R90-109 APPROVING SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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TASR 4. Review Present Routes The entire route and schedule system was revised in June, 198I. There have been some modifications in the intervening years, so the consultant will want to review the changes and to compare the current system with the route system and service levels proposed in the 1983 TDP. Data relevant to the current route structure, scheduling, and cost of service will be obtained from the City and the transit operator. Section 15 data will be reviewed on a system-wide and route-by-route basis. Each route will be field checked, and in some cases, certain bus runs will be ridden by transit operation specialists. Th�s review will include in-depth discussions with the transit management staff. The consultant should identify any service problems such as circuitous routing, inadequate headways, service duplication, abuse of transfers, passenger inconveniences, traffic engineering impediments and related matters. Implementable recommendations should be developed for solving the problems based on service parameters and operating guidelines set by the City. The consultant will conduct a complete on/off passenger count on every trip on every route in the system for weekday and Saturday service. The City and DPTS will prepare a bus stop list, hire the temporary traffic checkers, and assign someone to assist with the passenger count. The Consultant will train the checkers and organize the passenger count. From the on/off-board counts and system operating data, the consultant will develop the following data by route: --Total ridership --Passengers per hour --Passengers per mile --Average and maximum loads by time of day --Passengers carried by time of day --Operating ratios (revenue/expense) by line --Schedule adherence --Major traffic generators --Passengers per thousand population in service zones