SUMMARY OF CHANGES BY ROUTE & SCENARIO

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1 SUMMARY OF CHANGES BY ROUTE & SCENARIO 1 Eddy / Gaspee Scenario 1: route would extend to T.F. Green Airport via Post Road and be rebranded with Route 42 Hope as a unified Route 1 through to Pawtucket. Route would operate long-trips to the airport every 30 minutes, and make short-turns at Norwood Avenue every 15 minutes. The Narragansett Parkway branch would be discontinued. Scenario 2: terminate route at Shaw s on Warwick Neck Avenue, and rebrand with Route 42 and Route 77 Central Avenue as a unified Route 1, offering through-service (on every other trip) to the MBTA South Attleboro rail station. 3 Warwick Scenario 1: route would remain as it is today. Scenario 2: route would operate both a Warwick Avenue and Broad Street branch (replacing Route 1 service on Broad). Both Scenarios: Route 3 would no longer be through-routed with Route Prairie Ave. / Roger Williams Zoo Scenario 1: service would stay on Prairie Avenue in South Providence and be extended to the Providence Train Station. Scenario 2: route would continue to offer front door service to CCRI and W&I Hospital, and be extended to Thayer Street. Both Scenarios: service would operate through the Jewelry District (via Point, Richmond and Chestnut) every 30 minutes during peak periods and every 60 off-peak. 8 Jefferson Boulevard Both Scenarios: Route 8 would be discontinued due to low ridership. Connections to the Interlink rail station and surrounding development area could be made via RIPTA routes 1, 14,20, 29 and/or the Interlink walkway. 9 Pascoag Both Scenarios: the route would become a Commuter Route, providing faster peak period service to Providence on three AM inbound and three PM outbound trips daily. Front door service into Stop & Shop and Smithfield Crossing would be discontinued. There would be no mid-day service. 10X Scituate Express (see Route 90S) Scenario 2: Route 90S Scituate Park-Ride would be rebranded as Route 10X. Note: in Scenario 1, Route 90S would be discontinued and there would be no Route 10X. 11 Broad Street Both Scenarios: Route 11 and Route 99 Pawtucket are planned to become RIPTA s first Rapid Bus Line. The Broad Street-North Main Street corridor from the Cranston City Line to the Pawtucket transit hub will have frequent bus service (every 10 minutes), limited stops, and other passenger amenities. 13 Arctic / Washington Street Both Scenarios: route start at Woodlawn Manor and travel through Arctic and Natick to a new Warwick Mall hub using East Avenue and Bald Hill Road. Express trips to Providence would be provided via a new Route 13X Arctic Express. Trip variants would be discontinued to make service faster. 1

2 13X Arctic Express / 90A - Arctic Park-Ride Both Scenarios: Route 90A Artic Park-Ride service would be consolidated with Route 13 express trips and rebranded as Route 13X Arctic Express. An additional trip into Providence would be provided in each direction. Trips would originate in Arctic Center serve Centerville Road and the Route 117 Park-Ride lot; there would be no service south of Centerville Road. 14 West Bay Both Scenarios: route would use its existing West Bay local alignment. Every other trip would operate to Narragansett (every 60 minutes), while others would turn at Gate Road / Kohl s in North Kingstown (every 30 minutes). West Bay express trips would be consolidated with Route 65 and rebranded as Route 65X Narragansett / Wakefield Express; Newport express trips would be marketed as Route 68X. 17 Dyer Avenue / Pocasset Avenue Scenario 1: route would be extended south to serve Garden City Center in Cranston. Scenario 2: route would be extended via Park Avenue to the Stop & Shop on Atwood Avenue. Both Scenarios: service would operate every 30 minutes and would be coordinated with Route 19 Plainfield, meaning service would operate on Westminster Street at 15 minute frequency most of the day. 18 Union Avenue Scenario 1: the southern terminus of this route would be shortened by about 1/2 mile, ending at Puritan Avenue rather than the Industrial Park off Dyer Ave. Scenario 2: route would extend east on Park Avenue to Elmwood, providing crosstown service in Cranston, and connecting with Route Plainfield Street / Westminster Street Both Scenarios: service would terminate at the Cranston Walmart. Trip variants to the Cranston Industrial Park and along Atwood Avenue would be discontinued. The route would run short and long trips, operating to the Providence City Line at Plainfield Street every 30 minutes, and operating to Walmart every 60 minutes. 20 Elmwood Avenue / Airport Both Scenarios: the route would alternate short and long trips, operating to the Price Rite on Post Road every 15 minutes, and operating to the Airport every 30 minutes. All trip variants would be discontinued, with buses remaining on Elmwood Avenue or Post Road, to make service faster overall. Scenario 1: Combined with Route 1, service to T.F Green would be operated every 15 minutes during the day. 21 Reservoir / CCRI Both Scenarios: Service would connect CCRI, a new Warwick Mall hub, Pastore Center, Garden City Center, and downtown Providence. It would operate from CCRI via Greenwich, Pontiac and Reservoir Avenues, then express into downtown via Route Pontiac Avenue Both Scenarios: route would discontinue deviations into Pastore Center, which would be served by Route 21, providing faster service between Pontiac Avenue and the Warwick Mall hub. Route would terminate at new Warwick Mall hub, with connections to Routes 13, 21, 29, 30 and 66. 2

3 26 Atwells Avenue / Rhode Island College Scenario 1: route would be consolidated with Route 92, and would operate from the East Side Marketplace via Kennedy Plaza, Atwells and Mount Pleasant Avenues to RI College. Service would be increased to every 20 minutes all day. Service on lower ridership segments on Smith, Academy, Kinsley and Promenade would be discontinued. In Scenario 2: route would continue to operate independently, and would be simplified to operate only on the Mount Pleasant branch, and on Valley rather than Kinsley. 27 Broadway / Manton Both Scenarios: route would operate every 20 minutes during peak periods and 60 minutes off peak. Schedules would be coordinated with Route 28 Broadway / Hartford, to provide consistent 10 minute (peak) or 30 minute (off-peak) headways on Broadway. Underutilized route variants would be discontinued to make service faster. 28 Broadway / Hartford Both Scenarios: route would operate every 20 minutes during peak periods and 60 minutes off peak. Schedules would be coordinated with Route 27 Broadway / Manton, to provide consistent 10 minute (peak) or 30 minute (off-peak) headways on Broadway. Underutilized route variants would be discontinued to make service faster. Route would not longer be paired with Route 50 Douglas. 29 Kent County Scenario 1: route would operate on a new alignment, traveling from the Center of New England in Coventry to the Warwick Interlink via Arctic Center, CCRI and the Warwick Mall. Other West Warwick locations would be served via the existing Flex Zone. Scenario 2: route would continue to provide service as it does today, between Cowesett Corner and Warwick Neck. 30 Arlington / Oaklawn Avenue Scenario 1: route would use its existing alignment, but the Huntington Ave. Industrial Park, and Gansett and Park variants would be discontinued due to low ridership. Scenario 2: southern segment would be re-aligned to operate via Dean Parkway and Sockanosett Cross Road to Garden City Center. Variants identified above would also be discontinued. 31 Cranston Street Scenario 1: same alignment as today. Scenario 2: service would access the Brewery Parkade via Carolina Street, rather than Garfield Street. Both Scenarios: service would be increased to operate every 15 minutes during the day, and would no longer be through-routed with Route 56 Chalkstone. 32 West Barrington Both Scenarios Begin service at Citizen s Bank call center off of Wampanoag Trail in East Providence (no Barrington terminus). Operate via Wampanoag Trail, Pawtucket Ave, Martin, Broadway and Warren Avenue, using I-195 and South Main Street to downtown Providence. 33 Riverside Scenario 1: alignment would remain as is today. Scenario 2: route would be extended from the Willett Avenue Shaw s in East Providence via County Road and Routes 103/114 into downtown Barrington. It would turn in the vicinity of Barrington Town Hall, by making a loop onto Hamilton, Cottage and Maple Avenues. Both Scenarios: Discontinue through-routing with Route 3 Warwick due to schedule changes. 3

4 34 East Providence Both Scenarios: route would begin at Evergreen Apartments off Warren Avenue (the Citizen's Bank call center would be served by Route 32). The route would follow its existing alignment to Wampanaog Plaza; then travel via Six Corners and Taunton Avenue to I-195 into Providence (rather than duplicating Route 33 service on Pawtucket Avenue and Route 32 service on Warren Avenue). 35 Rumford / Newport Avenue Scenario 1: the northern terminus would be modified to provide direct service from East Providence to the MBTA rail station in South Attleboro. Service would be operated hourly. Scenario 2: the route would travel via Pawtucket Avenue (rather than Wilson and Broadway) and would terminate at Wampanoag Plaza in East Providence. Connections could be made to Routes 33 and Butler Hospital / Elmgrove Avenue Both Scenarios: route would be modified to use Elmgrove, Savoy, Hope and Rochambeau to access Butler Hospital, and to allow for connections with Route 42 Hope. The northbound loop on Blackstone Boulevard would be discontinued due to low ridership. 42 Hope Street Scenario 1: route would be rebranded as part of a unified Route 1, providing through service between Pawtucket and T.F. Green Airport. The route would operate at 15 minute frequency throughout much of the day. Scenario 2: route would rebranded as part of a unified Route 1 along with Route 77 Benefit/Broadway, operating at 15 minute frequency during the day, with every other trip extending beyond Pawtucket to the South Attleboro MBTA station. 49 Camp Street / Miriam Hospital Both Scenarios: route would be discontinued. It is one of RIPTA's lowest performing routes and is within walking distance of two corridors with high ridership and frequent service --planned Rapid Bus on North Main and proposed 15 minute service on Hope Street (proposed Route 1). 50 Douglas Avenue Scenario 1: route would be consolidated with Route 52 and extended to Bryant University via Douglas Pike, operating every 20 minutes. Every other trip would turn at Shaw's in North Providence; all other trips would serve Bryant (every 40 minutes). Eliminate variants to Fidelity Investments. Scenario 2: same alignment as today, but at 20 minute frequency. Both Scenarios: no longer operate as throughroute with Route Charles Street Scenario 1: no change in alignment. Schedule coordination with Routes 58 and 73 would provide 20- min frequency on Charles Street, south of Mineral Spring Avenue. Scenario 2: modify alignment to travel between Providence and CCRI Lincoln, rather than Providence and Pawtucket. 52 Branch Avenue / Bryant University Scenario 1: consolidated with Route 50,to allow for frequent 20 minute service on Douglas Avenue corridor. All trips would operate via Douglas and serve Bryant. Service on Branch Avenue would be discontinued. No variants into Metcalf Court or Fidelity Investments. Scenario 2: same alignment as today, via Branch Avenue. No variants into Metcalf Court of Fidelity Investments. Operate until 10:15 PM. 4

5 53 Smithfield Avenue Both Scenarios: route would be consolidated with Route 72 Weeden Street to provide coordinated service along Smithfield Avenue. Route would follow Smithfield Avenue to Weeden Street (Route 53 alignment), then Weeden, Lonsdale and Dexter into Pawtucket (Route 72 alignment). Service to Saylesville Industrial Park, Wilfred Manor and Coates Manor would be discontinued. 54 Lincoln / Woonsocket Both Scenarios: local service in Woonsocket would operate along South Main Street, Providence Street, and Eddie Dowling Highway. Buses would operate express via Route 146 to serve the front of the Lincoln Mall, then via Route 146 to Break Neck Hill Road to serve CCRI Lincoln and Twin River. Buses would then operate express to Providence via Route 146, with service provided every 30 minutes. Route 90C Cumberland Park-Ride service would be consolidated with this route. 55 Admiral Street / Providence College Scenario 1: route would terminate at Shaw s in North Providence, with service to RI College offered via Route 92. Scenario 2: route would serve Shaw s and continue via Gentian Avenue and Old Road to RI College. Both Scenarios: headways would increase to 30 minutes throughout the day, and route would operate via Admiral due to closing of Huxley Street in Chalkstone Ave Both Scenarios: route would operate similar to today, but at consistent 20 minute frequency throughout the day. All trips would enter the VA Medical Center to provide front door service. 57 Smith Street Both Scenarios: Discontinue service into Georgiaville Manor in Smithfield, which would be served by Route 58. Route would be operated on consistent 30 minute headways throughout the day. It would no longer be paired with Route 17 Dyer, due to scheduling differences. 58 Mineral Spring Avenue / North Providence Scenario 1: all trips would operate from Georgiaville Manor to Kennedy Plaza via Smithfield Commons, Putnam Pike, Mineral Spring Avenue and Charles Street. Variants into apartment complexes and shopping plazas would be discontinued due to low ridership and to speed service. Scenario 2: route would be re-aligned to serve Pawtucket, rather than Providence. Most trips would begin at Smithfield Crossing, with a few mid-day trips extended to Georgiaville Manor. Variants would be discontinued. 60 Providence / Newport Both Scenarios: service would be increased to every 15 minutes during peak periods, and 30 minutes during the mid-day and evening. Trips would continue to alternate via East and West Main Roads. Only East Main Road trips would serve the Portsmouth park-ride lot. Discontinue variants serving NUWC (now served by Route 64), Bay View apartments, Raytheon, RI Hospital and entering Warren park-ride. Scenario 1: Metacom service would be discontinued, with all service operated via Hope Street in Bristol. Scenario 2: service alternates between Metacom and Hope Street through Bristol and Warren. 60X Providence / Newport Express via East Bay Scenario 2 (only): this new route would run 3 inbound AM and 3 outbound PM express trips between Newport and Providence, offering limited stop service along the Route 60 alignment. Note: in Scenario 1, Providence/Newport express trips would be provided via Route 68X. 5

6 63 Broadway / Middletown Shop Both Scenarios: route would serve Middletown Shopping Center in both directions, and use Sunset instead of Maple in the Hillside area. Service to NUWC would be discontinued, but offered on Route 64. Variants serving West House Enterprise would also be discontinued due to low ridership. Local and regional Newport services would be coordinated to facilitate transfers at Gateway Center. 64 Newport / URI Both Scenarios: Route would operate directly between Pell Bridge and Newport Gateway, but would serve NUWC on the first and last trips of the day. All trips would serve Jamestown. Local and regional Newport services would be coordinated to facilitate transfers at Gateway Center. Scenario 1: route would be focused on commuters, operating during peak periods at 60 minute frequency. Scenario 2: route would operate all day at 60 minute frequency during peak periods and 120 minutes during the mid-day. 65X Wakefield/ Narragansett Express Both Scenarios: In January 2013, RIPTA rebranded Route 66 express trips as Route 65 Wakefield Express. Route 14 West Bay express trips are proposed to also be consolidated as part of this route, and rebranded as Route 65X Wakefield / Naragansett Express. All trips would serve Wickford Junction. 66 URI / Galilee Both Scenarios: route would follow existing alignment from Providence, but would also make a local stop at the new Warwick Mall hub. Frequency to URI would be enhanced: trips would alternate service to URI (every 30 minutes), with every other trip extended to Galilee (60 minutes). Express trips are now offered as part of Route Bellevue Avenue / Mansions Both Scenarios: No changes in alignment. Schedule would be adjusted to meet local and regional routes at Gateway Center, allowing for faster, easier transfers. 68X Newport - Providence Express (via West Bay) Scenario 1: Route 14 express trips between Newport and Providence would be rebranded as a new Route 68X. Service would operate from Middletown Park-Ride Lot to Kennedy Plaza via Gateway Center, Boston Neck Road park-ride, Wickford Junction, and Route 117 park-ride. Three inbound AM and three outbound PM trips would be provided. Note: there is no Route 68X in Scenario 2. Express trips between Newport and Providence would be provided via the East Bay on Route 60X. 71 Broad St Both Scenarios: route would be extended south of downtown Pawtucket via Pawtucket Avenue to Job Lot, and schedules would be made more consistent throughout the day. The Lincoln Manor deviation would be discontinued due to low ridership. 72 Weeden Street / Central Falls Both Scenarios: route would be consolidated with Route 53 Smithfield to provide coordinated service along Smithfield Avenue. Route would follow Smithfield Avenue to Weeden Street (Route 53 alignment), then Weeden, Lonsdale and Dexter into Pawtucket (Route 72 alignment). Service to Saylesville Industrial Park, Wilfred Manor and Coates Manor would be discontinued. 6

7 73 Providence / FairIawn Scenario 1: alignment would be modified to provide service between Providence and CCRI Lincoln, rather than Pawtucket and CCRI. Service between CCRI and Pawtucket would be provided via transfer to Route 51 at Mineral Spring Avenue. Scenario 2: route would be consolidated with Route 51, providing service between Providence and Pawtucket. 75 Dexter Street / Lincoln Mall Both Scenarios: route would operate along same alignment, but variants into FGX International and North Central Industrial Park would be discontinued due to low ridership and to provide faster service. 76 Central Avenue Both Scenarios: service would be consolidated with Route 80 Armistice Boulevard to form an East Pawtucket circulator. It would operate from the Pawtucket Transit Center via Walcott and Armistice Boulevard, and then form a loop: George Bennett Highway to Central Avenue, to Daggett Avenue, and Armistice Boulevard. Service would operate every 60 minutes. 77 Benefit Street / Broadway Both Scenarios: route would be extended to the South Attleboro MBTA train station. The inbound Pawtucket approach would be modified to use Central, Fountain, Exchange and Roosevelt, and outbound trips would use Exchange and Broadway. Service would be operated on a consistent 30 minute frequency throughout the day, and 60 minutes at night. Scenario 1: route would operate independently. Scenario 2: route would be through-routed with Routes 1 and 42, providing through-service to Cranston. 78 Beverage Hill Avenue / Newport Avenue Scenario 1: no alignment change. Route would operate at consistent 60 minute frequency throughout the day. Scenario 2: route would follow its existing alignment in and out of Pawtucket, but use Wilson Ave. and Broadway in East Providence, essentially following the former Route 35 alignment over the Henderson Bridge into Kennedy Plaza. The route would operate on consistent 60 minute headways. 79 Columbus Avenue Scenario 1: no alignment change. Scenario 2: route would be consolidated with, and rebranded as, Route 35. It would follow the existing Route 79 alignment out of Pawtucket to Newport Avenue, then follow Newport Avenue and Pawtucket Avenue to terminate at Wampanoag Plaza in East Providence. 80 Armistice Boulevard Both Scenarios: service would be consolidated with Route 76 Central to form a new Route 80 East Pawtucket circulator. It would operate from the Pawtucket Transit Center via Walcott and Armistice Boulevard, and then form a loop: George Bennett Highway to Central Avenue, to Daggett Avenue, and Armistice Boulevard. Service would operate every 60 minutes. 87 Fairmount / Walnut Hill Both Scenarios: alignment along western part of route would be straightened to operate via Mason, Second and Fairmount in both directions. Railroad Street variant would be discontinued. 7

8 88 Woonsocket Depot to Highland Corporate Drive Scenario 1: this new route would operate from Woonsocket Depot to Hamlet Avenue, Cumberland Hill Road, Park East Drive and Highland Corporate Drive to CVS headquarters. It would operate every 30 minutes during the day, and be scheduled to facilitate transfers with Routes 54 and 87. Note: this new route is proposed only in Scenario Federal Hill East Side Both Scenarios: Service would operate every 20 minutes throughout the day until 11 PM, and all trips would serve East Side Marketplace. Variants to Governor s Apartments on Ives and the Federal Hill House would be discontinued due to low ridership. Scenario 1: route would be consolidated with Route 26, and extended via Atwells and Mount Pleasant to terminate at RI College. Scenario 2: alignment would be the same as today, but with no route variants as noted above. 90A Arctic Park-Ride Both Scenarios: this route would be consolidated with express trips on Route 13 Arctic Center/Washington Street and rebranded as Route 13X Arctic Express. All trips would begin in Arctic Center. 90C Cumberland Park-Ride Both Scenarios: this route would be consolidated with Route 54 Woonsocket Express. The Cumberland Park-Ride Lot would no longer be served, with customers directed to use the Lincoln Mall park-ride lot. 90S Scituate Park-Ride Scenario1: this route would be discontinued due to low ridership averaging less than 12 passengers daily. Scenario 2: the route would continue to operate one inbound and one outbound trip per day. It would be rebranded as Route 10X Scituate Express. 90W Westerly Park-RIde / 95X Westerly Express Both Scenarios: Route 90W would be rebranded as Route 95X Westerly Express. It would make the same stops as today, but would have an additional trip in both AM and PM better serving commuters. 8