Metrobus Transit Study.pdf - City of St. John's

St. John’s Transportation Commission (Metrobus) 2011
Market Assessment and Strategic Directions Study – Reference List
Table 19 - Transit Operations Recommendations
Recommendation Timing Next Steps
Route Designation (Section 10.1)
Designate Route 15 as a
Primary Route.
Designate Route 10 as a Base
Route, including improvements
to level of service.
Route Structure (Section 10.2)
Review corridor service
opportunities between each of
the major nodes within the
system, including the potential
provision of more direct twoway
service.
Explore the opportunity to
increase the importance of the
Memorial University/
Confederation Building node as
a transfer point.
Explore opportunities to
interline routes at each of the
terminals.
Hours of Service (Section 10.3)
Explore opportunities to extend
service hours in areas covered
by Secondary Routes using
applications for low demand
periods or areas such as
TransCab, Zone bus or
industrial specials.
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Update service standards to include Route 15 as a
Primary Route.
No increase in operating or capital cost.
Seek Commission approval to increase revenue service
hours.
Update service standards to reflect new designation.
Subject to budget availability and capital (buses
required).
Complete as part of a five-year operational review
update (2 to 5 year timeframe).
Conduct passenger boarding/alighting survey at each
terminal.
Complete as part of a five-year operational review
update (2 to 5 year timeframe) or with potential U-
Pass opportunity at Memorial University.
Conduct a transfer trace and assessment of schedule
compatibility for possible route pairs.
Identify routes that should be interlined at each
terminal.
Initiate discussions with Mount Pearl to interline
routes and avoid the forced transfer at the Village Mall
terminal.
Conduct passenger boarding and alighting counts to
determine areas of low demand.
Implement new approaches, subject to budget
approval.
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