use the T...

There have been some major (overdue) maintenance projects that have caused service cutbacks on, I think, the red and orange lines in particular. I also saw just a couple days ago there were delays on my commuter rail line due to rail work.

But the parent is being a bit hyperbolic. There is still a mostly functioning subway system. You can check the mbta.com website. As I look now there are delays but probably nothing too awful for someone in the city for a few days.

Ugh, I will be needing to get from Revere Beach to Harvard Square, so Blue/Orange/Red was the plan. Perhaps Blue/Green/Red is better?

I'd really prefer to avoid a ride share or rental car.

Edit - it appears that it's less than a 10 minute walk from Govt Center (blue) to Park St (red). That's better than waiting for a train and taking for a single stop, right?

If you don't have any luggage or other encumbrances, it's a short walk. Follow the Google Maps directions

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Revere+Beach,+Revere,+MA+021...

Yes, within downtown Boston you're generally better off walking than taking short subway connections. Walk from Park Street to Government Center or any of the other short connections in that general area.

Just check the site.

Oh, I happen to know the root cause on this one. Remember the Big Dig? It went so horrifically over budget, either the city or the state forced the MBTA to assume a large share of the debt. Since then, the MBTA has been hamstrung financially, leading to deferred maintenance, etc.

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