Bus Network Analysis for Potential Transit Priority May, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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