“The Boston media blows incidents out of proportion. “No transit system is perfect,” one reader wrote. Others feel that the T is doing its best. “This is indicative of a system that’s been neglected and not maintained well enough for literally decades, and now the issues are so numerous,” Kristen from Malden wrote. “Everything is a patch job,” another reader wrote.Īnother reader questioned if the T cares based on the derailments and other safety concerns. “It’s not like there is an issue every single day, but you’d still expect more urgency and a more proactive approach.” “The response seems to be reactive and slow and also feels like a series of patches instead of a more comprehensive solution, which is not very reassuring,” Sally from Jamaica Plain wrote.

In ’s unofficial poll, some readers said riders don’t wear masks, and that they wouldn’t rely on it for service to Logan airport. “A lot of people think it’s mostly OK, but very few people think that it’s completely fine,” Rich Parr, research director for MassINC Polling Group, which conducted the poll on behalf of the radio station, Boston Foundation and Dorchester Reporter. However, just 19 percent checked “very safe.” An official poll by WBUR shows that riders typically feel safe riding the T (73 percent), but that there needs to be improvements made considering the recent incidents. It should be noted that the poll is unofficial and only includes a small sampling of readers. There were 24 readers who voted for “Good: They’re responsive and they seem to be taking appropriate steps to rectify the issues,” making up 10 percent of the vote.Īnother 12 readers, or 5 percent, selected “Other.”Īlong with debris almost striking a man at the Savin Hill station, other recent incidents include a Red Line derailment, an escalator malfunction at the Back Bay station that sent people tumbling to the ground, leaving them bloody, and a collision between two Green Line cars in late July.

Iserial reader is safe?