Charles River Basin Pedestrian and Bicycle Study Non-Motorized Bridge & Pathway User Counts

CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS

JANUARY 2015 1-1 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS SUMMARY OF COUNTS 1-2 APPROACH TO COUNTS 1-4 WEEKEND COUNTS 1-6 WEEKDAY COUNTS 1-8 COMBINED COUNT FINDINGS 1-10 UNDERSTANDING CHANGE 1-11 INDIVIDUAL COUNT LOCATIONS 2-1 Craigie Dam & Bridges 2-1 Longfellow Bridge 2-2 Charles Street Pedestrian Overpass 2-3 Charles River Boathouse Path 2-4 Arthur Fiedler Footbridge 2-5 Ames Street Crosswalk 2-6 Lower Basin North Bank 2-7 Lower Basin South Bank 2-8 Harvard Bridge 2-9 BU Bridge 2-10 River Street Bridge 2-11 Western Ave Bridge 2-12 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk 2-13 Weeks Bridge 2-14 Anderson Memorial Bridge 2-15 Hawthorn Street Crosswalk 2-16 Middle Basin North Bank 2-17 Eliot Bridge 2-18 Middle Basin South Bank 2-19 Upper Basin North Bank 2-20 Arsenal Street Bridge 2-21 Upper Basin South Bank 2-22 North Beacon Street Bridge 2-23

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-1 CHARLES RIVER BASIN 5-YEAR, NON-MOTORIZED USER COUNT SUMMARY

OVERVIEW Beginning in the fall of 2009, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) conducted bi-annual, non-motorized user counts at up to 25 locations within the Charles River Basin. MassDOT and DCR’s primary goal was to develop a baseline of walking, jogging and bicycling activity at key locations, helping to inform planning decisions for bridge and path improvement projects in the future. More detailed objectives for the five-year, ten-count program include:

• Understanding the overall use of the Charles River Basin by pedestrians, bicyclists, joggers and skaters, and whether demand has increased or decreased • Knowing where the highest demand for walking Member of Halvorson Team counting pathway traffic in the Lower Basin and bicycling facilities resides • Capturing the proportion of modes relative to the aggregate count (% of all non-motorized users who walk, jog, bike, skate or use a wheelchair) • Understanding the impact of existing and newly-developed pedestrian and bike facilities have on access to the Basin from adjacent neighborhoods and for travel along the Basin’s pathway system.

To meet MassDOT’s and DCR’s goal and objectives, the two agencies contracted the Halvorson Design Partnership team to oversee the user counts. The effort was funded through MassDOT’s Accelerated Bridge Program (ABP) and was completed in conjunction with the Charles River Basin Connectivity Study. Completed in December 2014, the Study includes a wide array of recommendations for infrastructure improvements to enhance pedestrian, bicycle and ADA access to the park land and path system within the Basin. KEY FINDINGS Overall, non-motorized use of the Charles River Basin for both commuting and recreation is significant. The total number of users during the typical two-hour count periods ranged from 10,800 during a windy afternoon with intermittent showers to over 23,000 on a beautiful weekend afternoon (fluctuations in total volumes were due primarily to weather conditions—counts were only postponed due to steady/heavy rain—and the number of large- scale events and fundraisers that occur along the Basin mid-spring and early fall.) Typically, total volumes ranged from 14,000 to 17,000 users within the two-hour period, with the average being 16,025 during the five weekday counts and 14,315 for the five weekend counts. The level of pathway use increased as one moves downriver, with typically twice as many users in the Middle Basin and six times as many in the Lower Basin compared with the Upper Basin. This can be easily attributed to the much higher population densities and number of destinations that flank the river as one moves downstream.

Pedestrians represented the largest proportion of users, nearly half, with both joggers and bicyclists representing approximately 25% of the overall total. The proportion of both bicyclists and joggers is slightly higher during the weekday commuter peak however (see pie charts and graphics on the following pages). Other key findings of the five-year, ten-count effort include:

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• Overall, use by ALL modes increased slightly over the five year period, with a 16% increase in the number of joggers, 10% more pedestrians and 7% more bicyclists • Many locations showed a stagnant or even slight downward trend in demand from all modes. Significant increases in use (>10%) occurred primarily on bridges during the weekdays, and along the path network by bicyclists during weekdays and by joggers during weekends. This is in contrast to large increases in bicycle ridership in adjacent communities. In the City of Boston, bicycling has nearly doubled in the same five-year period according to counts from the Boston Bikes program. Additional improvements to the bicycling network immediately adjacent to the Basin, especially the bridge intersections, will likely attract more bicyclists, pedestrians and joggers to the Basin’s pathway system. • Counts at bridges that are part of MassDOT’s Accelerated Bridge Program have seen increases in use by pedestrians and bicyclists, especially during the weekday commute period. Since the completion of the BU Bridge at the end of 2012, for instance, the number of walkers and bicyclists during weekday peak increased roughly 50% each in the subsequent counts. Counts at other bridges during construction, or those still under construction today, remained relatively steady. • The ratio of male to female bicyclists held constant at roughly 2:1 throughout the five-year period. (This ratio is more balanced than the proportion of bicyclists in nearby cities and nationally however, an imbalance frequently attributed to men’s higher tolerance for bicycling within the mixed traffic conditions that exist outside of the Basin.) • Use of the Basin’s paths and bridges by Hubway bike share users was significant and increased for four consecutive counts since the fall of 2012. At the six locations where Hubway counts were made, the proportion of Hubway to all other bicyclists rose from 4%-6% during weekdays and from 10%-16% during the weekend count period. NEXT STEPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A non-motorized user count of this magnitude has produced a signficant amount of valuable data. Counting twice a year over a five-year period resulted in some key findings that will hopefully inform some of MassDOT’s and DCR’s decisions related to implementing recommendations from the Charles River Basin Connectivity Study and other planning efforts. It is also expected to help inform infrastructure improvements by adjacent municipalities. However, some conclusions are difficult to draw upon due to the ongoing Accelerative Bridge Program project improvements, continued enhancements by DCR to the linear path system, and new projects slated for the next few years. The latter includes changes to Greenough Blvd., the Charlesgate Green park project, new bike lanes on the Craigie Dam and Bridges after the completion of the Longfellow Bridge project and others.

It is recommended that the Commonwealth continue the bi-annual, non-motorized count program in order to capture a more complete picture of use trends and how on-going infrastructure changes in the Basin impact people’s decision about transportation and recreation. For consistency of data, the twice yearly count times should remain the same. The full array of 25 count locations may not be necessary to understand the use trends within the Basin however. Concentrating future counts on the bridges and the key path locations would be enough to achieve the long-term understanding of the use of the Basin by non-motorized modes. A next step would be to understand not just raw numbers, but travel patterns as well. This would involve a more-through analysis of the on-going data, as well as user surveys—both intercept surveys in the Basin, along with web-based—to understand the primary origins and destinations and the preferred routes between them. NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-3 APPROACH TO NON-MOTORIZED COUNTS

turning movement counts were made at the entry and COUNT LOCATIONS egress points of the bridge at Charles Circle. MassDOT Counts took place in three types of locations between used these turn-movement counts to inform design the North Beacon Bridge in Watertown and the Craigie decisions related to temporary access for pedestrians Dam and Bridges in Cambridge: 1) all Charles River and bicyclists during construction (eg. helping to bridges, 2) each bank of the linear path system in the solidify the decision for a two-way bike lane on the upper, middle and lower portions of the Basin, and 3) north side of the bridge, for instance). key connections to the path system, primarily Memorial Drive crosswalks and Storrow Drive overpasses. Some minor adjustments were made in the count locations METHODOLOGY during the five-year period and two were added during One purpose of the counts was to understand peak use the interim years. of the Charles River Basin’s bridges and path network by non-motorized users: pedestrians, bicyclists, In the two-year period prior to the start of the joggers, skaters and those with mobility devices. Longfellow Bridge reconstruction project, detailed As such, bi-annual counts were conducted during

Hawthorn Street Bridge Count Location Crosswalk Path Count Location Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge Bridge Craigie Dam + Bridges Footbridge Count Location Dewolfe Street Crosswalk

Upper Basin North Bank Path Weeks Lower Basin Bridge North Bank WATERTOWN Western Avenue Lower Basin Path Bridge Charles Street Upper Basin Pedestrian Arsenal Street Longfellow Bridge: Bridge South Bank Path Overpass River Street Bridge Ames Street ALLSTON Crosswalk Charles River Boathouse North Beacon Street Middle Basin Path Bridge North Bank CAMBRIDGE Middle Basin Path

Upper Basin Lower Basin Middle Basin South Bank Path CHARLES RIVER BASIN South Bank Path BOSTON Arthur Fiedler Footbridge PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY Harvard Bridge COUNT LOCATIONS MAP BU Bridge

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peak-use months—mid-May and mid-September— counts performed during the spring or fall. Memoranda when student populations were present. May counts were provided throughout the five-year process on were always completed before or after the annual MassDOT’s ABP web site. It is important to note that Massachusetts Bike Week, however, to minimize an the resulting number of bridge and path users are not inflation of bicyclists within the Basin. The two-hour a literal representation of the number of people using counts were conducted in 23-25 locations during the the Basin within the pair of two-hour count periods. weekday commuter peak (4:30 – 6:30 pm) and mid-day This effort incorporated “screen-line” counts made during the weekend (noon – 2:00 pm). independently at all locations and did not take into account turn movements. Therefore, some individuals Professional staff from the Halvorson team performed may have been counted more than once if they traveled the manual counts, with cameras used in some from path-to-bridge or vice versa during their single locations prior to the Boston Marathon bombing, after trip along, across or through the Basin. which security measures precluded their use. After each count, an interim memorandum was completed that summarized the findings of the weekday and weekend

Hawthorn Street Bridge Count Location Crosswalk Path Count Location Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge Bridge Craigie Dam + Bridges Footbridge Count Location Dewolfe Street Crosswalk

Upper Basin Lower Basin Middle Basin South Bank Path South Bank Path BOSTON Arthur Fiedler Footbridge Harvard Bridge BU Bridge

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-5 RS GE G JO WEEKDAY COUNT SUMMARY

KEY FINDINGS The average total weekday volume for the 10 counts OTHER 1% was 16,025. The pie chart to the right indicates that pedestrians comprised the largest percentage of non-motorized users during the weekday counts, 10 WEEKDAY COUNTS, ALL SITES representing 43% of users counted. This finding is BI MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE S CY consistent with the weekend count data. Joggers R C E 27 L comprised the second largest user group at 29%, G % % IS G 9 T though only a slightly larger percentage than bicyclists, S O 2 which represented 27% of users. J

There were fluctuations in the total volumes counted per mode over the 5-year count period, though the proportion of users by mode stayed relatively consistent, as can be seen in the chart below. The lowest weekday volumes were recorded in the Fall of 2012, while the highest weekday volumes were recorded in Spring PE % 2013. Weather had a significant impact on the volumes. DE 43 The lowest weekday volumes (Fall of 2012) were STRIANS recorded on a day when the temperature was in the low

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70s with cloudy skies, intermittent showers, and strong wind gusts, while the highest weekday volumes (Spring +200% 2013) were recorded on a day when the temperature Upper Basin South Bank was in the mid 70s with sunny skis. Largest bike mode percentage increase of all weekday sites Volumes at the individual count locations fluctuated greatly, indicating that users had a preference in where they chose to access the Basin. The bridge with the heaviest traffic was the Harvard Bridge, where just over +48% 2000 users were recorded. The path with the heaviest Hawthorn St Crosswalk traffic was the Lower Basin South Bank path. The heaviest Largest walk mode percentage bicycle volume was recorded on the Harvard Bridge, increase of all weekday sites followed by the BU Bridge. The heaviest pedestrian volume was recorded at the Anderson Memorial Bridge, followed by the Craigie Dam & Bridges. The heaviest jogger volume was recorded at the Lower Basin South +174% Bank path, followed by the Harvard Bridge. Upper Basin South Bank Weekday volumes were heaviest in the lower basin, Largest jog mode percentage increase of all weekday sites and decreased as one traveled west towards the upper basin.

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NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-7 WEEKEND COUNT SUMMARY

KEY FINDINGS The average total weekday volume for the 10 counts OTHER 1% was 14,315 The pie chart to the right indicates that pedestrians comprised the majority of non-motorized users during the weekday counts, representing 54% of 10 WEEKEND COUNTS, ALL SITES

MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE users counted. Joggers comprised the second largest BI S CY user group at 23%, only a slightly larger percentage R C E 22 L than bicyclists, which represented 22% of users. G % % IS G 3 T O 2 S There were some fluctuations in the total volumes J counted per mode over the 5-year count period. Overall, the weekend count data fluctuated less than the weekday data. The proportion of users by mode stayed relatively consistent, as can be seen in the chart below. The lowest weekend volumes were recorded in the Spring of 2011, while the highest weekend volumes were recorded in Spring of 2010. Weather had a PE % significant impact on the volumes. The lowest weekday DE 54 volumes (Spring of 2011) were recorded on a day when STRIANS the temperature was in the high 40s with overcast, rainy

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weather before and during the counts, while the highest weekday volumes (Spring 2010) were recorded on a day +43% when the temperature was in the 70s with sunny skies. Charles Street Pedestrian Overpass Largest bike mode percentage Volumes at the individual count locations fluctuated increase of all weekday sites greatly, indicating that users have a preference in where they chose to access and travel along the Basin. The bridge with the heaviest traffic was the Harvard Bridge, where nearly 1,700 users were recorded. The path with +154% the heaviest volume was the Charles Street Pedestrian Arthur Fiedler Footbridge Overpass, where nearly 2,200 users were recorded. The Largest walk mode percentage largest bicycle volume was recorded on the Harvard increase of all weekday sites Bridge, followed by the Lower Basin South Bank Path. The heaviest pedestrian volume was recorded at the Charles Street Pedestrian Overpass, followed by the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge. The heaviest jogger volume was recorded at the Lower Basin South Bank path, +235% followed by the Harvard Bridge. Hawthorn Street Crosswalk Largest jog mode percentage increase of all weekday sites Weekend volumes were heaviest in the lower basin, and decreased as one traveled west towards the upper basin.

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NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-9 WEEKDAY + WEEKEND COMBINED COUNT FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS The average total weekday volume for the 10 counts OTHER 1% was 15,170. Recorded volumes were 12% greater during the weekday counts (16,025) than the weekend

counts (14,315). The pie chart to the right indicates that 10 COUNTS COMBINED, ALL SITES BI MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE pedestrians comprised the greatest percentage of non- S CY R C motorized users during the counts, representing 48% of E 25 L G % % IS users counted. Joggers comprised the second largest G 6 T O 2 S user group at 26%, representing only a slightly larger J percentage than bicyclists at 25% of users.

There were some fluctuations in the total volumes counted per mode over the 5-year count period, but overall the proportion of users by mode stayed relatively consistent, as can be seen in the chart below. The lowest overall volumes were recorded in the Spring of 2011, while the highest overall volumes were recorded in PE % Spring of 2013. D 48 ESTRIANS

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As can be seen on the left, there is more gender parity among joggers and pedestrians than there is among bicyclists in the Basin. The 2:1 male to female bicyclist ratio is not unique to Greater Boston; similar ratios are 1 1 2 && 2 recorded in most North American cities.

The chart below displays the average of the weekday and weekend counts by mode at each count location. The bridge with the heaviest traffic was the Harvard Bridge, where nearly 1,900 users were recorded on Gender Breakdown of Bicyclists + Pedestrians/Joggers Over the 5-year count period, the ratio of male to female cyclists remained average. The path with the heaviest volume was the 2:1. The ratio of male to female pedestrians/joggers remained7% 1:1 Charles Street Pedestrian Overpass, where nearly 1,600 7% users were recorded on average. 7% UNDERSTANDING CHANGE Over the 5-year count period, the mode split at count Basin Wide Growth by Mode 10% locations fluctuated. The maps on pages 1-12 to 1-15 Over the 5 years, each mode 10% display the percent change per mode that was recorded of travel increased, as shown at each count location over the 5-years, for the weekday by the percentages on the 10% and weekend counts. The thickness of each line right. Joggers increased by corresponds to the average volume recorded at the site. the largest percentage. 16% 2200 16% 2000 16% OTHER 1800 JOG 1600 PED 1400 BIKE 1200

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NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-11 WEEKDAY COUNT VOLUME AND PERCENT CHANGE

Decrease 10 - 50% Increase 0 - 10% Increase >50% Increase BRIDGES

Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge: 70 Bridge: 350

BICYCLISTS Craigie Dam + Bridges: 185

Western Avenue Bridge: 135 Longfellow Bridge: Arsenal Street 375 Bridge: 79 River Street Bridge: 107

North Beacon Street Bridge: 91

BU Bridge: 522 Harvard Bridge: 655

PEDESTRIANS Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge: 49 Craigie Dam + Bridges: 887 Bridge: 1062

Western Avenue Bridge: 175 Longfellow Bridge: Arsenal Street 636 Bridge: 54 River Street Bridge: 80

North Beacon Street Bridge: 62

BU Bridge: 436 Harvard Bridge: 832

Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge: 137 Bridge: 168 Craigie Dam + Bridges: 228 JOGGERS

Western Avenue Bridge: 84 Longfellow Bridge: Arsenal Street 282 Bridge: 55 River Street Bridge: 97

North Beacon Street Bridge: 49

BU Bridge: 148 Harvard Bridge: 571

Anderson Memorial Craigie Dam + Bridges: 1299 Eliot Bridge: 256 Bridge: 1580 ALL MODES

Western Avenue Longfellow Bridge: Bridge: 394 Arsenal Street 1293 Bridge: 189 River Street Bridge: 284

North Beacon Street Bridge: 202

BU Bridge: 1105 Harvard Bridge: 2058

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Decrease 10 - 50% Increase 0 - 10% Increase >50% Increase PATHS

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 76 Dewolfe Street

Crosswalk: 108 INTRODUCTION Weeks Lower Basin Upper Basin Bridge: 12 North Bank North Bank Path: 83 Path: 110 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian North Bank Ames Street Overpass: 102 Middle Basin Crosswalk: 111 South Bank Path: 144 Charles River Upper Basin Path: 144 Boathouse South Bank Path: 159 Path: 315

Arthur Fiedler BICYCLISTS Footbridge: 186 Lower Basin South Bank Path: 404

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 27 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk: 309 Lower Basin Weeks Upper Basin North Bank Bridge: 289 North Bank Path: 31 Path: 232 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian North Bank Ames Street Overpass: 632 Middle Basin Crosswalk: 88 South Bank Path: 65 Charles River Upper Basin Path: 32 Boathouse South Bank Path: 46 Path: 203

Arthur Fiedler Footbridge: 311 Lower Basin PEDESTRIANS South Bank Path: 307

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 28 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk: 123 Weeks Lower Basin Upper Basin Bridge: 89 North Bank North Bank Path: 43 Path: 502 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian Ames Street Overpass: 317 Middle Basin North Bank Path: 204 Crosswalk: 24 South Bank Charles River Upper Basin Path: 77 South Bank Path: 61 Boathouse Path: 395 JOGGERS Arthur Fiedler Footbridge: 246 Lower Basin South Bank Path: 766

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 131 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk: 540 Lower Basin Weeks Upper Basin North Bank Bridge: 391 North Bank Path: 157 Path: 843 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian North Bank Ames Street Overpass: 1051 Middle Basin Crosswalk: 129 South Bank Path: 413 Charles River Upper Basin Path: 252 Boathouse South Bank Path: 266 Path: 914

Arthur Fiedler

Footbridge: 743 MODES ALL Lower Basin South Bank Path: 1477

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 1-13 WEEKEND COUNT VOLUME AND PERCENT CHANGE

Decrease 10 - 50% Increase 0 - 10% Increase >50% Increase BRIDGES

Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge: 95 Bridge: 206

BICYCLISTS Craigie Dam + Bridges: 141

Western Avenue Bridge: 69 Longfellow Bridge: Arsenal Street 147 Bridge: 71 River Street Bridge: 81

North Beacon Street Bridge: 71

BU Bridge: 241 Harvard Bridge: 437

Anderson Memorial PEDESTRIANS Craigie Dam + Bridges: 821 Eliot Bridge: 229 Bridge: 789

Western Avenue Bridge: 129 Longfellow Bridge: Arsenal Street 425 Bridge: 131 River Street Bridge: 84

North Beacon Street Bridge: 60

BU Bridge: 292 Harvard Bridge: 893

Anderson Memorial Eliot Bridge: 92 Bridge: 92 Craigie Dam + Bridges: 192 JOGGERS

Western Avenue Bridge: 55 Longfellow Bridge: Arsenal Street 172 Bridge: 41 River Street Bridge: 79

North Beacon Street Bridge: 38

BU Bridge: 121 Harvard Bridge: 365

Anderson Memorial Craigie Dam + Bridges: 1153 Eliot Bridge: 416 Bridge: 1087 ALL MODES

Western Avenue Longfellow Bridge: Bridge: 253 Arsenal Street 744 Bridge: 243 River Street Bridge: 244

North Beacon Street Bridge: 169

BU Bridge: 654 Harvard Bridge: 1695

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Decrease 10 - 50% Increase 0 - 10% Increase >50% Increase PATHS

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 54 Dewolfe Street

Crosswalk: 75 INTRODUCTION Weeks Lower Basin Upper Basin Bridge: 22 North Bank North Bank Path: 86 Path: 132 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian North Bank Ames Street Overpass: 81 Middle Basin Crosswalk: 10 South Bank Path: 240 Charles River Upper Basin Path: 159 Boathouse South Bank Path: 120 Path: 251

Arthur Fiedler BICYCLISTS Footbridge: 103 Lower Basin South Bank Path: 316

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 48 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk: 322 Lower Basin Weeks Upper Basin North Bank Bridge: 340 North Bank Path: 58 Path: 306 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian North Bank Ames Street Overpass: 1826 Middle Basin Crosswalk: 99 South Bank Path: 151 Charles River Upper Basin Path: 116 South Bank Path: 48 Boathouse Path: 847 Arthur Fiedler Footbridge: 1671 Lower Basin PEDESTRIANS South Bank Path: 639

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 22 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk: 55 Weeks Lower Basin Upper Basin Bridge: 62 North Bank North Bank Path: 61 Path: 355 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian Ames Street Overpass: 215 Middle Basin North Bank Path: 168 Crosswalk: 9 South Bank Charles River Upper Basin Path: 76 South Bank Path: 50 Boathouse Path: 331

Arthur Fiedler JOGGERS Footbridge: 103 Lower Basin South Bank Path: 548

Hawthorn Street Crosswalk: 124 Dewolfe Street Crosswalk: 451 Lower Basin Weeks Upper Basin North Bank Bridge: 423 North Bank Path: 205 Path: 793 Charles Street Middle Basin Pedestrian Ames Street Overpass: 2122 Middle Basin North Bank Path: 559 Crosswalk: 117 South Bank Charles River Upper Basin Path: 351 South Bank Path: 218 Boathouse Path: 1429

Arthur Fiedler

Footbridge: 1877 MODES ALL Lower Basin South Bank Path: 1503

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INDIVIDUAL COUNT LOCATIONS INTRODUCTION

The following pages include data, analysis, tables, charts and graphics related to the findings at each individual count location along the Basin. Each count location--whether bridge, path or crosswalk location--is shown from east to west, starting with the Craigie Dam and Bridges and ending with the North Beacon Street Bridge.

Each page shows the volumes of pedestrians, bicyclists and joggers at the respective location for each of the ten counts performed from fall of 2009 to spring of 2014. A pie chart combines the data from all ten counts to provide the mode share averages as a percentage of the overall volume of non-motorized users. All line graphs and pie charts are broken into weekday and weekend periods so the reader is able to understand how use of the particular facility changed depending on when the count was conducted. Finally, included with the context map at upper right is an indication of the overall rank of combined users relative to all other count locations.

The graphic below displays the information provided on each of the individual count location sheets.

Name of Count Location Context map displays the location of the count site Brief description of and key within the Basin findings at count location

Overall rank of combined users relative to all other count locations.

Volume of users per mode at the count location, Percentage breakdown of recorded during the nine users at the weekday count weekday counts location by mode

Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,306 Average Total Users (all modes) for the weekday count

Volume of users per mode Percentage breakdown of at the count location, users at the weekend count recorded during the nine location by mode weekend counts

Average Total Users (all modes) for the weekend count Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 2,133

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-1 BASIN CONTEXT MAP CRAIGIE DAM & BRIDGES CONTEXT MAP The Craigie Dam and Bridges connects the North End to East Cambridge. The site was counted between the drawbridge Watertown and the Museum of Science. At 70% on average, pedestrians Craigie Dam & Bridges represented the great majority of non-motorized users at this location, followed by joggers and then bicyclists. On average, the Cambridge total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 1,306 users on weekdays, and 1,144 users on weekends. 6 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers

OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE S BICY ER CL 1200 G 14 IS G % % TS JO 7 1 1000

8001 Bike 2 Ped 600 3 Jog 1% 4004

200 P ED E 8% 0 STRI NS 6 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,306 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

WEEKEND WD Volume 20% > WE Volume 1400 OTHER <1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE BIC 1200 S YCL ER IST G 11% S G % 1000 JO 17 800 Bike 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 4003 0% 4 200

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2-2 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY BASIN CONTEXT MAP CONTEXT MAP LONGFELLOW BRIDGE The Longfellow Bridge connects Charles Circle in Boston to Longfellow Bridge Watertown Kendall Square in Cambridge. The site was counted mid-span on Cambridge the north/downstream side of the bridge. Bicyclists comprised 9% more of the total users during the weekday count, indicating an increased bike commute mode share during the weekdays. INTRODUCTION On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted Boston 8 at this location was 1,296 users on weekdays, and 748 users on weekends.1

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P % ED 49 0 ESTRIANS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,296 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE OTHER <1% 1200 % BIC 23 YCL RS IS 1000 E TS G 2 G 0 O % 800 Bike J WEEKEND 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 400 3 0% 4 200

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1 In the fall of 2013, the multi-year renovation of the bridge commenced, closing the south roadway and sidewalk for all users and impacting the fall 2013 and spring 2014 counts. NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-3 CHARLES ST. PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS The Charles St. Pedestrian Overpass provides access across CONTEXT MAP Storrow Drive between Charles Circle and the Esplanade. The site was counted at the base of Esplanade side of the footbridge. Watertown Charles St. Pedestrian Overpass The data indicates that the overpass was primarily used by pedestrians and joggers, which together comprised 93% of the total users. On average, the total number of non-motorized users Cambridge counted at this location was 1,063 users on weekdays, and 2,133 users on weekends. 2 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% BICYCLISTS 10% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 0% 3 S R E 1000 G G 80011 O Bike J 2 2 Ped 600 33 Jog % 9 1% 44 5 400

S N 200 IA TR ES PED 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,063 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND OTHER <1% 1400

BICYCLISTS B 4% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE ICYC 1200 ERS L GG IST JO % S 10 2 1000 0 % 800 Bike 4% 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 4003 0% 4 200

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2-4 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY CHARLES RIVER BOATHOUSE PATH CONTEXT MAP The Charles River Boathouse Path travels along the southeast bank of the basin. The site was counted at the base of the Charles Charles River Boathouse Path Watertown Street Overpass. Bicyclists comprised 16% more of the total users during the weekday count, indicating an increased bike commute Cambridge mode share during the weekdays. On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 942 users on weekdays and 1,461 users on weekends. The higher weekend INTRODUCTION volumes indicate the path is a popular recreation route. Boston 7

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G 4 400 O 3% J

200 S 22% N RIA 0 PEDEST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 942 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE OTHER 2% 1200 10% BI % CYC 23 L 1000 S 1 IS R 7% TS E G 800 Bike G WEEKEND O J 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 400 3 2% 4 200

0 P % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ED 58 ESTRIANS

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-5 ARTHUR FIEDLER FOOTBRIDGE BASIN CONTEXT MAP The Arthur Fiedler Footbridge provides access across Storrow CONTEXT MAP Drive between Beacon St and the Esplanade. The site was

counted at the base of Esplanade side of the footbridge. On the Watertown weekends, the bridge was heavily used by pedestrians. In fact, the total average pedestrian volumes on the weekends (1,671) Arthur Fiedler Footbridge was greater than the total weekday volumes for all modes at Cambridge the site. On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 751 users on weekdays and 1,889 5 Boston users on weekends. WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE BIC YC 1200 % LI 3 ST 3 S S 2 1000 R 5 E % G 1 G 800 Bike O 2 J 2 Ped 600 3 3 Jog 1% 4004

200 1% 4 NS PEDESTRIA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 751 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

WEEKEND Count not conducted OTHER <1% 1400

JOGGERS 6% BICYCLISTS 5% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE BI 1200 % % CYC 10 23 LI S ST R S E 1000 G G O 800 Bike J 5% 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 6% 4003 1% 2004

0 P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ED 8% ESTRIANS 8

2-6 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY AMES ST. CROSSWALK CONTEXT MAP The Ames St Crosswalk provides a direct connection from Ames St across Memorial Drive. The site was counted on the basin side

Watertown of the crosswalk south of Memorial Drive. Overall count volumes Ames St. Crosswalk at this locaiton were low, indicating a preference to access the Cambridge basin at other bridges/crossings. On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 129 users on weekdays and 119 users on weekends. INTRODUCTION

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= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers

1400 OTHER 0% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE B 8% ICYC 1200 S 1 LIS ER 14 TS G % G WEEKDAY 1000 O J

1 800 Bike

2 Ped 600 3 Jog 3 400 0% 4

200

% PE 68 0 DESTRIANS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 129 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE BICYCLISTS 9% JOGGERS 7% 1200 % BIC 10% 23 YC S LI R ST 1000 E S G G O WEEKEND 800 Bike J 9% 11 Ped 600 22 Jog 400 7% 33 1% 44 200

0 PE % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D 83 ESTRIANS

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-7 LOWER BASIN NORTH BANK BASIN CONTEXT MAP The Lower Basin North Bank Path travels along the northeastern CONTEXT MAP bank of the esplanade on the Cambridge side of the Charles River. The site was counted at the basin side of the Ames St Watertown Lower Basin North Bank Path crosswalk. Joggers represented about half (51%) of the users at

this site when the weekday and weekend counts are combined. Cambridge On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 848 users on weekdays, and 798 users on weekends. 10 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE B ICYC LIS 1200 13% TS

1000 %

% 7 1

9 2 800 Bike

5 S 2

N Ped

R 600

E 3

I 3 Jog

G R

G T 4004

S 1% O

D E 200 P

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 848 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND

OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 BICY CL 17 IS 1000 % TS

% 800 4 Bike 4 1 S Ped 600 R 2 E Jog

G 3

G 400

O % J 1% 4 8 200 8 S N A 0 RI ST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PEDE

2-8 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY LOWER BASIN SOUTH BANK CONTEXT MAP The Lower Basin South Bank Path travels along the southeastern bank of the esplanade on the Boston side of the Charles River.

Watertown The site was counted on the esplanade path just east of the Harvard Bridge. Joggers represented about half (51%) of the Cambridge users at this site on the weekday counts. Pedestrian volumes were Lower Basin South Bank Path considerabley higher on the weekends (41%) when compared to pedestrian weekday volumes (21%). On average, the total INTRODUCTION number of non-motorized users counted at this location was Boston 3 1495 users on weekdays, and 1570 users on weekends.

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE B 1200 ICY CL IS

T WEEKDAY S 1000 2 7 % % 1 5 1 800 Bike

R 2 Ped 600 E

G 3 Jog G

O 4

400 J 1 1%

200 N IA TR ES 0 PED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,495 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400

NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE OTHER 1%

1200 1 BICY 7% CL 1000 % IS 5 TS 3 S 2 R 3 800 Bike E % WEEKEND G 1 Ped G 600 O 2 Jog J 400 3 1% 4 200 % 1 4 S 0 N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RIA PEDEST

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-9 HARVARD BRIDGE BASIN CONTEXT MAP The Harvard Bridge connects Boston to Cambridge via Mass CONTEXT MAP Ave. The site was counted mid-span on the east/downstream side of the bridge. All modes were well represented at this count Watertown location, both on the weekdays and the weekends. Of all sites Harvard Bridge in the basin, the highest non-motorized volumes were recorded on the Harvard Bridge. On average, the total number of non- Cambridge motorized users counted at this location was 2,607 users on weekdays, and 1,707 users on weekends. 1 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE B 8% IC 1200 2 YC S L R IS 1000 E T G S G 3 1 O 2 800 Bike

J %

Ped

600

Jog

0% 4004

200

PE DE % 0 ST S 40 RIAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 2,607 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND

OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 17 1% BIC % 2 YC RS L 1000 E IS T G S G 2 800 O 6 Bike J % 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 4003 1% 4 200 P ED 0 E ST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RIANS 52%

2-10 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY BU BRIDGE CONTEXT MAP The BU Bridge provides an important connection between the Cambridgeport neighborhood and the Fenway neighborhood,

Watertown Boston University and portions of Brookline. The site was counted at the southeast corner of the Bridge near Commonwealth Ave. Cambridge Bicyclists represented the largest share of users during the BU Bridge weekday counts at 47%, and the second largest share during the weekends at 37%.2 Overall volumes on the bridge were 41% INTRODUCTION higher during the weekdays than the weekends. On average, the Boston 9 total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 1,111 users on weekdays, and 659 users on weekends.

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE RS 1200 GE G % JO 13 BI C WEEKDAY Y 1000 C

I S

800 T

Bike S

4 22

Ped P 600 7 E

% 33 Jog D E 44 400 S 1% T R 200 IA N S 3 0 9% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,111 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400

NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE OTHER 1% 1200 % 17% 18 B RS IC 1000 E Y G C G L O IS 800 Bike J T WEEKEND S 1 Ped 3 600 7

% 2 Jog 400 3 1% 4 200 P 0 ED E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ST RIANS 44%

FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2014 SPRING - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 659 COUNT DATE 2 Its important to note that prior to 2012, the bridge was under construction and did not include bike lanes. While the volume of weekday bicyclists increased after the installation of the bike lanes at the end of 2011, there was no effect on bicycle volumes over the bridge during weekends. NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-11 RIVER STREET BRIDGE BASIN CONTEXT MAP The River St Bridge connects Cambridge St in Boston to River St CONTEXT MAP in Cambridge. The site was counted mid-span on the southern/ downstream side of the bridge. Bicyclists represented the largest Watertown River Street Bridge share of users during the weekday counts at 37%, and the second largest share during the weekends at 33%. On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 286 Cambridge users on weekdays, and 247 users on weekends. 17 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 4% B 3 IC S Y R C 1000 E L G I S G T 8001 O S Bike

3 2

7 2

Ped

600

Jog

1% 4004

200

P ED ES 28% 0 TRIANS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 286 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND

OTHER 1% 1400

NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 17 1200 B % IC 2% YC 1000 3 L S IS R T E S 800 Bike G 3 1 G 3 Ped % O 600 J

2 Jog 4003 1% 4 200

0 PE DE 4% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRIANS 3

2-12 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY WESTERN AVE. BRIDGE CONTEXT MAP The Western Ave Bridge connects Western Ave in Boston to Western Ave in Cambridge. The site was counted mid-span on

Watertown the southern/downstream side of the bridge. On average, the Cambridge total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 396 users on weekdays, and 255 users on weekends. Western Ave. Bridge INTRODUCTION

Boston 15

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 1% B S 2 IC R Y E C WEEKDAY 1000 G L G IS O T J S 1 800 1 Bike 3

% 2 2

Ped

600 3 Jog 3 400 1% 4

P 200 E D E ST 0 RIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NS 44% MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 396 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 17 1% BIC % S 2 YC 1000 R L E IS G T G S

WEEKEND 800 Bike O 2 J 7 % 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 400 3 1% 4 200

0 PE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DE 1% STRIANS 5

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-13 DEWOLFE STREET CROSSWALK BASIN CONTEXT MAP The Dewolfe St Crosswalk provides a direct connection from CONTEXT MAP Dewolfe St across Memorial Drive. The site was counted from the base of the Weeks Bridge on the Cambridge side of the Watertown basin. Pedestrians represented the majority of users on both Dewolfe Street Crosswalk the weekdays (57%) and weekends (71%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 541 Cambridge users on weekdays, and 454 users on weekends. 11 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE BICY 23% CL 1200 S IST R S E 2 G 0 1000 G % O J 1 8001 Bike

2 2

Ped

600 3 3 Jog 0% 4004

200 PE 7% DES S 5 0 TRIAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 541 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND

OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 RS BI GE CYC G LI JO 2% 16 ST 1000 1 % S

800 Bike 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 4003 1% 4 200

0 PE DE 1% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRIANS 7

2-14 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY WEEKS BRIDGE CONTEXT MAP The Weeks Bridge is a historic footbridge connects the Harvard Business School in Allston with the Harvard Square, via the De

Watertown Wolfe Street crosswalk. Although ADA-accessible ramp upgrades were recently made to the bridge, all of the counts were Weeks Bridge Cambridge made when the bridge featured stairs at each end. Therefore, the number of bicyclists using the bridge was minimal and wheelchair access was non-existent. Pedestrians represented INTRODUCTION the great majority of users on both the weekdays (74%) and Boston 13 weekends (80%).

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers

OTHER <1% 1400 BICYCLISTS 3%

NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE BICY % CL 1200 23 IS S TS ER G WEEKDAY 1000 G O J

3% 1 800 Bike 1

2 Ped

600

Jog 3 400 0% 4 % 4 200 7 S N RIA 0 EST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PED MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 392 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE OTHER <1% BICYCLISTS 5% 1200 BIC S YC ER LI GG ST 1000 O 5% S J 1

800 Bike WEEKEND 1 Ped 5% 600 2 Jog 400 3 0% 4 200

0 PE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DE 0% STRIANS 8

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-15 ANDERSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE The Anderson Memorial Bridge connects N Harvard St in Boston to CONTEXT MAP John F Kennedy St in Cambridge. The site was counted mid-span on the southern/downstream side of the bridge. Pedestrians Watertown represented the majority of users on both the weekdays (67%) Anderson Memorial Bridge and weekends (72%). On average, the total number of non- motorized users counted at this location was 1,584 users on Cambridge weekdays, and 1,090 users on weekends. 2 4 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE ERS BIC GG YC 1200 JO 1% L 1 IS TS

2 1000 2 % 1 800 Bike

2 2 Ped 600 3 Jog 0% 4004

200 P % ED 67 ESTR NS 0 IA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,584 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND OTHER <1% 1400

JOGGERS 9% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 B ICYC LIS TS 1000 1 9 % 800 Bike 1 Ped 600 2 Jog 9% 4003 0% 4 200

0 PE DE 2% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRIANS 7

MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2014 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 1,090 SPRING - 2013 COUNT DATE 2 During the last two years of counting, the bridge has been under construction with one of the two sidewalks closed to pedestrian and bicycle traffic. (It should be noted that this had a minimal effect on overall user counts however.) 2-16 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY HAWTHORN STREET CROSSWALK CONTEXT MAP The Hawthorn St Crosswalk provides a direct connection from Hawthorn St across Memorial Drive. The site was counted on the

Watertown Hawthorn Street Crosswalk basin side of the crosswalk south of Memorial Drive. Bicyclists represented the majority of users on the weekdays (58%) and a Cambridge large percentage of users on the weekends (43%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 131 users on weekdays, and 126 users on weekends. In 2014, INTRODUCTION a traffic signal was installed at the Memorial Drive intersection Boston 22 but had little effect (at least temporarily) on the number of users crossing from the neighborhood to the Basin.

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 0% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1% 1200 S 2 ER

G WEEKDAY 1000 G O J

1 800 Bike

E 2

Ped D

600 % E 3 8 Jog S T 5

R 400 S 0% 4 I A T N IS S L 200 2 1 YC % IC 0 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 131 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 18% RS 1000 E G B G IC O Y 800 Bike J C WEEKEND L I S 1

Ped T

600 S 2

Jog 4

E 3 % 3

400 D E S 1% 4 200 T R IA 0 N S 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8%

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-17 MIDDLE BASIN NORTH BANK The Middle Basin North Bank Path travels along the northern CONTEXT MAP bank of the esplanade on the Cambridge side of the Charles River. The site was counted on the basin side of the Hawthorne Watertown Middle Basin North Bank Path St crosswalk south of Memorial Drive. On average, joggers represented the largest percentage of users on the weekdays (49%), while bicyclists represented the largest share of users Cambridge on the weekends (42%). On average, the total number of non- motorized users counted at this location was 414 users on 12 Boston weekdays, and 576 users on weekends. WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

B 1200 IC Y C 1000 % L 9 IS 4 T 1 S 1 S 800 Bike

R 3

E 5 2

Ped %

G 600 G 3

Jog O

J 0% 4004

200 S 6% N 1 RIA EST 0 PED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 414 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND OTHER 3% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200

% B 1000 9 IC 2 Y S C R L 800 Bike E I S G T 1 Ped G S 600

O 4 2

2 Jog

% 4003

3% 4 200 P E D 0 ES TR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IANS 26%

2-18 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY ELIOT BRIDGE CONTEXT MAP The Eliot Bridge connects Greenough Blvd in Cambridge to Soldiers Field Rd in Boston. The site was counted on the southeast, Boston side of the bridge. Joggers represented the majority of Watertown Eliot Bridge users on the weekdays (53%), and pedestrians represented the Cambridge majority of users on the weekends (55%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 258 users on weekdays, and 418 users on weekends. INTRODUCTION

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= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 BIC YC

L WEEKDAY IS 1000 T S

800 Bike 7 1

% J O Ped 2 600 G G 3 Jog 3 E % R 400 9 1% 4 S 1

5 S 3 N 200 % IA TR ES 0 PED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 258 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 OTHER <1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 % BIC 22 YC 1000 RS LI E ST G S G 2 800 Bike O 3 WEEKEND J % 11 Ped 600 22 Jog 400 33 0% 44 200

0 PE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DE % STRIANS 55

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-19 MIDDLE BASIN SOUTH BANK The Middle Basin South Bank Path travels along the southern CONTEXT MAP bank of the esplanade on the Boston side of the Charles River. The site was counted on the southeast, Boston side of the Eliot Watertown Middle Basin South Bank Path Bridge. On average, bicyclists represented the majority of users on the weekdays (57%), and were the largest share of users during the weekends (45%). On average, the total number of Cambridge non-motorized users counted at this location was 256 users on weekdays, and 356 users on weekends. 16 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 0% 3 S 1000 R E G 1

G 800 Bike %

7 2 J 12%

Ped

600

S 3

Jog T

S I 1% 4004 L C Y 200 IC B PEDESTRIANS 0 12% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 256 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 % 21 RS 1000 E B G IC G Y C 800 O Bike J L I 11 S Ped T 600

S 22

Jog 4

5 40033 %

P 1% 44 E D 200 E S T 0 RI AN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 S 33%

2-20 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY UPPER BASIN NORTH BANK CONTEXT MAP The Upper Basin North Bank Path travels along the northwestern bank of the esplanade on the Cambridge/Watertown side of the

Watertown Charles River. The site was counted at the southwest corner of Cambridge the Arsenal St Bridge. On average, bicyclists represented the majority of users on the weekdays (53%), and were the largest Upper Basin North Bank Path share of users during the weekends (41%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 157 INTRODUCTION users on weekdays, and 206 users on weekends. Boston 21

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 % 27 S R WEEKDAY 1000 E G

G % 1

800 Bike O J 3

Ped

600

Jog S I

P L 0% 4 400 E C D 2 Y E 0 IC 200 S % B TR IA 0 NS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 157 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 OTHER 1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200

0% 1000 3 BI S C R Y E C L 800 G WEEKEND Bike IS G T 1 S 1 Ped O J

600 4

1 22 Jog %

400 33 1% 44 200 P E D 0 ES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TR IANS 28%

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-21 ARSENAL STREET BRIDGE The Arsenal St bridge connects Arsenal St in Watertown to CONTEXT MAP Western Ave in Allston. The site was counted at the southwest corner of the Arsenal St Bridge. Bicyclists represented the largest Watertown Arsenal Street Bridge share of users during the weekdays (42%), and pedestrians represented the majority of users on the weekends (52%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted Cambridge at this location was 189 users on weekdays, and 249 users on weekends. 19 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

9% 1200 2 B S IC R Y 1000 E C G L G I S 1 O T 800 Bike J S

4 2

Ped

600

Jog

0% 4004 P E D 200 E S 20 TR % IAN 0 S 29% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 189 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND OTHER 3% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 B 17% IC S YC ER L 1000 G IS G T O S J 2 800 Bike 8

% 11 Ped 600 22 Jog 40033 3% 44 200 P E D ES 0 TR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IANS 52%

2-22 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY UPPER BASIN SOUTH BANK CONTEXT MAP The Upper Basin South Bank Path travels along the southwestern bank of the esplanade on the Newton and Allston side of the

Watertown Charles River. The site was counted on the southeast corner of the Cambridge North Beacon St Bridge. On average, bicyclists represented the majority of users on the weekdays (60%), and on the weekends Upper Basin South Bank Path (55%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 267 users on weekdays, and 219 INTRODUCTION users on weekends. Boston 18

= Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER <1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE % 1200 23 RS

E WEEKDAY G 1000 G O J

1 800 Bike

P 2 Ped

E %

600

D 0 3 Jog 3 E 6 1 S 400 7 S 0% 4 T % T R IS IA L 200 N C S Y BIC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 267 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE

1400 OTHER <1% NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

1200 3% S 2 1000 ER G G 800 Bike O WEEKEND

J 11

Ped 600 %

22 5

Jog P

E 33 D 400 S

E T S S 0% 44 T I 200 R L IA C N Y C 0 S I 22 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 %

NON-MOTORIZED BRIDGE & PATHWAY USER COUNTS 2-23 NORTH BEACON ST. BRIDGE The North Beacon St bridge connects N Beacon St in Watertown CONTEXT MAP to N. Beacon St in Allston. The site was counted on the southeast corner of the bridge. On average, bicyclists represented the Watertown largest share of users during both the weekday counts (45%) North Beacon St. Bridge and the weekend counts (42%). On average, the total number of non-motorized users counted at this location was 203 users on Cambridge weekdays, and 170 users on weekends. 20 Boston WEEKDAY = Pedestrians = Bicyclists = Joggers OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE

% 1200 24 S R B E IC 1000 G Y C G L 1 O I 8001 S Bike J

S 2 2

Ped

600

5 3

% Jog

P E 1% 4004 D E S T 200 R IA N 1 S 7 0 30 % % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

MODE SHARE AVERAGE OF THE 10 COUNTS Average Total Users (all modes) Weekday = 203 FALL - 2009 FALL - 2010 FALL - 2011 FALL - 2012 FALL - 2013 SPRING - 2010 SPRING - 2011 SPRING - 2012 SPRING - 2013 SPRING - 2014 COUNT DATE WEEKEND OTHER 1% 1400 NUMBER OF USERS BY MODE 1200 % 22 RS 1000 E B G IC G Y 800 Bike O C J L 1 I S Ped

T 600 2

S Jog

4 3

2 4003

P % E 1% 4 D 200 E S T R IA 0 NS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 35%

2-24 CHARLES RIVER BASIN PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STUDY