Operational Analysis of the LCT Fixed Route System

Summary of Findings

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Purpose

Collect ridership and operating data on LCT routes

Conduct an on-site evaluation of LCT service

Identify possible restructuring of Elyria routes for new Downtown Elyria Transit Center

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Population Density

Lorain-Elyria

Persons Per Sq. Mile

•White 0–1500

•1500-2,500

•2,500-4,000

•4,000-6,500

•6,500-10,000

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Senior Citizen Population

Lorain-Elyria

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Zero-Vehicle Households

Lorain-Elyria

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Transit Propensity

Lorain-Elyria

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Current LCT System

•Most service in Lorain-Elyria urban area

•Other areas include C-H Airport, Westlake P&R, Oberlin, Avon Lake

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Route Productivity

Boardings Pass./ Hour Pass./ Mile

Route 1 Wkday 241 14.2 0.8AM Peak 49 14.0 0.8Mid-day 87 14.5 0.8PM Peak 65 18.6 1.0Evening 40 10.0 0.6

Saturday 132 14.8 0.8Sunday 52 5.8 0.3

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Route Productivity

31-N. Ridge/Cooper Foster Park 18.72-Lorain/Elyria via Broadway 18.452-East Elyria/Abbe Road Loop 16.9125% of System Average 16.753-West Elyria/West Ridge Loop 15.11-Lorain/Elyria via Washington 14.1System Average 13.441-W. Erie/Oberlin Avenue 12.951-East Elyria/Broad Street Loop 12.621-Oberlin/Wellington 12.675% of System Average 10.03-Sheffield Lake/Abbe Road 9.111-North Ridgeville/Center Rdg. 6.833-Airport Express 4.870-Westlake Express 4.7

RoutePassengers per hour

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Transfer Matrix

1 1 14 5 1 10 4 8 4 11 7 652 11 9 13 3 17 14 21 13 8 13 1223 2 6 1 2 8 1 12 2 2 6 42

11 4 6 3 1 2 4 2 4 2621 4 10 11 1 2 9 8 12 9 6631 2 11 3 8 2 27 7 9 8 7733 041 5 23 19 18 15 8051 2 6 2 3 7 2 4 5 4 3552 6 7 2 2 5 5 12 3953 12 9 7 3 4 5 5 9 5470 2 1 1 1 5AL 1 3 1 5AM 1 6 1 8OB 1 1

RTA 15 2 8 25Total 50 97 74 30 62 62 2 89 47 64 65 8 650

% of Rid. 20.7% 17.3% 28.2% 34.1% 17.7% 20.9% 6.9% 22.0% 23.4% 22.5% 25.4% 44.4%

To From 1 2 3 11 21 31 33 70 Total41 51 52 53

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Proposed Route 3

•Separate and eliminate unproductive parts

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Proposed Route 21

•Focus service in Elyria

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Proposed Route 41

•Simplify and eliminate unproductive parts

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Other Recommendations

Start later – 6:00 a.m. on weekdays

Eliminate evenings on Route 3, Saturdays on Route 11, and Sundays on Route 31 and 51

Eliminate most flag stops Limit on-demand deviations

Tier One

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Tier II

Other Recommendations

All of Tier I Reduce Route 33 to three

scheduled trips per day Restructure Routes 3, 21, and 41

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Elyria Transit Center

•Extend Route 2

•Restructure Routes 51, 52, and 53