The above image depicts the Focus40 Kickoff
Past Events
The Ideas of March Open House
March 15, 2017
MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
The Ideas of March event highlighted the 3,000 ideas we collected to help develop a vision for how the MBTA can meet the needs of the region in 2040.
Event Materials:
- Focus40 Presentation
- Focus40 Public Engagement
- What we Heard from You
- Making Streets Better for Buses
- Draft Focus40 Goals & Objectives
- Addressing Overcrowding; Accommodating Growth
- Regional Access to Public Transit
- Access to Jobs through Public Transit
- Upcoming Service Improvements
- Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure: Board 1 & Board 2
Focus40 Interactive Open House
October 13, 2016
Bolling Building, Dudley Square, Boston, MA
This Open House presented preliminary goal statements, potential future scenarios, and upcoming MBTA investments for public feedback. We also invited attendees to share their investment ideas for the T’s future.
Event Materials:
Focus40 Overview
Other Inputs into Focus40
- Upcoming Service Improvements
- Internal Ideas to Improve Performance
- Capacity Gap Analysis
- Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure (PATI)
- Leveraging Existing Plans
Draft Future Scenarios
- Draft Trends
- Draft Future Scenarios Summary
- Draft Future Scenario A
- Draft Future Scenario B
- Draft Future Scenario C
Rider Insights and Personas
Focus40 Kickoff Event
May 24, 2016
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
The Focus40 Kickoff event highlighted the current state of the MBTA system as well as emerging trends in the areas of technology, demographics, climate, and mobility. A panel discussion was centered around what these trends might mean for the MBTA. Over 200 people participated in this interactive open house.
Future Trends Boards
Mobility
Climate Change
- Sea level rise – Back to the future?
- What does it mean for the MBTA?
- What does it mean for the region?
Demographic Shifts
- How will the MBTA serve a growing urban core?
- Will lower-income populations have less access to transit?
- How will transit needs change as we age?
Technology
State of the System Boards
