(Blue Diamond Road) Corridor Study - Regional Transportation ...

7. Proposed Park and Ride Facilities RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
Local residents who do not live along bus routes could use some of the parking
spaces at these retail centers to access bus services, and
Local residents who live along bus routes could take public transit to the retail
centers.
Whereas the Park & Ride facilities would be served by local, express, and BRT bus routes, it
is likely that most on-street bus stops would generally only be serviced by local routes.
Three representative locations for bus stops have been identified.
7.5.1 SR-160 at S. Buffalo Drive
S. Buffalo Drive is in the middle of the Mountain’s Edge development and is adjacent to the
Exploration Peak Park on the south side of SR-160. Eastbound and westbound bus stops on
SR-160 at the signaled intersection with S. Buffalo Drive could provide some transit benefit
at little cost and without interfering with traffic lanes. (See EXHIBIT 7-21.)
EXHIBIT 7-21: Facing West From SR-160 at Buffalo
Alternatively, there is a large parking lot for Exploration Peak Park on Buffalo less than
½ mile south of SR-160. Since this lot is generally underutilized on weekdays, the
developers at Mountain’s Edge could make this lot available as a Park & Ride facility, and in
fact a bus stop adjacent to the lot already exists. Not being located directly on SR-160,
however, it would add to the running time of express bus or BRT service along the corridor.
7.5.2 SR-160 at Arville Street
Arville Street, located approximately 0.6 miles east of Decatur Boulevard, will likely become
a signaled intersection at SR-160.
With some smaller developments nearby, bus stops
7-21