The MBTA has furnished the additional information below, showing how headways (spacing between buses) will be improved under the plan.
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Ridership and Trip Counts on the 71 and 73
I frequently get asked questions about the relative count of buses on the routes 71 and 73. Often riders on one line suspect that riders on the other are getting better service.
The Better Bus Project
The MBTA is holding a number of meetings to support the better bus project.
Red and Orange Line Reliability.
Helpful presentation from the T on what to expect when in the way of capacity and reliability improvements. Bottom line: Improvement will be steady and will reach their maximum level around 2025.
Busting Ghost Buses
Predicting bus arrival times in traffic is not an exact science, but real improvements in MBTA predications can be expected as of today and further improvements over the next few months.
MBTA Focus 40 Priority Places
Offering graphics with actual density numbers by census tract.