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City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 1 March 2022 City of Cambridge Community Development Department MBTA Bus Ridership Demographics

MBTA Ridership City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 2 Presented in these slides are information on MBTA bus routes in Cambridge. Included are the following information: • Routes grouped by bus hub • Key destination for each route • Counts of riders from 2019 • Count of riders from 2022 • Demographic information from MBTA ridership survey in 2015-2017

MBTA Information City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 3 MBTA Systemwide Survey • Conducted 2015-2017 for all MBTA services – bus, subway, commuter rail, and ferry • Collected information on trips, fares, and demographics, including household income, age, race & ethnicity, and availability of cars Definitions • Minority = Race is other than white or Hispanic/Latin • Low-income = Household income is below $43,500 – this is 60% of median household income, that is, roughly 30th percentile for the MBTA region • HH w/0 car = Household with no available vehicle • Reduced fare = Uses either a reduced fare pass or paid per trip on a reduced-fare card

MBTA Information City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 4 MBTA COVID Ridership Data • Data from automated passenger counting systems on buses • Average weekday ridership by week from January 2019 to late February 2022 Other table notes ^ = MBTA Bus Route completely in Cambridge * = MBTA Bus Route ridership includes combined routes

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Bus Hubs City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 6 Harvard Lechmere Central Square Kendall/MIT Alewife

Alewife Route Destinations Average Weekday (2/2019) Average Weekday (2/2022) Minority Low- income HH with 0 Car Reduced Fare Route 62 Bedford VA 1,115 492 25% 26% 23% 16% Route 67 Arlington 695 233 22% 10% 8% 11% Route 76 Hanscom 1,038 147 40% 10% 21% 9% Route 79 Arlington Heights 1,114 Not operating 22% 19% 21% 14% Route 84 Arlmont 348 Combined w/78 17% 8% 3% 6% Route 350 Burlington Mall 1,481 806 38% 36% 34% 10% Route 351 Burlington Route 3 170 19 48% 18% 61% 0% City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 7

Harvard Square – On street routes Route Destinations Average Weekday (2/2019) Average Weekday (2/2022) Minority Low- income HH with 0 Car Reduced Fare Route 1* Nubian via Mass Ave 13,320 8,523 37% 34% 48% 11% Route 66 Nubian via Brookline 12,436 9,092 40% 40% 55% 12% Route 68^ Kendall 483 257 36% 25% 46% 12% Route 69^ Lechmere 2,570 1,403 36% 32% 49% 17% Route 86 Reservoir or Sullivan 5,879 3,912 25% 36% 47% 6% City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 8

Harvard Square – Bus tunnel routes Route Destination Average Weekday (2/2019) Average Weekday (2/2022) Minority Low- income HH with 0 Car Reduced Fare Route 71 Watertown 5,153 2,247 24% 21% 24% 9% Route 72^* Aberdeen Ave 1,064 Combined w/75* 20% 17% 29% 17% Route 73 Waverly 5,860 2,580 19% 21% 25% 13% Route 74 Belmont via Concord Ave 884 669 32% 15% 25% 18% Route 75 Belmont via Huron Ave 434 621* 32% 21% 20% 26% Route 77 Arlington Heights 4,893 3,956 24% 35% 32% 17% Route 78 Arlmont 1,566 776 34% 20% 24% 17% City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 9

Lechmere Route Destinations Average Weekday (2/2019) Average Weekday (2/2022) Minority Low- income HH with 0 Car Reduced Fare Route 69^ Harvard 2,570 1,403 36% 32% 49% 17% Route 80 Arlington Heights 1,841 937 28% 24% 37% 9% Route 87 Arlington Heights via Somerville Av 3,400 1,836 22% 25% 35% 9% Route 88 Clarendon Hill via Highland Av 3,863 1,657 25% 24% 41% 10% City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 10

Central Square Route Destinations Average Weekday (2/2019) Average Weekday (2/2022) Minority Low- income HH with 0 Car Reduced Fare Route 1 Nubian via Mass Ave 13,787 8,253 37% 34% 48% 11% Route 47 Broadway via LMA 4,706 3,573 33% 26% 39% 7% Route 64 Oak Sq. or Kendall 1,649 1,012 30% 25% 36% 12% Route 70* (and 70A) Waltham or Univ. Park. 5,473 4,014 35% 36% 44% 8% Route 83 Rindge Ave via Somerville 1,484 1,053 29% 35% 42% 14% Route 91 Sullivan 1,472 969 32% 48% 52% 15% City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 11

Kendall Square Route Destination Average Weekday (2/2019) Average Weekday (2/2022) Minority Low- income HH with 0 Car Reduced Fare Route CT2 Sullivan or Ruggles 1,944 1,135 33% 21% 41% 4% Route 64 Oak Square 1,649 1,012 30% 25% 36% 12% Route 68^ Harvard 483 257 36% 25% 46% 12% Route 85 Spring Hill 445 244 34% 13% 46% 3% City of Cambridge - Community Development Department March 2022 12 Note: Kendall Square is also served by the Charles River Transportation Management Association’s EZRide, the CambridgeSide shuttle, and several private employer shuttles.

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