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Should Cities Run Subways Later to Attract Young Professionals? Late-night transit options may make a city more attractive to younger generations, but running trains around the clock has its drawbacks. Tod Newcombe   |   February 2014 Do you want your city to become the next mecca for the young, talented and tech savvy? Then do as they’re doing in Boston and expand your late-night transit service. This spring Boston plans to extend service until 3 a.m. on the weekends, in the hopes of gaining an edge with young professionals. Judging by the enthusiastic reaction (especially on Twitter), you would think the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often the target of commuters’ laments, was now as popular as the Red Sox. That’s obviously a stretch, but it’s true that the extra hours the city’s subways, light rail, streetcars and buses will run while modest will add a certain cachet to the city. “It gets us closer to the

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