Now that I actually live in the city of Boston proper, I've spent a bunch of time on the subway (heretofore called "The T", because that's what people call it here), and I think it's a pretty good subway system. It's pretty clean, it runs pretty quickly (even though the train at my stop has TONS of little stops), and I haven't seen a whole lot of crazy people on it yet.
I'm not sure how expensive subway tickets are in other big cities, but any ride on the T here is about two dollars, slightly less with the aforementioned ubiquitous CharlieCard. That seems like a lot to me, but hey, it's better than giving the money to BIG OIL (which is so big it gets capitalized).
Also, the T isn't terribly complicated (New York, Tokyo...I'm looking at you) and consists of five lines, one of which is split into four more lines, and each of the five major lines is color-coded, which is good for both kindergardeners and myself.
RATING: 80%
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