Framingham MBTA

Today is the first time I rode commuter rail into town since a very long time. Upon looking at the parking availability during weekdays between the nearby 3 stations, Framingham MBTA won with the highest probability of have an empty spot.
+1 for finding a parking spot right away.
+1 for $ 4 for parking, and can be conveniently paid from the phone app.
+1 for the really nice conductor.
+1 for the kind person who pointed me to the inbound train that came via the outbound tracks.
–1 for really confusing signs, the inbound train came from the outbound tracks.
–1 for delayed 20 min without much indication unless you are tracking it real time on the phone.
–1 for being rather sketchy place in general, but didn’t feel threatened at anytime. Didn’t actually take the return trip but probably wouldn’t do it alone at night.
–1 for $ 17 roundtrip from Boston, I guess this is the first time I rode the train since the fare hike so it was a ‘-WOW– this is as expensive as the valet parking I would have paid in Boston’, but saved me an hour of potential road rage time which would have killed off more than a few brain cells.

Schedule changes being reviewed — hoping Framingham keeps all their scheduled trains within reason

Parked here last week and the notice on my windshield states the «fee» for forgetting to pay jumped from $ 1.00 to $ 21.00. Parking is still the same at $ 4.00 so now when I forget to pay it will be a $ 25 ticket instead of a $ 5.00 ticket. Ouch. You also must pay within 20 mins and put in the «correct» parking number.
I have to say I don’t pay right away since I am not always sure the train is going to come so I wait and pay after I’ve boarded via my phone on the app. The app is much better and easier to use with its most recent updates.
Public transportation — thumbs up for not having to drive into the city in traffic. Even with the $ 25.00 fee — if I forget, not that I plan on it since I have 2 reminder alarms, is still cheaper than paying parking in downtown Boston. Unless of course you find a cheap place and hoof it, NOT.