ExpressRapid Bus Opportunities for Priority Bus Transit in
Express/Rapid Bus Opportunities for Priority Bus Transit in the Washington Region Sponsored by National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board Chun Wong, PE Transportation Engineer City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation June 24, 2009
Project History l Public dissatisfied with slow bus service l Metro average bus speeds have declined by 12% since mid-1980 s l LADOT found that 50% of the time a bus is in service it is stopped l Metro and LADOT formed Metro Rapid Program
Current Status · A total of 26 Metro Rapid lines fully operational as of Dec. 2008 · Approximately 400 miles of services provided · Average weekday boarding is 250, 000 and close to the combined ridership of Metro Rail lines (Red Line, Blue Line, Green Line and Gold Line) · High customer satisfaction Page 3
Metro Rapid (BRT) Attributes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Frequent Service Transit Priority Systems Headway-based Schedules Simple Route Layout Less Frequent Stops Integrated with Local Bus Service Level Boarding Color-coded Buses and Stations High Capacity Buses Exclusive Lanes Off-vehicle Fare Payment Bus Feeder Network Primary Attributes Expansion Attributes
Los Angeles Metro Rapid Page 5
Metro Rapid Station Refinement Lower, flatter canopy l Smaller kiosk to fit on narrow sidewalks l Added seats to integrated leanbars l Reduced power consumption l
LADOT Transit Priority Systems (TPS) Street Embedded Bus Sensor Metro Rapid Bus Transponder i. TRAQ Transit Priority Manager Transit Graphics Metro Orange Line Mobile Internet Passenger System Passenger Information System
Transit Priority Systems · Uses loops and transponders · Reduces bus delay and assists in maintaining bus spacing Page 9
Passenger Information n Real-time next bus information at stations n Real-time next bus information over the internet: www. rapidbus. net
i Transit Report And Query (i. TRAQ) Web Interfaces
Less Frequent Stops – Local bus 0. 2 miles – Limited stop 0. 3 – Metro Rapid 0. 7 – Orange Line 1. 0 – LRT 1. 0
Typical Station Locations Metro Rapid Local Bus Metro Rapid
Typical Station Locations Local Bus Metro Rapid Local Bus
Bus Signal Priority - Wireless
Bus Signal Priority - Wireless Uses an onboard processing unit l Request transmitted via wireless communications technology l
On-Bus Equipment Processing Unit, GPS & Communications Equipment Typical on-bus processing unit GPS/WLAN roof mount antenna
Program is a Success Reduced Passenger Travel Times · · Wilshire/Whittier Corridor – up to 33% Ventura Corridor – up to 25% Broadway Corridor – up to 35% Vermont Corridor – up to 40% Increased Corridor Ridership · · Wilshire/Whittier Corridor – 49% increase Ventura Corridor – 45% increase Broadway – 17% increase Vermont – 4% increase Page 19
Metro Orange Line October 28, 2005 · Over 83, 000 people rode the line on opening day · Page 20
Grade Crossings · 14 mile exclusive ROW · 14 stations · 6 park & ride lots · 8 miles of bike lanes · 80 acres of landscaping Page 21
Pedestrian Crossings Four Pedestrian Crossings Page 22
Station Layout
Orange Line is a Success · 25, 000 weekday boardings · 1/3 of Orange Line customers are new riders to transit · 77% of Metro customers who previously drove or carpooled indicated reduced travel times · Safety record has improved significantly Page 24
The End Email Chun. Wong@lacity. org
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