Brad Rawson and team showed data about the changes in Winter Hill, Somerville MA following addition of a bus/bike lane.

1. Central Broadway Project Timeline
Week
of:
Aug
19th
Aug
26th
Sep
2nd
Sep
9th
Sep
16th
Sep
23rd
Sep
30th
Oct
7th
Oct
14th
Oct
21st
Oct
28th
Nov
4th
Nov
11th
Nov
18th
Nov
25th
Sep 4th and 5th:
New traffic
signs installed
August 25th and 26th:
Majority of white lane
lines are put down
Sep 25th: Bus lane
enforcement begins
Oct 17th: Signal timing
changes are implemented
Red bus lane paint is applied between Sep 3rd and Sep 24th
Aug 19th‐23rd:
New parking signs
installed and bus
stops consolidated
Nov 14th: Remaining
flex posts and bus lane
symbols are completed
Nov 25th: Curb ramps
and median for new
crosswalk are built

2. In Fall 2019, the MBTA increased daily bus trips
for Weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedules
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2017 2018 2019
Weekday Saturday Sunday
Number
of daily
bus trips,
Route 89 and
Route 101
(combined)
• Comparison: Fall scheduling period (Sept. 1 – Dec. 21)
• Source: MBTA published schedule

3. In September 2019,
MBTA added
10 daily bus trips
to the weekday schedules
for Route 89

4. In September 2019,
MBTA added 26 bus trips
to the Saturday schedule
for Route 89

5. In September 2019,
MBTA added 24 bus trips
to the Sunday schedule
for Route 89

6. Compared to a year ago, daily ridership
has increased for MBTA Route 89
Ridership
increase for
Route 89
• Comparison: Sept. 1 – Nov. 20 2018 vs. 2019
• Source: MBTA Automated Passenger Counter data
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Weekday Saturday Sunday
230 490 430
Riders Riders Riders

7. Minutes
driving from
Main Street to
McGrath Hwy
Morning Afternoon Evening
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM
2018 2019
Eastbound bus travel times have
decreased by 30‐60 seconds on average
• Comparison: Oct./Nov. 2018 vs. Oct./Nov. 2019
• Source: MBTA bus GPS data

8. In September 2019, average eastbound motor
vehicle travel times were elevated
Minutes
driving from
Main Street to
McGrath Hwy
Morning Afternoon Evening
• Comparison: September 1 through October 15
• Source: Cell phone GPS data
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
2017 2018 2019

9. By November 2019, average eastbound motor
vehicle travel times had decreased
Minutes
driving from
Main Street to
McGrath Hwy
Morning Afternoon Evening
• Comparison: Mid‐October through late November
• Source: Cell phone GPS data
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
2017 2018 2019

10. In September 2019, average westbound motor
vehicle travel times were elevated
Minutes
driving from
Main Street to
McGrath Hwy
Morning Afternoon Evening
• Comparison: September 1 through October 15
• Source: Cell phone GPS data
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
2018 2019

11. By November 2019, average westbound motor
vehicle travel times had decreased
Minutes
driving from
Main Street to
McGrath Hwy
Morning Afternoon Evening
• Comparison: Mid‐October through late November
• Source: Cell phone GPS data
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
2018 2019

12. 442 269 274 276
Motor vehicle volumes have decreased
at major intersections during morning rush hour
Main Street School Street Temple Street Walnut Street
31% 17% 14% 18%
• Comparison: March 2019 vs. November 2019
• Source: Video camera recorder of all vehicles entering intersection

13. 246 277 415 119
16% 17% 23% 7%
Main Street School Street Temple Street Walnut Street
Motor vehicle volumes have decreased
at major intersections during evening rush hour
• Comparison: March 2019 vs. November 2019
• Source: Video camera recorder of all vehicles entering intersection

14. Magoun Central School Walnut McGrath
4,500
24%
650
4%
2,700
14%
Total daily traffic volumes are lower
along Broadway for 24‐hour period vs. 2014
• Comparison: April 2014 vs. November 2019
• Source: Automatic recorder tubes of all vehicles using Broadway
Main Temple

15. Central Sycamore Dartmouth School Walnut
32
19%
74
74 %
46
17%
Morning rush hour volumes are higher for side
streets entering Broadway compared with 2014
• Comparison: April 2014 vs. November 2019
• Source: Video camera recorder of all vehicles entering intersection
0
0%
8
7%
85
155%
Bond
19
190%
Langmaid

16. Central Sycamore Dartmouth School Walnut
118
63%
5
4%
91
24%
Evening rush hour volumes are lower for side
streets entering Broadway compared with 2014
• Comparison: April 2014 vs. November 2019
• Source: Video camera recorder of all vehicles entering intersection
13
28%
25
21%
10
12%
Bond
19
60%
Langmaid

17. Central Thurston School Marshall
152
138%
1
1%
Morning rush hour volumes are mixed for side
streets leaving Broadway compared with 2014
• Comparison: April 2014 vs. November 2019
• Source: Video camera recorder of all vehicles entering intersection
62
48%
116
36%
56
32%
Fenwick

18. Central Thurston School Marshall
127
114%
24
21%
Morning rush hour volumes are mixed for side
streets leaving Broadway compared with 2014
• Comparison: April 2014 vs. November 2019
• Source: Video camera recorder of all vehicles entering intersection
10
9%
268%
55
56%
Fenwick

19. At Broadway & Glenwood, speeding has
decreased by 2,000 cars per day since 2018
• Comparison: 24‐hour counting periods
• Source: Automatic recorder tubes of all vehicles using Broadway
Percent of
vehicles
recorded at
speeds > 25mph
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
2014 2018 2019
10,600 4,800 2,600
Vehicles
>25
Vehicles
>25
Vehicles
>25

20. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2016 2017 2018 2019
Crash reports on Broadway have decreased
between Magoun Square and McGrath Highway
Number of
crashes
reported along
Broadway
• Comparison: September 1 through November 30
• Source: Somerville Police Department

21. Number of
crashes
reported along
Broadway
• Comparison: Broadway between Magoun Square and McGrath Hwy.
• Source: Somerville Police Department
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
2017 2018 2019
Monthly crash reports were elevated
for Broadway during the month of Sept. 2019
2017 20192018