RURAL TRANSIT PLANNING Shilpa Panicker – ADOT Jorge Luna – MAG Deron Lozano – Valley Metro Scott Miller – HDR Engineering

 Introduction  Transit Service Modes  Route Planning Elements  Route Planning Exercise  Additional Considerations Session Overview

Transit Service Modes Commuter Rail Light Rail Streetcar Bus Rapid Transit Rapid/Express Bus Local Bus Circulator Rural Transit Paratransit

Rural Transit Services ModeFrequency Stop Spacing (miles) Relative Capital Cost / Mile Relative Oper. Cost / Passenger Demand ResponseNA $$$$$ Deviated Local BusLow – Mod1/8 – 1$$$$ Local BusLow – High1/8 – 1/4$$$

Rural Transit Service

 Land Use Origins Destinations  Performance  Running Time  Fleet Requirements  Cost  Other Route Planning

 Annual budget of $350,000  Plan up two (2) routes on map Data says…  Assume local fixed-route bus mode  Cannot exceed 10 miles\route  Identify activity centers served Shopping, medical, work, educational…  Calculate running & cycle time  Calculate fleet requirements Route Planning Exercise

8-Mile Route

 Survey:  Demographics: Data says…

Route Planning Running Time Distance / AVG. Speed X 60 Miles / MPH 5miles / 20mph X 60 = 15 min

Route Planning Fleet Requirements Cycle Time* / Headway Minutes / Minutes 60 min / 20 minutes = 3 Buses *Cycle Time = Round Trip Running Time + Operator Layover

Route Planning Gross Annual Operating Cost Daily Trips X Trips per mile X Days X Rate per Mile 26 Trips X 255 Days X 5 Miles X $3 = $99,450

 Why the change?  Analysis  Communication with Officials Public Partners  General items  For more info on deviated routes visit: Additional Consideration