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A Better Newburyport/Rockport Line TRANSITMATTERS WINTER 2021 A Better Newburyport/Rockport Line Rapid, Reliable Transit For Chelsea, Lynn, and the North Shore Introduction This report analyzes potential infrastructure and service We wish to acknowledge the following TransitMatters improvements for the MBTA’s Newburyport/Rockport members who contributed to this report: Line, proposing upgrades and changes along its corridor. » Peter Brassard The FMCB’s resolution in November 2019 and recent » advocacy around improving service on the Newburyport/ Rob Cannata Rockport Line have increased interest in running » David Dimiduk frequent electrified rail service on the line. Many of the » Jay Flynn municipalities on the inner route are environmental » Jason Frost justice (EJ) communities, with residents forced to decide between infrequent, costly rail service or affordable but » David Houser slow bus service. The stations along the trunk should » Alon Levy get all-day high-frequency service, electrification, fare » Elizabeth Martin integration, and additional infill stations. These changes would provide similar frequency and station spacing as » Jackson Moore-Otto the Red Line branch to Braintree. » John Takuma Moody » Matt Robare » Asher Smith » Andrew Stephens » Jack Spence TransitMatters is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving transit in and around Boston by offering new perspectives, uniting transit advocates, and informing the public. We utilize a high level of critical analysis to advocate for plans and policies that promote convenient, effective, and equitable transportation for everyone. Learn more & download other Regional Rail reports at: http://regionalrail.net A BETTER NEWBURYPORT/ROCKPORT LINE 1 Current Situation The Newburyport/Rockport Line, sometimes referred to as the “Eastern Route” or “Eastern Line”, is currently the third busiest line on the commuter rail, behind the Providence and Worcester Lines, and the busiest line on the north side of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. As of 2018, over 10,000 weekday passengers ride the line in each direction, on 67 trains per day.1 Salem is the busiest Commuter Rail station outside Downtown Boston, with 2,300 boardings every weekday. Beverly is also among the busiest, with 1,600 weekday boardings. While ridership has of course decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the historically strong demand and needs of dense communities along the trunk line suggest a swift recovery of ridership. Lynn’s station at Central Square serves a dense, walkable downtown with several bus connections. MEDIAN INCOME IN TOWNS AND CITIES SERVED BY Newburyport/Rockport Line CURREIncomeNT AND PROPOSED BRANCHES OF THE LINE The line serves two kinds of communities: dense, walkable inner suburbs on the trunk segment from Chelsea up to Beverly (including two Gateway Cities, Lynn and Salem), and lower-density, wealthier suburban towns farther out, with the exception of Gloucester and Newburyport. Excluding River Works, the stations between Chelsea and Beverly have populations of between 4,000 and 8,000 within half a mile of each station. Of these residents, 300-600 living near each station already work close to a different station along the Newburyport/Rockport line, or near the Green or Orange lines that connect at North Station.2 Legend Newburyport/Rockport Lines Proposed Extensions Median Household Income <$20000 $20000 - $40000 $40000 - $60000 $60000 - $80000 $80000 - $100000 $100000-$120000 $120000 - $140000 $140000 - $160000 $160000 - $180000 >$180000 Stations labeled in italic or yellow are proposed infill stops 1 Except where otherwise noted, all ridership data is sourced from the Central Transportation Planning Staff’s (CTPS) 2018 Commuter Rail Ridership Counts, the most recently available data. The findings are discussed in detail in the following MassDOT presentation: “Commuter Rail Ridership Counts,” January 28, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/398648878/2019-01-28-Fmcb-Commuter-Rail-Ridership-Original-1 2 Analysis performed via Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics OnTheMap database. 2 A BETTER NEWBURYPORT/ROCKPORT LINE POPULATION DENSITY SURROUNDING CURRENT AND PROPOSED STATIONS ALONG THE LINE A BETTER NEWBURYPORT/ROCKPORT LINE 3 The line also serves several major employment centers, including Lynn, Salem, Newburyport, Beverly, and Chelsea. MassGeneral for Children in Salem employs over 5,000 people, while GE Aviation in Lynn employs around 4,000. There are also several colleges on the line, including Salem State University and Endicott College, which generate travel from both students and staff. Reverse-peak service to these areas is so infrequent today that people cannot use commuter rail to reach these destinations, but if service is better, then people will ride it in large numbers. These densely populated communities also provide Frequent overcrowding on the 111 bus, as well as other potential for future transit-oriented development (TOD). key bus routes, can be solved with improved rail service to Lynn and Salem’s stations are both in walkable downtown Chelsea and other underserved communities. areas. In Lynn, the downtown area surrounding the train station is zoned for buildings up to ten stories tall, and one large apartment building is already being built across the street from the station, which will provide housing “With a much more robust rail system, [we’ll be able for about 400 people and also have space for shops and to] make those connections both north and south restaurants.3 that will really grow our economy and make Lynn, as it has been in the past, a gateway to the North There is currently significant unmet demand for Shore, a regional focal point for transportation and increased transit capacity in Chelsea. For the 111 bus, a more importantly, for economic development.” key bus route that runs through Chelsea, 21% of weekday passenger minutes are spent in conditions that the —Tom McGee, Mayor of Lynn (2019)4 MBTA considers uncomfortable. 3 Simon Rios, “Developers Have Discovered Lynn. What Comes Next?” WBUR, October 9, 2019. https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/10/09/lynn- housing-development 4 Gayla Cawley, “Lynn Mayor Thomas M. McGee Becomes Co-Chair of Commuter Rail Communities Coalition.” Lynn Daily Item, March 19, 2019. https://www.itemlive.com/2019/03/13/mcgee-named-co-chair-of-commuter-rail-communities-coalition/ 4 A BETTER NEWBURYPORT/ROCKPORT LINE Line Characteristics Newburyport/Rockport Trunk Line The Newburyport and Rockport branches share a trunk Employment Density line, the Eastern Route Main Line, from Boston’s North Station to a point just east of Beverly Depot in Beverly, MA, 18.65 miles from North Station. The branch to Rockport is 16.65 miles long, for a total of 35.3 route miles from North Station, taking 72 minutes today; the branch to Newburyport is 17.55 miles long, for a total of 36.2 miles from Boston, taking 64 minutes today. Jobs There are 40,713 jobs within half a mile of Newburyport/ Rockport line stations not including North Station, representing 14% growth between 2011 and 2017. This is faster than the pace of job growth in Boston proper Legend (7%), and not much lower than that of tech-booming Newburyport/Rockport Lines Proposed Extensions Cambridge (20%), indicating the growing importance of Half-Mile Radius Employment Density the Newburyport/Rockport line in regional job growth. Jobs/sq. mi. <2000 2000 - 5000 5000 - 25000 Interim Enhanced Diesel Service 25000 - 100000 100000 - 200000 Frequencies on the line are low relative to the density >200000 Stations labeled in italic or yellow and existing ridership, which makes the line less useful are proposed infill stops south of Salem. We believe that high frequency should be a priority for Beverly-Boston, and advocate for running 30-minute service midday as the line is being modernized. The MBTA’s Fall 2020 schedule added more midday trips on the line, accounting for the near total loss of traditional rush-hour ridership amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes nearly half-hourly service from Lynn. However, service is not quite clockface, which creates some friction. Operating half-hourly in a clockface manner between Beverly Depot and North Station - and hourly to each branch - could be accomplished with six trainsets, three for each branch. Frequent, faster service on the EJ corridor unlocks access to a number of job centers and dense communites. A BETTER NEWBURYPORT/ROCKPORT LINE 5 Required Infrastructure Investment High-Level Platforms Raising all platforms to provide level boarding is a priority. Depending on crowding, level boarding can cut dwell time by a minute per station. Universal high platforms also save money on EMUs, as including doors with stairs covered by removable barriers (called traps) adds costs to procurement and makes the trains slightly heavier. Excluding North Station, only four stations have full length high level platforms: Lynn, Salem, Rowley, and Newburyport; a fifth, Chelsea, is slated to have full- highs installed in 2021. New stations at River Works and Swampscott are in the early stages of planning. High-level platforms at stations like Salem (pictured) allow passengers to board and exit trains faster, speeding up Design must be pragmatic to ensure cost efficiency; overall trip times. form follows function. For example, it is obligatory to have shelter from the elements along the length of the platform, but this can be done with cheap corrugated tin; high-frequency regional rail stations in Stockholm use that, in a country famous for the quality of its public services. It is essential to begin the process of designing full-high platforms for the line as soon as possible, particularly at Beverly, where rush hour trains are often delayed for several minutes. Normally this is about $20 million per station, but at Beverly Depot, vertical circulation (stairs or pedestrian underpass) is required, raising costs to about $30 million. Beverly Depot is one of many stations on the line without On the branches, nine out of ten stations have mini-high high-level platforms, despite its substantial ridership. platforms. The tenth, Pride’s Crossing, has only a low platform on one side (and is only served by peak trains in the peak direction).
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