East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan

Existing services

Existing Conditions – Bus Service A – Line (East Corridor) Routes Service Class Routes CBD Local 28-38-44 Urban Local 12-24-40-43-45-54-65-73-89-105-121-153 Suburban Local 88-169L Express 47X SkyRide AF-AS-AT   R – Line (I-225 Corridor) Routes Service Class Routes CBD Local 3L-6-10-15-15L-20 Urban Local 3-11-21-89-121-153 Suburban Local 130-131-133

Existing Conditions - Productivity

Existing Conditions - Productivity

Existing Conditions - Frequency Weekday peak service frequency for local service in both corridors averages 15 -30 minutes Midday and Saturday service frequency is offered most commonly every 30 minutes Sunday/Holiday service frequency is most commonly offered every 30-60 minutes Notable exception is Routes 15/15L, every 15 minutes or better, everyday

Existing Conditions - Span of Service CBD Local and Urban Local routes typically begin at 4:00 AM or 5:00 AM. The end of service varies, ranging between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM   Suburban Local routes typically begin weekday service between 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM with service ending between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Express routes provide peak-only service for the morning commute and again in the afternoon to meet the needs of commuters traveling to and from downtown Denver. SkyRide routes typically begin weekday service at 3:00 AM with service ending around 1:00 AM the next day.

Proposed Service Plan

A – Line Rail Alignment 22.8 mile commuter rail line 8 Stations including DUS and Denver Airport estimated end to end travel time approximately 37 minutes

A- Line Service Levels A-Line Rail Service Weekday 3:15 AM to 1:00 AM Peak Periods 15 minutes Midday Early Evening (6:00pm – 8:00 pm) Late Evening (8:00pm-1:00am) 30 minutes Weekend/Holiday 3:15 AM to 1:30 AM Late Evening (8:00pm-1:30am)

R – Line Rail Alignment 10.5 mile light rail line 8 new and 8 existing stations Estimated travel time between Peoria and Nine Mile Stations is 32 minutes Peoria to Lincoln Station travel time estimated at 52 minutes

R-Line Service Levels R-Line Rail Service Weekday 5:00am to 12:30am Peak Periods 15 minutes Midday Evening (9:00pm-11:30pm) 30 minutes Late Evening (11:30pm-12-30am) 60 minutes Weekend/Holiday to 1:00am Late Evening (9:00pm-2:00am)

Network Design Principles Leverage the Rail Investment Fast and frequent rail service Serves as ‘trunk’ service in major corridors 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

Proposed Service Plan – Northeast

Proposed Service Plan – Southeast

Routes with Notable Changes Proposed Route Route Name Proposed Peak Frequency Proposed Base Frequency Existing Peak Frequency Existing Midday Frequency 3L East Alameda Limited 20-30 – 6 East 6th Avenue 15/30 30 10 East 12th Avenue 10-15/30 20 20th Avenue 15 24 University Blvd 28 W/38W 28th Avenue/38th Avenue 34 new Bruce Randolph Avenue 15-30 37 new Peoria/Smith Industrial - 40 Colorado Blvd 10/30 42 new Stapleton/Montbello/Green Valley Ranch *15* 43 MLK Blvd *10-15* 44 44th Avenue 45 Gateway Avenue/Green Valley Ranch Boulevard 47 new Maxwell Place/Chambers Road 54 Montbello Industrial Park 65 Monaco Parkway 73 Quebec Street 121 Peoria Street 130 Yale / Buckley 131 East Iliff / Seven Hills *30* 153 Chambers Road 157 new Town Center at Aurora/Buckley AFB 169   Buckley / Tower 12 trips 483 new Lincoln / Parker / Nine Mile 60 *60* 30-60

Routes replaced by A-Line Route AF – Downtown/DIA Route AS - Stapleton/DIA Route 47X - Green Valley Ranch/Montbello Express Note: no route services are replaced by the R –Line

New Bus Routes Route 34 – replaces Route 38 segment east of Downing Street Route 37 – replaces portions of Routes 121 and 153 Route 42 – replaces Route 43 east of Central Park Station Route 47 – replaces parts of Route 153 in Montbello Route 157 – replaces portions of Routes 10 and 130 Route 169 – replaces Route 169L adds all-day service Route 483 – replaces Route 153 Parker extension and Route 410

Resource Impacts

Timeline Proposed East and I-225 Service Plans – July 1, 2015 Stakeholder meetings to review proposed service plan – July 8 – August 10, 2015 Review Proposed East and I-225 Corridor Service Plan with RTD Board Operations Committee – August 11, 2015 Revised Proposed East and I-225 Corridor Service Plan – August 15, 2015 Conduct public meetings on Proposed East and I-225 Service Plan – August 15 – September 30, 2015 Revised Proposed Service Plan based on public input – October 1, 2015 Board approval of Final East and I-225 Corridor Service Plan – November 17, 2015 Implement service plan – Spring 2016 (A -Line) Fall 2016 (R-Line)