Freetown, at face value, may as well be the modern-day take on a “cute little neighborhood station”. But, is it? No. It’s got all the important stuff a station needs, a lot of undeveloped land around it, and is right off Route 24. Unfortunately…..that doesn’t play favorably into this station…
The platform, much like the other South Coast stations, is a fully-level 800ft affair, with shelters, ramps, departure boards, and surprisingly little parking. Yeah, while Fall River’s lot was small because it has a weird footprint and is near downtown, Freetown’s is just small …seemingly for the sake of being small. But, it exists! Furthermore, you have not a lot in the station’s walkshed. Mostly, it’s houses – however, Stop & Shop has a distribution center across the street from here! Neat! There’s some cycling infrastructure here, too – however I use the term loosely as it’s just painting indicating you could cycle on the road. Yeah, not a lot to say about Freetown. The land use kinda sucks.
The good: It exists! It also serves the Stop & Shop DC. It’s also accessible.
The bad: WHY DOESN’T THIS HAVE MICROTRANSIT, SRTA?! LEGIT, THIS IS THE ONE PART WHERE MICROTRANSIT DOES MAKE SENSE – WHAT THE SHARTS?! JESUS FUCKING CHIRST. ALSO, THERE’S NOTHING OUT HERE – LEGITIMATLEY NOTHING. FREETOWN COULD REDEVELOP THIS AREA INTO A TOD DISTRICT OR SOMETHING!
Nearby points of interest: Just a Stop & Shop DC.
Transit connections:
Commuter Rail (Fall River)
Overall, UPZONE, UPZONE, UPZONE!!!!! ALSO RUN MICROTRANSIT.
Rating: 6/10
