{"id":3050,"date":"2022-10-15T20:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T00:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:27:59","slug":"alewife-red-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2022\/10\/15\/alewife-red-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Alewife (Red Line)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m not exactly sure if what I said in the Quincy Adams<\/a> entry about it being the largest park & ride on the system is true, as Alewife is a pretty good contender for 1st place in that regard. Nevertheless, here’s the northern terminus of the Red Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Helvetica!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So the platform is, as with the other termini, double-tracked with both tracks being inbound towards Downtown Crossing and Park Street. It might be a little dingy, but it’s not really that bad, plus the station is well-lit. The ceilings are raised, with the mezzanine reminding me a little of Braintree’s and Quincy Adams’. But, that’s because this and the South Shore extension were built at the same time. There’s also plenty of parking in the garage, and a Dunkin’ as well. On top of all this there’s also a Pedal & Park and a busway for all of five routes. Better than Braintree’s 2 in that it’s at least built to size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This train looks dated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The ceilings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The stairs up to the various parking levels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dunkin’!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A bus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bus info<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pedal & Park!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A bit disorienting, but not as bad as Quincy Adams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The same dated train, from above this time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: It’s spurred some transit-oriented development! Plus, there’s Russell Field and some parks in the area. Plus, there’s a neat sculpture out by the Cambridgepark Drive entrance. I’m not too familiar with the area though, so nothing stands out at first glance to me. Sorry!

The bad: I mean, the bus service is a bit lackluster from what I can find, but that’s about it for the worst I can think of.

Nearby points of interest: Russell Field is the only standout. There’s also some transit-oriented development.

Transit connections:
Red Line (Ashmont, Braintree)
MBTA bus (62, 76, 62\/76, 67, 350)

Overall, it’s alright as a park & ride. Plus, unlike Quincy Adams, it’s well-built in the area surrounding it as well, so in a sense it’s better.

Rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m not exactly sure if what I said in the Quincy Adams entry about it being the largest park & ride on the system is true, as Alewife is a pretty good contender for 1st place in that regard. Nevertheless, here’s the northern terminus of the Red Line. So the platform is, as with the … Continue reading “Alewife (Red Line)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,5,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-massachusetts","category-mbta","category-public-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6676,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3050\/revisions\/6676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}