Jim Gascoigne Charles River TMA Cambridge, MA Charles River Transportation Management Association 501(c)4 consortium of Cambridge businesses Founded 1995 25 members: Property Managers & Owners, Employers, Municipality, Institutions Transportation Demand Management: Ten Greater Boston TMAs Most seeded with CMAQ grants in mid ‘90s Over three hundred members collectively Nearly 300,000 commuters employed by members What is EZRide? Member supported Shuttle. Links Cambridge worksites to 4 transit hubs. Consolidates 15 private shuttles into 7 vehicles More frequent service to more destinations at reduced cost. Private service with access to general public. 2002-2008 2009 2001 Indicators Commuter Rail usage from northern suburbs to Cambridge 50% less than other origins. North Station-Kendall Square trip requires two subway transfers Many Cambridge worksites require more than a quarter mile walk from North Station, Lechmere, Kendall. Many expensive, often empty corporate shuttles crowd the curb at Kendall Square. Key Indicators for Success Transit service gap: Urban Ring Segment Municipal Role: Regulation creates “market” Municipal Role: Technical Support State & Federal Role: FUNDING Third Sector Role: TMA is local champion TMA secures post-grant funding agreements at start of project Ripe economic conditions EZRide Route Many Connections Rockport, Newburyport, Haverhill, Lowell and Fitchburg Commuter Rail Lines at North Station Green Line at North Station and Lechmere Orange Line at North Station Red Line at Kendall Square MBTA Buses at Lechmere (69, 80, 87, 88), Kendall (CT2, 64, 68, 85), University Park (CT1, 1, 47, 64, 70, 70A, 83, 91) and Cambridgeport (47) Private Sector Members Alexandria Real Estate Draper Laboratory Equities Massachusetts Institute of Amgen Technology Archstone Microsoft Biogen Idec Novartis Institutes for BioMed Realty Trust BioMedical Research Boston Properties One Rogers/One Charles CambridgeSide Galleria Regatta Riverview Residences City of Cambridge Shire Forest City Sierra+Tango Ridership Growth Daily Average Ridership by Month Year-to-Year Comparison 1600 EZRide Shuttle Service 1513 1430 1400 1417 1384 1384 1360 1310 1290 1237 1243 1200 1200 1212 1203 1119 1082 1077 1072 1079 1043 1000 1007 1010 974 966 970 948 941 915 896 894 907 897 887 875 2002 854 852 818 812 822 816 2003 800 802 796 775 776 759 761 755 2004 741 737 747 714 712 695 703 699 2005 676 687 675 639 Average Daily Daily Average Boardings 635 637 635** 2006 618 620 614 627 600 597 603 600 610 573 577 2007 559 556 561 567 563 564 523 501 503 510 2008 475 490 2009 400 386 343 324 339 290 273 200 210 0 January February March April May June July August September October November December Successes Cost Savings/Avoidance Emissions reductions High Passenger patronage Fewer shuttles on the road More frequent service More destinations Regulatory compliance Public Access for a fare Seven years leveraged from three years of grants funds Additional seven years of funding negotiated in 2009.