Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7xqhnk wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:36 AM

Comparing 2019 and 2022 seems like a real apples and oranges situation. So much has changed. Overall T system ridership is still down by almost 30% vs 2019. A lot has changed, not just the lanes.

vhalros t1_j7yyemu wrote on February 10, 2023 at 12:12 PM

The 77 was only down 8-16 % in ridership (from the analysis), which is less than the bus system overall. It would be nice to have some comparison to one of the other key bus routes with out dedicated lanes, if they could find a good control.

Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7z5x2o wrote on February 10, 2023 at 1:23 PM

Agree on the control, but the route's own ridership isn't the only thing that the system ridership drop indicates. Commuting overall is down. For example, peak traffic levels in Boston are down by almost half between 2019 and 2021 on some days of the week. (See https://www.tomtom.com/traffic-index/boston-traffic/)