Roxbury-Dorchester-Mattapan Transit Needs Study
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Roxbury-Dorchester-Mattapan Transit Needs Study SEPTEMBER 2012 The preparation of this report has been financed in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, under the State Planning and Research Program, Section 505 [or Metropolitan Planning Program, Section 104(f)] of Title 23, U.S. Code. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report was funded in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration [and Federal Transit Administration], U.S. Department of Transportation. The views and opinions of the authors [or agency] expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U. S. Department of Transportation. i Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 I. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 A Lack of Trust .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 The Loss of Rapid Transit Service ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Washington Street Replacement Service............................................................................................................................................................. 8 The 28X Proposal .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 II. STUDY OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 RDM Study Area ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Study Process ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Civic Engagement ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 III. EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Demographic Characteristics of the Study Area ................................................................................................................................................ 17 MBTA Service Currently Provided in Study Area ................................................................................................................................................ 20 IV. ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE RDM STUDY AREA ................................................................................................................................................. 24 How Issues Were Identified .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Key Transit Issues ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 V. ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION .......................................................................................................................................... 32 Alternatives Development ................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Alternatives Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 ii VI. RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Identifying Final Recommendations .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Short-Term Recommendations ......................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Medium-Term Recommendations .................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Long-Term Recommendations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 52 VII. NEXT STEPS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 RDM Study Committee ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Funding RDM Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 58 APPENDIX A: Advisory Group Selection Criteria / Guidelines / Member List APPENDIX B: Transit Survey Targets and Responses APPENDIX C: Transit Survey Results APPENDIX D: List of Short, Medium, and Long Term Recommendations with Scores APPENDIX E: Service Plans for Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) Modeling & Modeling Results iii List of Figures Figure 1: Study Area ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 2: Civic Engagement at Mattapan Kick-Off Meeting .................................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 3: Median Household Income ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 4: Household Density ................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Figure 5: Percent of Work Trips by Transit ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 6: Walk Radius to MBTA Bus Stops and Subway Stations with Service Every 12 Minutes or Less During AM Peak Hour .......................... 20 Figure 7: Mattapan High Speed Line .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 8: RDM Transit Needs Survey .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Figure 9: MBTA On-Time Performance ................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 10: Travel Time to Downtown Boston ....................................................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 11: Service Improvements- Infrequent Riders ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Figure 12: Existing Retail Sales Terminals (RST) Locations ................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 13: Advisory Group Meeting ..................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Figure 14: Community Outreach .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Figure 15: Existing RST and Lottery Locations .....................................................................................................................................................