MBTA Key Bus Route Improvement Program

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1 B ey Bus oue Communiy eeing 3 June 2 B ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram he B is commied o improving your bus riding experience. ver he nex wo years, he B will plan and implemen a series of enhancemens o 5 bus roues, chosen for heir high ridership and frequency of service. his projec, known as he ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram, will help reduce rip imes; improve accessibiliy; enhance cusomer comfor, convenience and safey; and make he roues more reliable and coseffecive. ilizing $ million in gran funding hrough he merican ecovery and einvesmen c () he B now has he opporuniy o implemen he ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram. his one-ime opporuniy o improve service qualiy will be accomplished by implemening a combinaion of he following: bus sop locaion improvemens, bus sop ameniies shelers, benches, rash recepacles and signage, curb exensions, and accessibiliy enhancemens, in addiion o raffic signal upgrades. orking wih local municipaliies, all ey Bus oue improvemens will be developed wih he help of public inpu. he public process for oues 23 and 39 has recenly been compleed, while an ongoing process for he oue 28 is being coordinaed wih ass s oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy. he remaining 2 roues will be improved over he nex wo years hrough a phased implemenaion approach, wih a series of communiy workshops ha began January 2. lanning for oues, 57 and 66 is complee and preliminary design is nearing compleion. Iniial communiy meeings were held in January/February 2 o presen preliminary recommendaions. Based on municipal and communiy feedback some of hese recommendaions were refined and presened for furher commen in arch 2. ll feedback was incorporaed ino progress design plans, which are being presened for commen onigh. our inpu a his meeing will help inform how we improve Bus oues, 57 and 66. e look forward o collaboraing wih you o provide a beer bus service For more informaion and projec updaes please visi B ey Bus oue 3 rd eeings oue ae ime ocaion ddress onday, 3 o. Harvard, 66 6: 7:3 Honan-llson Branch ibrary June 6 Boson onday, June 3 uesday, June ednesday, June 22 hursday, June 23 6:3 8: nied ouh nd elemens 6:3 8: Cambridge enior Cener 6:3 8: Jackson ann Communiy Cener 6:3 8: obin Communiy Cener 566 Columbus ve, Boson 86 ass ve, Cambridge 5 Cambridge, Boson 8 remon, Boson

2 B ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram Glossary and bbreviaions of erms Bus op ocaion earside: bus sop is locaed before an inersecion, or driveway. Bus op ocaion Farside: bus sop is locaed aer an inersecion, or driveway. Bus op ocaion id-block: bus sop is locaed in he middle of a sree block. Companion op bus sops are ypically locaed in pairs, one on each side of he sree. Curb exension (or bulb ou) sidewalk is widened in a paricular secion, someimes eiher side of a crosswalk, or a he sar/end of on-sree parking. Generic/ear ign B bus sop sign ha is locaed a he rear of he sop o define he end of he bus sop. anding pad/area an area a he fron of he bus sop where cusomers board and aligh he bus. Queue jump prioriy is given o buses a an inersecion. I can also come in a variey of forms such as a shared righ urn/bus lane allowing he bus o access a farside sop more quickly or wih a bus only signal, allowing buses o advance ahead of he general raffic.. escr. ign (oue escripive ign) B bus sop sign ha is locaed a he fron of he sop and liss bus roue and cusomer informaion. harrow pavemen marking on he roadway ha indicaes o bicycliss ha he road space hey are enering is shared, i.e. wih a bus sop or general raffic. (ransi ignal rioriy) prioriy is given o buses a raffic signals. his can come in a variey of forms, bu he mos common form is for he green ime o be exended for all raffic when a bus is approaching he inersecion. his will only be effecive for farside or mid-block sops.

3 ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram oue - roposed ecommendaions IB Bus op equence op I ree op ame / Cross ree is. o ex op () ime o ex op op ocaion oues sop oue ns (Fall9) oue ffs (Fall9) ns (oal ll oues) ffs (oal ll oues) unicipaliy idewalk idh () xising heler xising xising Bus op engh () roposed ecommendaions ass v Holyoke - Holyoke Gae 82' near side, 68, Cambridge o es 72.5 dd bus sop pavemen markings ass v Johnson Gae ' 7 mid-block, 66, 68, Cambridge o o 7 Coordinaed wih oue 66 recommendaions. dd bench, and bus sop pavemen markings, and relocae bus sop signs o provide bus sop lengh for 2 buses, wihou blocking Harvard ni driveway. dd a narrow, non-adverising, high qualiy black sheler o be approved by he Hisoric Commission Quincy Broadway opp Fogg useum 85' far side, 68, Cambridge 5.75 o o 57 dd pavemen markings. 267 Quincy Harvard 68' 3 mid-block, Cambridge 8.75 o o 65 epain pavemen markings uburn eolfe 7' far side Cambridge 8 o es 58.5 elocae rear sign ono pos uburn unam ve 93' near side Cambridge 8 C es 68 one ass v Bay 6' 2 near side Cambridge 2 C es ass v Hancock 72' 3 near side Cambridge 9 o o ass v ellers 26' near side Cambridge o es 56 7 ass v leasan 5' 5 near side Cambridge 9 C es 7 enghen sop o provide 9-' of curb space = - meered parking space. elocae rearsign closer o crosswalk and add pavemen markings. evised ecomm: enghen sop o provide 9-' of curb space = -2 meered parking spaces and relocae fron sign wihin ' of crosswalk. dd bench and pavemen markings. liminae sop due o low ridership, and insufficien bus sop lengh. Closes sop 26' away a leasan has many bus sop ameniies. evised sop spacing is 98'. evised ecomm: enghen sop by relocaing rear sign = --2 meered parking spaces. dd bus sop pavemen markings. 72 ass v earl 23' 6 near side 2 73 ass v idney 66' 3 far side, C, 7, 6, 7, C, 6, Cambridge 2 Cenral q. Colored Glass Canopy Cambridge 5 C es 2 one. es 39 evised ecomm: dd bus sop pavemen markings ass v andsdowne 56' 3 far side Cambridge 5 o o 6 liminae sop because shor curb exension does no allow easy access, curren sop lengh is oo shor and o lenghen i would require reducing adjacen parking. xpand adjacen parking (~2 spaces). 6 o closes sop. evised bus sop spacing is 22'. 7 ass v lbany 9' far side Cambridge 5 C es 5 econsruc sidewalk o provide level landing area beween sheler and fron of bus sop in place of disused driveway ass v #8 55' 3 mid-block, C Cambridge 3 I-Glass anels, fla ceiling es 8 one. For explanaion of erms, please see Glossary and bbreviaions handou.

4 ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram oue - roposed ecommendaions IB Bus op equence op I ree op ame / Cross ree is. o ex op () ime o ex op op ocaion oues sop oue ns (Fall9) oue ffs (Fall9) ns (oal ll oues) ffs (oal ll oues) unicipaliy idewalk idh () xising heler xising xising Bus op engh () roposed ecommendaions 6 76 ass v emorial r 259' 2 mid-block Cambridge 5 o o 2 liminae sop due o proximiy o I 55' away and o improve raffic flow. Companion sop o remain because of he low number of boardings, hus delay is minimal ass v Beacon 75' near side, C Boson 5 o o 3 evised ecomm: eain sop. dd rash recepacle, bus sop pavemen markings, and rear sign ass v Comm v ' 2 far side Boson 6 all es 93 emove sop o improve sop spacing (exising sheler will need o be relocaed). ' o ewbury. evised sop spacing wih he relocaion of Beacon would be ~' ass v ewbury 97' 5 far side, C Boson ong eal sheler on bridge es 53 elocae fron sign furher souh away from hydran for a beer landing area. epair sidewalk a he corner of ewbury. Consider adding bus lane from ewbury o Bolyson. Boylson, i could be a shared righ urn/bus lane. 2 8 ass v #83 opp Chrisian cience Cener 8' mid-block Boson 22 o o 65 Consolidae wih esland a new sop midblock a hydran. ass v opp Chrisian cience Cener mid block Boson ocae new sop midblock a fire hydran. dd sheler, rash recepacle and pavemen markings. evised bus sop spacing would be ~ 3' from ewbury and ~8' o Huningon v. 2 8 ass v esland ve 6' 2 near side, C Boson 32 all es 66 Consolidae wih pp CC as above ass v Huningon ve 5' 2 far side, C Boson 22 all es 57 dd rash recepacle and pavemen markings ass v assachuses ve aion 5' 2 mid-block, C Boson 23 all es 3 evised ecomm: Improve sop in conjucion wih ass ve reconsrucion. dd bus sop pavemen markings and relocae fron sign o provide -' of curb space from he proposed bump ou ass v Columbus ve 73' 3 near side Boson 8 o o 8 elocae fron sign ono sign pos ass v remon 93' far side, C Boson 8 o o ass v hawmu ve 3' 2 far side Boson 8 o o 6 emove generic sign a fron of sop and replace wih fron sign removed from lamppos. elocae fron sign furher souh o provide sufficien bus sop lengh = - residen space. liminae sop, revised recomm includes eliminaion of companion oubound sop o improve bus sop spacing. 2-3 parking spaces could be reinsaed, alhough due o he absence of a fron sign he bus sop seems o already be aken up by parking. evised bus sop spacing is 36'. For explanaion of erms, please see Glossary and bbreviaions handou.

5 ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram oue - roposed ecommendaions IB Bus op equence op I ree op ame / Cross ree is. o ex op () ime o ex op op ocaion oues sop oue ns (Fall9) oue ffs (Fall9) ns (oal ll oues) ffs (oal ll oues) unicipaliy idewalk idh () xising heler xising xising Bus op engh () roposed ecommendaions ass v ashingon 75' far side, C Boson o o 68 Insall fron sign and provide sufficien bus sop lengh. dd rash recepacle. dd pavemen markings ass v Harrison ve 59' 3 far side, C 8 69 Boson 8 all es 85 eplace fron sign and add pavemen markings ass v lbany 2' 2 near side Boson 8 all es 67 dd rash recepacle and relocae generic sign a fron o rear of sop, on a pole and add a fron sign on a pole a fron of sop, providing clear pah beween roadway and sheler lbany orhhampon 8' far side Boson 7 o o 65 liminae sop o improve bus sop spacing (companion sop also proposed for eliminaion) and exising low ridership. evised bus sop spacing is 8'. 3 lbany elnea Cass Blvd 7' 3 B Boson 6 o o 57 elocae sop o farside of andall., bu far enough forward o allow vehicles o urn righ ou of andall before encroaching on he bus sop. Invesigae signal improvemens and adding pavemen markings. ue o limied sidewalk widh along lbany, he proposed landing area will only be 6' deep. 32 elnea Cass Blvd 33 6 ashingon Harrison ve 7' 3 B Boson 7 o o - elocae sop farside and add a concree pad and rash recepacle. elnea Cass Blvd ' 2 far side Boson 5 ilver ine- eel canopy es 6 ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy ashingon illiams 33' 2 near side, Boson 9 o o ashingon uggles 82' B, Boson 9 o o 5 ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy. ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy Busway udley aion - Harvard ide / B, 5+ ohers Boson ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy. For explanaion of erms, please see Glossary and bbreviaions handou.

6 ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram oue - roposed ecommendaions B Bus op equence op I ree op ame / Cross ree is. o ex op () ime o ex op ocaion oues sop oue ns (Fall9) oue ffs (Fall9) ns (oal ll oues) ffs (oal ll oues) unicipaliy idewalk idh () xising heler xising xising Bus op engh () roposed ecommendaions 6 Busway udley aion - Harvard ide 63' 3 Busway, 5+ ohers Boson ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy. 2 ashingon opp uggles 6' 3 far side, 8, 7, Boson 9 all es 68 ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy. 3 2 ashingon elnea Cass Blvd 67' 3 mid-block, 8, 7, Boson 7 o o 65 ill be considered as par of oxbury orcheser aapan ransi eeds udy. 6 elnea Cass Blvd Harrison ve ' 5 near side, Boson 7 B es 75 one. 5 3 lbany opp andall 6' 3 mid-block, Boson 8 o o dd rear sign and pavemen markings. 6 lbany opp orhampon 56' 3 near side, Boson o o 25 liminae sop o improve bus sop spacing (companion also proposed for eliminaion) and low ridership. evised bus sop spacing would be 6' 7 57 ass v lbany 56' 3 far side Boson 9 all es ass v Harrison ve 75' near side, C Boson all es dd bus sop pavemen markings and resripe crosswalk. dd fron sign. Invesigae if he Ciy is planning o repave he asphal area in fron of he sheler. horen sop o 97' and add meered parking space. dd pavemen markings o define bus sop area ass v ashingon 9' 2 far side, C Boson 7 o o 75 dd bench, rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 86 ass v hawmu ve 97' 5 far side, Boson 9 o o 65 emove sop and reinsae 3 parking spaces. 87 ass v remon 5' 3 far side, C, Boson 7.5 o o 65 dd pavemen markings ass v Columbus ve 53' 3 near side, Boson all es 2 elocae rear sign farside of driveway and add pavemen markings ass v ass v aion 39' 2 mid-block, Boson 8 all es 7 evised ecomm: Improve sop in conjucion wih ass ve reconsrucion. dd bus sop pavemen markings. elocae rear sign o provide -' of curb space from he proposed bump ou. 89 ass v Bololph 55' 3 far side, Boson 5 all es 8 lhough close o ass ve aion reain sop. elocae fron sign o provide sufficien bus sop lengh. dd pavemen markings. For explanaion of erms, please see Glossary and bbreviaions handou.

7 ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram oue - roposed ecommendaions B Bus op equence op I ree op ame / Cross ree is. o ex op () ime o ex op ocaion oues sop oue ns (Fall9) oue ffs (Fall9) ns (oal ll oues) ffs (oal ll oues) unicipaliy idewalk idh () xising heler xising xising Bus op engh () roposed ecommendaions 5 9 ass v esland ve 8' near side, C, Boson 2 o o Consolidae wih Clearway a new sop nearside of orway. Companion sop (wih sheler) also proposed for consolidaion. evised bus sop spacing would be 36'. ew op ass v orway near side Boson Consolidae esland and Clearway a a new sop near side of driveway/orway. Consruc landing area and add sheler and pavemen markings. evised bus sop spacing would be ~' from. Boolph and ~2' o ewbury. 6 9 ass v Clearway 7' 2 near side, Boson 5 all es 67 Consolidae wih esland a new sop nearside of orway ass v Belvidere 58' 3 far side, Boson 5 o o 63 liminae sop o provide beer sop spacing, improve pedesrian and vehicular flow, lack of a companion sop and bus sop currenly raverses a crosswalk. lso clear landing area is limied wih significan bicycle parking demand. evised bus sop spacing would be 2' ass v ewbury 38' 2 near side, C Boson 8 Building verhang o 95 elocae bus sop sign furher souh, slighly closer o Hynes a. rovide bus sop pavemen markings a he sop. dd bus lane from Boylson o ewbury. and bus advance signal on approach o ewbury. 9 9 ass v Comm v 68' 3 mid-block Boson all es 75 liminae sop o improve sop spacing (exising sheler will need o be relocaed). evised bus sop spacing would be 6' ass v Beacon 266' 3 near side, C Boson 5 o o 8 evised recomm: Invesigae adding a sheler. elocae rear sign o provide sufficien bus sop lengh = -2 meered parking spaces. dd pavemen markings ass v emorial rive 6' 3 far side Cambridge 3 o o 9 dd rash recepacle. dd esc. sign in place of generic sign and move generic sign o rear of sop ass v #77 8' mid-block, C Cambridge 3 I double - seel & glass, fla roof es 65 evised ecomm: dd bus sop pavemen markings ass v lbany 6' 3 near side Cambridge 5 C es 5 evised ecomm: dd bus sop pavemen markings. dd rash recepacle. 2 ass v Fron 69' 3 near side Cambridge 5 o o 5 liminae sop for beer sop spacing and insufficien bus sop lengh. Insall 2-3 parking spaces a former sop. evised sop spacing is 3'. 25 ass v idney 35' 6 near side, C Cambridge 6 C es elocae fron sign before crosswalk. dd pavemen markings For explanaion of erms, please see Glossary and bbreviaions handou.

8 ey Bus oue Improvemen rogram oue - roposed ecommendaions B Bus op equence op I ree op ame / Cross ree is. o ex op () ime o ex op ocaion oues sop oue ns (Fall9) oue ffs (Fall9) ns (oal ll oues) ffs (oal ll oues) unicipaliy idewalk idh () xising heler xising xising Bus op engh () roposed ecommendaions 26 2 ass v rospec 9' near side Cambridge 2 Cambridgecolored glass caopy, seel srucure es 57 evised ecomm: dd pavemen markings. 27 ass v Bigelow 38' 2 far side Cambridge 6 C es 7 evised ecomm: dd pavemen markings. eplace rear no sopping sign wih B generic sign ass v Clinon 53' 3 far side Cambridge o o 6 liminae sop for beer sop spacing, and low ridership and replace wih -2 parking spaces. revious sop a Bigelow is 38' away. evised sop spacing is ~ wih he relocaion of Hancock ass v Hancock 66' 3 near side Cambridge o o 3 elocae sop farside of Hancock. and consolidae wih ana. Hydran will be o rear of sop. Bus will use driveway o exi sop = -2 shor erm parking spaces bu 3 could be gained a exising bus sop. 3 7 ass v ana 72' 3 far side Cambridge 2 o o 56 Consolidae wih Hancock, as above. Insall parking in exising sop locaion. evised sop disance is ~2'. 3 8 ass v rowbridge 97' 5 far side Cambridge o o 7 one ass v Quincy 82' near side Cambridge o o 65 elocae fron sign closer o crosswalk o lenghen sop and add pavemen markings. 33 ass v Holyoke - Holyoke Gae / / near side, 68, Cambridge 7 o o dd bus sop pavemen markings. For explanaion of erms, please see Glossary and bbreviaions handou.

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