Comprehensive Operations Analysis (COA)

–Status Update5/15/2017

The Main Plans

COA

• “Snapshot in time” analysis• Improve current service near term• May save or reallocate resources• Include in initial years of TDP

TDP

• Longer term vision for transit• Improve current service over time• Prioritizes & costs desired

improvements

What Will Be Covered

• Review Guiding Principles and Approach

• Summary of Changes by Service Frequency

• Summary of Changes by Service Area

• With overview of key route modifications

Approach and Data Analysis

•Ridership/Load Capacity/Transfer Activity

•Travel Time Assessment/Latent Demand

•Operator Input

Preliminary Recommendations

•Base Network •Route Realignments•HART Vision•Express Network

Final Recommendation

•Refined Recommendation

•Staff Feedback•Scheduling and Phasing

Guiding Principles and ApproachFor consistency between expectations, analysis, and recommendations, the following principles were established early in the COA process:

• Improve Existing Rider Travel Times, Particularly on Longer Trips • Minimize out-of-direction travel• Reduce closely-spaced stops• Disperse transfers away from Transfer Centers to reduce overlapping/redundant service• Incorporate express service into all-day service that supplements local routes and reduces deadhead

• Improve Directness of Travel, Particularly on Major Corridors• Routes with a corridor identity do well (e.g., Florida, Nebraska, Hillsborough)• Extend on corridors that have name recognition while assessing impacts to existing and potential transit

ridership.

Guiding Principles and ApproachFor consistency between expectations, analysis, and recommendations, the following principles were established early in the COA process:

• Frequency v. Coverage: Network spread thin, over-extended• Focus on productive corridors in the ‘core’ of the network where transit is time-competitive to

auto-travel and where parking is limited and/or costly• This will serve existing and potential riders better and appeal to peak-hour ridership more

effectively

• Regional Connections: Focus on frequency and speed• Downtown Tampa, Westshore, TIA, MacDill, Brandon, USF, and connections beyond• Connect to strong regional anchors with local and express options that will serve existing

riders better

Snapshot of Existing Core v Proposed Core Network

Existing System Proposed System

Snapshot of Existing v Proposed Network

FREQUENCY(min) Existing % of

Service Proposed % of Service

12-15 1 5.7% 4 24.2%

20-25 4 17.3% 1 7.9%

30 15 58.4% 17 53.7%

45 2 3.5% 0 0.0%

Local-60 7 10.1% 4 3.6%

LX-60 2 1.3% 5 6.5%

Express 10 3.7% 3 4.1%

TOTAL 41 100% 34 100%

12-15 Minute Frequency

Local Frequent Recommended Network

12-20 Minute Local FrequencyLocal Frequent Recommended Network

Local Service Recommended Network30 Minute Local Service Frequency

Local Service Recommended Network60 Min. Local Service Frequency

Snapshot of Existing Express

Existing Peak-hour Express64 Total Trips

Existing Hourly Limited Express24 Total Trips

Snapshot of Proposed Express

Proposed Peak-hour Express Proposed Hourly Limited Express16 Total Trips*

• Reduce Trips on 24X and 25X• Excess capacity

• Eliminate • 61LX, 200X, 53LX, 27LX, 28LX,

and 21LX• 30 Minute Limited Express

• TIA to Downtown Tampa • Downtown Tampa to Brandon Mall

• 60 Minute Limited Express • Between MacDill AFB, Downtown

Tampa and Brandon• USF, Downtown Tampa, TIA, South

County

120 Total Trips*

*exact trips may fluctuate based on scheduling

• 60-Min. or Better Frequency• Includes all-day limited express

• Peak Hour Express:• 24X-Fishhawk-Riverview-S. Tampa• 25X-S. Brandon-S. Tampa LX• 20X-Pasco-Lutz Express• 51X-New Tampa-Pasco Express

• Next: General Service Area Description of Changes

Recommended Network

West Tampa• Modify Alignments Of Routes 7 And 14

Existing Alignment

• Remove segment from HCC to Citrus Park

• Realign Route 14 on Armenia-Howard Avenues and increase frequency to 30 min

• Operate Route 7 on N. Boulevard from Cass St to Columbus Ave

• Remove Route 7 from West Tampa Transfer Center

Proposed Alignment

West Tampa

Existing Alignment

• Modify Alignments Of Routes 10 And 32• Extend Route 32 - MLK to TIA remove from West Tampa Transfer

Center• Remove Route 10 on Cypress St• Add Route 11 on Main St and Spruce St to International Plaza

Proposed Alignment

West Tampa

• Discontinue utilization of West Tampa Transfer Center

• Land Use• Wasted travel time to and from• Transfers will now occur on-street at

intersections• Improved network connectivity and

route flexibility• Limited event-day access on Himes Ave

University Area• Remove Service from USF

Campus (routes 5 and 6)• Bull Runner Connections• Delay on Campus

• Fletcher Northern Boundary• Travel Time• Low Productivity

Segments• Out-of-direction Travel• Hyperlink connection to

Fletcher (routes 33, 1, 6, MetroRapid, 400X)Existing Alignment Proposed Alignment

University Area

• Add 400X Express Service (every 60 minutes all-day)

• UATC to Downtown & TIA

• Remove Route 57• Extend Route 39 • Route 6 Re-alignment

Existing Alignment ProposedProposed

East Tampa (south of the River)

• Remove Route 2 and Replace with MetroRapid

• Routes compete• Increase frequency of MetroRapid (<15)• Additional Route 2 stops• Separate hourly route to Hidden River

• Increase Route 34 - Hillsborough to 15 min• Reduce transfers at MTC for East-West

• Route 1 - Florida Ave to 30 min service• 15 min service south of Hillsborough Ave• Use existing resources• Direct connection to Downtown• Downtown circulation

East Tampa (south of the River)

• Consolidate Route 9 & 18 south of River

• Low productivity segments• Redundant service• ¼ Mile transit coverage• Minimal loss of coverage

• Increase Frequency on Route 12 - 22nd St

• High demand• Provide enhanced service

in close proximity to removed service on 30th St Existing Alignment Proposed Alignment

East Tampa (south of the River)• Route 15 – Columbus

• Direct to Netp@rk• Low productivity segment • Out-of-direction travel

• Eliminate Route 41 – Sligh• Out-of-direction travel• Low productivity• Minimal loss of coverage

Existing Alignment

Proposed

Existing Alignment

Proposed Alignment

Downtown Tampa

• Routes shifted from transitway• Florida-Tampa one-way pairs• All-day express• Local 19, 30, 1• Travel time savings

• Marion Transit Way• Travel-time stop consolidation• Utilized by express and local westbound

• Route 1 Circulation Downtown• Circulation every 15 min• Connects parking lots and office towers• Special event implications• In-Towner implications Proposed AlignmentExisting Alignment

Downtown Tampa-Brandon

• Express NW-TIA-Downtown-Brandon

• Turn-around Route 30 at TIA and replace northwest service with hourly limited express

• Express MacDill-Downtown-Brandon• Remove Route 46 between

Downtown Tampa and Brandon Mall• Low productivity and duplicative

coverage downtown• Express connection to Brandon Mall

Proposed Alignment

Existing Alignment

South Tampa• Modify Route 19:

• 30 min Britton Plaza to Downtown• Manhattan only south of Britton

Plaza• Consider FLEX expansion

• Route 36 - Dale Mabry• End at Britton Plaza• 360X south to MacDill• Regionally significant connection

• Remove route 4: Very low productivity

• 360X and Route 19 coverage• Route 14

• Turn-around at Swann AveProposed Alignment

Existing Alignment

Brandon and South County• Discontinue 53X: Least Productive

Route in HART Network• Convert Route 31 into Limited

Express All-day Service at Brandon Mall

• Connect to 24X and 25X Peak Express Routes

• Brandon Mall Express Service (every 60 min all-day)

• Brandon Mall to Downtown and MacDill*

• Northwest Transfer Center to TIA and Downtown*

*Regionally significant connection to PSTAProposed AlignmentExisting Alignment

Next Steps

• Final Tweaks/Revisions to Network• Scheduling• Short, Medium, and Long-term

Recommendations• Network taken to Public with TDP

• Questions?