transport.tamu.edu Proposed Changes for Spring and Fall 2015
transport.tamu.edu Ideas for Spring 2015 Reduce Service on Fridays to Match Demand – Data shows a 25% drop in ridership on Fridays – Drop bus from routes with 5 buses – Reduce buses running between 10:30am and 2:30pm Extend Day Service to Ease Overcrowding – During transition from day service to night service, off campus routes unable to handle capacity – Extend a few day shift buses two rounds per off campus route to increase capacity from 6pm to 8pm Add Bus to Route 36 – Additional bus on this route to increase capacity 2
transport.tamu.edu Reduce Service on Fridays to Match Demand 3 First 4 weeks of last 4 semesters Spring 13Fall 13Spring 14Fall 14 M-TR average Friday
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transport.tamu.edu Extend Day Service to Ease Overcrowding CurrentProposed for Spring 15 Trigon Brentwood Wolf Pen Creek Redstone Taos Trigon Brentwood Wolf Pen Creek Redstone Taos Trigon A17:5718:0518:1218:1518:2018:27A17:5718:0518:1218:1518:2018:27 B18:0418:1218:1918:2218:2718:34B18:0418:1218:1918:2218:2718:34 C18:1118:1918:2618:2918:3418:41C18:1118:1918:2618:2918:3418:41 D18:1818:2618:3318:3618:4118:48D18:1818:2618:3318:3618:4118:48 E18:2518:3318:4018:4318:4818:55E18:2518:3318:4018:4318:4818:55 A18:3218:4018:4718:5018:5519:02A18:3218:4018:4718:5018:5519:02 C18:4618:5419:0119:0419:0919:16B18:3918:4718:5418:5719:0219:09 E19:0019:0819:1519:1819:2319:30C18:4618:5419:0119:0419:0919:16 D18:5319:0119:0819:1119:1619:23 E19:0019:0819:1519:1819:2319:30 night bus leaves at 1910 B19:1419:2219:2919:3219:3719:44 C19:2119:2919:3619:3919:4419:51 D19:2819:3619:4319:4619:5119:58 E19:3519:4319:5019:5319:5820:05 B19:4919:5720:0420:0720:1220:19 night bus leaves at
transport.tamu.edu Add Bus to Route 36 7
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transport.tamu.edu Ideas for Fall 2015 Route 05 - Split Route and Create New Route – Existing route is the longest on campus route – Overcrowded and difficult to adhere to schedule – White Creek Dorms open Fall 2015 – 1200 beds – Split into two routes making both efficient Shift On/Off Campus Buses Based on Demand – Off campus ridership is highest early morning/late afternoon/evening – On campus ridership is highest during the day – Shift buses from off campus to on campus based on the ridership demand 10
transport.tamu.edu Existing Route 05 11
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transport.tamu.edu New Route 03 13
transport.tamu.edu More for Fall 2015 or Sooner Route 04 – Century Square is the new development on the corner of University and South College – Calvin Moore will go away at some point – Reviewing options to rework route to service The Gardens 14