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MAGIC Transportation Forum 
Melissa Santley, Outreach Coordinator
MassRIDES 
Statewide Travel Options Program 
 325+ partner organizations 
 465,000+ commuters 
 Worksite focus  commute travel 
 Worksite services 
 Implement commute options 
programs 
 Custom program development and 
implementation 
 Marketing and on-site events 
 Tools and resources
Devens Area Commuter Survey 
 Distributed through Nashoba 
Valley Chamber of Commerce 
and Bristol-Myers Squibb 
 171 Responses from people who 
commute to work in Devens 
 Focus on how they currently get 
to work 
 Interest in taking another mode to 
work (carpool, vanpool, public 
transit, etc.) 
 Motivating factors for taking 
public transit to work 
 Likelihood of taking Fitchburg 
Commuter Line once service 
increases
Weekly Commute Modes 
# of Commuters Driving Alone # of Commuters Carpooling 
Drive Alone Commute: 
130 Commuters drove alone to 
work 5 days per week. 28 
drove alone to work 4 days per 
week and 4 commuters drove 
alone 3 times per week. 
Carpool Commute: 
Only 5 people responded to 
carpooling to work 4 or 5 days 
each week. 
# of Commuters taking Public Transit 
Public Transit Commute: 
Three people commute by 
public transit once a week. 
There is one person commuting 
to work 2, 4 and 5 times a week 
by public transit 
# Days Per Week 
# Days Per Week # Days Per Week
Employee Schedule
Improving Commuter Options 
What other commute options are of interest to 
you?
Improving Commuter Options 
What would encourage you to take public transit 
to work? 
Count of how many times a motivating factor was 
chosen
Improving Commuter Options 
By January 2016, the MBTA will have finished all construction on the 
Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line that will result in improved and increased 
service to the line. Once this work is complete and if local service was 
provided to get you from the commuter rail stop to your worksite, would you 
consider taking public transit to work?
Improving Commuter Options 
If the MBTA were to pilot a new schedule for increased service on the 
Fitchburg Commuter Line by January 2015, would you try this new service?
Improving Commuter Options 
Any suggestions or comments for getting to work on the 
Fitchburg Commuter Line? 
 I live close to a commuter rail station in the city and would absolutely use rail if the 
train schedule and connecting service to the plant would allow me to arrive by 8am. 
 I live so close to work that public transportation is not an option. However, I would 
like to be able to get to Boston on weekends and evenings on a more frequent basis. 
 Fitchburg Commuter Line is not an option for myself. 
 I don't really have access to the Fitchburg commuter line from Chelmsford, but if I 
lived on the Fitchburg Line I would absolutely consider it. Still, the closest station is 2 
miles from my work so I would need to be allowed to take a bike onto the rail, and I 
would probably not do it during the winter. 
 I would consider using the commuter line but my commute is a reverse commute. I 
would need to be able to take the line in the morning from Weston or Waltham out to 
Devens and home in the evening. Currently the commuter line schedule does not 
allow for this. I would also like to be able to bring my bike on the commuter line so 
that I could ride to the station on either side of the train ride.

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MassRides - Melissa Santley - MAGIC Transportation Forum

  • 1. MAGIC Transportation Forum Melissa Santley, Outreach Coordinator
  • 2. MassRIDES Statewide Travel Options Program 325+ partner organizations 465,000+ commuters Worksite focus commute travel Worksite services Implement commute options programs Custom program development and implementation Marketing and on-site events Tools and resources
  • 3. Devens Area Commuter Survey Distributed through Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce and Bristol-Myers Squibb 171 Responses from people who commute to work in Devens Focus on how they currently get to work Interest in taking another mode to work (carpool, vanpool, public transit, etc.) Motivating factors for taking public transit to work Likelihood of taking Fitchburg Commuter Line once service increases
  • 4. Weekly Commute Modes # of Commuters Driving Alone # of Commuters Carpooling Drive Alone Commute: 130 Commuters drove alone to work 5 days per week. 28 drove alone to work 4 days per week and 4 commuters drove alone 3 times per week. Carpool Commute: Only 5 people responded to carpooling to work 4 or 5 days each week. # of Commuters taking Public Transit Public Transit Commute: Three people commute by public transit once a week. There is one person commuting to work 2, 4 and 5 times a week by public transit # Days Per Week # Days Per Week # Days Per Week
  • 6. Improving Commuter Options What other commute options are of interest to you?
  • 7. Improving Commuter Options What would encourage you to take public transit to work? Count of how many times a motivating factor was chosen
  • 8. Improving Commuter Options By January 2016, the MBTA will have finished all construction on the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line that will result in improved and increased service to the line. Once this work is complete and if local service was provided to get you from the commuter rail stop to your worksite, would you consider taking public transit to work?
  • 9. Improving Commuter Options If the MBTA were to pilot a new schedule for increased service on the Fitchburg Commuter Line by January 2015, would you try this new service?
  • 10. Improving Commuter Options Any suggestions or comments for getting to work on the Fitchburg Commuter Line? I live close to a commuter rail station in the city and would absolutely use rail if the train schedule and connecting service to the plant would allow me to arrive by 8am. I live so close to work that public transportation is not an option. However, I would like to be able to get to Boston on weekends and evenings on a more frequent basis. Fitchburg Commuter Line is not an option for myself. I don't really have access to the Fitchburg commuter line from Chelmsford, but if I lived on the Fitchburg Line I would absolutely consider it. Still, the closest station is 2 miles from my work so I would need to be allowed to take a bike onto the rail, and I would probably not do it during the winter. I would consider using the commuter line but my commute is a reverse commute. I would need to be able to take the line in the morning from Weston or Waltham out to Devens and home in the evening. Currently the commuter line schedule does not allow for this. I would also like to be able to bring my bike on the commuter line so that I could ride to the station on either side of the train ride.

Editor's Notes

  • #3: MassRIDES Overview
  • #4: Working with partners BMS, NVCOC and MassDevelopment to get commuting data of current Devens employees and their likelihood of taking commuter rail once service increases. I have opened up the survey to our partners IBM and Juniper and will have their data to add to the overall results shortly. The intent of this survey is to get a bigger picture of the commuting options that employees are interested in taking to the Minuteman region, including the commuter rail and what motivating factors would encourage them to take alternative commute options. Use BMS and vanpool example
  • #5: From the survey, I pulled out the most common commute modes that people take to work. Each graph represents a different commuter mode and how many times each person uses that mode per week. For example, 130 Commuters drive alone to work 5 days out of a typical 5 day work-week.
  • #6: Count of top 7 shift start times and top 4 shift end times. Average shift start time of all respondents is 8:25am
  • #7: One question in the survey asked commuters what other commute options are of interest to them. 133 people responded out of the total 171 responses. This could be interpreted that 78% of all survey respondents are interested in taking another commute to work besides driving alone.
  • #8: This question had respondents check off which options would encourage them to take public transit to work. A total of 162 respondents answered this question and they checked off more than one answer.
  • #9: In answer to this survey question, 167 people responded
  • #10: In answer to this survey question, 167 people responded
  • #11: One of the last questions of the survey asked for any suggestions or comments for getting to work in the Fitchburg Commuter Line. Here are a few anecdotes to end the presentation. If anyone is interested in seeing the raw survey results, please connect with me after the meeting and I will happily send you the spreadsheet.