WORK PROGRAM

MBTA Bus Shelter Maps

april 16, 2020

Proposed Motion

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) votes to approve this work program.

Project Identification

Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Classification

Technical Support/Operations Analysis Projects

Project Number TBD

Client: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

MBTA

Project Supervisor: Elizabeth Winters Ronaldson

Project Supervisors

Principal: Jane Gillis
Manager: Kenneth Dumas

Funding Source

Future MBTA Contract

Schedule and Budget

Schedule: Three and a half months after work commences

Budget: $24,893

Schedule and budget details are shown in Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively.

Relationship to MPO Goals

The MPO staff has sufficient resources to complete this work in a capable and timely manner. By undertaking this work, the MPO staff will neither delay the completion of nor reduce the quality of programmed MPO work.

Background

The MBTA has hundreds of bus shelters that are maintained by two companies, JCDecaux and CEMUSA. The customer service information in these shelters is both outdated and inconsistent. To improve the overall customer experience, the MBTA desires to create and install new customer service information that will contain route-specific maps in the bus shelters. These shelters are on routes with high ridership that serve multiple routes.

Objective(s)

Create 150–160 route-specific maps for selected MBTA bus shelters.

Work Description

Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) will create new bus shelter maps by using the MBTA System Map (a CTPS product) as a source. Each map will then be fine-tuned for its specific location.

Task 1 Create Draft Maps

The MBTA will provide a list of bus shelters and the routes that use each shelter. The MBTA will focus on the Key Bus Routes and routes with high ridership. Using the MBTA System Map as a source, CTPS will create a new map for each shelter, highlighting the MBTA bus routes.

Products of Task 1

150–160 draft bus shelter maps

Task 2 Revise Maps and Deliver Final Files

Based on feedback received from MBTA, CTPS will make any requested changes or corrections to each map. CTPS will provide the final computer files to the MBTA for production of the final maps.

Products of Task 2

Final digital files to be delivered to MBTA

Exhibit 1
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
MBTA Bus Shelter Maps

Task	Month
Task	1	2	3	4
1. Create Draft Maps	From Month 1, Week 1 to Month 3, Week 4. Deliverable A Delivered by Month 3, Week 4.
2. Revise Maps and Deliver Final Files	From Month 4, Week 1 to Month 4, Week 1. Deliverable B Delivered by Month 4, Week 1.

Products/Milestones

A: First draft maps completed
B: Final digital files delivered to the MBTA

Exhibit 2
ESTIMATED COST
MBTA Bus Shelter Maps

Direct Salary and Overhead

$24,893

Task	Person-Weeks		Direct Salary	Overhead (102.11%)	Total Cost
Task	P-5	Total	Direct Salary	Overhead (102.11%)	Total Cost
1. Create Draft Maps	6.0	6.0	$11,919	$12,171	$24,090
2. Revise Maps and Deliver Final Files	0.2	0.2	$397	$406	$803
Total	6.2	6.2	$12,317	$12,576	$24,893

Other Direct Costs

TOTAL COST