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Transportation: Goals & Measures
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Indicator Measures
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How are we doing?
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10.1.1 Metro Boston’s global and national transportation capacity
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The Big Dig provides Boston with 160-lane miles of interstate highway, about half in tunnels; South Station is the 8th busiest in the Amtrack passenger rail system, with 987,000 and alightings in 2004; Logan Airport traffic reached 26 million in 2004, a 14% increase over 2003 and nearly the pre-9/11 level; and the Port of Boston provides New England with a deep-water berth for both general cargo and passenger ships and access to world ports. |
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10.1.2 Household income spent on transportation: Boston vs. comparable regions
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In 2003, transportation accounted for 17% of the household expenses of Boston-area residents, making mobility the second largest household expense after shelter - an average of $7,175 per household. This share has been fairly constant throughout the period for which data are available. |
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10.2.1 Distribution of daily trips, Boston and Metro Boston
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More than three quarters of the 927,000 trips to the City of Boston daily are by private motor vehicle: 30% to downtown neighborhoods and 70% to the rest of Boston. And while about half of the downtown trips were by public transit, only 27% were to the rest of Boston, indicating poor transit connections across neighborhoods. Boston residents drove alone 40% of the time compared to 74% statewide. Boston residents use public transit for 32% of commuting trips – nearly double the 17% share for Metro Boston. |
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10.2.2 Trends in rapid-transit ridership
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The MBTA’s subway systems grew by 26% from 1991 to 2001 but declined in ridership by 9% as the region dipped into recession. Bus ridership (including electric trolleybuses) continued to increase even as the region lost jobs, growing 17%. Trolley ridership fell 11% between 12991 and 2001, and then fell another 7% through 2004. Commuter use doubled between 1991 and 2004, reflecting expanded service north, south and west. |
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