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A presentation of final Fall 2016 Transit Service Changes
Presenter:
Craig Blewitt, Transit Services Division Manager
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Summary:
The Transit Services Division has completed its process of finalizing the Fall 2016 service changes to be implemented on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Previous Council Action:
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Background:
The City's transit system, operated as Mountain Metropolitan Transit, provides bus and complementary ADA paratransit service to the community.
The attached report from Brian Vitulli, Transit Planning Supervisor, summarizes the process of finalizing the Fall 2016 service changes. The service improvements were grouped into three categories:
1. Service Increases
2. Scheduling Modifications
3. Route Modifications
The Service Increases are improvements to existing routes during off-peak hours such as weekday evenings and weekends. The routes selected for increased service have been suggested by our customers. These routes expand the footprint of transit services that are available during weekday-evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays; and improve access to jobs for our customers. Scheduling modifications are minor timing changes to facilitate better connections between routes. One route modification on Route 5 is designed to lessen walking distances and to improve customer access; and the other modification is to address significant input on how to operate through the Old North End Neighborhood.
These service improvements are made possible by additional Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) sales tax revenues, additional fare revenue, and savings from the 2015 PPRTA expenditure budget. Craig Blewitt, Transit Services Manager, accepted the changes recommended in the attached report as presented.
Transit Services staff will present the process undertaken, including public outreach and input, and the factors leading to the final decision.
This project supports the City's strategic goal of promoting job creation by e...
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