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Second, given recent down scoping of the eBART project, thosechoosing the bus to access BART from areas that would not be directlyserved by eBART should not be forced to transfer twice, e.g., first atthe Hillcrest eBART station, then from eBART to BART. Requiring twotransfers when not strictly necessary reduces patronage and increasestravel times. Streamlining of Route 300 to speed up service betweenOakley, Brentwood and Pittsburg/Bay Point BART by using the newHighway 4 bypass and “leapfrogging” the Hillcrest station would reducetravel times for most patrons while not directly competing with eBART.Third, Tri Delta Transit services that parallel Highway 4 and theproposed eBART route, but carry very large numbers of localpassengers should be revised as required to speed up service, but alsoprovide connections to eBART stations where feasible. Some of thecurrent route alignments could form the basis of arterial-based busrapid transit ( BRT) similar to that operated in Los Angeles, Eugene andLas Vegas.Fourth, service changes that negatively impact the large majority ofTri Delta Transit passengers that travel locally should be avoided.Potential impacts should be measured using specific criteria, such ascomparative transit travel time, system span and coverage, and fares.New routes and schedules should maintain or improve service qualityfor current Tri Delta Transit customers as well as future users. A fullload check of the Tri Delta Transit fixed route network will be requiredat some point, to determine exactly where ridership is occurring and tohelp avoid major disruptions to the 80% of bus users who don’t useBART or travel outside East County.Fifth, land for future eBART station locations should be purchased atan early date, and bus transfer facilities and park and ride facilitiesconstructed, though the recently down scoped eBART proposal doesn’tinclude stations near Somersville Road or the Antioch Fairgrounds, norat earlier proposed locations in Oakley, Brentwood and DiscoveryBay/Byron. Such facilities would facilitate operations of BRT servicesconnecting to eBART and Pittsburg/Bay Point BART, provideconnections between local and regional bus routes, and help build thepatronage base for future eBART services when an extension can befinanced.A bus rapid transit (BRT) systems study should be conducted,examining ways of complementing the recently down scoped eBARTproject, but also to potentially speed up service to local riders on themost heavily-traveled local routes. Proposed revisions to Route 300could also be the basis of new and revised services based on bus rapidtransit (BRT) planning principles in an area unlikely to have direct railservice for many years, thereby complementing BART and eBART.Finally, paratransit service plans need to be consistent with revisionsto the fixed route system. For example, additional Dial-A-Ride servicewould be required if planned fixed route extensions or new routesexpand the paratransit service area as defined by the ADA ¾-mile rule.92
Based on the principles listed above, three significant fixed routeservice initiatives are proposed for implementation before FY 2010:• Realign Route 300 Highway 4 Express service via the Highwaybypass upon completion south to Balfour Road.• Refine and expand Route 201 operations based on ridership andproductivity trends.• Increase midday service to every 30 minutes on selectedroutes, as shown in the FY 2007-08 budget.Route 300 Realignment via Highway 4 BypassIncremental improvements as affordable are recommended for expressbus services operating to Pittsburg/Bay Point BART. As noted earlier,express bus ridership accounts for most of the system ridership gainssince 1997. The basic premise for rerouting is to reshape Route 300 tomore of a BRT-style service when the Highway 4 bypass opensbetween Hillcrest Avenue and Lone Tree Way in late 2007. Morefrequent service may be justified, and some increment of increasedservice would be funded in the FY 2007-08 budget. The unconstrainedfrequency design guideline is to meet every peak period BART trainarrival and departure at Bay Point. Current ridership at first may onlysupport 30-minute headways on a Brentwood branch and every 30minutes to/from Oakley, with combined frequencies of 15 minutes toBART.Route 300 buses presently run non-stop west of the Hillcrest Avenuepark-ride lot to BART, and make various stops east of Hillcrest on mainarteries through Oakley and Brentwood. Most Route 300 trips shouldbe realigned east of the Hillcrest park & ride to use the bypass to LoneTree Way and Balfour Road. Existing route segments on Main Streetand Brentwood would continue to be covered in Brentwood, Oakleyand Byron by Route 391.These changes likely would reduce scheduled bus travel time betweendowntown Brentwood and BART by 15 minutes or more. Express bustravel times will further improve when planned HOV lanes arecompleted with the widening of Highway 4 east of Somersville Roadafter 2010. Travel times would be reduced further by leapfroggingRoute 300 buses past Hillcrest during peak periods, saving about 5-7minutes in each direction.In cooperation with BART, new park and ride opportunities should besought in the vicinity of future eBART station locations but mostimmediately near the Highway 4 bypass and Lone Tree Way. There issome reluctance to develop extensive parking capacity at future stationlocations beyond the current eBART project scope. However, ampleparking near future stations is needed to help build a patronage baseon bus connections to eBART and BART, and thus ensuring successover the long term.Under less constrained fiscal conditions, the short-term objectiveshould be to expand Route 300 weekday schedules to meet everyBART train arriving and departing Bay Point. Currently, BART trains934
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