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Allston/Brighton is connected to the rest of the Cityby a narrow strip of land between CommonwealthAvenue and the Charles River. Surrounded byNewton, Watertown, Cambridge, and Brookline,Brighton was a separate town until its absorptioninto Boston in the 19th century. Development ofstreetcar lines along Brighton and CommonwealthAvenues encouraged residential development.Access to the Boston and Albany Railroad andCharles River spurred the development of industrialuses. Today the area has one of the highest concen-trations of industrial jobs in Boston.
The Massachusetts Turnpike bisects the neighbor-hood and limits the number of crossing points. ThePaul Dudley White Bicycle Path is located alongthe Charles River. A small number of crossingsover Soldiers Field Road provide access to thiswell-used path. There are a number of significantroads in Allston/Brighton that carry high volumesof local and regional traffic.
Roadway Volumes in Allston/Brighton*Commonwealth Ave. 23,000Brighton Ave. 21,000Harvard Ave. 18,000Western Ave. 8,000Washington St. 7,000Cambridge St. 35,000Market St. 19,000N. Beacon St. 26,000Storrow Drive 79,000Soldiers Field Road 26,000Source: CTPS*Estimated daily traffic at a representative point
The 2000 Census recorded 69,648 residents of theneighborhood, a 1% decrease compared to 1990.Nevertheless, Allston/Brighton remains one ofBoston’s most populous neighborhoods. The majorbusiness districts are located along Harvard Streetand Brighton Avenue in Allston and WashingtonStreet in Brighton Center. The Allston Landing andLower Market Street areas house several largeemployers, including the corporate headquarters forboth Genzyme and New Balance.
Employment Areas in Allston/BrightonBU/Commonwealth Ave. 1,600Allston Landing/Harvard 6,100Allston Village 5,500Lower Market Street 8,000Brighton Center 750St. Elizabeth’s Area 5,400Upper Commonwealth Ave. 1,000Greater Oak Square 1,300Boston College/Cleveland Circle 2,100TOTAL JOBS 31,750Source: 1996 CTPS site-level employment database
Allston/Brighton has a more extensive residentialpermit parking program than any other Bostonneighborhood. In 1990, one-third of neighborhoodhouseholds did not own a motor vehicle, and 23%owned two or more motor vehicles. Between 1991
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and 1999, automobile registrations increased 9% inAllston/Brighton. There are 102 spaces in municipallots in the neighborhood.
As in other city neighborhoods, walking is the pre-dominant mode of choice for trips within the district,transit for trips downtown, and automobiles for tripselsewhere. Despite the Green Line and extensive bus service, the transit share, 13% of trips, is lowerthan the citywide average.—————————————————Distribution of Trips and Mode Shares inAllston/Brighton
Auto Transit WalkAll destinations and purposes 60% 13% 26%
City Average 51% 19% 30%(“walk” mode includes bicycle)
Geographic Distribution of Trips% of Origin orTrips Destination Auto Transit Walk34% Within Neighborhood 29% 2% 69%7% Core Neighborhoods 38% 62% 0%
19% Rest of Boston 68% 25% 7%31% Inner Communities 83% 11% 6%9% Outer Communities 97% 3% 0%
Activity Distribution of Trips% of Activity inTrips Neighborhood Auto Transit Walk48% Home 57% 19% 24%18% Work 72% 11% 17%34% Other 59% 6% 35%
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Allston/Brighton is served by two major MBTA tran-sit routes. Route 57, with nearly 9,000 riders per day,meets the Green Line at Kenmore station and followsBrighton Avenue, Cambridge Street, and WashingtonStreet to Watertown Square. The B-branch of theGreen line runs along Commonwealth Avenue in amedian reservation to Boston College. With morethan 30,000 daily riders, it is the most heavily usedsurface route in the system. Route 66 providescrosstown service from Dudley to Harvard, runningalong North Harvard Street and Harvard Avenue.With 10,700 riders per day, it is one of the mostheavily used MBTA bus routes. Route 501 providesexpress service from Brighton Center to downtownBoston via the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Daily MBTA Use by Station or Route*StreetcarGreen Line B-Branch surface boardings 30,600
Bus Routes (via)57 Watertown Sq.–Kenmore 8,90064 Oak Sq. – Central Sq. 1,60065 Brighton Center – Kenmore 1,70066 Harvard Sq. – Dudley Sq. (Harvard) 10,70070 Waltham- Cambridge (Western) 5,05070A Waltham- Cambridge (Western) 1,80086 Sullivan – Cleveland Circle 4,750501 Brighton Center – Downtown (MassPike) 2,250
*Boarding counts only. Source: MBTA and CTPS
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