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proposed Kennedy Plaza schematic
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How can materials be used to help transform this space?
Distinctive, hardwearing pavement
Flexible, resilient furniture
Contemporary, well-performing shelters
Smart branding, signage and wayfinding
Trees to frame space
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infill materials – concrete
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structured tree planting; use of stone dust
Lincoln Center Lincoln Center – after construction
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signage, branding, wayfinding
Portland, OR
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a flexible shelter family
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re-purposing of existing shelters
proposed – option 1
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Operational (COA) Considerations
• COA scheduling efficiencies will allow us to drop from 18 to 15 berths at KP
• But ridership is growing!
• # of buses serving KP will remain similar to today and potentially grow
• Like many other mid-sized US cities, Providence may be growing too big to effectively terminate all downtown bus service at one location
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Study to Consider Additional Downtown Hubs
GOALS & OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
1. IMPROVE SERVICE FOR EXISTING RIDERS AND ATTRACT NEW RIDERS
Improve access throughout downtown
Provide comfortable facilities
Reduce travel times
Minimize transfers
Improve connections
2. ADDRESS OPERATIONAL CONCERNS AT KENNEDY PLAZA
Provide a safe and secure environment
Reduce passenger volumes at KP
Reduce passenger waiting space requirements at KP
Reduce berth requirements at KP and around Burnside Park
Reduce bus volumes at KP
3. DEVELOP A FUNDABLE PROJECT
Minimize operating cost increases
Ensure reasonable capital costs
Provide opportunity for funding partnerships
4. SUPPORT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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Alternatives & Actions being considered
Multiple transit centers:
Alt 1: KP and Providence Station
Alt 2: KP and Jewelry District
Alt 3: KP, Providence Station and Jewelry District
Supplement with:
• Easy access to transit at other locations
• Attractive downtown superstops
• Transit emphasis corridors
• Frequent service
• Fast service (TSP and limited stops)
• Convenient transfers
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Downtown Service with 2 or 3 Transit Centers
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• Buses pass through KP and extend to:
– Providence Station; or
– Garrahy Courthouse
• If one new terminal introduced, some buses would continue to terminate/layover at KP
• With two new terminals, all routes would serve KP, but none would terminate there
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Benefits/Costs of Additional Downtown Hubs
• Passenger benefits include:
– Riders have more direct service to more downtown locations
– Improved intermodal connections
– Increased transit service in the Jewelry District
• Operational benefits include:
– Reduced passenger volumes at KP
– Reduced berth requirements at KP
– Reduced bus presence (total time) at KP
• How/why?
– Many who now walk from KP (or transfer buses) to reach different downtown destinations would shift to the new hubs
– Buses operating beyond KP would spend much less time at KP
RIPTA operating costs would increase with extended service to new hubs.
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