Braintree LEX Site Information
- 20.43 acres with (16.4 buildable) with 1,000 feet of frontage on Forbes Road and high visibility from I-93
- Site is currently owned by Massport
- Designated for Highway Zoning
- Potential redevelopment scenarios are predicated on consolidating LEX operations in a multi-deck parking structure for a minimum of 2,000 cars.
- Preliminary exploration and analyses for ground lease of developable portion of site.
- Any future development is predicated on accomodating current and future Logan Express parking demand which is critical to the Massport mission.
Logan Express System
- Logan Express provides direct bus service to Boston Logan International Airport
- Routes include: four suburban locations with parking (Braintree, Framingham, Woburn, and Peabody); and one urban service from Boston's Back Bay neighborhood
- Logan Express carried 1.8 million passengers in 2016.
- By ridership, Logan Express is the 7th largest transit system in Massachusetts
- 5.2% of trips to Logan arrive via Logan Express (all lines)
Braintree Parking Operations
- Annual Ridership 655,158 (2016)
Employee trips account for nearly 50% of the total - Braintree represents 36% of the entire Logan Express system ridership
- Total site is approximately 20 acres; usable land area is approximately 14 acres
- Parking: approximately 1,800 lined spaces in two separate areas
- Monthly entries and exits from garage between 14,000 and 16,000 in 2017