User:Mrc603/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1
MBTA Commuter Rail


 * Article Evaluation:
 * Rated B-Class Top Importance by the WikiProject Greater Boston Public Transit and B-Class mid importance by WikiProject United States / Massachusetts / Boston / Rhode Island. Room to add to the article in the expansions portion, looking to connect it to the NH commuter rail expansion known as the Capital Corridor project, and link it to the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority. Room to add information about controversies, costs, public opinion, and maps of the proposed stations and route.


 * Sources
 * https://www.snhpc.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif5006/f/uploads/nhdot_briefing_snhpc_april_27_2021_final.pdf
 * https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-08-30/nh-amtrak-concord-manchester
 * https://www.unionleader.com/commuter-rail-moving-ahead-but-planning-on-track-through-at-least-2023/article_a906c05c-13fb-52df-82a3-408f34214b1c.html
 * https://jbartlett.org/2022/01/the-case-for-commuter-rail-in-n-h-got-worse-not-better-in-the-last-seven-years/

Option 2
Canobie Lake Park


 * Article Evaluation
 * Rated C-Class Mid importance for WikiProject Amusement Parks, and C-Class no rating for importance in WikiProject United States / New Hampshire. Could add more information on history, employment, covid-19 data, and more about the rides.


 * Sources
 * https://www.canobie.com/
 * https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_incidents_at_independent_amusement_parks#/Yankee_Cannonball
 * https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2001-08-22-0108221339-story.html

Option 3
Academy Bus Lines


 * Article Evaluation
 * Rated as a Stub-Class, rated as mid-importance for WikiProject New York City Public Transportation . No existing section about Boston University Shuttle, owned by Academy bus lines, could incorporate the information about the BUS into the article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.bu.edu/thebus/
 * https://www.bu.edu/parking/firstyear/
 * https://www.bu.edu/articles/2014/taking-the-bu-shuttle/