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Project Overview
The purpose of this transit study was to examine
ways in which service along the 30s and M6 Lines can be improved.
This included:
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Asking riders and community
partners what they think should be done.
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Conducting workshops and surveys
to solicit input.
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Investigating limited-stop and
express service and the use of local shuttles.
Identifying new vehicle types,
bus stop designs and locations, methods of service
monitoring and
traffic management, and other improvements.
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Developing a strategy and timetable
to phase in the improvements.
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Determining sources of funding.
Study Specifics
The study had two
phases. The first phase included:
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Assessing existing transit
in the corridor.
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Interviewing
bus drivers, supervisors, and trainers.
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Determining
how often buses along the corridor fail to adhere to
schedules and routes.
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Studying the frequency of
late and missed trips, detours, and bunching of buses.
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Examining
ways of speeding up fare payment, passenger loading,
and boarding and alighting by stop.
These
and other factors gave planners a clear picture of the recommendations
they needed to make.
The second part of the study included:
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Evaluating
current traffic operations.
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Documenting roadway
conditions, curbside uses, and recurring detours and points
of delay.
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Inspecting bus
stop conditions in order to improve stop amenities, accessibility,
signage, and locations.
Following the evaluation process
and public outreach effort, service and operation
plans were developed. The goals of the service and operations
plans were to:
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Build on
work that has already been done.
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Coordinate with
existing planning processes.
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Suggest routing,
vehicle requirements, and the location of stops.
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Include long-term
ridership forecasts.
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Detail benefits
to passengers.
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Enhance driver
training requirements and supervision standards.
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Set operations
control standards to measure performance and get
information
to passengers.
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Put a system
in place for detours and incident response.
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