Transitmål og nøglevalg
The concepts below can help you think about your goals and priorities for transit service in South Bend and Mishawaka.
To help you think about that, we’ve drawn two contrasting images of how the network could look, depending on what is most important to people and what the public’s priorities are. Both concepts assume that we can run the same amount of bus service as it did in late 2019, just before the pandemic. We can’t add more service, so we have to make some hard decisions about what’s most important.
We've also drawn up two concepts that show what's possible with increased funding towards transit. We want to know how much investment you would be willing to provide into transit and the results you could get.
Whether you ride transit or not, your taxes help pay for bus service, so everyone's thoughts and opinions matter. Public engagement on these concepts is now complete, but you can still provide feedback to the project team.
Hvordan skal vi indrette regionens busnet?
Det kommer an på.
Forestil dig, at vi designer et transitnetværk til denne fiktive by. Linjerne er veje, og prikkerne er mennesker og job.
Steder med flere prikker tæt på hinanden er tætte med aktivitet. Flere mennesker ønsker at rejse til og fra de steder. Den tætte aktivitet er koncentreret langs hovedvejene.
Busserne på billedet er alle de ressourcer, vi har til at køre transit.
RITTERSKAB
Hvis vores mål er at få mest muligt ud af vores system, ville vi koncentrere transitressourcer, hvor de fleste mennesker og job er tæt på hinanden. Vi kan derefter levere højfrekvente tjenester, der er meget bekvemme og tilskynder folk til at køre transit i disse områder.
DÆKNING
Hvis vores mål er at få transitdækning på så mange områder som muligt, bliver vi nødt til at sprede transitressourcer ud. Ruter kan ikke være så hyppige, og derfor vil ikke mange mennesker finde transit nyttigt og bekvemt. Der ville dog være nogle transitdækning på så mange områder som muligt.
Begge mål er vigtige, men inden for et begrænset budget betyder skift mod det ene, at man flytter væk fra det andet.
Hvor er der behov for transit?
These concepts are NOT PROPOSALS. We will be developing the final plan later this year with your input.
Ridership Concept
This concept connects the busiest parts of the region with the best possible bus service (every 15 minutes or better). On average, more people can get to more places sooner with this concept, so ridership will be higher, but it doesn't cover as many people.
Coverage Concept
This concept expands the network to cover more area, but because there are so many routes, frequencies are low. Ridership is lower because people may not want to wait as long.
Red lines arrive every 15 minutes or less
Blue lines arrive every 30 minutes
Green lines arrive every 60 minutes
Tan lines are peak-only or have a limited schedule
Red lines arrive every 15 minutes or less
Blue lines arrive every 30 minutes
Green lines arrive every 60 minutes
Tan lines are peak-only or have a limited schedule
Outcomes
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The average resident can reach 21% more jobs by transit in 45 minutes
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These numbers are probably similar for other destinations, like school, shopping, etc.
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64% of residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of any transit service, compared to 78% now.
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59% of all residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of transit service that comes every 30 minutes or better, compared to 55% now
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This concept would increase the number of jobs the average person could reach in 45 minutes by walking and transit compared to the Existing Network.
Outcomes
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The average resident can reach 12% fewer jobs by transit in 45 minutes
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These numbers are probably similar for other destinations, like school, shopping, etc.
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79% of residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of any transit service, compared to 78% now.
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30% of all residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of transit service that comes every 30 minutes or better, compared to 55% now
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This concept would reduce the number of jobs the average person could reach in 45 minutes by walking and transit compared to the Existing Network.
Change in Access
Where can you be soon? Answering that question tells us a great deal about how useful a transit system is. The images below compare how far you can get from South Street Station, Downtown Mishawaka, or other key destinations in 45 minutes in the Ridership and Coverage concepts.
Skal regionen investere mere i transit?
Ser man på sammenlignelige peer-regioner og deres transittjenester, er nogle få nøglekonklusioner klare:
Regionen yder relativt lidt service. Ingen af peers ydede mindre service pr. indbygger end Interurban Trolley. Selv når de er grupperet sammen med Transpo til en regional sammenligning, er det kun Fort Wayne og Rockford, der yder mindre service pr. (Se diagrammet til højre).
Antal passagerer er tilsvarende lavt. Den største enkeltstående bidragyder til passagertallet er mængden af ydet service. Blandt peer-bureauerne genererer de, der yder mere service, flere passagerer.
Både Transpo og Interurban Trolleys produktivitet er meget lav. Regionens transitkørsel er sandsynligvis blevet undertrykt af lavfrekvente tjenester. Som følge heraf har den gennemsnitlige produktivitet hos begge bureauer haft en tendens til at være lavere, selv end andre bureauer, der yder samme samlede mængde service.
I betragtning af disse realiteter er der et centralt værdispørgsmål om, hvorvidt regionen bør investere mere i transit for at forbedre adgangen til muligheder og øge antallet af passagerer.
For flere detaljer om det eksisterende transitnetværk og peer-sammenligninger, se kapitel 4 i valgrapporten.
The Growth and Vision Concepts
These concepts are NOT PROPOSALS. We will be developing the final plan later this year with your input.
Growth Concept
This concept provides both the frequency of the Ridership Concept and the additional places and neighborhoods served by the Coverage Concept. The additional service dramatically increases how many useful destinations an average resident can reach in a given amount of time, while also maintain and expanding coverage.
Vision Concept
The Vision Concept is a vastly improved network that would provide far more frequent service along most of the major corridors in South Bend and Mishawaka. It would also begin to introduce grid-like elements to better serve trips that begin and end outside of downtown.
Dark red lines arrive every 10 minutes or less
Red lines arrive every 15 minutes
Blue lines arrive every 30 minutes
Green lines arrive every 60 minutes
Tan lines are peak-only or have a limited schedule
Dark red lines arrive every 10 minutes or less
Red lines arrive every 15 minutes
Blue lines arrive every 30 minutes
Green lines arrive every 60 minutes
Tan lines are peak-only or have a limited schedule
Yellow boxes are demand-response zones
Outcomes
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The average resident can reach 27% more jobs by transit in 45 minutes
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These numbers are probably similar for other destinations, like school, shopping, etc.
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79% of residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of any transit service, compared to 78% now.
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17% of all residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of transit service that comes every 15 minutes or better, compared to 0% now*
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This concept represents a 60% increase in service compared to the Existing Network
Outcomes
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The average resident can reach 126% more jobs by transit in 45 minutes
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These numbers are probably similar for other destinations, like school, shopping, etc.
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81% of residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of any transit service, compared to 78% now.
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50% of all residents are within a 1/2 mile walk of transit service that comes every 15 minutes or better, compared to 0% now*
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This concept represents a 360% increase in service compared to the Existing Network
*The Existing Network does not have service that is every 15 minutes or better on any route.
Change in Access
Where can you be soon? Answering that question tells us a great deal about how useful a transit system is. The images below compare how far you can get from South Street Station, Downtown Mishawaka, or other key destinations in 45 minutes in the Growth and Vision concepts.
