[Colorado-talk] PROPOSED Service Changes and Stop Changes for August, 2017

Gary Van Dorn garyvdrn at msn.com
Sat Jun 24 02:01:47 UTC 2017


The RTD Operations and Customer Service Committee met on 20 June 2017 to consider the following PROPOSED changes in Service.  They unanimously approved the below proposal and it will be considered on 27 June 2017  There are also changes to stops which may effect you.  For example, the proposal would eliminate the 0 stop at Eighteenth and California.  These proposed changes take effect in August, 2017:

Bus Service

Route 3 – Alameda Avenue
Reschedule eastbound PM peak trips to Aurora Metro Center, to depart Alameda Station
every 30 minutes at 4:59, 5:29, 5:59, and 6:29pm. This would provide a consistent 30
minute frequency at minimal cost, by utilizing current excess recovery on trips terminating
at Alameda Station. Anticipated cost impact is estimated to be $19,500 annualized.

Route 3L – East Alameda Limited
Delete existing westbound-only stop at Alameda/Xenia (no boardings), and add east- and
westbound stops at 8500 East Alameda, better serving multifamily developments.
Replace existing exception stops at Alameda/Leetsdale and Alameda/Forest with one
exception stop at Alameda/Dahlia. Ridership at Leetsdale and at Forest is very low, less
than 5 passengers/day, while Dahlia serves more development and has a safer pedestrian
crossing at a signalized intersection. No cost impacts are anticipated.

Route 11 - Mississippi Avenue
It is proposed that the westbound trip currently serving Mosier & Raritan at 7:48pm will no
longer serve the Mosier & Raritan loop. New service will be provided on Route 14 at
7:31pm. No cost impacts are anticipated.

Route 14 - West Florida Avenue
Based increased ridership on the Route 14, it is proposed to add two additional westbound
weekday evening trips departing I-25 & Broadway Station at 6:54pm and 7:24pm. It is
proposed to add an additional eastbound weekday evening trip departing Lakewood
Commons at 6:07pm. It also is proposed to add an additional eastbound Saturday morning
trip departing Lakewood Commons at 5:37am. It is proposed to add an additional
westbound Saturday evening trip departing I-25 & Broadway Station at 7:22pm.
It is proposed to add an additional eastbound Sunday morning trip departing Lakewood
Commons at 8:05am. It is proposed to add an additional westbound Sunday morning trip
departing I-25 & Broadway Station at 9:00am. Cost impacts are estimated to be $43,500
annualized.

Route 34 – Bruce Randolph Avenue
In an effort to create a more consistent schedule service to 30th & Downing Station will
be adjusted to operate every 30 minutes during peak periods, for proper connections with
D-Line service. Cost savings are estimated to be $97,400

Route 35 – Hampden
A 2:52pm eastbound trip is proposed, thus starting PM peak 30 minute frequency one
hour earlier. This change would better serve student ridership, notably from Thomas
Jefferson High School. Discontinuance of the 8:52am eastbound trip, which averages 7
passengers or 10.8 passengers per hour is also proposed. The cost impact is expected to
be neutral.

Route 40 – Colorado Boulevard
As part of the overall effort to improve service delivery and on-time performance, bus stop
consolidation analysis has been conducted on the Route 40 resulting in the following
proposal:
Elimination of the following stops, due to low usage and very close proximity to better
located and better utilized stops is proposed:
4400 East 48th Ave
Colorado/38th Ave
Colorado/16th Ave, southbound only
Colorado/14th Ave northbound moved to 13th Ave.
Colorado/4th Ave
Colorado/Alameda nearside (both directions)
Colorado/Dakota Ave
Colorado/Tennessee Ave
Colorado/Dickinson Ave southbound farside
Colorado/Harvard Ave northbound
Colorado/Cornell Ave
Colorado/Eastman Ave
Colorado/Girard Ave
Hampden/Elm Street
Hampden/Ivy Way (westbound only)
Hampden/Locust Street (eastbound only)
No cost impacts are anticipated

Route 46 – South Dahlia Street
Discontinue service before 6:00am (5:46am northbound from Ulster/Tufts, 5:10 and
5:40am southbound from 1st/Milwaukee),due to low ridership. Ridership totals 26
passengers, 8.7 passengers/trip and 11.1 boardings/hour.
Discontinue service after 7:15pm (8:01 and 8:31pm from Clermont/Yale, and 7:34 and
8:04pm southbound from 1st/Milwaukee). Ridership totals 25 passengers on four trips, or
6.2 passengers/trip and 10.5 passengers/hour. Cost savings are estimated to be
$127,000 annualized

Route 83D/83L – Parker/Leetsdale Limited
Add Route 83D trips via Dayton and Quebec Way at 10:17am and 12:17pm eastbound,
and 11:09am and 1:09pm westbound. Provides midday service on 83D routing, extends
periods of 15-minute frequency during the midday to the trunk route on Leetsdale Drive
and Speer Boulevard through Cherry Creek. Cost impacts are estimated to be $58,500
annualized.

Route 87L – South Wadsworth Limited
Running time analysis. No anticipated cost.

Route 105 – Havana Street
Reduce midday frequency south of Southmoor Station to Ulster/Tufts from every 15
minutes to every 30 minutes, between 9:00am and 3:00pm. Ridership during midday
averages just of 21 passengers per hour, which below the service standard for service
with 15 minute frequency.
As part of the overall effort to improve service delivery and on-time performance, a bus
stop consolidation analysis has been conducted on the Route 105. The results of the
analysis support the elimination of the following bus stops; due to low usage and very
close proximity to better located and better utilized stops:
Central Park/35th Ave
Central Park/Verbena-Wabash
Central Park/Akron
Havana/10th Ave
2900 S Havana
Hampden/Galena
Hampden/Ulster
Anticipated cost savings impacts are estimated to be $107,000

Route 131 – Iliff
This proposal would reroute the Route 131 to serve Iliff Station on all trips. Anticipated
cost are estimated to be $78,000 annualized.
Route 205/205T – 28th Street/ Gunbarrel/Heatherwood
Running time adjustments, weekday; terminal relocation and trip time adjustments at
Heatherwood. No cost impacts are anticipated.

Route 206/206F – Pearl/Manhattan/Fairview High School
Mid-day, reduce frequency from half hourly to hourly south of 55th/Arapahoe due to
extremely low ridership. Maintain AM and PM half-hourly service on current full route, as
well as AM and PM school trippers. Trip time and minor service span adjustments. Cost
savings estimated to be $78,000 annualized

Route 209/209G – CU/Table Mesa Station
Discontinue routing south of Baseline/Mohawk due to extremely low ridership; discontinue
‘Golden West loop’ due to no ridership; residents at Golden West Senior Center have
access to their own shuttle, as well as Access-a-Ride. Cost savings are expected to be an
estimated $78,000 annualized.

Route 236 – Boulder Junction/ Table Mesa Station
Responding to requests from the Boulder City, Boulder County and University of Colorado
Boulder this proposal creates a new local route between Boulder Junction at Depot Square
Station and US36 & Table Mesa Station, mid-day, weekday only, at half-hourly frequency.
This routing is in response to mid-day demand between Boulder Junction and US36 &
Table Mesa Station, as well as along the 28th Street corridor; it will result in connections
to/from CU Main and East Campuses to the already existing transit centers. Anticipated
cost impacts are estimated to be $156,000.

Route 483 – Parker Road/Lincoln Avenue
Running time and trip time adjustments. No cost impacts are anticipated.

Route DASH/JUMP
This proposal would break the interlining (sharing of vehicles between separate route
services) on Saturday for on-time performance improvements. The current interlining
practices are providing insufficient recovery time for operations on Saturday. Anticipated
cost impact are estimated to be $47,700 annualized.

Free MetroRide
Minor schedule adjustments are proposed to address capacity issues in Union Station.
No cost impacts are anticipated.

Route L/LX/LNX/LSX – Longmont/Denver
It is proposed to rename the Longmont/Denver services with the two letter and numbering
designations, to provide clear distinction between the current Route L bus service and the
potential light rail L Line service. The new name for the services are proposed as follows:
L= LD 1
LX= LD 2
LNX= LX 1
LSX= LX 2
The renaming would be consistent with current naming conventions of Regional and BRT
services. No cost impacts are anticipated with this change.

Route SKIP – Broadway
Running time adjustments for better on-time performance and address some capacity
issues at CU start/end times

Broadway/Lincoln Bus Stops – Transit Accelerator Project
In order to improve travel times, reliability, and on-time performance it is proposed to
consolidate stops on Broadway and Lincoln Street for Routes 0 and 0L, optimized at about
mile spacing. Stops will be removed on Broadway at 14th Ave (when Civic Center
Station is reopened), 7th Ave, Ellsworth Ave, Cedar Ave, and Ohio Ave. A new stop
would be added at Virginia Avenue. Stops will be removed on Lincoln Street at Walsh Pl,
Center Ave, Cedar Ave, and Ellsworth Ave. This will be in conjunction with the City &
County of Denver as part of the NACTO Transit Accelerator Project. The City & County of
Denver will be converting the bus lane on Broadway and on Lincoln Street north of Speer
Blvd to 24-hour operation.

Broadway/Lincoln Limiteds - Routes 0L, 3L, 83L/D, 87L, 100L
It is proposed to standardize the limited stops on Broadway and Lincoln Street between
Colfax Ave and I-25 & Broadway Station to be common among all routes. Southbound
Limited Stops will be along Broadway at 13th Ave, 9th Ave, 1st Ave, Alameda Ave, and
Center Ave. Northbound Limited Stops will be along Lincoln Street at Exposition Ave,
Alameda Ave, 1st Ave, 9th Ave, and 13th Ave.

Broadway/Lincoln Regionals - Routes 116X, CV/CS/CX, EV/ES/EX, P
It is proposed to standardize the Regional stops on Broadway and Lincoln Street between
Colfax Ave and I-25 & Broadway Station to be common among all routes. Southbound
Regional Stops will be along Broadway at 13th Ave and 9th Ave. Northbound Regional
Stops will be along Lincoln Street at 9th Ave and 13th Ave. Route P will no longer serve
Alameda Ave.

Downtown Bus Stops – Routes 0, 6, 52
Due to its proximity to the stop at Broadway & Cleveland Pl, it is proposed to remove the
stop at 17th Ave & Tremont Pl.
Due to its proximity to the stop at 18th St & Stout St, it is proposed that Route 0 would
no longer stop at 18th St & California St.

Seasonal and School Service
Changing to fall service levels for Routes BOUND, DASH, JUMP, SKIP, N and STAMPEDE
Re-instating school trippers on the following services:
Route 1W – West 1st Avenue
Route 11 – Mississippi Avenue
Route 24 – University Blvd.
Route 30L – South Federal Limited
Route 31 – Federal Boulevard
Route 50 – Lakes Crosstown
Route 52 – West 52nd/South Bannock
Route 65 – Monaco Parkway
Route 73 – Quebec Street
Route 204 – Table Mesa/Moorhead/North 19th
Route 205/205T – 28th Street/ Gunbarrel/Heatherwood
Route 206/206F - Pearl/Manhattan/Fairview High School
Route 208/208F – Iris/Valmont
Special Services
BroncosRide
This proposal discontinues the BroncosRide service at East High School. BroncosRide
service at East High operates Sundays only (no preseason or weeknight service). Sunday
ridership averages 47 boarding’s per game. The Route 15L operates on Colfax and provides
a direct alternative service to the Federal and Decatur Station. On Sundays The 15L
operates every 15 minutes up to 6:00pm, then operates every 30 minutes. Cost impact is
estimated to be a savings of $8,400 annualized.

Call-n-Ride

Golden Call-n-Ride
Recommendation to add an additional bus to the Golden Flex route service for
approximately 9 hours on weekdays. Currently, the Flex operates every 30 minutes from
the Jefferson County Government Center Golden Station. Adding an additional bus will
increase service to every 15 minutes. The City of Golden will cover all additional costs
associated with an additional bus. This recommendation is subject to approval of a final
contract between the City of Golden and the RTD. Costs: Annual cost will be $100,000
covered by the City of Golden. No cost to the RTD.

Longmont Call-n-Ride
As part of effort to reduce trip denials due to increased demand, which has been increasing
over the past year; this proposal recommends adjusting weekday hours on vehicles already
in operation in the Longmont Call-n-Ride. The first adjustment would have 2 buses in service
during the lunch hour rather than one bus. The second adjustment would keep a peak hour
bus in service for the entire year rather than just the school year. Annualized costs are
estimated to be $72,900, including fuel.

Orchard Call-n-Ride
It is recommended that the boundary of this Call-n-Ride be adjusted enabling more efficient
operation of the service. Recommendations: 1. Adjust northern boundary from Progress
Place to Belleview Avenue for customers staying at an extended stay hotel just north of
Progress Avenue. 2. Adjust southern boundary to serve north side of Arapahoe Road only.
Currently, Call-n-Ride serves addresses on south side of Arapahoe Road. Crossing Arapahoe
Road has been difficult due to traffic congestion. 3. Discontinue the area west of Monaco,
east of Holly and north of Orchard due to low ridership. 4. Restrict the Call-n-Ride from
serving the area around Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on event days due to traffic
congestion. No costs are associated with this change.

Rail Service

C, D, and L Line proposal
This proposal has been deferred in an effort to further discussions of alternatives with the
riding public and community stakeholders. This will also allow for the completion of traffic
signal construction and PUC approval of operations along the 14th Street Loop

E Line
This proposal is deferred in concert with the changes proposed with the C, D, and L Line proposal.
Rail lines proposed for routine schedule adjustments:
Minor running time adjustments are proposed for the University of Colorado A Line, B Line
and the R Line on all service days. The same service levels will be provided. No changes
in hours are anticipated.

Gary Van Dorn
Chair, Mile High NFBCO Transportation Committee
Board Member, NFBCO
Treasurer, NFBCO Sports & Recreation Division



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