BRT Plans for Southwest Ohio

Bus Rapid Transit

• Provide a Higher Speed Alternative to Conventional Fixed Route Transit

• Approach LRT in Operating Speed, Capacity, and Amenities

• Provide High Frequencies – 10/15 minutes

• Operate in High Ridership Corridors

BRT Locations • Kansas City – Troost and Main Street Lines

• Cleveland – Health Line

• Austin – North Lamar/South Congress

• Las Vegas – Deuce and DSX

• Nashville, Chicago, Seattle

• Initial Study (PB) Identified Five Corridors

in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky

for Potential BRT service

• Identified the Montgomery Road Corridor

as having the Greatest Potential to

Support BRT Service

• Conducted a Peer Analysis and Identified

Most Desirable Characteristics for

Cincinnati Region

Recent Studies in Region

Recent Studies in Region – Transit Plan 2023

• Latent Demand Survey – 1200 Hamilton County Households

• BRT Has Highest Latent Demand of All Transit Services Tested

• BRT to Downtown – 4.6m Trips Annually

• BRT to Uptown – 1.0m Trips Annually

• Identified Six Corridors that Meet FTA Standard for BRT (3000 Boarding/Day)

BRT Network

• High frequency spine

• Glenway, Hamilton, Vine, Reading, Montgomery & Madison

• Uptown transfer connections

Current Ridership

Route Average Weekday Ridership

11 – Madison Road 3141

33 – Glenway Avenue 3204

17 – Hamilton Avenue 4490

4 – Montgomery Road 4396

43 – Reading Road 5132

78 – Vine Street 3035

BRT Service Characteristics

Weekday Saturday Sunday

Span Freq. Span Freq. Span Freq.

4:30a-1:00a 10/15 6:00a-12:00a 15 6:00a-11:00p 30

BRT Infrastructure

Specially Designed Vehicles High Profile Stations

BRT Infrastructure

Off-Vehicle Fare Collection Bicycle Access

BRT Infrastructure

Dedicated Bus Lanes Platform Boarding

BRT Infrastructure

Traffic Signal Priority/Queue Jumps

Underlying Existing Routes • Keep Local Route

• Potential Reduction in Frequency on Underlying or Other Routes Serving Same O/D Pairs

• Eliminate Branches – Use Crosstowns and Extensions

Metro Plus

First Step For BRT

Montgomery Road Corridor

• Many high ridership

stops on Existing

Local Route

• Fewer stops could

still serve most riders

• Much Transfer Activity

Near Uptown Area

Destinations

• Kenwood Towne Center

• Downtown and Uptown

• Neighborhoods

Bus Stop Spacing • Long stop spacing (approx 1 mile):

• Provides fastest service

• Coverage to 60 -70% of existing riders

• Requires maintenance of higher level of local

service

• Shorter stop spacing (approx 0.5 miles)

• Better service to over 90% of existing riders

• Requires provision of much less local service

Other Characteristics

• Operate every 15 Minutes During Weekday Daytimes

• Operate Every 30 Minutes Evenings to 10:00 p.m.

Metro Plus Branding

Metro Plus Branding

Why Metro Plus

• Provide a Higher Speed Alternative to Major Destinations

• Make Regional Travel More Feasible by Transit

• Improve Service to Uptown

• First Step to BRT

Why BRT

• Provide a Higher Speed Transit Alternative that Approaches LOS of Light Rail

• Provide a Lower Cost Alternative to Rail Modes