Warren Street Bus Priority Corridor

While the population in Greater Boston increases, so does congestion and travel times for commuters. This is especially true for residents in neighborhoods south of Dudley Square. They have seen their travel times for trips to and from Boston's major employment and education centers increase severely over the last decade. If we don't develop a plan, this trend will continue.

The goal of this project is to shorten above average travel times and prevent severe delays. Warren Street carries some of the most bus riders in the entire MBTA network. For that reason, we'll focus primarily on public transit users and safety improvements. That said, with your input and the help of our diverse team of partners, we plan to put in place designs that help improve travel for pedestrians, cyclists, bus riders, and motorists alike.

Routes 14, 19, 23, 28, and 44 all travel along Warren Street.

Route 28 hosts the highest ridership in the entire MBTA bus network.

Between Blue Hill Avenue and Dudley Street, more than 20,000 bus riders travel along Warren each weekday.

The average bus rider experiences 20 minutes of longer than necessary travel on Warren Street each day.

When traffic is at its worst, bus riders can spend 30 minutes longer than necessary along the corridor.

Due to severe delays, bus riders are spending up to 2.5 hours longer than necessary on Warren Street every week.

Ninety percent of bus riders traveling along Warren Street identify as minorities. As a result, delays are mostly affecting commuters of color.

Sixty-two percent of bus riders are low-income earners. These riders face a disproportionately negative travel experience.

On average, black riders each spend 65 hours longer a year on buses than white riders. Warren delays have a big impact on that.

As of 2018, Route 19 had an on-time performance rate of 43 percent. That's the second-worst in the entire MBTA system.

Route 14 had an on-time performace rate of 49 percent, the fourth-worst in the entire system.