rural transit planning shilpa panicker – adot jorge luna – mag deron lozano – valley metro...

RURAL TRANSIT PLANNINGRURAL TRANSIT PLANNING

Shilpa Panicker – ADOTJorge Luna – MAG

Deron Lozano – Valley MetroScott Miller – HDR Engineering

Introduction Transit Service Modes Route Planning Elements Route Planning Exercise Additional Considerations

Session Overview

Transit Service Modes

Commuter Rail

Light Rail

Streetcar

Bus Rapid Transit

Rapid/Express Bus

Local BusCirculator

Rural Transit

Paratransit

Rural Transit Services

ModeFrequenc

y

Stop Spacing (miles)

Relative Capital

Cost / Mile

RelativeOper. Cost / Passenger

Demand Response

NA NA $ $$$$

Deviated Local Bus

Low – Mod 1/8 – 1 $ $$$

Local Bus Low – High 1/8 – 1/4 $ $$

Rural Transit Service

Land Use• Origins• Destinations

Performance Running Time Fleet Requirements Cost Other

Route Planning

Annual budget of $350,000 Plan up two (2) routes on map

• Data says… Assume local fixed-route bus

mode Cannot exceed 10 miles\route Identify activity centers served

• Shopping, medical, work, educational… Calculate running & cycle time Calculate fleet requirements

Route Planning Exercise

8-Mile Route

Survey:

Demographics:

Data says…

Route Planning

Running Time

Distance / AVG. Speed X 60Miles / MPH

5miles / 20mph X 60 = 15 min

Route Planning

Fleet Requirements

Cycle Time* / HeadwayMinutes / Minutes

60 min / 20 minutes = 3 Buses

*Cycle Time = Round Trip Running Time + Operator Layover

Route Planning

Gross Annual Operating CostDaily Trips X Trips per mile X

Days X Rate per Mile

26 Trips X 255 Days X 5 Miles X $3 = $99,450

Why the change? Analysis Communication with

• Officials • Public• Partners

General items For more info on deviated routes

visit:• http://www.rtd-denver.com • http://www.dart.org • http://www.the-t.com• http://www.gonctd.com

Additional Consideration