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Fall 2016Proposed Route

Changes

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Overarching Principles• Recognize our limitations– 86 full size buses to run day routes, night routes, charters, training and general /

long-term maintenance• Serve densest student populations• Adapt to student growth and apartment location change• Minimize cost per passenger – use student service fees wisely • Increase riders per bus-mile – get the best bang for the buck• Shorten route times – more seats per hour• Efficient, timely, dependable service – deliver what we promise• Avoid congested intersections – don’t be dumb

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Operational Focus for 2016

• Serve more students and utilize student service fees wisely by:–Providing cost-effective service on- and off-campus–Adapting and reallocating buses to serve areas most heavily

populated by students•New construction leads to shifting service areas:–Vet School opening–Holleman South corridor residential growth

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Student Population• Students are moving from

older to newer developments• Annual maps show students

shifting housing areas• Ridership data also shows

shift• Used this data to combine

Routes 33 and 34 two years ago

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Where We Are in Fall 2015To help understand where we are, here are key stats regarding our growth:

Enrollment up 15% from 2012 to 2015 Ridership is up 29% from 2012 to 2015

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Where We Are in Fall 2015 (cont.)• Overall cost per passenger– FY12 = $1.08– FY15 = $0.95

• Number of days in the fall semester when we reached “1 million rides”– FY 13 – 26 days– FY 14 – 24 days– FY 15 – 22 days

• Average number of off-campus stops per route– Current – 14 stops – Proposed for FY 16 – 11 stops

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Where We Are in Fall 2015 (cont.)

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Route Ridership Review(1st 6 weeks of fall semester)

Routes With No Modification Needed Routes Needing Improvement

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On-Campus Modifications

• Route 03 – Modify route for better utilization of bus resources–Move NCTM stop to Route 09

• New on-campus route: Route 09 –Serve Vet School, NCTM and Wehner

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Route 03 Route 03

• Modify Route 03 and exclude NCTM stop – moved to new Route 09

• Continue with 3 buses to serve White Creek Dorms, Modulars, SPH, Wehner and MSC

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New Vet School Building

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Route 09

• 2 buses• 10 minute

headways• Move bus from

Route 06 due to relocation of Vet School

• Adds bus with service between Wehner and MSC

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Off-Campus Modifications

• Combine stops to improve on-time performance and adapt to new residential patterns• Reconfigure routes to serve areas with most

students• Serve area of rapid student housing growth –

Holleman Drive south of FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway)

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Route 12• Difficult to maintain

schedule – long route and many stops

• 10 of 20 stops are in bottom 50 boardings

• Combine stops – improve time reliability, other stops nearby

• Adjust bus path in real time, serve all stops

Current:Buses – 4Headway – 15 minStops – 207% late arrival (5th highest)

Plan:Combine stops – 17 totalAdjust bus path to avoid congestion

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Route 22• Ridership dropped over

10% from ‘14 to ’15• Top on-time

performance• Every stop declined in

ridership from ‘13 to ’15

• Only 1 stop in bottom 50 boardings

Current:Buses – 5Headway – 6 minStops – 10

Plan:Buses – 4Headway – 7 minStops – 10Move bus to new route

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Route 26 • Long route with many

stops• Combine stops;

improve time reliability, provide more ridership capacity

• Shares stops with Route 27 on Anderson

• Shelter at Scandia – 300 feet from Taos

Current:Buses – 6 Stops – 20Headway – 6 min

Propose:Buses – 6Stops – 15Headway – 5 minCombine stops to increase capacity during peak ridership

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Route 27• For better route

efficiency – drop Taos, move to Scandia (match Route 26 service)

• 3 stops in bottom 50 boardings

Current:Buses – 4 Headway – 7 minStops – 15

Propose:Buses – 4Headway – 7 minStops – 14

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Route 34Current:• Buses – 3• Headway – 16 min• Stops – 13• Roundtrip – 48 minutes• Lowest ridership off-campus

route• 8 of 13 stops in bottom 50

boardings• 9 to 12 are in the bottom 75

boardings• Most expensive off-campus

route per mile – $2.14

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Route 34Proposed:• Buses – Reduce to 2• Stops – 7• Headway – 15 min• Park and Ride remains at First Baptist

Church on Welsh• Drop Walmart Stop – Access to Target /

HEB via Routes 26 and 27• Eliminate 8 of bottom 60 boardings• Reducing headway from 18 min to 15

min• Reallocate bus to new route

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Holleman Drive South

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Current Routes 35 and 36

Current 35:Buses – 4Headway – 7 minStops – 103rd highest cost per passenger

Current 36:Buses – 6Headway – 5 minStops – 11Change area 36 services

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Proposed - Routes 35, 36 & 40• North of 2818 – move stops

between Routes 35 and 36 – continue to serve areas and make more efficient

• Add a bus to Route 35 for a total of 5

• Route 35 can handle the demand because we have capacity

• Route 40 will handle service to the area South of 2818

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Route 36Current: Buses – 6Headway – 5 minStops – 11

Proposed:Buses – 4Headway – 5 minStops – 6

Stay away from congested intersections

Improve reliability

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New Route 40• Service areas include MSC,

Kleberg, The Cottages and The Barracks

• Jones-Butler and Holleman Drive provide predictable travel time for most trips

• Dynamic path options – May not use Holleman for every trip depending on traffic congestion

Proposed:Buses – 4Headway – 9 minStops – 6

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