Proposed September 2011 Service Changes By Route
Route |
Proposed Changes |
Explanation |
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1 Plaza/Arena Shuttle |
Interline with Route 2 |
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2 Southside Medical Shuttle |
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20 Spokane Falls Community College |
No change |
N/A |
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21 West Broadway |
No change |
N/A |
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22 Northwest Boulevard |
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23 Maple/Ash |
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24 Monroe |
No change |
N/A |
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25 Division |
No change |
N/A |
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26 Addison |
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27 Crestline |
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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 |
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29 Spokane Community College |
Modify route to terminate at Spokane Community College. |
Route 91 would serve the Minnehaha area |
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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) |
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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) |
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32 Trent / Indiana |
Modify route to serve Buckeye between Vista and Argonne Roads |
Mitigate the loss of Route 95 Millwood |
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33 Wellesley |
No change |
N/A |
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41 Latah |
Discontinue route |
Fails all three route performance standards |
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42 South Maple |
Discontinue route |
Consolidate with Route 43 to eliminate redundancy of coverage |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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46 Altamont |
Discontinue route |
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60 Airport / Browne’s Addition |
No change |
N/A |
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61 Hwy 2 / Browne’s Addition |
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62 Medical Lake Hospitals |
Discontinue route |
Low ridership response to improvements made in 2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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67 Medical Lake / Geiger |
Discontinue route |
Low ridership |
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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 |
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72 Liberty Lake Express |
Consolidate with Route 74 |
Consolidate with Route 74 to maximize resources and eliminate low ridership service segments |
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73 VTC Express |
No change |
N/A |
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74 Valley Limited |
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90 Sprague |
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Improve schedule reliability |
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91 Mission |
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94 East Fifth |
No change |
N/A |
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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) |
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96 Pines |
Modify route to serve the East Valley area thereby eliminating service through the Spokane Industrial Park |
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97 South Valley |
Modify route to stay on 32nd Ave thereby eliminating service on 24th Ave near Bowdish Middle School |
Reduce travel time |
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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 |
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124 North Express |
Reduce frequency to 30 minutes before and after each commute peak period (AM/PM) |
Low ridership on edges of peak period |