Remember, many of the people who move to the new dwellings near the train station, might move there just because it’s near the train, with the full intention of using the train to go to work.
Ruth Ann (She, her, hers) > On Oct 24, 2023, at 9:06 AM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you. > This begs for another analysis of potential MBTA Lincoln resident ridership, > and to better undertone how many from the station area use the train on a > regular basis. > Perhaps the would allow us to extrapolate potential increase in usage, given > an anticipate increase in population. > We might also learn how many spot see need to retain for Lincoln readership > that is NOT walking to the train. > > Years ago, a number of us advocated for INCREASING the spots in the > non-resident commuter lot. > the thinking was: > 1) capture commuters who were finding Acton and Concord lots full > 2) increasing those who might shop at Donelans/eat at Tack Room. > 3) this population would consume no town services-schools, etc. > 4) reduce westbound car traffic that clogs roads > 5) reduce demand on Alewife lot > 6) increase ridership on commuter rail, adn perhaps, concentrating Mass DoT > to increase runs and reliability > > We seem not to consider this as we talk about the environmental benefits of > currents proposal (s) under discussion. > > > > > > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > >> On Oct 24, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Benjamin Shiller <benshil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The data on commuter rail ridership is not promising. The most recent data, >> from spring 2018, finds that 288 people boarded the commuter rail train in >> Lincoln on a typical weekday (source: : >> https://mbta-massdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/MassDOT::mbta-commuter-rail-ridership-by-trip-season-route-line-and-stop/explore). >> Not all of these are among Lincoln's ~7000 residents. The MBTA lists >> 161 paid spaces for out-of-town residents >> (https://www.mbta.com/stops/place-FR-0167). And ridership appears way down, >> I doubt it's even half that now. >> >> - In 2018 (traffic study), 8% of Lincoln residents report using public >> transit (including bus and subway). Source: >> https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/65207/19055-Traffic-Study-123020--Final >> >> As someone who owns a monthly commuter rail pass and for the last three >> years has owned one car for my wife, myself, and four kids, I think only a >> few will put up with the hassles. The commuter rail runs infrequently and >> this year is on time only 53% of the time. Source: >> https://www.mbta.com/performance-metrics/service-reliability >> >> I expect most new residents in South Lincoln to drive north through the >> five-way stop. I am not aware of any traffic study for the five-way stop >> area. >> > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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