1. UPDATING TRANSIT Lake County, Illinois Lake Co. is changing fast Learn how we modified the transit network to meet changing demand Seth Morgan, Senior Planner Pace Suburban Bus Transport Chicago Conference: June 6, 2014

2. What is call n ride Introduction to Lake County Updating Transit in Lake County

3. Growth Patterns Updating Transit in Lake County

4. Daily Work Trips & Employment Strong “central corridor” market Strong demand from north central homes to south central jobs Updating Transit in Lake County

5. Conducted by Cambridge Systematics 1.What are the travel markets? 2.What markets use our current services? 3.What changes/new services could help us serve new markets? The Market Analysis Study Updating Transit in Lake County

6. General Outcomes from Study Updating Transit in Lake County -Several corridors for new service identified -New flex routes -New Call-n-Rides -“Lollipop” Flex Routes -New express bus service -But the framework also needed to be updated

7. Still based off of a single Downtown Waukegan hub. Possible to reach all major destinations by bus System not focused on new-growth areas away from the Lake – Few timed transfer opportunities The Transit Reality in 2013 http://www.oocities.org/~buslist/WNCT.html Updating Transit in Lake County

8. Before: One Hub Downtown Waukegan CLC Hawthorn Example: Going to Gurnee Mills from Mundelein 16 miles, weekday lunchtime 2011: took 71 min by bus > 41 min waiting for transfer Updating Transit in Lake County Gurnee Mills / Six Flags

9. The new paradigm: Multi-Hubs Downtown Waukegan CLC Hawthorn Example: Going to Gurnee Mills from Mundelein 16 miles, weekday lunchtime 2014: takes 46 min by bus > time savings of 25 minutes Updating Transit in Lake County

10. Boost the frequency in key corridors Leverage higher frequencies to create more timed transfers Reorganize the existing structure – No extensions to new areas – All current corridors still served Updating Transit in Lake County Minimizing Disruption

11. Early on, we started working with several key stakeholders Talked with cities, major property owners and agencies The College of Lake County was a key partner – College was interested in more transit service – Pace needed a place to host a Central Lake County transfer point Together, we were able to reorganize the network without capital investment Finding Mutual Benefit Updating Transit in Lake County

12. 3 transfer points Higher frequency trunk routes Updating Transit in Lake County What It Looks Like

13. Hubs Frame Spokes Updating Transit in Lake County Translating the Concept

14. Hubs Frame Spokes FUTURE: Frame Spokes FAR FUTURE Updating Transit in Lake County Why the Framework Matters

15. Still early for good data results – Unlinked trips are up Very few complaints – Generally means that riders are happy overall Results so far Updating Transit in Lake County

16. Contact Information Seth Morgan Senior Planner Pace Suburban Bus seth.morgan@pacebus.com Updating Transit in Lake County