1. 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

2. 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

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

4. 400 million Passenger Trips in FY12

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

6. 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

7. Subway tunnel construction begins 1896

8. America’s first subway opens September 1, 1897

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

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Thank you