How the Calendar Influences Ridership Reporting
How one-time events like parades and the calendar influences ridership numbers.
Category: Ridership
Fare Collection and Cash Use: Effects of the Current Cash/Ticket Surcharge
How will the upcoming fare collection system, AFC 2.0, affect the cash/ticket surcharge?
Wollaston: Where Did They Go?
In the spring of 2018, the MBTA temporarily closed Wollaston Station for construction. Where did all the old Wollaston riders go?
Investigating Bus Ridership Using Regression Analysis
Investigation into bus ridership changes using regression analysis.
MBTA Station Prints Quiz
Can you identify an MBTA station by its boarding print?
Using Data to Prepare for Big Events
The MBTA sees thousands of visitors during major events, like the Patriots Victory Parade, St. Patrick's Day Parade, and Boston Marathon. We know during these events we will have higher than normal ridership. Fortunately, most of these events have happened before, so we have data to work with.
How a Simple Change Affects Behavior: Providing the 7-Day Pass on CharlieCards
Insight into providing 7 day charliecards which would reduce maintenance costs overall.
Guest Post: An Application of ODX Data
A look into the types of fraes purchased at various stations and what that data may suggest.
The Story of a Chart: Green Line Unlinked Trips
In this article we investigate the drop in riders from FY 2008 to FY 2015.