How will Kendall commute?...• Younger Kendall Square workers are far more likely to say they would...

July15,2020

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HowwillKendallcommute?ApresentationtotheFutureof(HowWe)WorkTaskForce

SurveyBackground• Resultsbasedonastatewidesurveyof1,279peoplewhoworkintheKendallSquarearea

• ThesurveywasdistributedbymajorKendallSquareareaemployerswiththeassistanceoftheKendallSquareAssociation.

• ThesurveywasconductedonlineJune2- 24,2020.

• ThesurveywassponsoredbytheBarrFoundation.

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Workingfromhomeinthefuture• Alargemajority(77%)saytheywouldprefertoworkfromhomeatleastafewtimesaweekoncethingsreopen.

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5%

13%

21%

33%28%

%

29%

48%

13%

3% 2% 1%

Everyworkday Afewtimesaweek

Afewtimesamonth

Lessthanonceamonth

Never Unsure

Didbefore

Prefertodolater

Farmorewouldliketoregularlyworkfromhomeinthefuturethandidinthepast%whosaidtheyworkedfromthehomeinthepastandwouldprefertosointhefuture

Q:Howoftenhaveyouworkedfromhomeduringeachofthefollowingtimeperiods?Beforethecoronavirusshutdown.Ifgiventheoption,howoftenwouldyouprefertoworkfromhomewhenyourbusinessreopensaftertheshutdown?*

Whowantstoworkfromhome?

415%26%30%

19%28%

19%26%26%32%

25%25%27%27%29%26%27%30%28%35%

28%27%31%33%33%36%42%

44%40%39%

51%46%

55%48%49%43%

51%50%49%50%48%52%51%48%51%44%

52%53%50%49%49%48%48%

Nocars<$75k

NocollegedegreeFreeTpass

M45+Pre-COVIDbikePre-COVIDwalkNokidsathome

Non-WhiteHadTpass

BA/BS$75kto<$150k

DiscountedMarketrate

1carPre-COVIDtransit

Pre-COVIDTaxi/TNCWhite

3+cars$150k+F18-44

AdvdegreePre-COVIDdrive

2carsKidsathome

F45+Everyworkday Afewtimesaweek

• Acrosseverydemographicgroup,amajoritysaytheywouldliketoworkfromhomeatleastafewtimesperweek.

• Thosewholivefurtherawayandweredrivingmorebeforethecrisisaremorelikelytopreferevengreaterworkfromhomeoptions.

%whosaytheywouldprefertoworkfromhome________

Potentialmajormodeshift

• Abouthalfasmanypermodetotakemasstransitthandidinthepast.

• Drivingappearslikelytoholdsteadyorincreaseslightly.

52%

2%

2%

3%

14%

6%

9%

19%

21%

54%

1%

2%

3%

4%

11%

14%

17%

21%

43%

48%

Uber,Lyft

Sharedbike

Employer/RTAshuttle

Car/vanpool

Ownbike

Publicbus

Commuterrail

Walk

MBTAsubway

Drive

Didbefore Plantodoafter

%whosaytheydidbefore/wanttodoeachatleastafewtimesaweek

Modeshiftbygeography• Modeshiftshowslikelydecreaseintransitusageasofficesreopen,

potentialincreaseindriving.Changeswilllikelybeheavilyaffectedbyremoteworkpatterns.

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OverallOutside495 Inside495 Inside128

Bos/Cam/Som

Driveorrideinyourowncar 6% -2% 5% 8% 7%Rideyourownbicycle 4% 0% 1% 2% 9%TakeanorUber,Lyft 0% 0% -1% 1% 1%Rideasharedbike 0% 0% -1% 0% 2%Takeaferry 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%Takeataxi 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%Shuttlebus -1% 0% -3% 0% 0%Carpoolorvanpool -1% -4% -1% -1% 0%Walk -2% -3% -8% -3% 4%Rideapublicbus -7% -4% -3% -11% -9%RidetheMBTAcommuterrail -8% -13% -19% -3% -1%RidetheMBTAsubway -22% -13% -19% -23% -25%

Q:Thinkingaboutyourworkcommutebeforethecoronavirus,howoftendidyoudoeachofthefollowing?Thinkingaheadtoyourworkcommutewhenyourbusinessreopensitsofficetonon-essentialemployees,oftendoyouthinkyouwilldoeachofthefollowing?

Regionalmodeshiftshowsdropintransituse,drivingincreaseDifferencein%whousedeachmode“afewtimesaweek”ormorebeforeshutdownvsplantouseeachmorewhenofficesreopen

Safetymeasuresontransit• Masksanddistancingmeasurescouldhelptransitridersusethesystemmoreintheshortterm.

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OverallHad

MBTApassRequireallstaffandriderstowearmasks 50% 69%Runningmorebusesortrainstoallowforsocialdistancing 48% 68%

Cleaninganddisinfectingvehicles,platforms,andstationsmultipletimesaday 48% 67%

Installhands-freesanitizerdispensersontrains,busesandplatforms 45% 62%

Limitingpassengersinvehicles,platforms,andstationstoallowforsocialdistancing 45% 64%

Providereal-timeinformationabouthowcrowdedtrains,busesandplatformsare 45% 64%

Providemaskstoriderswhodonothavethem 44% 61%Provideassignedorreservedseatingonshuttlebuses 26% 35%

Masks,distancing,cleaningmeasurescouldmakeTridersmorecomfortable%whosaytheydefinitelyorprobablywouldusetransitifeachmeasureweretaken

Q: Ifatransitagencyorshuttleoperatortookeachofthefollowingprecautions,howlikelywouldyoubetousethatservicetogettowork?

Youngerpeoplemoreopentobiking• YoungerKendallSquareworkersarefarmorelikelytosaytheywould

bikeifmeasuresaretakenthanareolderworkers.• Theyarealsomostlikelytowanttocomeintotheoffice,somodeshift

mattersmoreforyoungerworkers.

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Overall 18-29 30-44 45-59 60+Expandingbikelanesandpathsonyourroutetowork 38% 57% 45% 27% 18%

Havingaplacetowashandchangeclothesatwork 35% 54% 39% 26% 17%

Providingmorebikeparkingatworkorattransitstations 32% 50% 37% 25% 15%

Subsidizingbikeshare membership 24% 40% 28% 17% 9%

Cleaninganddisinfectingsharedbikesthroughouttheday 23% 36% 26% 18% 8%

Q:Ifthefollowingpolicieswereadopted,howwillingwouldyoubetorideabikeaspartofyourcommutetowork?

Expandedbikeroutesappearstoofferthemostpromiseinexpandingbikeuse%whosaytheydefinitelyorprobablywouldbikeifeachmeasureweretaken

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