Practices in the Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A - TCRP Synthesis Survey: Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators
Appendix A - TCRP Synthesis Survey: Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators
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57 APPENDIX A TCRP Synthesis Survey: Development and Deployment of Downtown Circulators
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Please list your name, agency, and contact information 3. Is there a downtown circulator currently operating within your agency's service area?
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Fare Free Zone Downtown is too small Downtown is well-served by existing routes Lack of interest from downtown businesses/employers Lack of interest within agency Cost Lack of funding Other (please specify) Low ridership Low productivity Cost of providing service Funding source was discontinued Lack of support from private sector Other (please specify)
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Assessment Yes No - if no, please provide the name and email address of the most appropriate person to fill out this survey at the agency that operates the downtown circulator. Other (please specify)
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14. Please describe any "lessons learned" that would benefit other transit agencies that are considering implementation of a downtown circulator.
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? Transit agency desire to provide better connections within downtown Request from downtown businesses/employers or TMA Request from downtown convention center or hotels Opportunity for public-private partnership with private-sector financing Downtown transit center moved to new location; need to continue to serve heart of downtown New rail service required connection to downtown Elected officials encouraged or dictated implementation Other (please specify)
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" 11. Markets Improve general mobility throughout the downtown area Encourage downtown revitalization Support a "park once" concept, where the circulator connects parking and downtown destinations Encourage public transit use by employees Encourage public transit use by shoppers Provide a way to get around for convention-goers Provide a way to get around for visitors in downtown hotels Connect a new transit center to the heart of downtown Connect a rail station to the heart of downtown Serve residential areas in or near downtown Other (please specify)
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No – sole focus is on the primary market noted in previous question Yes, also employees Yes, also shoppers Yes, also downtown residents Yes, also tourists Other (please specify)
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Route Structure No, the route has not changed – new markets are incidental to the primary market for service Yes, changed to serve employment sites Yes, changed to serve retail sites Yes, changed to serve downtown residential areas Yes, changed to serve hotels/convention center Yes, changed to serve new transit center Yes, changed to serve rail station Other (please specify) A single linear route A single loop route A single flexible route Multiple linear routes Multiple loop routes Multiple flexible routes Combination of different types of routes Other (please specify)
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Transit agency City TMA Private sector entity Other (please specify)
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Administration4 Close cooperation – frequent contact (at least weekly) Cooperation – contact as needed Neutral – the circulator is viewed as a separate entity Hostility Grant to transit agency specifically for the circulator Grant to city specifically for the circulator Transit agency pays all costs Transit agency splits costs with City or other public entity Transit agency splits costs with private sector City pays all costs City splits costs with private sector Private sector pays all costs Other (please specify)
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Operation Yes No Don't know/not sure Transit bus 30 feet or larger Transit bus under 30 feet Cutaway Van Rubber-tired trolley Steel-wheel trolley Mix of vehicles Other (please specify) Yes No - same as all transit vehicles Transit agency City Other (please specify)
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Start time of first trip Start time of last trip Prevailing headway Start time of first trip Start time of last trip Prevailing headway Start time of first trip Start time of last trip Prevailing headway 20. Operation2 Cash fare Transit agency City Contractor Other (please specify)
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Operation4 23. Operation5 Cash Transfers within the circulator system Transit agency transfers Downtown circulator passes Transit agency monthly passes Transit agency day passes Transit agency other passes Tokens Other (please specify)
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Barriers, Obstacles, and Constraints Connections at major transfer points No duplication of existing route segments Added stops Fewer stops No integration – the circulator is separate from the existing system Other (please specify) Yes No – no change to service area/hours of operation Unsure
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26. Marketing Other (please specify)
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Case Study Other (please specify)
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Please contact Dan Boyle at dboyle34@pacbell.net or at 858259-6515 if you would like any additional information about this study.
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