North Shore Coordination Plan Steering Committee Meeting #5 November 28, 2017
Today s Meeting Welcome & Introductions Project Activities Recap Route Network Service Changes Implementation Plan & Timeline Discussion & Questions 2
Project Activities Recap
Public Open House Recap Presented proposed route network September 18 Skokie Public Library September 19 Evanston Levy Senior Center 45+ people attended Pace Dempster Line Coordination Joint meeting on September 19 Information at Pulse Dempster Line Open House September 12 Des Plaines 4
Public Open House Recap + comments received Generally positive Comment themes: Early morning, evening and/or weekend service requests Additional detail regarding frequencies and timetable Additional or expanded service on some routes 5
Hearings and Approval Process Additional public process and approvals before route changes are finalized and implemented Similar process for Pace and CTA Public hearings and Pace/CTA Board review and action may be required for some route changes 6
Route Network
Overall Network Existing 8
Overall Network 9
Route Network Summary New Routes Pace Routes A, B, and C No Changes Pace Routes 250 and 290 CTA Routes 96 and 97 Alignment Changes Pace Routes 208, 213, 215, 225, 226, and 422 Frequency and/or Span Changes Pace Routes 213, 215, 225, 226, and 422 CTA Routes 49B, 93, 155, 201, and 206 Discontinued Routes Pace Routes 210, 421, and 423 CTA Routes 54A, and 205 10
Service Changes
Routes 205, 208 and 213 Changes Existing 12
Routes 205, 208 and 213 Changes 13
Routes 205, 208 and 213 Changes 14
Routes 205, 208 and 213 Changes 15
Pace Route 208 Headways (minutes) AM Peak OffPeak AM Peak OffPeak Existing PM Peak PM Peak Sat Sun Sat Sun 16
Pace Route 213 Weekdays Adjust AM and PM peak headways to 2040 minutes AM Peak 15 OffPeak AM Peak 2040 OffPeak Existing PM Peak 15 PM Peak 2040 Sat Sun Sat Sun 17
Routes 54A, 210, 215 and C Changes Existing N/N to add Maps 18
Routes 54A, 210, 215 and C Changes 19
Routes 54A, 210, 215 and C Changes 20
Routes 54A, 210, 215 and C Changes 21
Pace Route 215 Weekdays Increase PM peak headways to 20 minutes Headways (minutes) Existing AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 20 40 2060 40 40 AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 20 40 20 40 40 22
Pace Route C New route Weekday service only Early morning to early evening Schedule Route Wkd 6:00 am6:00 pm C Sat Sun Headways (minutes) Route AM Peak Midday PM Peak Sat Sun C 23
Route 225 and 226 Changes Existing N/N to add Maps 24
Route 225 and 226 Changes 25
Route 225 and 226 Changes 26
Route 225 and 226 Changes 27
Pace Route 225 Weekdays Increase weekday service span from peakdirection only to bidirectional all day Increases from 6 to 12 total hours Schedule Headways (minutes) Existing Existing AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun Wkd 6:05 am9:03 am NB 3:35 pm6:31 pm SB Sat Sun AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 60 Wkd Sat Sun 5: am7:11 pm 28
Pace Route 226 Weekdays Maintain weeknight/weekend service levels of Route 215 for the new Route 226 service between OaktonSkokie Yellow Line station and Howard station Weekends New service every 60 minutes, 6:15am 12:10 am Schedule Headways (minutes) Existing Existing AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 60 15 Wkd 5:01 am7:11 pm Sat Sun AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 2040 60 2040 60 60 Wkd 5:01 am12:00 am Sat 5:45 am12:10 am Sun 6:15 am12:10 am 29
Routes 421, 422, 423, A and B Changes Existing N/N to add Maps
Routes 421, 422, 423, A and B Changes 31
Routes 421, 422, 423, A and B Changes 32
Routes 421, 422, 423, A and B Changes 33
Pace Route 422 Weekdays Adjust AM and PM peak headways to minutes Headways (minutes) Existing AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 20 60 AM Peak OffPeak PM Peak Sat Sun 34
Pace Routes A and B New routes Weekday service only Early morning to early evening Schedule Route A B Wkd 5:35 am8:40 pm 5:35 am8:40 pm Sat Sun Headways (minutes) Route AM Peak Midday PM Peak Sat Sun A 60 60 60 B 60 35
CTA Routes 49B, 93, and 155 CTA Route 49B Improved reliability Summer 2017 CTA Route 93 Improved reliability Improved weekday midday and Saturday frequency Fall 2017 36
CTA Routes 49B, 93, and 155 CTA Route 155 Improved evening frequency Fall 2017 37
CTA Routes 201 and 206 CTA Route 201 Improved AM rush frequency Winter 201718 38
CTA Routes 201 and 206 CTA Route 206 Adjusted service span to better match demand Winter 201718 39
Questions Specific questions related to certain routes? What do you like most about the Preferred Plan? What do you like least about the Preferred Plan? Other questions? 40
Implementation Plan and Timeline
Implementation Approach Overview Phase 1 Summer / Fall 2018 Phase 2 Early/Mid 2019 Phase 3 Late 2019 / Early 2020 Review, optimize and/or adjust service as needed 42
Phase 1 Summer/Fall 2018 Changes to Routes 205 (CTA), 208 (Pace), and 213 (Pace) Pulse Milwaukee service launch; includes restructure of Pace Route 270 service 43
Phase 2 Early/Mid 2019 (tentative) Changes to Routes 54A (CTA), 210 (Pace), 215 (Pace), 225 (Pace), 226 (Pace), 423 (Pace) Launch Pace Route C (route number pending) Launch of Pulse Dempster service currently expected 2020; includes restructuring of Pace Route 250 service 44
Phase 3 Late 2019 / Early 2020 (tentative) Changes to Routes 421, 422, 423 Launch Pace Route A (route number pending) and Route B (route number pending) 45
Phasing Constraints Exact timing of Phases 2 and 3 will depend on: Pace and CTA budget/resources Interagency coordination/implementation schedules Title VI review and any impacts (Pace) New findings from service change implementations (North Shore Coordination Plan and others) Ongoing tasks: Evaluate weekday and weekend ridership, ontime performance, and service issues Schedule/service level optimizations and adjustments as needed Consider adding additional Saturday and Sunday service to routes showing demand 46
Questions Questions regarding overall phasing? Specific questions related to phasing on certain routes? Other questions? 47
Thank you
Thank you Thank you for your participation! Open House Materials and Fact Sheet available on study website Planning Initiatives section at PaceBus.com Pace Steven Andrews Community Relations Representative 847.228.2344 Steven.Andrews@PaceBus.com CTA Lillian Lahr Scheduling and Service Planning Coordinator 312.681.4237 Llahr@transitchicago.com 49
Tim Payne 811 First Avenue Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98104 Office: (206) 3577524 tpayne@nelsonnygaard.com NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES 2017