Orange Line –09 MBTA Systemwide Passenger Survey pdf

Orange Line –09 MBTA Systemwide Passenger Survey

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This Orange Line report belongs to a multivolume set of reports on the findings of a systemwide survey of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority riders that was conducted for the MBTA by the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) in 2008–09. This survey covers all of the modes operated by the MBTA: bus (including trackless trolley), bus rapid transit,1 heavy rail (the Blue, Red, and Orange Lines), light rail (the Green Line and the Mattapan High-Speed Line), commuter rail, and boat. The most recent comparable systemwide passenger survey was conducted during 1993–2000. The purpose of the systemwide survey was to gather data that are not easily obtained through any other means. The data are used to update the regional travel-demand model that is routinely used by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO); they are also available for use by other entities, public and private, as well as interested individuals.

This report comprises 14 chapters and three appendices. In the chapters, data tables and summary text present information about Orange Line travel, including why trips are made, where riders are coming from and going to, how riders get to and from the service, and the stations at which they enter and exit the rapid transit system. Information is also provided on the demographics of Orange Line riders, as well as their automobile ownership, how they pay their fares, and how they perceive the quality of MBTA rapid transit service. The second chapter of this report provides an overview of the results for the entire Orange Line, while each subsequent chapter covers one or more types of data on a station-by-station basis

• Creator/s: Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Date: 2010
• Book Topics/Themes: Planning, Transit, Transportation, Infrastructure, Transportation Planning, MBTA, Statistics, Trains, Subway, Orange Line

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