1. Bus Network Analysis for Potential Transit Priority
May, 2017

2. Study Goals Identify and prioritize corridors for transit priorities
Transit priorities will:
Increase bus service speeds and reduce bus delay
Improve bus service reliability
Improve customer satisfaction
Lead to increased ridership and cost-effectiveness
Support community investment in sustainable mobility through interagency coordination: Complete Streets, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian

3. RTD Bus Network
All RTD bus routes broken down into 40,000 segments for detailed study
Multi-step screening used to identify and prioritize corridors that best benefit from transit enhancements based on:
Speed - measure of delay and reliability
Passenger load – benefit the most customers 7

4. Speed Actual running times used to estimate speed at segment level
Median speed 17 MPH
Slower speeds in places as expected 10

5. Load Visualize areas with highest levels of passenger throughput
Median load of 300 passengers per day
High of 18,000 passengers
Corridor loads also as expected 11

6. Index Score Captures areas with slowest speeds
and highest loads (based on median values)
Clusters of high scoring areas
Corridors such Colfax and Broadway
Use index score to identify short list of
corridors 13

7. Top 15% Segments First level of screening
Corridors start to take shape
Building blocks for the network 14

8. Corridor Continuity Identify continuous corridors
Synergy with current service performance
Bottom-up analysis
Downtown focus 15

9. Priority Corridors Adjust alignments to complement
radial and grid network
Some already being addressed, e.g., E Colfax, US 36, Speer/Leetsdale
Narrow priorities with city input
Downing St.
E 17th and 18th Avenues
E 12th Ave.
Federal Blvd
W Colfax Ave.
Havana Blvd.
Broadway St (Boulder) 16

10. Cooperative Transit Priority Treatments
Bus lanes
Traffic signal priority
Queue jumps & bypass lanes
Bus bulbs & bays
Bus stop accessibility & amenities
Next step: Scope of work