SPRINGFIELD BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION PLAN

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1 SPRINGFIELD BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION PLAN More reliable bus service for city residents and workers. Fewer delays for auto drivers traveling behind buses. Greater safety for bikes and pedestrians. New on-street parking spaces. Reduced vehicle emissions in city neighborhoods. UPDATE April 21, 2017 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 1 UPDATE 04/21/17

2 Contents 1. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION IN SPRINGFIELD BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION METHOD... 4 STEP 1: Designate Bus Travel Corridors... 4 STEP 2: Identify Bus Stops to be Discontinued Based on Operational Criteria... 5 STEP 3: Produce Initial Recommendations of Stops to be Discontinued... 5 STEP 4: Assure Service to Seniors and Transit-dependent Residents... 5 STEP 5: Revise Stop Consolidation Recommendations for Community Review BUS STOPS RECOMMENDED FOR CONSOLIDATION Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward APPENDIX 1: Correspondence APPENDIX 2: Public Comments and Responses APPENDIX 3: Written Comments Received via PVTA.com APPENDIX 4: PVTA Bus Driver Comments and Recommendations PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 2 UPDATE 04/21/17

3 1. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION IN SPRINGFIELD This plan has two important purposes. The first is to improve bus service for PVTA riders in the City of Springfield by optimizing the distances between bus stops and their proximity to riders origins and destinations. The second is to improve on-street conditions and safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicles by reducing the number of times that buses must pull into/out of stops as well as increasing curb space that is available for on-street parking. In Springfield today there are 814 bus stops nearly half all the stops in the entire PVTA 26-municipality system, and probably twice as many as are needed. On some city streets, bus stops are only 400 feet apart (about 10 bus lengths). These distances are much shorter than other cities in the PVTA region and the Northeast, where bus stops are usually spaced every quarter mile (about every 1,300 feet), depending on residential and commercial density. This plan would reduce the number of bus stops from 814 to approximately 486 (44% fewer stops). However, the vast majority of bus riders (85%) will not be affected because the most frequently used bus stops will be retained. Appropriate spacing between bus stops will have several important benefits: It will reduce rider frustration with frequent stopping to pick up passengers. It will reduce delays and frustration for auto drivers and delivery vehicles traveling behind buses. It will improve bicycle safety by reducing the number of times that buses pull into/out of traffic. Each bus stop that is eliminated will free up significant curb space. In many locations, this means additional street parking spaces can be added. With 358 stops recommended for removal, several hundred new parking spaces could be created at no cost to the city. In other locations where bus stops are eliminated near intersections, visibility and maneuverability for drivers, bikers, and pedestrians will be improved. It will improve PVTA schedule reliability, which will help build customers willingness to ride the bus more often. It will allow more funds to be allocated to the remaining stops for maintenance, signage, shelters, boarding pads, and other amenities. It will relocate stops where there are currently pedestrian and traffic safety concerns. It will improve bus fuel economy and reduces GHG emissions. This plan proposes average bus stop spacing of 4 stops per mile (every 1,300 feet) in Springfield. This spacing is more consistent with PVTA s stop spacing in other cities of the region, as well as transit industry standards for cities of Springfield s size. Most importantly, this plan retains stops with high ridership. Therefore, the majority of PVTA customers (more than 85%) in Springfield will be able to continue using the same bus stops that they do today. And PVTA customers who do need to use a new bus stop will be no more than an average feet from the stop they use today. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 3 UPDATE 04/21/17

4 2. BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION METHOD PVTA followed five steps to identify the bus stops in Springfield that are recommended to be discontinued. These are: 1) Designate bus route corridors; 2) Identify stops to be retained and/or discontinued based on operational considerations, including ridership, proximity to other stops, and opposite street side pairing; 3) Set an initial list of stops to be discontinued; 4) Add back in stops to assure service to seniors, senior centers, transit-dependent residents, medical offices and hospitals in review with bus drivers; and 5) Review revised recommendations with neighborhood associations, PVTA bus riders, city agencies, and others to add back more stops identified as needed in the community. STEP 1: Designate Bus Travel Corridors Bus routes in Springfield were grouped and analyzed by travel corridors. This assures that PVTA customers needs and walking distances to stops are priority considerations. These are the six geographic areas and sub-corridors in Springfield served by PVTA bus routes: 1. Northwest Area: Brightwood, N. Main, Plainfield-West, Carew, Chestnut) 2. North Area: Liberty, E. Springfield, Carew, Page/St. James, Memorial Industrial Park, Cottage, Cadwell 3. Northeast Area: McKnight, Bay (implemented 7/08/16), Berkshire, Indian Orchard, State St, Boston Rd, Wilbraham Rd, Parker St, Bradley St, Goodwin St, Wilbraham Extension, Oak Grove 4. Central Area: Maple/Central, STCC/Quadrangle, Worthington St, Pearl St, Walnut St, Hancock/King/Westford, Hickory, Alden, Middlesex/Norfolk 5. South Area: Belmont, Sumner, Dickinson, Mill, Locust, Organge, Fort Pleasant, Tiffany, Jamestown 6. Southeast Area: Plumtree, Sumner/Allen, White, Dwight, Canon Cir/Five Town Plaza, Bicentennial PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 4 UPDATE 04/21/17

5 STEP 2: Identify Bus Stops to be Discontinued Based on Operational Criteria All bus stops in the city were sorted into inbound and outbound sequences by travel corridor, and linked into inbound-outbound stop pairs where geographically appropriate. Ridership information for each stop (boardings and alightings) was compiled into total ridership for each pair, with a cumulative figure of ridership per corridor (and ridership per corridor-mile). Ridership data was generated by PVTA s onboard passenger counting system and sampled during typically high-volume travel weeks during March and April of 2012, and October 5-9, In each travel corridor, stops with above-average ridership were selected for retention. In addition, a minimum interval of 4 stops per mile (approximately every 1,300 feet) was retained to assure that bus riders will never have to walk more than 750 feet, or about 3-4 minutes, to reach a new stop (assuming a typical slow to moderate walking pace of 2.5 to 3 miles per hour, which is 200 to 260 feet per minute). STEP 3: Produce Initial Recommendations of Stops to be Discontinued These actions were followed to produce an initial list of stops to be discontinued and consolidated with others nearby: 1) Eliminate stops with very low ridership (less than 10 riders per day); 2) Eliminate stops in a corridor that already has more than 4 stops per mile; and 3) Add back in stops that might be been eliminated in Actions 1 and 2 above so that no two stops are further than 1,300 feet apart. STEP 4: Assure Service to Seniors and Transit-dependent Residents Seniors and transit-dependent residents may not be able to walk as easily or conveniently to a bus stop due to their reliance on mobility assistance devices (i.e., wheelchairs, walkers), the need to carry groceries home, the need for a stroller for infants, and other important considerations. Therefore, this plan reviewed the locations of bus stops initially recommended to be discontinued (Step 3 above) with the locations of the following trip senior facilities and public housing developments: Springfield s senior centers, including the new Senior Center being built at 1492 Roosevelt Street at Blunt Park (see map on following pages). Subsidized housing complexes with 40+ units (92% of total subsidized housing units in Springfield; see map on following pages). The proposed locations were discussed with PVTA s Springfield area bus drivers on June 29 and 30, 2016, with respect to senior and low-income population needs. Bus drivers generally concurred with the recommendations, and offered detailed comments on optimizing locations for consolidated stops (see appendix). These analyses determined that senior centers and subsidized housing complexes were not adversely affected by the proposed consolidation. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 5 UPDATE 04/21/17

6 Figure 2-1: Locations of Springfield Senior Centers Name # Street Forest Park Manor Senior Center 25 Barney Lane Hungry Hill Senior Center 773 Liberty St Mason Square Senior Center 439 Union St Mayflower Senior Center 1516 Sumner Ave Pine Point Senior Center 335 Berkshire Ave Riverview Senior Center 122 Clyde St Clodo Concepcion Center 1187 Parker St New Senior Center 1492 Roosevelt Ave PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 6 UPDATE 04/21/17

7 Figure 2-2: Locations of Springfield Public Housing Properties with 40+ Homes/Apartments Source: Springfield Housing Authority. Does not include Section 8 rental homes. Carpe Diem Apartments Carew St Stephen J. Collins Twin & Tri Towers Saab Court Harry P. Hogan Apartments Florida St Patrick W. Harrigan Apartments Belmont Ave Forest Park Manor Barney Lane Central Apartments Central St Indian Orchard Manor Milton Court Johnny Appleseed Apartments Hancock St Major Gen. Joseph P. Gentile Apts Williams St Moxon Apartments Healy St Morris School I Dewey St Kathryne Jones Apartments Pendleton Ave Reed Village & Reed Village Aster St Manilla Apartments Manilla Ave John I. Robinson Gardens Bay St Pendleton Apartments Pendleton Ave John J. Duggan Park Arthur Picard Cir Marble Apartments Marble St Riverview Apartments & Towers Clyde St Jennie Lane Apartments St. James Ave John L. Sullivan Apartments Nursery St Pine-James Apartments Pine St Morgan Manor Morgan St 26 Other Individual Locations PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 7 UPDATE 04/21/17

8 STEP 5: Revise Stop Consolidation Recommendations for Community Review The revised list of discontinued bus stops was then grouped by ward for more convenient review by neighborhood and community groups, as well as for presentation to the City Council. This information is shown in Section 4. Figure 2-3: Springfield Ward Districts PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 8 UPDATE 04/21/17

9 3. BUS STOPS RECOMMENDED FOR CONSOLIDATION This section presents the bus stops that are recommended to be consolidated with others as determined by the method described in Section 2. The citywide summary of stop consolidation impacts are shown on the table below. Total stops in city: 814 Total daily on/offs citywide: 42,294 Stops to be retained: 501 On/offs at retained stops citywide: 36,870 Stops to be consolidated: 313 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 5,424 % of stops consolidated: 38.5% % of bus riders affected citywide: 12.8% There are currently 814 bus stops in Springfield. The recommendations in this section would reduce the number of bus stops to 501, yet still retain the bus stop spacing of at least one stop every one-quarter mile (1,300 feet). While the number of bus stops would be reduced by 40.3% citywide, only approximately 13.3% of PVTA riders in Springfield (less than 1 in 7) would be affected. This is because the bus stops with the highest ridership will be retained. For those riders who will need to walk to a new bus stop, the typical distance will be about 400 to 750 feet, which is a 2-3 minute walk at a typical pace. No riders would be required to walk any more than an additional 900 (3-4 minutes) feet to a new stop. PVTA has engaged in extensive public outreach with customers, neighborhood associations, and city agencies to review the initial stop closure recommendations. Through this outreach, a total of 60 bus stops have been restored to the plan to assure that seniors, people with disabilities, and others who have trouble walking long distances will have convenient access to a local bus stop. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 9 UPDATE 04/21/17

10 3.1 Ward 1 Total stops in ward: 172 Total daily on/offs in ward 5,491 Stops to be retained: 109 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 4,870 Stops to be consolidated: 63 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 621 % of stops consolidated: 36.6% % of bus riders affected in ward: 11.3% Summary: Ward 1 includes the Springfield Central Business District and has some of the most compact land development in the city. It currently has 13% of all bus stops in Springfield, but only 8% of all land area. Development is the most dense in the city. On Main Street, bus stops are currently typically 500 to 800 feet apart, with some as close as 300 feet (about 8 bus lengths). Ward 1 has a majority of route miles for several of PVTA s most heavily used bus routes in the entire region: B4, B7, G1, G2,G3, B17, and P21. On-street parking demand is heavy in Ward 1, and many spaces are metered in the central business district. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 10 UPDATE 04/21/17

11 Senior Facilities: Senior Fitness Center, 310 Plainfield Street Public housing: Riverview Towers and Apartments, Morgan Manor, Stephen J. Collins Twin & Tri Towers (Saab Court), John L. Sullivan Apartments Major institutions and transportation: Union Station and Main Street travel corridor, STCC, Armory, Mercy Medical Center, Bay State Hospital on Chestnut St, out-patient medical offices on N. Main St, administration offices at Chestnut and Congress St. Springfield City Hall. Mass Mutual Center and arena. Basketball Hall of Fame. Future MGM Springfield casino on Main St. Union Station is the regional hub for bus travel, with 5,000 bus passenger trips logged there per day. Plainfield neighborhood has high proportion of low-income residents. Mass. Department of Transitional Assistance office on Liberty St experiences high transit demand. The city s major cultural and tourist attractions (Quadrangle) on located in this ward. WARD STOP AVE DAILY Comments STOP NAME RECOMMENDATION Changed? ID ON+OFFS received Main/Main (PV Life Sci) Consolidate Main St Consolidate Main Street RETAIN Baystate Prkng Lot N RETAIN Main St RETAIN 10 1 YES Plainfield / Wason Consolidate Main Street RETAIN Main/Noble RETAIN Plainfield / Demond RETAIN Plainfield / Laurel RETAIN Plainfield / Brightwood Consolidate Carew/Nye Consolidate Chestnut/BayState Med Cntr RETAIN Plainfield / Abbe Consolidate Plainfield / Abbe Consolidate Carew / Melha RETAIN Main/Cumberland RETAIN Main/Cumberland (opposite) RETAIN Chestnut / Waverly RETAIN Plainfield / Clayton RETAIN Plainfield / Clayton RETAIN Main/Portland Consolidate Main opposite Portland Consolidate Carew/Algonquin (opposite) Consolidate Chestnut / Chapin Consolidate Carew/Algonquin Consolidate Sanderson / Sanderson Consolidate 1 0 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 11 UPDATE 04/21/17

12 WARD STOP AVE DAILY Comments STOP NAME RECOMMENDATION Changed? ID ON+OFFS received Sanderson / Whiting (opp) Consolidate Sanderson / Whiting Consolidate Main/Medford Consolidate n/a Sanderson / Division (1) RETAIN Sanderson / Division RETAIN Main / Hooker St. RETAIN Main / E. Hooker St. RETAIN Carew/ Cass and Desrosiers RETAIN Liberty / Unknown RETAIN This stop is no longer serviced RETAIN Chestnut / Bancroft RETAIN Liberty / Genesee RETAIN Sanderson / Division (2) Consolidate Main / Huntington Consolidate 46 1 NO Clyde / Sanderson Consolidate Mercy Hospital RETAIN Clyde / Plainfield RETAIN Clyde / Plainfield (2) RETAIN Chestnut / Hebron Consolidate Main / Sheldon RETAIN Clyde St. #2 Consolidate Clyde / Main RETAIN Carew / Massasoit Consolidate Main / Jefferson RETAIN Carew/Cass Consolidate Dwight / Osgood RETAIN Plainfield / Orchard Consolidate Plainfield / Orchard Consolidate Carew/Chestnut RETAIN Carew/Chestnut RETAIN Chestnut / Sherrington RETAIN Main / Bancroft Consolidate Dwight / Hebron Consolidate Plainfield / Lowell RETAIN Plainfield / Lowell RETAIN Main opposite Morgan Consolidate Worthington / Federal RETAIN Carew/Dwight (1) RETAIN Carew/Dwight (3) RETAIN Dwight / Grosvenor RETAIN 21 0 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 12 UPDATE 04/21/17

13 WARD STOP AVE DAILY Comments STOP NAME RECOMMENDATION Changed? ID ON+OFFS received Carew/Dwight (2) RETAIN Main / Morgan RETAIN Chestnut / Stafford Consolidate Worthington / Kibbe Consolidate Carew/Dwight (2) Consolidate Main/Church Consolidate NO Main / Morgan RETAIN Carew/Dwight (1) Consolidate Worthington / Sackett Consolidate Plainfield St. across from John RETAIN West / Riverside RETAIN Plainfield / John RETAIN Worthington / Sackett RETAIN Worthington / Sackett RETAIN West / Us Hwy 20 RETAIN Main/Carew RETAIN Main / St. George (1) RETAIN Worthington / Worthington Consolidate 0 1 NO Worthington / Spring RETAIN Worthington / Spring RETAIN Commerce High School (opp) RETAIN Worthington / Chestnut RETAIN Worthington / Chestnut RETAIN Taylor / Dwight Consolidate n/a State/Spring RETAIN Springfield Bus Terminal RETAIN 11, State/School RETAIN Dwight / Harrison Consolidate Worthington / Main RETAIN Main/Worthington Consolidate Main / Bridge RETAIN Main and Harrison RETAIN State / Chestnut RETAIN Main/Harrison Consolidate Maple / Union RETAIN Court Square RETAIN Main/Stockbridge RETAIN Main/Howard Consolidate Main / Union Consolidate Main / William RETAIN NO PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 13 UPDATE 04/21/17

14 WARD STOP AVE DAILY Comments STOP NAME RECOMMENDATION Changed? ID ON+OFFS received Main / William RETAIN 5 1 NO Main/St. George (2) Consolidate Main/Boylston Consolidate Main St. under Rt.291 Consolidate Main / Emery Consolidate Springfield Post Office RETAIN Main / Congress RETAIN Liberty / Dwight Consolidate Liberty / Dwight Consolidate Liberty / Dwight Consolidate Liberty / Dwight Consolidate Chestnut / Liberty Consolidate Chestnut / Congress RETAIN Liberty / Chestnut RETAIN Liberty / Chestnut RETAIN Franklin / Liberty Consolidate Dwight / Congress RETAIN Dwight / Worthington RETAIN Worthington / Stearns Consolidate Worthington Consolidate Main/Hampden Consolidate NO Liberty / Columbia RETAIN Liberty / Murray Hill Consolidate Liberty / Cass RETAIN 9 1 NO Liberty / Franklin Consolidate Franklin / Saab Consolidate Dwight and Falcon Way RETAIN Chestnut / Edwards Consolidate Liberty / Franklin Consolidate Liberty / Cass RETAIN Liberty / Webster Consolidate Liberty / Columbia RETAIN Liberty / Genesee Consolidate Clyde / M RETAIN Clyde / Plainfield (1) Consolidate Mass Mutual Center RETAIN Springfield Library RETAIN Main / Stockbridge RETAIN Main / Bridge RETAIN Main / Holland RETAIN n/a 1 YES PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 14 UPDATE 04/21/17

15 WARD STOP AVE DAILY Comments STOP NAME RECOMMENDATION ID ON+OFFS received Main / Osgood Consolidate Main / Bancroft Consolidate Armory / Ledyard St RETAIN Armory / Worthington St RETAIN Federal / State St RETAIN Dwight / Taylor Consolidate Liberty and Main #2 RETAIN SAAB Court RETAIN Liberty St. Gas Station RETAIN State/Federal RETAIN Boland Way Consolidate Main and Patton Consolidate Harrison St. Outbound RETAIN Wason Ave RETAIN Walter and Main inbnd Consolidate n/a Wasson Ave Consolidate State and Main Consolidate n/a Springfield Library RETAIN Carew and Main Consolidate n/a Court Square Main and State Consolidate n/a Dwight and Carew Consolidate n/a Carew and Main Consolidate Carew and Chestnut Consolidate State and Dwight Consolidate Wason\Fisk Consolidate 4 0 Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 15 UPDATE 04/21/17

16 3.2 Ward 2 Total stops in ward: 70 Total daily on/offs in ward 2,406 Stops to be retained: 42 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 2,016 Stops to be consolidated: 28 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 390 % of stops consolidated: 40.0% % of bus riders affected in ward: 16.2% Summary: Ward 2 includes a mix of commercial and residential development, with industrial development to the east on Page Boulevard. PVTA Routes G2 and G3 provide important mobility along the Carew/Page corridor, and G3 along Liberty Street and north into Chicopee. Access to/safety in Van Horn Park. Springfield Plaza shopping center at Liberty St and Armory Drive. Residential neighborhoods in East Springfield. Senior Facilities: Hungry Hill Senior Center at 773 Liberty St Public housing: Carpe Diem Apartments, Jennie Lane Apartments, several smaller unnamed Housing Authority properties. Major institutions and transportation: Bay State Hospital/Medical Center on Chestnut Street operates its own shuttle system to remote parking lots and its other facilities on North Main Street and Wason Ave. Springfield Renaissance School on St. James Blvd. I-291 Exit 4 at St. James Ave. Future PVTA bus garage and maintenance facility on Cottage St. Rail car manufacturing facility on Page Boulevard. Smith & Wesson Corporation on Roosevelt Ave. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 16 UPDATE 04/21/17

17 WARD STOP STOP NAME RECOMMEND- AVE DAILY ID ATION ON+OFFS Springfield / Derby Dingle RETAIN Liberty / Cleveland RETAIN 32 Comment s received Changed? Springfield / Derby Dingle RETAIN 33 2 NO Liberty / Cleveland RETAIN Carew/Armory RETAIN Carew / Armory RETAIN Carew / Melha RETAIN Chestnut / Pratt RETAIN Liberty / Roy RETAIN Liberty / Lynwood RETAIN Liberty St opp WGGB RETAIN East and Page RETAIN Page/Prentice opposite RETAIN Liberty / Unnamed Street RETAIN Page/Haumont RETAIN Page / Saint James RETAIN Saint James / St James RETAIN Saint James / St James RETAIN Liberty/Lynwood RETAIN Carew/Upland RETAIN Carew / Upland RETAIN Springfield / Atwater RETAIN Springfield / Atwater RETAIN Armory and Carew tripper RETAIN Liberty / Roy RETAIN Carew/Judson RETAIN Carew / Middle RETAIN Carew / Liberty RETAIN Carew / Freeman RETAIN Springfield / Cunningham Consolidate Liberty / Carew RETAIN Carew / Libcar RETAIN Carew / Penacook RETAIN Carew / Van Horn Consolidate Carew / Van Horn opp Consolidate Springfield / Atwater Consolidate 10 1 NO Liberty / Phoenix Consolidate Carew / Parkside Consolidate Bay State Med Cntr Dr / RETAIN 21 1 NO Chestnu Chestnut / Calhoun Consolidate 18 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 17 UPDATE 04/21/17

18 WARD STOP STOP NAME RECOMMEND- AVE DAILY ID ATION ON+OFFS Liberty / Carolyn Price Way Consolidate Liberty / Home Consolidate 49 Comment s received Changed? Page / Sargon RETAIN 23 1 YES Page/Sargon opp RETAIN 20 1 YES Page / Stevens Consolidate Page / Osborne Consolidate Page/Windemere RETAIN Page / Fresno RETAIN Springfield Plaza, KMart RETAIN Stop and Shop RETAIN Saint James/Georgetown Consolidate Saint James/Holy Cross opp Consolidate Saint James / Holy Cross Consolidate Carew/Shaine Consolidate Carew / Sherbrooke Consolidate Liberty / Edgar Consolidate Carew / Piedmont Consolidate Carew/Savoy Consolidate Carew / Suzanne Consolidate Carew / Eddy Consolidate Springfield / Shefford RETAIN 19 2 YES Springfield / Shefford RETAIN 13 2 YES Carew / Nottingham Consolidate Liberty / Langdon Consolidate Liberty / Carew RETAIN Springfield / Caseland Consolidate n/a Springfield / Atwater Consolidate n/a 1 NO Chestnut / Waverly Consolidate n/a Saint James / San Miguel Consolidate n/a Saint James / Corona Consolidate n/a PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 18 UPDATE 04/21/17

19 3.3 Ward 3 Total stops in ward: 107 Total daily on/offs in ward 3,691 Stops to be retained: 68 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 3,205 Stops to be consolidated: 39 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 486 % of stops consolidated: 36.4% % of bus riders affected in ward: 13.2% Summary: Ward 3 includes the southern portion of Springfield s South End and the northern portion of Forest Park (north of the actual park. Key PVTA routes are the southern segment of the G2 traveling from downtown to Longmeadow; the G5 from downtown to Longmeadow; and the X92 providing service along Orange St. Senior Facilities: Mason Square Senior Center at 439 Union St (northern tip of ward) Public housing: Marble Apts., Pine James Apts., Pine-Renee Apts., Central Apts., Patrick W. Harrigan Apartments, and approximately 10 other Housing Authority properties. Several are located near Gerrish Park. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 19 UPDATE 04/21/17

20 Major institutions and transportation: State Street corridor along the northern boundary of Ward 3 is theb7 corridor, which is among the most heavily traveled routes in PVTA system, and has significant traffic congestion, especially at peak times for STCC (even though STCC is just outside Ward 3 boundary. Springfield Cemetery. White and Orange Streets are key transfer point for radial G5 to cross-town X90 service. Large residential neighborhoods north of The X already require some walking to reach stops for G5 and X92 routes. New X90 route provides some cross-town mobility. WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY Comments TION ON+OFFS received Changed? Locust / Darwell RETAIN Mill / Pine RETAIN Locust / Woodside RETAIN Pine / Maple Ct RETAIN Pine / Maple St RETAIN Pine / Windsor St RETAIN Pine / Pine Ct RETAIN Maple / George St RETAIN Maple / Mill St RETAIN Walnut / State RETAIN Walnut / Oak RETAIN Walnut / Brigham RETAIN Maple / Union RETAIN Maple / Avon RETAIN Maple / Avon RETAIN Central / Pine RETAIN 23 1 NO Central / Pine RETAIN 34 1 NO Allen / Malden RETAIN Main/Loring RETAIN Main / Adams RETAIN Allen / Alberta RETAIN White / Orange RETAIN Dickinson and Locust RETAIN Mill / Locust RETAIN White / Orange RETAIN Orange / Thayer RETAIN Orange / Thayer RETAIN Mill / Ramp RETAIN 8 2 NO Orange / Wareham RETAIN Orange / Wareham RETAIN Orange / Wigwam RETAIN Orange / Oakland RETAIN Main/York RETAIN Main/Acushnet RETAIN 148 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 20 UPDATE 04/21/17

21 RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY WARD STOP ID STOP NAME TION ON+OFFS White / Mansfield RETAIN Mill and Locust N RETAIN Mill and Locust RETAIN White / Scott RETAIN Dickinson / Euclid RETAIN Dickinson / Euclid RETAIN Dickinson / Oakland RETAIN Fort Pleasant at 36 RETAIN Dickinson / Kenwood RETAIN Belmont / Woodside RETAIN Fort Pleasant / Blake Hill RETAIN Belmont/Oakland RETAIN Dickinson / Sumner RETAIN Dickinson / Sumner RETAIN Sumner / Dickinson RETAIN Orange / Wigwam RETAIN Commerce High School RETAIN Walnut / Union RETAIN 15 Comments received Verizon Building Consolidate 54 2 NO Walnut / James RETAIN Walnut / Lebanon Consolidate 7 1 NO Maple / High Consolidate Maple / Mulberry Consolidate Sterns / Central Consolidate Central / Cedar RETAIN 11 1 YES Central / Cedar RETAIN 4 1 YES Main / Margaret RETAIN Main / Morris RETAIN White / Revere Consolidate White / Revere Consolidate White / Grand Consolidate Main/Montpelier RETAIN 57 2 YES White / Grand Consolidate Main / Gardner RETAIN YES Main/Marble Consolidate 67 2 NO Mill / Maple RETAIN 16 1 NO Orange / Palm Consolidate Orange / Palm Consolidate Main / Broad Consolidate 2 2 NO Orange / Claremont Consolidate 3 Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 21 UPDATE 04/21/17

22 RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY WARD STOP ID STOP NAME TION ON+OFFS Orange / Hancock Consolidate Orange / Wigwam RETAIN Orange / Earl Consolidate Orange / Revere Consolidate Orange / Euclid RETAIN Orange / Euclid RETAIN Dickinson / Wigwam RETAIN Dickinson / Sachem RETAIN White / Dawson Consolidate Dickinson / Hall Consolidate Dickinson / Hall Consolidate Belmont/Leyfred Consolidate Belmont / Leyfred Consolidate Belmont / Bellevue Consolidate Fort Pleasant / Leete Consolidate Dickinson / Alderman Consolidate Dickinson / Alderman Consolidate Belmont/Keith RETAIN Belmont / Hall Consolidate Dickinson / Burlington Consolidate Dickinson / Burlington Consolidate 7 Comments received Belmont / Beaumont RETAIN YES Mill St Consolidate White / Pasadena Consolidate White / Dawson Consolidate Locust / Darwell Consolidate n/a Locust / Woodside Consolidate n/a Orange / Malden RETAIN n/a Central / Sterns Consolidate n/a Locust / Woodside Consolidate n/a Locust / Woodside Consolidate n/a Ft Pleasant/Forrest Pk Ave. Consolidate n/a Main and Mill Sts Consolidate n/a Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 22 UPDATE 04/21/17

23 3.4 Ward 4 Total stops in ward: 123 Total daily on/offs in ward 5,234 Stops to be retained: 77 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 4,455 Stops to be consolidated: 46 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 779 % of stops consolidated: 37.4% % of bus riders affected in ward: 14.9% Summary: Ward 4 includes Mason Square and the busy State Street/Boston Road corridor. Senior Facilities: New Senior Center, being constructed at 1492 Roosevelt Ave (service by X92). PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 23 UPDATE 04/21/17

24 Public housing: Reed Village (along Bay St), Harry Hogan Apts on St. James Ave; Kathryne Jones Apartments on Pendleton Ave.; plus four other Springfield Housing Authority properties. Major institutions and transportation: American International College (between State St and Wilbraham Rd. Springfield College at King St and Wilbraham St. STCC is a key anchor at the west end of the ward at the congested intersection of State and Federal. Mason Square and Rebecca Johnson High School are key community anchors in the center of the ward. The new Senior Center at Blunt Park will be a key destination, as seniors from other neighborhoods and ward may wish to access the services it will provide. McKnight and Bay neighborhood has concentrated residential development. WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY TION ON+OFFS Mason Square RETAIN STATE/THOMPSON RETAIN STATE/HANCOCK RETAIN Independence House RETAIN Technology Park RETAIN Armory/Hannon St RETAIN Armory / Napier St RETAIN Lincoln / Federal St RETAIN Roosevelt / Blunt Park Rd RETAIN Roosevelt / Bay St RETAIN Bay / Edgewood RETAIN Bay / Edgewood RETAIN Bay / Clifford RETAIN Putnam High School RETAIN Bay / Princeton RETAIN Sci Tech High School RETAIN Bay / Bowles RETAIN Bay / Dartmouth RETAIN State / Cortland RETAIN State / Dresden RETAIN Bay / Buckingham RETAIN Bay / Buckingham RETAIN American Int'l Coll. RETAIN 123 Comments received Changed? American Int'l Coll. RETAIN NO Wilbraham / Suffolk RETAIN State / Hayden RETAIN MLK Comm. Cntr Wibraham Rd RETAIN Magazine / Bowdoin RETAIN Magazine / Lincoln RETAIN Wilbraham / Rutland RETAIN Mason Square inbound RETAIN 70 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 24 UPDATE 04/21/17

25 WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY TION ON+OFFS Mason Square RETAIN Bay / Saint James RETAIN Bay / Saint James RETAIN Hancock / State RETAIN State / St James RETAIN State / Orleans RETAIN Hancock / Monroe RETAIN State / Walnut RETAIN Westford / Middlesex RETAIN Westford / Middlesex RETAIN Westford / Massachusetts RETAIN Westford / Massachusetts RETAIN Walnut / State RETAIN Walnut / Oak RETAIN King / Wilbraham RETAIN King / Wilbraham RETAIN King / Eastern RETAIN King and Hancock RETAIN King / Hancock RETAIN Walnut / Alden RETAIN Walnut / Crosby - Across RETAIN Central High School RETAIN Putnam H.S. Blunt Pk Rd RETAIN Bay / Unnamed Street RETAIN Bay / Unnamed Street RETAIN Bay / Blunt Park RETAIN Bay / Baywood RETAIN Bay / Baywood RETAIN 9 Comments received Changed? Bay / Aster RETAIN 21 1 YES Bay / Aster RETAIN 12 1 YES Independence House Consolidate Kindred Hospital Consolidate Bay / Oak Grove RETAIN Bay / Oak Grove RETAIN State / Blunt Park Consolidate Blunt Park / State Consolidate Bay / Dawes Consolidate Bay / Welcome Consolidate 28 1 NO State / Berlin Consolidate Bay / Clarendon Consolidate 12 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 25 UPDATE 04/21/17

26 WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY TION ON+OFFS State/Maynard Consolidate State / Homer Consolidate 104 Comments received Changed? Bay / Westminster RETAIN 11 1 YES Bay / Westminster RETAIN 10 1 YES MLK Community Cntr inbnd RETAIN YES State / Andrew Consolidate MLK Community Cener RETAIN 24 1 YES Wilbraham / Reed RETAIN Wilbraham / Rochelle RETAIN Wilbraham / Albemarle Consolidate 8 1 NO AIC Wilbraham Rd RETAIN 8 1 YES American Int'l Coll. RETAIN 12 2 YES Wilbraham / Colton Consolidate Bay / Pleasant Consolidate Magazine / Lincoln Consolidate Magazine / Lincoln Consolidate State/Stebbins Consolidate Westford / Albemarle RETAIN 11 1 YES Westford / Braddock RETAIN Westford / Gunn Consolidate Hancock / Quincy Consolidate Westford / Gunn Consolidate Middlesex / King Consolidate Hancock / Tyler Consolidate Walnut / Union RETAIN Westford / King Consolidate Hancock / Pendleton Consolidate King / Westford Consolidate King / Logan Consolidate King / Merrick Consolidate King / Merrick Consolidate Walnut / King RETAIN Walnut / Lebanon Consolidate Walnut / Ashley Consolidate Walnut / Hickory RETAIN Hancock / Union Consolidate King / Nelson Consolidate Walnut / Ivy Consolidate 4 1 NO State / Pleasant Consolidate Bay / Blunt Park Consolidate 5 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 26 UPDATE 04/21/17

27 WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA TION AVE DAILY ON+OFFS State / Mason Consolidate Roosevelt / Blunt Park Rd Consolidate Roosevelt Consolidate Bay / Blunt Park Consolidate Bay / Goldenrod Consolidate 2 4 Roosv Central High School RETAIN n/a St. James and Tapley tripper Consolidate n/a tmpt State and St. James tripper Consolidate n/a tmpt Tapley and St. James tripper Consolidate n/a tmpnt Bay / Blunt Park Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Colton Consolidate n/a King / Logan Consolidate n/a Comments received Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 27 UPDATE 04/21/17

28 3.5 Ward 5 Total stops in ward: 88 Total daily on/offs in ward 1,286 Stops to be retained: 48 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 886 Stops to be consolidated: 40 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 400 % of stops consolidated: 45.5% % of bus riders affected in ward: 31.1% Summary: Ward 5 includes a portion of the 16 acres neighborhood. Western New England University is not technically part of the ward, but depends on transportation to and through the ward. Bus stops and PVTA routes are more dense in the eastern portion of the ward nearest downtown, while outlying neighborhoods to the west have greater distances between stops and routes. There is no PVTA service in the southeast quadrant of this ward. Senior Facilities: Clodo Concepcion Center, 1187 Parker St Public housing: Manilla Apartments, 7 other Housing Authority properties in the southeast quadrant of the ward. Major institutions and transportation: There are two radial corridors along State/Boston Road and Wilbraham. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 28 UPDATE 04/21/17

29 WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY Comments TION ON+OFFS received Changed? Boston / Ambrose RETAIN Roosevelt / Wilbraham RETAIN Roosevelt / Byron St RETAIN Roosevelt / Carnavon Cr RETAIN State / Tilton Consolidate Parker / Sunrise RETAIN Parker / Brewster RETAIN State / Unnamed Street RETAIN State / Unnamed Street Consolidate NO Wilbraham / Pineview RETAIN Wilbraham and Fenway no. side RETAIN Wilbraham and Jeffrey so. Side RETAIN Parker / Ramp RETAIN Duggan Middle School RETAIN Wilbraham / Kane RETAIN Duggan Middle School RETAIN Wilbraham / Kane RETAIN Parker / Wilbraham RETAIN Wilbraham / Delmore RETAIN Wilbraham / Walsh RETAIN Wilbraham / Truman RETAIN Wilbraham / Truman RETAIN Wilbraham / Unnamed St RETAIN Wilbraham / Suffolk RETAIN Wilbraham / Lakeside RETAIN Wilbraham / Benton RETAIN Norfolk/ Westford Circle RETAIN Parker / Ravenwood RETAIN Boston / Morton RETAIN Parker / Sunnybrook RETAIN Boston / Pheland RETAIN Boston/Seymour RETAIN Boston / Preston RETAIN Parker / Nassau RETAIN Parker / Gary RETAIN Wilbraham / Park RETAIN Parker / Sunrise Consolidate State / Hillmont Consolidate Parker / Mallowhill Consolidate State / Clarence Consolidate 59 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 29 UPDATE 04/21/17

30 RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY WARD STOP ID STOP NAME TION ON+OFFS Parker / Burns Consolidate Parker / Vincent Consolidate Mass Mutual RETAIN Wilbraham / Granger Consolidate Wilbraham / Catalpa Consolidate Wilbraham / Lumae Consolidate Wilbraham / Lumae Consolidate State / Dearborn Consolidate Wilbraham / Barrison RETAIN Wilbraham / Barrison RETAIN Wilbraham / Monticello Consolidate 3 Comments received Changed? Wilbraham / Monticello Consolidate Wilbraham / Senator Consolidate Wilbraham / Alden Consolidate Wilbraham / Norfolk RETAIN Wilbraham / Carlisle Consolidate Wilbraham / Norfolk RETAIN Wilbraham / Alden Consolidate Berlin / State St Consolidate Berlin / State St Consolidate Parker / Overlea Consolidate Parker / Sonia Consolidate State and Benton RETAIN Boston / Wilton Consolidate Parker / Patricia Consolidate Parker / Patricia Consolidate Boston / Barber Consolidate Boston / Denver RETAIN Boston / Denver RETAIN Boston / Coleman Consolidate Boston / Ambrose RETAIN Boston / Ambrose RETAIN Wilbraham / Pine Acre RETAIN n/a Wilbraham / Pine Acre RETAIN n/a Wilbraham / Aberdale Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Marine Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Unnamed St RETAIN n/a Wilbraham / Marchioness Consolidate n/a State / Ivanhoe RETAIN n/a Wilbraham / Bellwood Consolidate n/a PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 30 UPDATE 04/21/17

31 WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMENDA AVE DAILY TION ON+OFFS Wilbraham / Springfield Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Glenoak Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Glenoak Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Peekskill Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Marine Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Cabinet Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Marchioness Consolidate n/a Wilbraham / Old Acre Consolidate n/a Comments received Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 31 UPDATE 04/21/17

32 3.6 Ward 6 Total stops in ward: 93 Total daily on/offs in ward 1,923 Stops to be retained: 50 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 1,337 Stops to be consolidated: 43 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 586 % of stops consolidated: 46.2% % of bus riders affected in ward: 30.5% Summary: Ward 6 includes The X neighborhood, much of the southern portion of the Forest Park neighborhood, and Forest Park itself. Senior Facilities: Forest Park Manor Senior Center, 25 Barney Lane Public housing: Forest Park Manor, between Barney Lane and Dickinson. Major institutions and transportation: Sumner, Dickinson and Belmont converge at The X, which is being redesigned to achieve more goals of the City s Complete Streets plan. The X is a key timepoint for several high-volume PVTA routes (G1, G2, G5) and the X90 is only a few blocks away on White Street. PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 32 UPDATE 04/21/17

33 STOP RECOMMEND AVE DAILY WARD STOP NAME ID ATION ON+OFFS Sumner/Sumner Terrance RETAIN Sumner / Garland RETAIN Sumner / Howes RETAIN Belmont / Woodside RETAIN White / Kimberly RETAIN White / Kimberly RETAIN Belmont/Forest RETAIN 57 Comments received Changed? Sumner/White RETAIN 61 1 NO Sumner/Irvington RETAIN Belmont/Litchfield RETAIN Sumner/Herman RETAIN Sumner / Bryant RETAIN Fort Pleasant / Edgeland St. RETAIN Fort Pleasant/Chase RETAIN White / Morningside RETAIN State Hwy 83 / Belmont RETAIN White / Longfellow RETAIN Sumner / Oakland RETAIN Sumner/Oakland RETAIN Belmont/Itendale RETAIN Belmont/Bryant RETAIN Belmont/Longfellow RETAIN Belmont/Sylvan RETAIN Sumner / Forest Park RETAIN White / Blaine RETAIN 5 1 YES Belmont/Kenwood Park RETAIN 10 1 YES Fort Pleasant / Sumner RETAIN Sumner / Beechwood RETAIN Dickinson / Washington RETAIN Dickinson / Washington RETAIN Dwight / White RETAIN Dwight / Stanton RETAIN Dickinson / Texel RETAIN Dickinson / Elwood Consolidate Dwight / Fenimore Consolidate Jamestown / Yorktown RETAIN Dwight / Putting Green RETAIN Dwight/Putting Green opp RETAIN Sumner / Washington RETAIN Belmont/Commonwealth opp RETAIN 35 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 33 UPDATE 04/21/17

34 STOP RECOMMEND AVE DAILY WARD STOP NAME ID ATION ON+OFFS White/Webber RETAIN White/Manitoba RETAIN Sumner / Lenox RETAIN Allen and Harkness Consolidate White / Stratford Consolidate White / Ainsworth Consolidate Sumner / Eloise Consolidate Sumner / Castle Consolidate Belmont / Bellevue Consolidate Sumner / Eckington RETAIN 17 Comments received Changed? Sumner / Rittenhouse Consolidate 5 1 YES White / Priscilla Consolidate White / Priscilla Consolidate Sumner / Pomona Consolidate Belmont/Beaumont RETAIN 17 1 YES Sumner / Ormond Consolidate Belmont / Ramp Consolidate Dickinson / Sumner Consolidate Sumner / Beaumont Consolidate Belmont / Ormond Consolidate 11 1 YES Sumner / Parkwood Consolidate White / Larkspur Consolidate Belmont/Daytona Consolidate Belmont / Hollywood Consolidate Belmont / Orlando Consolidate Dickinson / Trenton RETAIN 3 1 YES Dickinson / Trenton RETAIN 4 2 YES Fort Pleasant / Warner Consolidate Forrest Park Entrance Consolidate Sumner / Greenleaf Consolidate Dickinson / Trafton Consolidate Sumner/Randolph Consolidate Belmont/Fountain opp RETAIN Sumner/Firglade Consolidate Belmont / Fountain RETAIN Dickinson / Trafton Consolidate White/Sunapee Consolidate Dickinson / Olmsted Consolidate Dickinson / Olmsted Consolidate Dwight / Irving Consolidate 6 PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 34 UPDATE 04/21/17

35 WARD STOP RECOMMEND AVE DAILY STOP NAME ID ATION ON+OFFS Dickinson / Copeland RETAIN Dwight / Hartwick Consolidate Dwight / Anglesea RETAIN Dwight / Channing RETAIN Dwight / Harper Consolidate Dwight / Cochrane Consolidate Jamestown / Dickinson Consolidate Williamsburg / Jamestown Consolidate Belmont / Belvidere Consolidate Fort Pleasant / Warner Consolidate Belmont / White opp Winepeg Consolidate Dwight/Fenimore Consolidate n/a Dwight / Hartwick Consolidate n/a Comments received Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 35 UPDATE 04/21/17

36 3.7 Ward 7 Total stops in ward: 46 Total daily on/offs in ward 937 Stops to be retained: 33 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 822 Stops to be consolidated: 13 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 115 % of stops consolidated: 28.3% % of bus riders affected in ward: 12.3% Summary: Ward 7 includes the East Forrest Park neighborhood (roughly between Allen and Roosevelt Streets); Veteran s Memorial Golf Course and surrounding residential neighborhoods. There is relatively little PVTA service, with only 46 stops most of which are for the G1 southern segment. The X92 cuts across the northeast corner of the ward through a relatively lightly populated neighborhood. Senior Facilities: Mayflower Senior Center, 1516 Sumner Ave Public housing: 1 Public Housing Authority property on Shady Brook Lane Major institutions: Western New England University (located in the northeast tip of the ward. St, Michael s Academy, Mary Dryden Veteran s Memorial School. Five Town Plaza is at the eastern end of the Sumner Ave/Allen St/Bicentennial Highway corridor, which often experiences traffic congestion. WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMEN DATION AVE DAILY ON+OFFS Island Pond / Casco St RETAIN Island Pond / Amanda St RETAIN Island Pond / Surry Rd RETAIN Island Pond / Agnes St RETAIN Island Pond Rd and Allen St RETAIN Island Pond Rd and Allen St RETAIN 24 Comments received Changed? PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 36 UPDATE 04/21/17

37 WARD STOP ID STOP NAME RECOMMEN AVE DAILY DATION ON+OFFS Stop & Shop at Allen-Cooley RETAIN Canon Circle #1 RETAIN Canon Circle #3 RETAIN Canon Circle end of line RETAIN Canon Circle RETAIN Wilbraham / Denwall RETAIN Allen / Malden RETAIN Riverbend Medical Center RETAIN Allen / Talmadge RETAIN Allen/Bridlepath RETAIN Allen / Alberta RETAIN Allen/Allen Park inbound RETAIN Allen / Allen Park RETAIN Sumner / Bairdcrest RETAIN Allen / Corcoran RETAIN Sumner / Hudson RETAIN Allen / Manor RETAIN Sumner/Allen RETAIN Sumner / Eddywood RETAIN Sumner/Perkins RETAIN Wilbraham / Park RETAIN Wilbraham / Birchland Consolidate Big Y at Allen and Cooley Sts. RETAIN Wingate Consolidate Bicentennial Hwy. 1 Consolidate 10 Comments received Changed? Allen/Bicentennial RETAIN 7 1 YES Allen/Bicentennial inbnd RETAIN 12 1 YES Allen/Wilshire inbnd RETAIN 10 1 NO Allen / Wilshire RETAIN Allen / Harbour Consolidate Sumner / Emerson Consolidate Five Town Plaza RETAIN Sumner/Chalmers Consolidate Roosevelt/Sumner Consolidate sumner/rencelau Consolidate Cooley/Caitlin opposite Consolidate Cooley/Caitlin Consolidate Allen / Wachusett Consolidate Wilbraham / Jonquil Consolidate n/a Sumner / Pinecrest Consolidate n/a PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 37 UPDATE 04/21/17

38 3.8 Ward 8 Total stops in ward: 115 Total daily on/offs in ward 3,469 Stops to be retained: 65 On/offs at retained stops in ward: 2,975 Stops to be consolidated: 50 On/offs at stops to be consolidated: 494 % of stops consolidated: 43.5% % of bus riders affected in ward: 14.2% Summary: Ward 8 is home to Indian Orchard neighborhood at its northeast corner. At its eastern end, the ward contains the Eastfield Mall, a major commercial destination for the entire city. It is served by the B7, PVTA s most popular route. The mall is in the midst of redevelopment. The State Street/Boston Rd corridor is one of PVTA s most congested, and consolidating stops is critical to improving the efficiency of service for the many people who use this line. Major manufacturing plants and employment centers are also in this ward along the northern border with the Chicopee River; located north of Berkshire Ave, these employers are close to the B6. Senior Facilities: Pine Point Senior Center, 335 Berkshire Ave PVTA Springfield Bus Stop Consolidation Plan 38 UPDATE 04/21/17