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September 2011 Service Changes By Route

 

Route

Approved Changes

1

1. Interline with Route 2 weekdays
2. Reduce frequencies during shoulders of peak period

2

1. Interline with Route 1 weekdays
2. Operate route 7 days a week
3. Retain current 15 minute peak frequency, but reduce mid-day frequency to 20 minutes
4. Modify route to travel on Wall St inbound thereby eliminating the 5th Ave and Lincoln St routing near Deaconess Hospital (new Route 48 would travel on 5th Ave in front of Deaconess with two-way service)

20

No changes are recommended to Route 20 SFCC.

21

1. Reduce frequency to 60 minutes weekday nights
2. Reduce frequency to 60 minutes Saturday nights
3. Reduce frequency to 60 minutes all day Sunday and on holidays

22

Extend Route 22 to the 5-Mile Park & Ride and terminate at that location. Additionally, modify the route to travel on Rowan Ave between Assembly St and Driscoll Blvd. This reroute would eliminate the service on Assembly St north of Rowan Ave and on Driscoll Blvd north of Rowan Ave.

23

Modify Route 23 to travel on Rowan Aveand Alberta St. This would eliminate service on Maple/Ash St north of Rowan Ave and on Francis Ave between Ash St and Alberta St. Route 23 would no longer serve the 5-mile Park & Ride. Extend weekday span of service and provide Sunday service to more fully compensate for the loss of Route 31. Weekday Plaza arrivals would switch to :15/:45 after the hour and departures would switch to :20/:50 after the hour during peak period (slight downtown routing change).

24

No changes are recommended to Route 24 Monroe.

25

Adjust headways on Saturday to provide 30 minute frequency of service mornings and 15 minute frequency during the mid day and late afternoon.  Select trips would turn back at Francis Ave on Saturdays. 

26

Modify Route 26 to serve the University District on Spokane Falls Blvd/Trent Ave and Hamilton St east of Gonzaga University.  This would eliminate service on North River Dr and Sharp Ave north of Gonzaga University. 

27

Extend Route 27 just past Monroe St to Madison St and Rosewood Ave and end the route. Modify route to travel on Dakota St between Illinois Ave and Indiana Ave.

28

Modify Route 28 to serve the University District on Spokane Falls Blvd/Trent Ave and Hamilton St east of Gonzaga University.  This would eliminate service on North River Dr and Sharp Ave north of Gonzaga University.

29

Modify Route 29 to terminate at Spokane Community College.

30

Discontinue Route 30.

31

Discontinue Route 31.

32

Modify Route 32 to eliminate service on Mirabeau Parkway (service to YMCA). Change the location of the route number change (32-97) to Mirabeau Park & Ride.

33

No changes are recommended to Route 33 Wellesley.

41

Eliminate Route 41.

42

Discontinue Route 42.

43

Modify Route 43 to serve Maple St and Walnut St. This would eliminate service on 5th Ave, Adams St, 10th Ave, and Madison St.  Add additional service between the Plaza and 14th Ave during the peak periods. Create new Route 48 to operate 7 days a week with service on 5th Ave, Adams St, Cedar St, 10th Ave, and Madison St.

44

Modify Route 44 to eliminate circular routing around Manito Shopping Center on 29th Ave and Grand Ave during outbound trips.  Retain circular routing around Manito Shopping Center on inbound trips.

45

Modify Route 45 to serve 57th Ave east of Regal St and eliminate service west of Regal St for regular routing.  During the peak periods, retain service on 57th Ave to Perry St and combine with the regular Route 45 to create 15 minute frequency between 57th Ave and Regal St and the Plaza.  Adjust the arrival and departure times of Route 45 to accommodate efficient interlining of service. End the route at Freya St and 55th Ave.

46

Discontinue Route 46.

48

New Route 48 to operate 7 days a week with service on 5th Ave, Adams St, Cedar St, 10th Ave, and Madison St.

60

No changes are recommended to Route 60 Airport via Browne's Addition.

61

Eliminate service to the West Spokane Industrial Park along Lawson St, McFarlane Rd, and Garfield Rd.  Serve the BX on Fairchild Air Force Base (FAFB) with select trips on weekdays only.  On nights and weekends, Route 61 would continue to Brooks Rd and the Medical Lake Transfer Center and return along the same route.

62

Provide weekday service to Medical Lake. Serve the hospitals on every trip, either outbound or inbound depending on the time of day (one AM shift would be served)  Provide limited late night and weekend service on Route 61.

65

Revise Route 65 to operate as commuter/peak service with six trips during both the morning and evening peak period.

66

Route 66 becomes the primary connection between Spokane and Cheney seven days a week.  Headways will be reduced to 30 minutes or less during most weekday hours to improve service and handle passenger loads.

67

Eliminate Route 67.

68

Create new Route 68 to operate along First Street in Cheney and provide service seven days per week.  The recommended option runs in a two-way pattern along First St, Betz Rd, and Washington St and connects key activity centers in Cheney.

72

Consolidate Route 72 with Route 74.

73

Revise the routing in Downtown Spokane to accommodate pickups and drop-offs on Riverside Ave instead of Sprague Ave. Plaza arrival and departure times will remain unchanged.

74

Modify Route 74 to exit I-90 at Evergreen Rd and continue service to Mirabeau Park & Ride. Route 74 will operate with 15 minute frequency during the peak periods only with limited mid day service (3-4 trips). Additionally, trippers will be added as necessary to handle demand. Molter Rd and Mirabeau Park & Ride will continue to be served with 30 minute service during peak periods in the reverse direction.

90

End Route 90 at the Valley Transit Center (VTC).  The existing service east of the VTC will be replaced by Route 98.  On Saturdays, Route 90 will operate with 30 minute frequency in the mornings and 15 minute frequency in the mid day and afternoon. Outbound trips would begin on Riverside Ave eliminating out-of-direction travel in downtown Spokane.

91

Reduce the headways of Route 91 to 30 minutes and modify the route to serve the Minnehaha area with the same one way loop operating on Jackson Ave, Marietta Ave, Myrtle St, Fredrick Ave, and Euclid Ave.

94

Offer two way service to Park Rd and 8th Ave with Route 94.  There would be no service on Broadway Ave west of Park Rd and on Havana St north of 5th Ave, but it would serve Argonne Rd/Mullan Rd between Broadway Ave and Liberty Ave.  The layover would move to Bridgeport Ave and Argonne Rd and the frequency would be reduced to 60 minutes on Saturdays.  Additionally, the Plaza arrival times would change to accommodate efficient interlining of service.

95

Discontinue Route 95.

96

Modify Route 96 to serve the East Valley area and eliminate service through the Spokane Industrial Park.  Additionally, this route would serve Mirabeau Park & Ride and the schedule would be adjusted to improve connectivity at the Valley Transit Center (VTC).  Sunday service would be added to ensure consistency with the Basic Service span policy.     

97

Modify Route 97 to stay on 32nd Ave and eliminate service on 24th Ave near Bowdish Middle School.  Change the location of the route number change (32-97) to Mirabeau Park & Ride and adjust the schedule to improve connections at the Valley Transit Center (VTC).

98

Create new Route 98 to travel on Sprague Ave east of the Valley Transit Center (VTC) to the Green Acres area and continue on Mission Ave to Harvard Rd to end at the Liberty Lake Park & Ride.  The recommended option connects the City of Liberty Lake and the VTC (with connections to downtown Spokane) with service seven days per week.

124

Reduce frequency to 30 minutes before and after each commute peak period in the mornings and evenings.  The outbound trip would begin on Sprague Ave, which would eliminate out-of-direction travel in downtown Spokane.


 

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