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25 CHAPTER SIX CASE STUDIES Five transit systems with flexible services have been chosen for case studies. Included are more detailed service descriptions, operating methods, some history and background, and operating results.
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26 FIGURE 8 DART neighborhood stop. At the DART terminal, outbound passengers with destinations in the demand-responsive service area transfer to the DART bus and, upon boarding, inform the bus operator of their final destinations.
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27 FIGURE 9 DART 102 Southdale/Island Lakes service area map. For each schedule period, DART work assignments are included in the general bus operator sign-up.
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28 Weekdays Saturdays Sundays Fixed-route service operates until… 19:18 20:10 21:02 21:52 22:42 23:32 00:32# # Drop off only. No reservations accepted.
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29 eventually extended to the built-up areas and dial-a-bus was discontinued. Reviewing this experience, staff concluded that • Demand-responsive service is an effective approach to develop ridership in small, but growing lowdensity residential areas.
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30 FIGURE 12 DART terminal information sign. For purposes of evaluation, the transit system's main consideration was that DART was more cost-effective than fixed-route service in a low-density area because it could serve a much larger geographical area than fixed-route service could using the same resources.
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31 In general, users were a broad cross section of age and gender: 53% female and 47% male, 29% age 18 and under, and 69% age 19 to 64. In the 18-and-under age group, users were mostly women.
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32 FIGURE 13 OmniLink Dale City flex-route map. operations for OmniLink.
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33 WEEKDAYS [1] Chinn Center [2]
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34 cently installed automated scheduling system, and off-route trips were scheduled and confirmed in one phone call. Information Technology at PRTC PRTC began automating the operation of OmniLink in 1993 when the service was in the planning stages.
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35 ment and rider education efforts reduced the deviation percentage to approximately 15%. In December 2002, PRTC implemented a policy reducing the number of off-route requests accepted on each vehicle trip.
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36 most of the patronage is prescheduled, this productivity most likely reflects the rural nature of the service area, which requires traveling long distances. Ride Solution staff believes that using the human services-consolidated transportation as a foundation made it possible to establish transit service for the general public in an area where it would otherwise probably not be possible.
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37 FIGURE 15 MVTA Flex Route 420. FIGURE 16 MVTA Route 440 detail.
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38 on the map by black circles numbered 1 through 6. The entire route runs approximately 14 mi between the Mall of America, where it connects with the regional transit provider, Metro Transit, and the same Apple Valley Transit Station served by Flex Route 420.
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39 need for transit services in the areas being served by flex routes, and that the flex routes provide better coverage than fixed-route service and better productivity than conventional dial-a-ride. ROUTE DEVIATION SERVICE AT THE OTTUMWA TRANSIT AUTHORITY OTA operates a fixed-route transit system with limited deviations, primarily for older passengers.
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