May 2015 PROPOSED Service Changes

May 2015

Proposed Service Changes

Public Comment Meetings

January 22 and 27, 2015

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Housekeeping items

The purpose of this meeting is to take public comments on proposed

service changes effective Monday, May 4, 2015.

Silence all cell phones.

Be considerate of meeting attendees and COTA staff.

When it is your turn to make a comment or ask a question about

COTA’s service changes, remain at your seat and we will call upon

you.

Comments and questions are limited to two minutes per person.

Participants are encouraged to complete comment cards.

Ask one question at a time so the appropriate COTA staff member

may address your comment.

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Timelines

COTA modifies service three times per year: First Monday of:

January

May

September

May 2015 changes will begin on Monday, May 4.

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Transit System Review (TSR) - Background

The Transit System Review (TSR) took a complete view of the

existing COTA bus system. A Proposed Bus Network Plan and

Downtown Operations Plan were developed to better meet the

current and future needs of the community.

The TSR’s goal is to improve the effectiveness and continued

expansion of COTA's bus network, downtown operations and

technologies to meet the needs of growing and changing land uses in

central Ohio.

The proposed bus network improves the frequency of buses,

simplifies alignments and connects new locations with service seven

days a week.

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Transit System Review (TSR) - Implementation

In November, the COTA Board of Trustees accepted the TSR Final

Report from IBI Group Inc. and adopted a transit network framework

that allocates seventy (70) percent of bus service to high-ridership

lines and thirty (30) percent of bus service to coverage lines.

Implementation of the TSR is proposed to occur in two phases,

Phase I and Phase II, starting in January 2015 and concluding in

September 2017.

Updated maps of the proposed network and Downtown operations

are available online.

COTA will continue to solicit public input throughout the

implementation process.

Visit www.cota.com/tsr for more information

http://www.cota.com/tsr

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May 2015 proposed service changes

Travel Times

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COTA is continually evaluating bus travel times in order to

better adhere to scheduled times.

The following lines are proposed to have travel times adjusted

to improve on-time performance:

Local

Line 5 W 5th Ave (All Days)

Express (Weekday Only)

Line 44 North Reynoldsburg

Line 45 Reynoldsburg

Line 47 Brice

Line 48 Eastgreen

Line 58 Dublin

Line 59 Dublin/Metro

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Local lines

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Line 6 Sullivant Ave (All Days)

Service is proposed to be

realigned to travel north on

Georgesville Road, east on

West Broad Street, then south

into the Hollywood Casino.

Service would follow the same

route in the opposite direction.

Service frequency may be

adjusted slightly if this change

is implemented.

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Line 10 E Broad (All Days)

Alignment adjustments are proposed to make Line 10 service more

simple and direct.

Service is proposed to be realigned so that all trips east of Hamilton

Road travel through the Mount Carmel East campus in both directions.

Most service that currently travels off of East Broad Street is proposed

for discontinuation.

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Line 10 E Broad (Weekday)

Additional trips are proposed between Hamilton Road and the

Limited Brands Logistics Center at a frequency of 60 minutes or

better.

Line 10 E Broad (Saturday)

New service is proposed between Hamilton Road and the


better. Service is currently proposed to operate between

approximately 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Line 10 E Broad (Sunday)

New service is proposed between Hamilton Road and the


better. Service is currently proposed to operate between

approximately 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

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Trips that serve Pinewood Road,

South Yearling Road, Mayflower

Boulevard, Seigman Street, East

Mound Street, Pierce Avenue, East

Main Street, and Bernhard Road are

proposed for discontinuation.


Trips that serve South Hamilton

Road, East Main Street, Ross Road,

and Langley Avenue are proposed for

discontinuation. Alternate service is

available on South Hamilton Road via

Line #89 Hamilton Road.

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Trips that serve Reynoldsburg-

New Albany Road and North Brice

Road near the Eastpointe

Shopping Center are proposed for

discontinuation. The shopping

center would still be accessible via

stops on East Broad Street.


Service around Mount Carmel East

Hospital is proposed to be

realigned so that all buses

operating east of Hamilton Road

travel through the Mount Carmel

campus in both directions.

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Line 10 W Broad (All Days)

More frequent service to Westwoods Park & Ride is proposed on all

days. All trips on all days would end at Westwoods Park & Ride.

Alignment adjustments are proposed to make Line 10 service more

simple and direct.

Most deviations off of West Broad Street are

proposed for discontinuation.

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Line 10 W Broad (All Days)


discontinued on North Murray Hill

Road, Beacon Hill Road, and

Sturbridge Road. Service would

instead operate on West Broad

Street.


discontinued west of Westwoods

Park & Ride.

Line 10 W Broad (Weekday)

Trips that serve South Murray Hill

Road, Sullivant Avenue, and

Westwoods Boulevard are

proposed to be discontinued.

Westwoods

Park & Ride

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Line 10 W Broad (Weekday)

Trips that serve the ODOT

complex north of West Broad

Street are proposed to be

discontinued. Line 10 service

would still be available on

West Broad Street west of

Lechner Avenue and west of

Whitethorne Avenue.

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Line 98 Columbus Zoo (Weekday)

Seasonal weekday Zoo service proposed to begin on

Monday, June 1, 2015

Line 98 Columbus Zoo (Saturday)

Saturday seasonal Zoo service proposed to begin on

May 9, 2015

Line 98 Columbus Zoo (Sunday)

Sunday seasonal Zoo service proposed to begin on May

10, 2015

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Express lines

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Line 32 Crosswoods (Weekday)

Line 33 North Central (Weekday)

Line 34 Karl (Weekday)

Line 36 Annehurst (Weekday)

Alignments traveling out of Downtown are proposed to be

modified. Service would access I-71 via East Long Street and

Elijah Pierce Avenue.

Travel times may be adjusted if these changes are implemented.

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Questions about May 2015 Service Changes?

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Bus Stop Service Improvement Project

Project Goals:

Optimally space bus stops

to balance the need for

quick in-vehicle travel

time with considerations

of the distance that

customers must walk to

access bus stops

Improve operational

efficiency

Reduce maintenance

costs of underutilized bus

stops

Improve travel times,

where possible

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Lines analyzed for May 2015:

Line 11 Oak-Bryden/St Clair (Local)

Line 19 Arlington-Grandview (Local)

Line 56 Tuttle Crossing (Express)

Line 58 Dublin (Express)

Line 59 Dublin Metro (Express)

Line 80 OSU-Lennox (Crosstown)

Line 82 Grandview-OSU (Crosstown)

Line 84 Hilliard-Arlington-OSU (Crosstown)

Bus lines that share stops with the above lines may also be

affected by bus stop changes as part of this project.

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A public comment period about the proposed

changes will be held from February 9 through

February 27, 2015.

Maps of all proposed changes, and a list of all

affected stops will be available online at:

www.cota.com/bssip

Commuter Bulletins about proposed changes

will be posted at all affected bus stops during the

week of January 26.

http://www.cota.com/bssip

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Questions about the

Bus Stop Service Improvement Project?

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COTA update

COTA.com website is being revised.

The renovated COTA Transit Terminal, located at 25 E. Rich St., is

now open, and the North Terminal, located at 33 W. Spring St., is

projected to re-open in February 2015 as the Spring Street Terminal.

Next Generation Plan

Consultant (Nelson/Nygaard) and COTA staff began work on the

plan in December 2014

Plan should be completed by April 2016

Public involvement is planned for 2015, including an interactive

website and public meetings

For more information visit www.cota.com/nextgeneration

http://www.cota.com/nextgeneration

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COTA update

CMAX – Cleveland Avenue BRT

Project submitted to Federal Transit Administration on September

8, 2014

An updated project information sheet is available at today’s sign-in

desk

Final Design initiated in December 2014

For more information visit www.cotabrt.com

http://www.cotabrt.com/

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Thank you

General Questions?

Presentations & Public Speaking

May 2015 PROPOSED Service Changes