As of the report’s publication, bus service provided a third of all MBTA rides in the Boston Area, generating approximately 450,000 bus trips each weekday. While buses offer the opportunity to make connections outside the core rail system, no comprehensive service planning has been done for the MBTA bus network in 30 years.

It has become increasingly challenging for Kendall Square businesses to attract the employees they need without increasing traffic. These gaps could be filled by new and improved bus services, more efficient use of the area’s private shuttle services, or by other incentives that make bus transit more robust and attractive.

ACTIONS

• Study bus priority treatments —Lechmere to Kendall Square

• Improve CT2/85 frequency and reliability

• Extend 64/70/70A into Kendall Square

• Increase EZRide shuttle service

• Implement new CT4 service

What’s Next?

Years later, Transport Kendall continues to influence and guide transportation improvements in Kendall Square.