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Proposed September 2011 Service Changes By Route

 

Route

Proposed Changes

Explanation

1 Plaza/Arena Shuttle

Interline with Route 2
  1. Reduces peak-hour bus requirement
  2. Improves schedule consistency with 15 minute frequency weekdays ( weekday peak frequency remains unchanged)

2 Southside Medical Shuttle

  1. Interline with Route 1
  2. Operate route 7 days a week
  1. Improves connectivity with arena parking  to the medical district
  2. Mitigates the negative impacts of the proposed elimination of Route 46
  3. Adds Saturday and Sunday service to the medical district

20 Spokane Falls Community College

No change

N/A

21 West Broadway

No change

N/A

22 Northwest Boulevard

  1. Extend route to 5-Mile Park & Ride (would not continue as Route 30)
  2. Modify route to travel on Rowan Ave (between Assembly St and Driscoll Blvd) thereby eliminating service on Assembly St north of Rowan Ave and on Driscoll Blvd north of Rowan Ave
  1. Mitigate the negative impacts of the proposed elimination of Route 30
  2. Mitigate passenger wait times by moving the layover to the end of the line and not mid-route
  3. Reduce travel time

23 Maple/Ash

  1. Modify route to travel on Rowan Ave and Alberta St thereby eliminating service on Maple St/Ash St north of Rowan Ave and on Francis Ave between Ash St and Alberta St
  2. Eliminate service to 5-Mile Park & Ride
  1. Mitigate the negative impacts of the proposed elimination of Route 31
  2. Improve route productivity
  3. Improve operational capacity issues at 5-Mile Park & Ride

24 Monroe

No change

N/A

25 Division

No change

N/A

26 Addison

  1. Modify route to serve the U District on Spokane Falls Blvd/Trent Ave and Hamilton St east of Gonzaga University thereby eliminating service on North River Drive and Sharp Ave north of Gonzaga University
  2. Modify route to travel on Nevada St to Wellesley Ave thereby eliminating service on Bridgeport Ave and Addison St south of Wellesley Ave
  1. Improve connectivity and frequency to the U District
  2. Improve frequency on Hamilton St/Nevada St up to Wellesley Ave (15 min service weekdays with Routes 26/28)

27 Crestline

  1. Modify route to travel on Indiana Ave (between Astor St and Hamilton St) and Hamilton St  (between Indiana Ave and Illinois Ave) thereby eliminating service on Astor St and Montgomery Ave
  2. Extend route to Monroe St and Rosewood Ave (would not continue as Route 30)
  1. Mitigate the negative impacts of the proposed elimination of Route 30
  2. Reduce travel time

28 Nevada

Modify route to serve the U District on Spokane Falls Blvd/Trent Ave and Hamilton St east of Gonzaga University thereby eliminating service on North River Ave and Sharp Ave north of Gonzaga University

  1. Improve connectivity and frequency to the U District
  2. Improve frequency on Hamilton St/Nevada St up to Wellesley Ave (15 min service weekdays with Routes 26/28)

29 Spokane Community College

Modify route to terminate at Spokane Community College.

Route 91 would serve the Minnehaha area

30 Francis

Discontinue route

Provides service to areas that generally are served or will be served by more cost effective service options (see Routes 22, 27)

31 Garland

Discontinue route

Provides service to areas that generally are served or will be served by more cost effective service options (see Route 23)

32 Trent / Indiana

Modify route to serve Buckeye between Vista and Argonne Roads

Mitigate the loss of Route 95 Millwood

33 Wellesley

No change

N/A

41 Latah

Discontinue route

Fails all three route performance standards

42 South Maple

Discontinue route

Consolidate with Route 43 to eliminate redundancy of coverage

43 Lincoln / 37th Ave

Modify route to serve Maple St and Walnut St thereby eliminating service on 5th Ave, Adams St, 10th Ave, and Madison St

Modify  routing through Cannon neighborhood to serve Maple / Walnut to mitigate proposed elimination of Route 42

44 29th Ave

Modify route to stay on 29th Ave thereby eliminating the loop around Manito Shopping Center on 29th Ave/Grand Ave

Improve schedule reliability

45 Southeast Boulevard

Modify route to serve 57th Ave east of Regal St thereby eliminating service on 57th Ave west of Regal St

Low productivity along current routing west of Regal St

46 Altamont

Discontinue route

  1. Fails two of three route performance standards
  2. Partially redundant service coverage with Routes 2 and 45

60 Airport / Browne’s Addition

No change

N/A

61 Hwy 2 / Browne’s Addition

  1. Eliminate service to the West Spokane Industrial Park along Lawson St, McFarlane Rd, and Garfield Rd
  2. Modify route to end at the Fairchild Air Force Base (FAFB) gate thereby eliminating service on base (all outbound trips would end at the FAFB gate)
  1. Low productivity on route segments proposed for eliminations
  2. Current service on FAFB challenged by unreliability resulting from insufficient operating recovery and elevated security requirements

62 Medical Lake Hospitals

Discontinue route

Low ridership response to improvements made in 2005

65 Cheney / EWU

Revise route to operate as commuter/peak service with six trips during each peak period (AM / PM)

Eliminate redundant service and underutilized trips

66 EWU

Route becomes the primary connection between Spokane and Cheney seven days a week, with headways reduced to 30 minutes or less during most weekday hours

Eliminate redundant service and underutilized trips

67 Medical Lake / Geiger

Discontinue route

Low ridership

68 First Street (Cheney)

New route operating along First Street in Cheney seven days per week with several routing options as depicted on the maps

Eliminate redundant service and underutilized trips and improve local circulation within Cheney

72 Liberty Lake Express

Consolidate with Route 74

Consolidate with Route 74 to maximize resources and eliminate low ridership service segments

73 VTC Express

No change

N/A

74 Valley Limited

  1. Modify route to exit I-90 at Evergreen Rd (instead of Sullivan Rd) to continue service to Mirabeau Park & Ride
  2. Reduce headways to 20 minutes
  3. Eliminate mid day service

 

  1. Consolidate with Route 72
  2. Low mid day productivity

 

90 Sprague

  1. End route at the Valley Transit Center (VTC)
  2. New route 98 would serve Sprague Ave east of the VTC and the Greenacres area with 30 minute frequency on weekdays (see Route 98 below)

Improve schedule reliability

91 Mission

  1. Reduce headways to 30 minutes
  2. Modify route to serve the Minnehaha area with current one way loop along Jackson Ave, Marietta Ave, Myrtle St, Fredrick Ave, and Euclid Ave
  1. Improve connectivity and frequency to SCC (15 min service weekdays with Routes 29/91) and mitigate loss of service on nearby Sharp Ave
  2. Route 29 would no longer serve the Minnehaha area

94 East Fifth

No change

N/A

95 Millwood

Discontinue route

Provides service to areas that generally are served or will be served by more cost effective service options (see Route 32)

96 Pines

Modify route to serve the East Valley area thereby eliminating service through the Spokane Industrial Park

  1. Low ridership within Spokane Industrial Park
  2. Improve schedule reliability

97 South Valley

Modify route to stay on 32nd Ave thereby eliminating service on 24th Ave near Bowdish Middle School

Reduce travel time

98 Greenacres

New route to travel on Sprague Ave east of the VTC to the Greenacres area with 30 minute frequency on weekdays, hourly on nights and weekends

Route 90 is proposed to end at the VTC

124 North Express

Reduce frequency to 30 minutes before and after each commute peak period (AM/PM)

Low ridership on edges of peak period

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