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October Service ReductionFocusing on Efficiency & Ridership

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Why service cuts are necessary:

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Efficiency

Higher ridership

Routes that connect to high ridership service

Regional connections where possible

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Service Reductions Comparison

Estimated Annual ( 2010 )Passenger Trips 14.1 Million 10.5 Million 11.4 - 11.8 Million

Estimated Change in -3.6 Million -2.3 to -2.7 Million

Passenger Trips -26% -16% to -19%

Estimated Cost $ 9.00 $ 6.00 $ 5.00 Per Passenger - 33% - 44 %

Estimated Passengers 23 26 27 Per Service Hour + 15% + 20%

Rejected October Reduction

Todays Service Reduction Plan Focusing on Efficiency

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The following routes will be eliminated due to low performance:

Tacoma

Route 26 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

Route 59 Manitou

Route 61 NE Tacoma(Route 62 connects NE Tacoma to Pacific Hwy)

Route 220 Orchard Street

(Route segments from Route 220 merged with Route 51)

Route 603A Tacoma-Olympia

Gig Harbor / Peninsula

Route 113 Key Peninsula Bus PLUS

Route 601 Kimball-Olympia

Parkland / Spanaway

Route 444 Parkland-Spanaway Bus PLUS

Puyallup

Route 413 Wildwood

Route 446 Canyon Rd South Hill Bus PLUS

Route 490 South Hill-Tacoma

(Route 400 provides this connection)

East Pierce County including:Bonney Lake / Buckley / Sumner / Orting

Route 406 Buckley

Route 407 Prairie Ridge

Route 408 Sumner-Bonney Lake

Orting Loop

Note: % of Pierce Transits 2010annual passenger trips were fromthe East Pierce County area.

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To the extent possible, the plan maintains transportationconnections:

When the most people are riding

Where the most people are traveling

Getting people to work & school

Connecting regional destinations & business districts

Connecting to regional transportation services

Providing access for military and veterans

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Service Reductions Timeline

June July Aug Sept Oct

Outreach & Communication on October Service Reduction

Service Provider Summit

June 12 20% Service Reduction Implemented

June 13 PT Board Adopts October Service Reduction

Final Service Reduction Starts October 2, 2011

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Additional Resources

See the plans in detail: www.piercetransit.org

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Reduced AM/PM trips on fixed route all days of the week

Buses come less often on all days of the week

Saturday service reduced to approx. 8 am 8 pm on most routes

Sunday service is reduced to approx. 9 am 5 pm on most routes

Unproductive route segments eliminated No special event service will operate including service to the Puyallup

Fair and July 4th Freedom Fair

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