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Dear Ms. Burns, (the commissioner of the Silver Line) I am an East Boston resident, and took the Silver Line for the first time coming home from downtown yesterday evening. It was comfortable and fairly quick. My question is-- why does the Silver Line stop at every single terminal at the airport and not at the T station? There is an annoucement that comes on the bus that says "This bus does not stop at the airport T station." Why is this? OH, wait a minute. I get it. I just realized that it's not the silver LINE, it's the silver LINE_S_. Let's take a look at it. Silver Line 1 This Silver 'Line' from Dudley Square to Downtown Crossing is a glorified bus that sits in traffic battling it out with peoples cars like all busses do. It's called a "Line" because it costs $1.25, rather than the $ .90 that all the rest of the busses cost. But it's slow, it's smelly, and really still a bus. Oh, wait! Then it ends at Downtown Crossing! All of the poor people from Roxbury have to get off because there's a break in the line. Silver Line 2: Let's then take a look at Silver Line 2. You get on at South Station, underground in a heated, nice looking terminal. You go to the courthouse, the world trade center, and all sorts of other nice places underground, in a designate lane with no traffic. Going through the Ted Williams can be a little sticky, but the line stops at every airport terminal and the even the economy parking lot. But it doesn't stop at the Airport T station. Why not? My guess: Not stopping at the T station effectively disallows East Boston residents from taking the T. And really, you want poor people to be taking Silver Line 1, but try to prevent them from taking Silver Line 2. 2 LINES, one for the poor, and one for the goddamn tourists. Does this seem fair? Could there be another reason for this? I look forward to your response, asshat. Sincerely, G Lib