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, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Saturday and Sunday have fewer express bus routes offering service than weekdays. Weekend performance is better than weekday performance, and on weekends Northeast Queens performance is better than citywide and Queens averages. Table 30. Express Bus Weekend Performance SATURDAY SUNDAY Route OTP WA OTP WA 5 Borough Average 61.1% 83.2% 69.8% 86.2% Queens Average 59.6% 83.4% 72.5% 90.0% Northeast Queens Average 64.7% 85.6% 72.5% 90.0% QM2 63% 91% 75% 89% QM4 76% 89% 84% 92% QM5 59% 83% 70% 89% QM6 66% 84% 65% 90% Running Time The allocation of scheduled running time for each route can have performance implications if an insufficient amount of time is specified within the schedule. The utilization of Bus Time in the borough since March 2014 allows for more frequent updates to scheduled running times, as well as utilizing more current data and a greater quantity of data to more accurately determine travel time averages. Different times of day have different expected travel times through the road network, and therefore running times are specified for each route by direction, within half‐hour segments. Directional half‐hour segments are the smallest level at which running time changes can be made. To investigate the appropriateness of running times in Northeast Queens the total running times of buses were compared to their schedules. An ideal situation is one in which running times match those scheduled. An analysis of the Northeast Queens routes from spring 2014 shows that disparities exist between different times of day, with certain times seeing more excess running time per trip. This indicates that more running time should be allocated in the schedule. On average, every bus trip exceeded the scheduled running time by only 47 seconds, though natural variation in travel times means some trips were slower while others were faster. Compared to citywide data, Northeast Queens has actual running times that more closely reflect the scheduled running times. This finding is consistent with the OTP and WA results discussed previously. 46
, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Figure 24. Running Time Accuracy ‐ Weekdays A route‐level analysis of running time was conducted and it was found that disparities between routes exist. A priority for revising schedules to improve service performance and reliability may be to investigate in detail the routes with the least accurate allocation of running time in the particularly troublesome times of day. Some of the routes (e.g., Q25) that emerge as having actual running times greatly in excess of scheduled running times were those that also have notable on‐time performance issues. Figure 25. Running Time Accuracy by Route ‐ Weekdays All buses have now been equipped with Bus Time for over a year, and improvement of allocated running times will be incorporated into future updates to schedules. Express Bus Running Time A review of the Bus Time data for express buses indicates that there is too little running time scheduled for a majority of time periods. Within Northeast Queens 55% of weekday scheduled running time periods have scheduled running times that are less than the 15 th percentile of actual running time. The QM7, QM8, and X68 have notably more realistic running times than other express routes. The improved availability of 47
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