1. East & I-225 Rail Corridors Preliminary Service Plan

2. Existing services

4. Existing Conditions – Bus Service
A – Line (East Corridor) Routes
Service Class
Routes
CBD Local
Urban Local
Suburban Local
88-169L
Express
47X
SkyRide
AF-AS-AT
R – Line (I-225 Corridor) Routes
Service Class
Routes
CBD Local
3L L-20
Urban Local
Suburban Local

5. Existing Conditions - Productivity

6. Existing Conditions - Productivity

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

8. 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.

9. Proposed Service Plan

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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

15. Proposed Service Plan – Northeast

16. Proposed Service Plan – Southeast

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. Resource Impacts

21. 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)