CTPS Technical Memo
ON REG ST IO O N B BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION M Stephanie Pollack, MassDOT Secretary and CEO and MPO Chair E N T R O I Tegin L. Teich, Executive Director, MPO Staff O T P A O IZ LMPOI N TA A N G P OR LANNING TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM DATE: December 17, 2020 TO: Congestion Management Committee FROM: Ryan Hicks, MPO Staff RE: 2017–18 Inventory of Park-and-Ride Lots at MBTA Facilities 1 INTRODUCTION The primary purpose of this memorandum is to present the results from the 2017–18 inventory of park-and-ride lots serving Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) facilities. Comparisons with the 2006, 2010, and 2012–13 inventories are also included in this memorandum. In the spring and fall seasons between April 2017 and November 2018, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff inventoried MBTA, private, and town-operated parking facilities at 152 locations comprising 121 commuter rail stations, 27 rapid transit stations, two ferry terminals, and two express bus origin locations.1 Appendix A contains parking utilization rates for all of the parking lots that were inventoried. Information about parking fees and several maps that display inventoried data are found in Appendices B, C, D, and E. This memorandum has seven main sections and five appendices. The main sections of this memorandum are: 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Inventory Results: Parking Utilization 4. Major Regional Park-and-Ride Lots 5. Inventory Results: Amenities 6. Conclusion 7. Next Steps Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on the last page. 1 Please note that some of the stations that were surveyed are located outside of the Boston Region MPO area.
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