Beverly A. Scott, Ph.D. MBTA General Manager MassDOT Rail & Transit Administrator Richard A. Davey MassDOT Secretary and CEO Chairman of the MBTA Board GREEN LINE OVERVIEW 17 JANUARY 2013

The MBTA: Serves 175 member cities and towns with:Serves 175 member cities and towns with:  a 3,200 square mile area  over 4.6 million residents Image credit: walkingbostonian.blogspot.com

America’s most multimodal transit provider Heavy rail, light rail, bus, trackless trolley, commuter rail, ferry, paratransit

400 million Passenger Trips in FY12

Typical weekday ridership (thousands), total 1.3 million. §

In 1889 Boston becomes the first U.S. city with a large-scale electric trolley operation. In the 1890’s downtown Boston so congested people say the fastest way to travel is “to walk along the rooftops of the trolleys.” 1889

Subway tunnel construction begins 1896

America’s first subway opens September 1, 1897

Light Rail Two lines, four branches, 74 stops, 210 cars 230,000 weekday boardings

Green Line 226,000 weekday riders, making it busiest light rail line in the country 66 stops/stations – 200 cars, built in 1987, 1997, 2007 – No ATO Light Rail - Overview

Green Line Central Subway 13 stations, 9 accessible – America’s Oldest Subway Image credit: skyscrapercity.com Light Rail - Overview

Green Line Surface Branches Four branches – 53 stops/stations (21 accessible) – On-board fare collection Mix of median, exclusive right-of-way, and in-street operation Light Rail - Overview

Light Rail – Recent Improvements Accessibility Improvements Arlington 2009, Copley and Science Park 2011; low-floor vehicles

Accessibility New Accessibility Initiatives Station reconstruction – Elevator reliability improvements Automated stop announcements §

Light Rail – Upcoming Improvements Green Line Extension Somerville and Medford – 6 stations – 24 New trains – $1.3 billion Phase 1 planned in 2018

Light Rail – Upcoming Improvements Government Center Modernization Construction Start Planned for 2013

Light Rail – Upcoming Improvements Green Line Tracking Combination GPS and transponder solution – $15 million – planned 2015

Light Rail – Challenges Green Line Capacity Record ridership – Century-old system §

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