Preliminary Gold & Northwest Corridors Service Plan 1

EXISTING SERVICES 2

Gold Corridor Bus Routes Service ClassRoutes CBD Local Urban Local Suburban Local Express55X-72X Service ClassRoutes Urban Local31 Suburban Local Express31X-40X-80X-86X Northwest Corridor Bus Routes

Existing Conditions - Productivity

Existing Conditions – Service Frequency Gold Line Corridor peak frequency for local service ranges from 15 to 30 minutes The Gold Line corridor is also served by two Express routes, which provide 15 to 30 minute frequencies during the peak periods Midday and Saturday service frequency is most commonly 30 minutes Sunday/Holiday service frequency is most commonly offered every 60 minutes The Northwest Corridor is served predominately by Suburban Local routes and Express routes. Express routes operating on US Highway 36 and Interstate 25 provide peak-only service to and from downtown Denver Suburban Local routes in this corridor typically operate at frequencies of 30 or 60 minutes throughout the day.

Existing Conditions - Service Span CBD Local and Urban Local routes typically begin weekday service between 4:00 AM to 5:00 AM, however, end of service varies greatly, ranging from 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM. Suburban Local routes typically begin weekday service between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM with service ending between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Express routes provide peak-only service typically between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and again at 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM to meet the demand of commuters traveling to and from large employment centers.

PROPOSED SERVICE PLAN 9

G-Line Alignment 11.2-mile commuter rail line 8 stations including DUS travel time between DUS and the Wheat Ridge/Ward terminal station will be approximately 25 minutes

G – Line Planned Operations

B Line Alignment 6.2-mile segment from DUS to south Westminster Two stations including Denver Union Station and Westminster/71st Ave Estimated travel time between Westminster and Downtown is approximately 11 minutes

B-Line Planned Operations

Network Design Principles Leverage the Rail Investment –Fast and frequent rail service –Realignment of bus service to serve new rail stations –Eliminate duplicative bus service Strengthen Bus Service (levels and coverage) –Reinvest bus hours saved Increased frequencies, service span and area coverage Route Spacing and Prioritization –Consolidate parallel bus service and increase service levels 14

Service Plan Recommended Network

Routes replaced by Gold Line Route 55X – Olde Town Arvada Express Route 72X - Ward Road Express Note: no route services are replaced by the B –Line

New Bus Routes Route 53 – replaces Route 51 north of US 36 & Sheridan Station Route 55 – new service proposed to operate between Olde Town Arvada Station and Arvada Ridge Station Route 95 – replaces Route 31 branch between Westminster (Rail) Station and US36 & Sheridan Station Route 99 – replaces alignment previously served by Route 100 south of Federal Center Station

Gold and Northwest Resource Impacts

Timeline Preliminary Gold & Northwest Corridors Service Plan – June 29, 2015 Stakeholder meetings to review preliminary service plan – June 29 – July 24, 2015 Revise Proposed Gold & Northwest Corridors Service Plan – August 4, 2015 Proposed Gold & Northwest Corridors Service Plan to RTD Board Operations Committee – August 11, 2015 Conduct public meetings on Proposed Gold & Northwest Corridors Service Plan – October 2015 Revise Proposed Service Plan based on input – November 30, 2015 Board approval of Final Gold & Northwest Corridors Service Plan – December 15, 2015 Implement service plan – Summer 2016 (Northwest Line) and Fall 2016 (Gold Line) 19