Comprehensive Transit Service Analysis CRCOG Transportation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Comprehensive Transit Service Analysis CRCOG Transportation Committee Meeting March 20, 2017 Agenda CSA Overview and Study Approach Stakeholder and Public Outreach Key Findings Recommendations Next Steps New
March 20, 2017
– Review current and near-term travel patterns – Assess system efficiency – Identify unmet transit needs
– Integrate with new system investments – Serve existing riders better – Attract new riders – Improve over-all system productivity
– Population and employment density – Population characteristics – Land-use characteristics – Regional travel patterns
– Ridership – Productivity – On-time Performance
– Riders – Non-riders – Staff – Stakeholders
– CTDOT, CTtransit, CTrides, GHTD, towns, Travelers, MCC, UConn, CT Coalition for Environmental Justice
– CTtransit staff, MCC, Spanish Speakers, HYPE, Employers
– 122 attendees
– Available online and in person – 1,080 participants
– Access to jobs – Better access to route and schedule information – Regional connections and more crosstown service – Later and more frequent weekday service – Stronger branding and improved service to Bradley Airport
– Targets for greater transit infrastructure such as transit signal prioritization, improved bus shelters, and bus lanes. – Franklin Avenue, Park Avenue, Farmington Avenue, Albany Avenue, and Main Street in Hartford – Burnside Avenue in East Hartford
– Extend the Bradley Flyer down the CTfastrak guideway to New Britain – Rebrand as a CTfastrak route and provide express service along I-91 – Current local service to be covered by local routes – Possible solutions to mitigate parking impact at CTfastrak stations
– Combine segments of existing routes to create a regional loop – Allows for suburban-to-suburban trips without transferring in Hartford – Bi-directional service
– Uber, Lyft, taxis, flex bus service – Improve first/last mile connections to transit service – Especially effective around proposed enhanced transit corridors – Subsidized TNC service could replace transit in areas that cannot support fixed-route bus service – Need regulatory framework to implement in Connecticut
– Assessed TOD possibilities at the Buckland Hills Park-and-Ride – Low, medium, and high cost options – Devised a plan for routing vehicles throughout the Buckland Hills retail area to allow for bi-directional service – A more in-depth market analysis would be beneficial
– Increase by 8% on weekdays – Increase by 18% on Saturdays – Increase by 55% on Sundays
– Increases 9%, from 59,214 currently to a projected 64,644
– Remains roughly the same, from 265 to 267 riders per hour
– Operating expenses proportional to service hour increase
– With the addition of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, and Southington to the CRCOG Region, the CSA scope was expanded to the New Britain/Bristol Division of CTtransit
well as Bristol (NVCOG)
included in the effort
– Existing Conditions and Market Analysis – Meetings with towns, CTDOT, and transit providers to discuss potential improvement options – Development of two service improvement scenarios
– Public Meetings
– Develop Recommended Service Scenario – Meet with Towns – Public Meetings – Round 2 (Fall 2017) – Final Report (Winter 2017/2018)