BOSTON PUBLIC LffiRARY Transportation Study Update ATTACHMENT 5 Longwood Medical Area Boston, Massachusetts Prepared for Medical Area Service Corporation Boston, Massachusetts Prepared by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Watertown, Massachusetts February 1992 LONGWOOD MEDICALAREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY UPDATE LONGWOOD MEDICALAREA Boston, Massachusetts Prepared for: Medical Area Service Corporation Preparedby: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Engineers, Planners, and Scientists 101 Walnut Street P.O. Box 9151 Watertown, Massachusetts 02272 BOSTON LIBRARY February 1992 (Revised May 1992) 1098/592 TPr-BWl ^%hii CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERISTICS EMPLOYEE, PATIENTAaSITORAND STUDENT TRAVEL PATTERNS TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS OFAREAROADWAYS 8 PARKING CHARACTERISTICS 14 TRIP GENERATION FORECASTS 15 MITIGATION MEASURES 16 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT GOALS 24 CONCLUSION 25 Contents ii