BA Bus Communiy eeing June BA he BA is commied o improving your bus riding experience. ver he nex wo years, he BA 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 Key Bus oue Improvemen Program, will help reduce rip imes; improve accessibiliy; enhance cusomer comfor, convenience and safey; and make he roues more reliable and coseffecive. onigh s meeing and upcoming meeings will discuss poenial improvemens o Bus 7, 73, and 77. ilizing $0 million in gran funding hrough he American ecovery and einvesmen Ac (A) he BA now has he opporuniy o implemen he Key Bus oue Improvemen Program. 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 Key Bus oue improvemens will be developed wih he help of public inpu. he public process for 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. Final design plans for 23 and 39 are in progress, while planning for,57 and 66 is complee and preliminary design plans are currenly being presened for communiy feedback. Public process for, 6, and 7 is ongoing. he remaining 6 roues will be improved over he nex wo years hrough a phased implemenaion approach. 7, 73, and 77 consiue he nex phase of Key Bus scheduled for implemenaion, and he communiy feedback process has jus begun. Your inpu a his meeing will help inform how we improve Bus 7, 73 and 77. e look forward o collaboraing wih you o provide a beer bus service! For more informaion and projec updaes please visi www.mba.com/keybusroues. pcoming BA Key Bus oue eeings oue ae ime Address 77 7-73 77 7 hursday June 9, ednesday June 5, hursday June 6, onday June, 6:30 8:00 6:30 8:00 6:00 7:30 6:30 8:00 Arlingon own Hall elecman Hearing oom Harvard aw chool Pound Hall orh Cambridge enior Cener Coolidge chool Aparmens Audiorium 730 ass. Ave., Arlingon 563 ass. Ave., Cambridge 50 ass. Ave., Cambridge 39 Arlingon., aerown
BA Glossary and Abbreviaions of erms earside: bus sop is locaed before an inersecion, or driveway. Farside: bus sop is locaed afer an inersecion, or driveway. id-block: bus sop is locaed in he middle of a sree block. Companion 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 BA 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) BA 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. P (ransi ignal Prioriy) 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.
IB ame / Cross erving ) ) engh Preliminary ecommendaions 878 aerown q erminal busway 690 3 busway 59, 7 749 2 894 2 aerown 7 Yes (2) o 67 Improve in coordinaion wih own plans. 2 48 Auburn ain 800 4 mid-block 7 00 0 00 0 aerown 2 CA Yes 66 Add rear sign farside of driveway. o parking impac. se driveways for bus access and egress. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 3 49 Auburn Paen 850 4 nearside 7 4 2 4 2 aerown 2 o o 42 5 50 Auburn Parker 750 4 nearside 7 54 5 54 5 aerown 4 o o 82 eain sop and add bench and pavemen markings. se driveway a rear for access. eplace rear sign. Consolidae sop wih Franklin o improve sop spacing. ew sop farside of Cheser = -3 spaces. Add sheler, rash recepacle, and pavemen markings. einsae parking a Parker = +4 spaces. evised disance beween sops would be ~0'. Invesigae signal improvemens a Common. 6 5 Auburn Franklin 6 3 nearside 7 99 6 99 6 aerown 8 CA Yes 54 7 52 Auburn alnu 380 2 farside 7 57 8 57 8 aerown 7 o o 86 8 53 Auburn incoln 580 3 nearside 7 24 3 24 3 aerown 7 o o 7 9 54 Auburn Boylson 500 2 nearside 7 69 69 aerown 8 o Yes 66 Consolidae sop wih Parker as described due o lack of landing area a exising locaion. elocae sheler. einsae parking a Franklin = +2 spaces. evised disance beween sops would be ~000'. eain sop and consruc concree landing area. Add bench and pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a alnu. emove sop o improve bus sop spacing and due o low ridership. ainain no parking. evised sop disance would be 960'. eain sop and reconsruc level landing area. se driveway for bus access. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 0 55 Auburn opp akley d 400 2 mid-block 7 6 3 6 3 aerown 8 o o 24 emove sop o improve bus sop spacing and due o low ridership. ainain no parking. evised sop disance would be 000'. 56 Auburn Chauncy (inhrop ) 650 3 farside 7 5 4 5 4 aerown 8 o o 67 eain sop. econsruc sidewalk a abandoned driveway apron o provide level landing area. o parking impac. Add bench and pavemen markings. Alernaively, relocae fron sign slighly forward and consruc concree landing area in grass srip.
IB ame / Cross erving ) ) engh Preliminary ecommendaions 2 57 Auburn chool 950 5 farside 7 90 40 90 40 aerown o o 5 eain sop. elocae fron sign nearside of crosswalk and rear sign o corner (use crosswalk for bus egress). o parking impac. Add sheler, rash recepacle, and pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a chool. 3 58 Auburn Adams 040 5 mid-block 7 0 45 0 45 aerown 8 o o 78 elocae sop farside of Adams o improve bus access. Insall signs o provide 65' sop lengh from crosswalk =-2 spaces. Add bench, rash recepacle, and pavemen markings. einsae parking in fron of sop (nearside of driveway = +2 spaces). 4 60 Auburn Bigelow Ave 090 5 nearside 7 227 0 227 0 aerown 6 o o 42 eain sop. se driveways for bus access. Add bench nearside of diner side enrance. Add pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a Bigelow Ave. 5 6 Auburn opp Keenan 740 4 mid-block 7 20 39 20 39 aerown 7 CA Yes 54 enghen sop by relocaing rear sign 00' from fron sign (no parking impac). Add pavemen markings. 6 62 Auburn 7 64 Auburn alph Pieri err opp Homer Ave 250 6 nearside 7 67 24 67 24 aerown 8 o o 38 690 3 mid-block 7, 73 22 69 459 05 Cambridge 0 CA Yes 88 enghen sop by relocaing rear sign 90' from fron sign = - space nearside of driveway. Add bench and pavemen markings. eain sop and relocae fron sign immedaely farside of sheler in grass srip o provide clear landing area. Add pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a Homer Ave. 8 65 Auburn Aberdeen Ave 440 2 mid-block 7, 73 6 4 38 Cambridge 9 o o 54 emove sop o improve bus sop spacing and due o low ridership. evised sop disance would be 70'. 9 66 Auburn opp Brale 00 5 mid-block 7, 73 0 43 0 Cambridge 5 o o 02 Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 67 Auburn Coolidge Ave 900 4 nearside 7, 73 7 2 46 9 Cambridge 5 o o 42 2 68 Auburn opp raill 000 5 mid-block 7, 73 4 4 84 3 Cambridge 9 o o 75 Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a Coolidge Ave. eain sop. se driveway for bus access. Invesigae adding narrow sheler nearside of sairs; oherwise, add bench. Add rash recepacle, and pavemen markings.
IB ame / Cross erving ) ) engh Preliminary ecommendaions 22 70 Auburn Auburn Hospial 560 3 mid-block 7, 73 78 55 369 99 Cambridge CA Yes 66 elocae fron sign nearside of crosswalk ped ramp o provide clear landing area and o avoid blocking crosswalk, and insall rear sign farside of driveway. se driveway for bus access. Add pavemen markings. 23 7 Auburn opp parks 690 3 mid-block 7, 73 5 7 34 2 Cambridge 8 o o 63 eain sop despie relaively low ridership due o is locaion on curb exension. 24 72 Auburn opp illard 980 5 mid-block 7, 73 8 Cambridge 8 o o 65 emove sop due o low ridership. einsae parking opp illard =+3 spaces. evised disance beween sops would be 670'. 25 73 Auburn Brewer 700 3 farside 7, 73 4 52 7 29 Cambridge 9 o o 40 eain sop. se crosswalk for bus access. 26 74 Auburn 27 76 Auburn 4 Auburn (Benne ey) Harvard pper Busway @ ed ine 070 5 nearside 7, 73 5 330 5 703 Cambridge 4 o o 70 2870 4 busway uliple 0 80 - - Cambridge - - - - one. elocae sop farside of niversiy d. ocae signs o provide 60-65' sop lengh. elocae 4 exising parking spaces o curren sop locaion = + new space. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 28 264 aerhouse ass Ave - - nearside uliple 0 2 0 28 Cambridge 0 o o 72 one.
B ame / Cross serving sop ) ) Preliminary ecommendaions engh 264 aerhouse 2 76 Harvard ower Busway @ ass Ave 4 7 nearside uliple 26 0 84 84 Cambridge - o o - one. busway 80 6 busway uliple 993 4 4729 5 Cambridge - - - - one. 3 Auburn ory 70 3 nearside 7, 73 253 5 503 5 Cambridge o Yes 67 enghen sop by relocaing handicap space o nearside of crosswalk curb exension, and relocae loading zone o replace one meer space = - meer space. elocae rear sign farside of curb exension o provide 90' sop lengh. elocae rash recepacles nearside of lamp pos o provide clear landing area. Add pavemen markings. 4 2 Auburn Ash 730 3 farside 7, 73 24 3 42 7 Cambridge 2 o o 40 eain sop. se driveways for bus egress. Add bench, rash recepacle, and pavemen markings. 5 22 Auburn illard 580 3 nearside 7, 73 2 8 5 6 Cambridge o o 70 emove sop o improve sop spacing and due o low ridership. evised disance beween sops would be 30'. 6 23 Auburn parks 9 4 nearside 7, 73 9 7 6 45 Cambridge 9 o o 70 enghen sop by relocaing rear sign 90' from fron sign = - space. Add pavemen markings. 7 25 Auburn ongfellow d 750 4 nearside 7, 73 48 224 83 450 Cambridge 9 o o 56 eain sop. se driveway and no sopping zone for bus access. Add bench and pavemen markings. 8 26 Auburn raill 80 4 farside 7, 73 6 2 3 43 Cambridge o o 70 elocae fron sign nearside of ree o provide clear landing area. Add pavemen markings. 9 27 Auburn owell Park 90 6 7, 73 6 9 5 36 Cambridge 5 o o 70 enghen sop by relocaing rear sign 00' from fron sign. o parking impac. Invesigae signal improvemens a Coolidge Ave. 0 28 Auburn Brale 450 2 7, 73 0 7 0 3 Cambridge B o o 80 one. se garage driveway for bus access. 29 Auburn Aberdeen Ave 7 3 farside 7, 73 4 52 0 3 Cambridge 0 o o 64 emove sop o improve sop spacing and due o driveways wihin sop. o parking gain. evised sop disance would be 70'. 2 30 Auburn Homer Ave 570 3 farside 7, 73 64 242 425 Cambridge 2 C A Yes 44 Add rash recepacle. Invesigae signal improvemens a Homer Ave. 3 3 Auburn #88 670 3 7 39 65 39 65 aerown 3 o Yes 40 emove sop o improve sop spacing. evised sop spacing would be 240'.
B ame / Cross serving sop ) ) Preliminary ecommendaions engh 4 32 Auburn ary's 780 4 nearside 7 9 50 9 50 aerown 8 o o 75 Add pavemen markings. se driveway for bus access. 5 33 Auburn Keenan 870 4 farside 7 34 232 34 232 aerown 8 o o 45 6 34 Auburn Kimball d 430 2 7 63 234 63 234 aerown 0 o o 39 7 35 Auburn loyd d 500 2 nearside 7 46 7 46 7 aerown 9 o o 62 8 36 Auburn pland d 930 4 farside 7 6 86 6 86 aerown 8 o o 87 enghen sop by relocaing fron sign 60' from rear sign, o farside of driveway (no parking impac). se driveway for bus egress. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. eain sop. se driveways for bus access and egress. Invesigae sheler wih abuer permission; oherwise add bench. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a Kimball/Bigelow. emove sop o improve bus sop spacing, no companion sop, and due o insufficien sop lengh. oeinsae parking = +2 spaces due o hydran a fron of sop. evised sop disance would be 930'. eain sop and consruc landing pad in grass srip. horen sop by relocaing fron sign 60-65' from rear sign. Add bench, rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 9 37 Auburn insor Ave (angdon Ave) 840 4 farside 7 7 73 7 73 aerown 7 o o 74 eain sop and insall fron sign (missing) 60-65' from rear sign. Consruc concree landing pad beween ree and uiliy pole. Add pavemen markings. 38 Auburn Adams Ave 590 3 7 26 69 26 69 aerown 8 o o 39 Ideally locae farside of Adams due o curren locaion on curve, bu inadequae curb space farside so reain exising sop and consruc concree landing pad. enghen sop o 90-00' by relocaing fron sign forward oward inersecion. 2 39 Auburn akley d 550 3 nearside 7 7 25 7 25 aerown 8 o o 7 22 40 Auburn Amhers d 4 2 nearside 7 7 59 7 59 aerown 8 o o 97 23 4 Auburn Bailey d 600 3 farside 7 5 5 aerown 7 o o 65 emove sop o improve bus sop spacing and due o low ridership. ainain no parking. evised sop disance would be 40'. eain sop and consruc concree landing pad. elocae fron sign nearside of wooden pole. Add pavemen markings. emove sop o improve bus sop spacing and due o low ridership. ainain no parking. evised sop disance would be 0'. 24 47 Auburn as Baes d 500 2 farside 7 8 53 8 53 aerown 7 o o 60 eain sop and relocae fron sign nearside of driveway o avoid blocking crosswalk. Consruc landing pad in grass srip and add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. Invesigae signal improvemens a Baes/alnu.
B ame / Cross serving sop ) ) Preliminary ecommendaions engh 25 42 Auburn ussell Ave 750 4 nearside 7 0 0 aerown 7 o o 80 26 43 Auburn arshall 790 4 nearside 7 64 64 aerown 7 o o 80 emove sop o improve sop spacing. ainain no parking. evised disance beween sops would be 250'. eain sop and insall rear sign (missing) farside of crosswalk. se crosswalk for bus access. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 27 44 Auburn ummer 900 4 7 3 23 3 23 aerown 7 o o 75 eain sop and insall rear sign (missing) ~75' from fron sign farside of driveway. se driveways for bus access and egress. Consruc landing pad and add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 28 46 Auburn ain 540 3 7 2 337 2 337 aerown o o 80 Add rear sign 00' from fron sign. Add rash recepacle and pavemen markings. 29 878 aerown q erminal busway - - busway 59, 7 509 626 aerown 7 Yes (2) o 67 Improve in coordinaion wih own plans.
XF B IC K BGA IVA X FF CI G IG CAVI A her Bus 2 Proposed liminaed s!! apid ransi ines w/ aions Commuer ail w/ aions 750 f isance beween s unicipal Boundaries IA K A Z X G HI A BY B I Q Z A K A H I C Y XIG F IV IG I Y A A AF B AHA CABG IV VI A BAY G PA Perkins chool for he Blind IG H BA PA I A C FIF PQ B FAK aerown all A B GA V B GH H PK AP C: assgi AP G 988 s w/ Idenificaion o. Proposed s CAF I A 7/73 PI Preliminary ecommendaions aerown BK BA PK H oue 7 P K A AA Y HI B Y I XF B A I A AG I H C H AY F A A A FA H PIGFI C C V A H A CY P IH BA A A G V HA BI GFI A V B A P I I A AK A AC B V BB I A HI 878 540 fc H I G A A A A H C 9 0 A V 60 0f BIG HI I Y AG H A 34 0 f 9 36 f 3 2 3 2 6 A F IF C 0f 74 f 670 PI 7 6 G A PA H C BA H 33 B Key Bus oue Improvemen Program H BY I A 555 I A CAPI 504 FAIF PC 502 35 70 IV I 58 0f 43 040 A I K A A 950 f f 38 f 52 57 I 58 7 650 500 f 37 5 8 3 56 400 f 78 CYP A AI A 0 f 0 f 62C0 f 500 f 930 f P 52 AB f 840 APP 7 4 54 Y B 5 F I K PA C 690 f 04 0253 2 0 f 59 A f 870 CAIFI 0 80 f 50 60 39 55 40 8 PA 48 AY 46 49 IP 44 AK 830 f I f I 70 A 0 2 90 BA P 3 4 B A PA 79 050 PH 0f 0 f 20452 Y 750 f 590 f 4 I F A P H PA B A AY 550 f f 00 f CI CK AA BIA IGH HA FA Y I AKY AI V A GH I H I BIGHA YBA K I A A C FI BAIY I H KA H Y KI AP 73 PH K A 26 IH A A V V 25 B A 2 Y CY 24 CI FA A 22 V I KA V 23 BY G 22 A BI F A A A 222 2 Y I P 223 A I AI BA 224 209 A A A FI G PI 20 BA F A C B AC A G G C PA I 225 208 FAIVI FAIVI CV CK A A AA C A A For coninuaion of roues, refer o map oue 7-73 Cambridge A PQ G CHI G GV HB 207 AP IGH FIC V A PP A I I H A A H Y A V A ICK HA A I YK HV AC V I A Y H H FA I 226 A Y VA A C A V A PAY H HV A B A AKY Y A PI $ 0 500 5 June,000 Fee 2,000
A I Y 75 A A A A V F AA V 77 7/73 96 78 her Bus F B B XF YA BAK 2 Harvard aw H A s w/ Idenificaion o. Proposed s 264 PK K CAB A AY G Proposed liminaed s!! apid ransi ines w/ aions PI Commuer ail w/ aions 7 73 I XIG I F IG B J H FK Y 66 86 I I B Y K Y HI HA H P IV I 4 7 F P I FF I Y f 700 IG 0 unicipal Boundaries 76 PY P 2 isance beween s H 3 750 f 76 I AP AH FA HI 7 98IV0 f Y P Y Y A f IA I AB 70 2 AH 690 f P H 22 72 23 7 730 f HA F P G I 580 f B 560 f CA P 25 HA 9 f B GIB KAY A G V I A A GI 74 CY A AC G I I A PI FAY AH IV K A P AC AG P BGA P K AY P K A I IVA Preliminary ecommendaions Cambridge I CABG G AHA H G G VI A V V G A ZIA CAF K For coninuaion of. 73, refer o map oue 73 Belmon 7/73 PH For coninuaion of. 7, refer o map oue 7 aerown K I C I A IF PI B HI G X B IGI CA Y 000 f K AY H GA 72 B 70 P GFI ACA GA PA K PA H Key Bus oue Improvemen Program HA G I B A F PI I F A A I IV A AY G H BI H A G H I A CKI B P F G 26 68 900 f IG H APP A 00 f F 27 67 750 f AI Y A Y PAC 80 f K IG A G HA VI AB Y Y A Y A G P 690 f 440 f 90 f BA 28 66 K I GA AK H 29 65 64 XI 450 f H V A 7 f f 250 PH H 2 6 30 7 A C 0f 74 AB 28 27 AG H 570 f CI A 2 B Y P H H 3 3 A AY PC FA BI 6 f 67073 Y B G 29 72 CHI Y H H AC A F C HIGH Y HIGHA 75 F A AI A A C I P ZI G V A H A H C HP HI IH A H F AC A VI Y AY A IG A VAA P A A V P A H B oldiers Field B AP C: assgi V A G $ 0 500 5 June,000 Fee 2,000