The data on commuter rail ridership is not promising. The most recent data, from spring 2018, finds that 288 people boarded the commuter rail train in Lincoln on a typical weekday (source: : https://mbta-massdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/MassDOT::mbta-commuter-rail-ridership-by-trip-season-route-line-and-stop/explore). Not all of these are among Lincoln's ~7000 residents. The MBTA lists 161 paid spaces for out-of-town residents ( https://www.mbta.com/stops/place-FR-0167). And ridership appears way down, I doubt it's even half that now.
- In 2018 (traffic study), 8% of Lincoln residents report using public transit (including bus and subway). Source: https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/65207/19055-Traffic-Study-123020--Final As someone who owns a monthly commuter rail pass and for the last three years has owned one car for my wife, myself, and four kids, I think only a few will put up with the hassles. The commuter rail runs infrequently and this year is on time only 53% of the time. Source: https://www.mbta.com/performance-metrics/service-reliability I expect most new residents in South Lincoln to drive north through the five-way stop. I am not aware of any traffic study for the five-way stop area.
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