In the last five years, the MBTA and other large transit agencies across the country have seen drops in their ridership, especially on buses and during off-peak times. This is counter to historical trends; given increased population and economic growth in Boston, we would typically expect ridership to increase.
In this post, we investigate the occurrence of people traveling in groups using a single CharlieCard or CharlieTicket.
Estimating ridership impacts and calculating net impacts.
Estimating passenger walk time impacts, transfer time impacts, stranded passengers, and impacts across the day.
An explanation of the methodology the MBTA's Service Planning Department used to estimate the impacts on riders of the 47 Better Bus Project proposals affecting 63 bus routes.
How one-time events like parades and the calendar influences ridership numbers.
Tracker has been limited by the two dimensions of the page. To address this challenge, OPMI decided it was time to go digital with Tracker.
So, you have some stop-level data...
As the MBTA works to implement a new fare collection system (AFC 2.0), we are investigating the usage of our existing fare products in order to inform fare policy choices for the new system. This post discusses the usage of the 7-Day LinkPass.
Detailed data about declining MBTA bus speeds and next steps being taken to reverse this trend.
