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Proposed June 2018 Service Changes Public Hearing November 1, 2017 1 Background 2 Background: Connections 2025 Board approved transit plan 10-year vision for more reliable, more frequent, better connected network Designed to

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Public Hearing –November 1, 2017

Proposed June 2018 Service Changes

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Background

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  • Board approved transit plan
  • 10-year vision for more reliable, more

frequent, better connected network

  • Designed to address declining ridership and

better meet community needs

  • Guides 3x per year service changes
  • Plan based on more than a year of public &

board input

Background: Connections 2025

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How did we get here? Where are we going?

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Proposed June 2018 Service Changes

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  • Significant Changes
  • Half of Capital Metro routes proposed

to change

  • Expands High Frequency Route

network

  • 14 routes compared to 6 routes
  • 7 day a week service compared to

weekdays only

  • Designed around creating a more

useful network

  • Thinking beyond individual routes
  • More east – west service
  • 15 eliminated routes replaced with
  • ther service
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Outreach Meetings

  • Public Meetings & Webinars
  • Capital Metro Advisory

Committees

  • City Boards & Commissions
  • Neighborhood Associations
  • Health and Human Service

Agencies

– HACA, Criss Cole, TWC, School for the Blind, others

  • Business and advocacy
  • rganizations

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Public Outreach

  • Street Teams at bus stops
  • Community Events

– Back to School, Hot Sauce Festival, Austin Energy Resource Fair, El Grito, etc.

  • Schools and Service Providers
  • CMTA operators
  • Paid media – print, online and

radio

  • At-stop signage

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Recommended Revisions

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Network Design Principles

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Evaluated Routes

Following Routes Evaluated 5 243 350 7 271 383 17 300 392 21/22 315 490, 491, 492 105 323 240 333

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Request: Provide Direct Service to Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center (Route 5)

11 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 5 Yes Yes 38 None Neutral

Current Proposal Revised Proposal

CCRC CCRC

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Request: Operate in addition to UT Shuttle on speedway (Route 5)

12 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 5 No Yes 176 N/A N/A

Retain Current Proposal

5 min 0.25 mile 6 min 0.3 mile

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Request: Serve Greyhound Station(Route 7)

13 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 7 Yes

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N/A N/A

Current Proposal - Retain

Greyhound Station 6 min 0.3 mile

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Request: Keep Route 7 on Freidrich to Woodward (Route7)

14 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 7 Yes

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None Neutral

Current Proposal Revised Proposal

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Request: Preserve Service along Vargas (Currently Served by Route 4)

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Current Proposal - Retain

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 17 Yes Yes 15 (Allison Elementary) None Neutral

5 min 0.25 mile Afternoon southbound school trip

Proposed School Trip

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Request: Provide Continuous Service along Exposition (Currently Served by Routes 21/22)

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Retain Current Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 18 335 No No 26 N/A N/A

Howson Library 8 min 0.4 mile 12 min 0.6 mile

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Request: Operate Route 105 on Redd

17 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 315 No No 93 N/A N/A

Current Proposal Revised Proposal

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Request: Provide school trips on Route 105 to Small M.S.

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Current Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 315 No No 13 (at Small M.S.) N/A N/A

Small M.S. 12 min 0.6 mile

Hwy 290

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Request: Serve St. David’s Medical Center North (Currently served by Route 240 proposed for elimination)

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Current Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost N/A No No 24 N/A N/A

  • St. David’s

North

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Request: Operate on Heatherwilde (Route 243)

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Current Proposal Revised Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 243 Yes Yes 57 Decrease Neutral

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Request: Serve Met Center and ACC Riverside (Route 271)

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Current Proposal Revised Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 271 Yes Yes 51 (Met Ctr) None Neutral

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Request: Preserve Route 300 Service on Rogge instead

  • f proposed 51st

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Current Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 300 Yes Yes 60 (not

including Manor)

N/A N/A

1 mile 0.5 mile

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Request: Serve Oak Hill Shopping Center (Route 315)

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Current Proposal Revised Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 315 Yes No 28 Minor Neutral

Oak Hill S.C. Oak Hill S.C.

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Request: Serve Perez Elementary School (Currently served by Route 333)

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Retain Current Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 333 No No 12 N/A N/A

Perez Elementary 16 min 0.8 mile

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Request: Preserve Service Tuscany (Currently served by Route 323)

25 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 339 No No 120 Decrease Balanced

Current Proposal Revised Proposal

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Request: Preserve Service to Tuscany (Cost Balanced by removing Route 323 extension to Far West)

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Current Proposal Revised Proposal

Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 323 Yes No N/A None Balanced

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Request: Route 383 service to NLTC

27 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAcces s Impact Cost 383 No Yes 180 (Anderson Mill) 375 (NLTC) Decrease Balanced

Current Proposal Revised Proposal

NLTC

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Request: Route 383 service to NLTC (Cost Balanced by uncoupling Route 392)

28 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 392 Yes

  • 89 (west of

Burnet) None Balanced

Current Service Revised Proposal

Tech Ridge

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Request: Operate Senior Routes Once a Week

29 Route Meets Design Guidelines Grows Ridership Current Boardings MetroAccess Impact Cost 490 492 492 No No 490 – 20/36 491 – 23 492 - 48 None Balanced

Current Proposal Revised Proposal Routes 490, 491, & 492 are proposed for elimination Operate 1 day per week instead of 2-3 times per week

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36 home addresses would no longer be in ADA service area. 80 Estimate of future customers to come into the MetroAccess ADA service area.

Potential Impact on MetroAccess Customers

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