Well...close enough. |
We've got a view! |
I did say a steep hill. |
Stopped at the Hub. |
Ridership: My trip got a total of 2 people. Aww...well, maybe the overall ridership is better. Let's see...on weekdays, the route gets 274 people on average, while on Saturdays it's 75. Alright, so this is definitely a lower-ridership route.
Pros: Burncoat Street is a very important corridor to serve by bus; it's residential, it's dense, and most importantly, it's way up on a hill. The route comes nice and frequently too, with service every half hour on weekdays and every hour on Saturdays.
Cons: No Sunday service is a real letdown, but I could see ridership being incredibly low if it did run. Honestly, it's already pretty low, with some of the lowest productivity and highest subsidies on the WRTA - does this route really need half-hourly service on weekdays? Granted, the WRTA ridership counts were taken when the route came every hour, but I doubt the amount of people has gone up astronomically.
Nearby and Noteworthy: If you're looking to see a movie, you can use the 14 to get to Showcase Cinemas! Just make sure it's a matinee, since service stops at 9 PM...
Final Verdict: 4/10
The 14 seems like it runs too often for the amount of ridership it gets, but maybe that could be alleviated if it was combined with the 30! The 31 could cover service along West Boylston Street, while the 14 could run from the Hub to West Boylston via Burncoat Street. I'm not a fan of the redundancy of routes along Lincoln Street from Brittan Square, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
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If you live in Worcester and don't have a car, you simply don't go to the movies.
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ReplyDeleteAnother fine revue, Miles. Thanks.
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