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From page 24... ... 24 3.1 Overview Based on the literature review and online searches, the authors developed a list of transit agencies that may have completed or started a system design. While the potential transit agencies to be surveyed were limited to those that were believed to have conducted or were in the process of conducting a system redesign, the distribution carefully considered the inclusion of a range of agencies in terms of size, geographic location, modes provided, and stage within the redesign process. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... Survey of Agency Practice 25 population from 500,000 up to 1.5 million (Table 4) , and small agencies have a service area population of less than 500,000 (Table 5) Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... Ag en cy N am e Ci ty St at e R eg io n* Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... Survey of Agency Practice 27 Figure 6 shows the geographic distribution of participating transit agencies along with their redesign status. The agency with the smallest service population is Clemson Area Transit in South Carolina (27,883) Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 28 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns Table 6 shows the first group of agencies and the years that their system redesigns were implemented or partially implemented. The second group of agencies indicated that their agency has planned or is currently planning a system redesign, but has not started implementation (Table 7) Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... Agency City State Agency Size Name of Plan (Self Identified) Implementa ion Status ion Year of Initial JTA Jacksonville FL Medium Branded System Redesign Full 2014 RIPTA Providence RI Medium Comprehensive Operational Analysis Full 2014 Houston Metro Houston TX Large Branded System Redesign Full 2015 Omaha Metro Omaha NE Medium Branded System Redesign Full 2015 Transit Salem OR Small Analysis Full 2015 CARTA Charleston SC Medium Comprehensive Operational Analysis Full 2016 Transit -Normal IL Small Analysis Full 2016 LAVTA Livermore Valley CA Small Analysis Full 2016 OCTA Orange CA Large Branded Redesign Full 2016 COTA Columbus OH Medium Transit System Full 2017 t - Implementat Redesign MDOT MTA Baltimore MD Large Branded System Redesign Full 2017 Denver RTD Denver CO Large Branded System Redesign Full 2017 Halifax Transit Halifax NS Small Branded System Redesign Partial 2016 Capital Metro Austin TX Medium Branded System Redesign Partial 2018 Clemson Area Transit Clemson SC Small Branded System Redesign Partial 2018 IndyGo Indianapolis IN Medium Comprehensive Operational Analysis Partial 2018 DART Dallas TX Large Comprehensive Operational Analysis Partial 2018 Comprehensive Operational Operational Comprehensive Operational Comprehensive BloomingtonConnect Salem System Table 6. Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... 30 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns Agency City State Agency Size Name of Plan (Self-Identified) DASH Alexandria VA Small Transit Vision Plan EMTA Erie PA Small Transit Development Plan HRT Norfolk VA Medium Transit Development Plan King County Metro Seattle WA Large Transit Vision Plan LACMTA Los Angeles CA Large Branded System Redesign LYNX Orlando FL Large Branded System Redesign MBTA Boston MA Large Branded System Redesign Nashville MTA Nashville TN Medium Comprehensive Operational Analysis NYCT Staten Island NY Large Branded System Redesign Sacramento RTD Sacramento CA Medium Branded System Redesign SORTA Cincinnati OH Medium Branded System Redesign Tri Delta Transit Antioch CA Small Comprehensive Operational Analysis VRT Boise ID Small Transit Vision Plan VIA Metropolitan Transit San Antonio TX Large Comprehensive Operational Analysis VTA San Jose CA Large Branded System Redesign Wave Transit Wilmington NC Small Transit Development Plan Table 7. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... Agency City State Agency Size Type of Plan Scope Metro McAllen McAllen TX Small Short Range Plan Full System Milwaukee County Transit Milwaukee WI Medium Branded System Redesign Contemplating Full or Partial System SEPTA Philadelphia PA Large Transit System Redesign Full System Table 8. Group 3 – Agencies contemplating a system redesign. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 32 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns Figure 8. (Continued) Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Survey of Agency Practice 33 and increasing the span of service, selected by 24 of the 33 (73%) Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 34 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns played significant roles. The most common departments with significant roles were the executive office, marketing, and operations; more departments played significant roles in agencies that have already completed or begun the implementation of their redesigns. Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Survey of Agency Practice 35 involved in route planning, and gaining operator input on the system vision and existing conditions. HRT, which has planned but not implemented a redesign, noted that they held stakeholder meetings with operators to gain insights from them on what worked best on the existing routes and what, from their perspectives, were low passenger productivity areas of the routes. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... 36 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns final approval of the system redesign vision and route recommendations, along with policy guidance on stakeholder involvement and final approval of operating and capital budget impacts. Some of the most common elements of board participation are shown in Table 10. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Survey of Agency Practice 37 includes service planning, outreach to stakeholders, operating and capital costs, planning and implementation costs and post-launch performance. The following section discusses these results. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... 38 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns information, with all but two agencies indicating that they used public comments and/or onboard passenger surveys to inform their planning. It is worth noting that later in the survey both of the agencies that did not use passenger-provided information, EMTA and LAVTA, indicated that they planned to use various public engagement strategies and that they consulted the public. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... Survey of Agency Practice 39 Impact of Emerging Modes The survey requested input on the topic of newer modes of transportation -- such as transportation network companies (TNCs) , bike share, and automated vehicles (AVs) Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... 40 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns agencies, although still a majority, began seeking public input on the plan during the visioning stage (71%) Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Survey of Agency Practice 41 media (85%) was the next most prevalent outreach tool, followed by other person-to-person engagement strategies such as stakeholder meetings (79%) Read the entire page →
From page 42... ... 42 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns consultant staff exclusively, while two agencies, NYCT and Halifax Transit, used only agency staff. Of the 27 agencies that indicated that a mix of agency staff and consultants conducted the planning work, the majority (85%) Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... Survey of Agency Practice 43 greatest percent increase in annual operating costs only two had implemented their redesign, Connect Transit and Clemson Area Transit; both agencies have small service areas and operate less than 100,000 annual revenue hours. These agencies responded that they would cover increased operating costs with local contributions and reallocation of the existing operating budget, respectively. Read the entire page →
From page 44... ... 44 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns prepare for launch, the most common being launch preparing meetings and print materials. Two agencies, CARTA and IndyGo, restructured their organizations as part of the redesign; CARTA consolidated its leadership and IndyGo added more staff and created a new Planning and Capital Projects Division for long and short-term planning and construction. Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Survey of Agency Practice 45 were developed for both internal staff and the public. Internal: Staff were given talking points with key leader phone numbers, system maps, Downtown maps with key transfer locations, and a table that described pre-change lines, by unique segment, and what lines riders would board in the new network." Four agencies hired temporary staff in preparation for launch, and all four indicated that temporary staff were used for outreach purposes. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns Agencies that had fully implemented or partially implemented their redesign (Group 1) were asked what additional changes were necessary after the redesign was first implemented and how the performance of the system had changed. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Survey of Agency Practice 47 the transit system and increasing operational efficiency and effectiveness are very important goals for their redesigns. Table 13 shows Group 3 agencies' responses relative to the importance of each to the question "What is your agency hoping to achieve through your bus system redesign? Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... 48 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns Agency Organization and Decision Making The organization and decision-making process mirrors agencies that have already begun the planning or implementation stages. Some interesting deviations are in the agency department that is leading the system redesign consideration. Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... Survey of Agency Practice 49 point where general public comment would be sought. For equity concerns, all three agencies agreed that a Title VI service analysis would be conducted during the planning process. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Synthesis on Comprehensive Bus Network Redesigns About one-third of the agencies had conducted or were currently planning redesigns to have no net change in operating costs, while the remainder were planning toward a change, most of them an increase. The survey did not ask about the level of capital investments, but most agencies invested in some capital items related to the redesign, primarily rolling stock, passenger facilities, and bus stop signage, although a reasonable number of agencies also invested in bus priority treatments. Read the entire page →

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... 24 3.1 Overview Based on the literature review and online searches, the authors developed a list of transit agencies that may have completed or started a system design. While the potential transit agencies to be surveyed were limited to those that were believed to have conducted or were in the process of conducting a system redesign, the distribution carefully considered the inclusion of a range of agencies in terms of size, geographic location, modes provided, and stage within the redesign process.