Transitaj Celoj kaj Ŝlosilaj Elektoj
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.
Kiel Ni Dezajnu la Busan Reton de la Regiono?
Tio dependas.
Imagu, ke ni desegnas transitan reton por ĉi tiu fikcia urbo. La linioj estas vojoj kaj la punktoj estas homoj kaj laboroj.
Lokoj kun pli da punktoj proksime estas densaj je agado. Pli da homoj volas vojaĝi al kaj de tiuj lokoj. Tiu densa agado koncentriĝas laŭ la ĉefŝoseoj.
La busoj en la bildo estas ĉiuj rimedoj, kiujn ni havas por funkciigi transiton.
RAJDANTO
Se nia celo estas akiri la plej multajn rajdantojn de nia sistemo, ni koncentrus transitajn rimedojn kie la plej multaj homoj kaj laborlokoj estas proksime kune. Ni povas tiam provizi altfrekvencan servon, kiu estas tre oportuna kaj instigas homojn veturi en transiton en tiuj lokoj.
KOVRADO
Se nia celo estas akiri trafikan kovradon en kiel eble plej multaj areoj, ni devos disvastigi transitajn rimedojn. Itineroj ne povas esti tiel oftaj, kaj do ne multaj homoj trovus trafikon utila kaj oportuna. Tamen estus iuj trafika kovrado en kiel eble plej multaj areoj.
Ambaŭ celoj estas gravaj, sed ene de limigita buĝeto ŝanĝi al unu signifas ŝanĝi for de la alia.
Kie Estas Bezonoj por Transiro?
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.
Ĉu la Regiono Devus Pli Investi en Transiro?
Rigardante kompareblajn samrangajn regionojn, kaj ilian transitservon, kelkaj ŝlosilaj konkludoj estas klaraj:
La regiono disponigas relative malmulte da servo. Neniu el la kunuloj disponigis malpli servon pokape ol Interurban Trolley. Eĉ se grupite kune kun Transpo por regiona komparo, nur Fort Wayne kaj Rockford disponigas malpli servon pokape. (Vidu tabelon dekstre).
Rajdado estas egale malalta. La ununura plej granda kontribuanto al rajdanteco estas la kvanto de servo disponigita. Inter la samrangaj agentejoj, tiuj kiuj disponigas pli da servo generas pli da rajdanteco.
La produktiveco de Kaj Transpo kaj Interurban Trolley estas tre malalta. La transitrajdantado de la regiono verŝajne estis subpremita per malaltfrekvenca servo. Kiel rezulto, meza produktiveco ĉe ambaŭ agentejoj tendencis esti pli malalta eĉ ol aliaj agentejoj kiuj disponigas similan totalsumon de servo.
Konsiderante ĉi tiujn realaĵojn, ekzistas ŝlosila valordemando pri ĉu la regiono devus investi pli en transito por plibonigi aliron al ŝanco kaj pliigi rajdadon.
Por pli da detaloj pri la ekzistanta transitreto kaj kunularaj komparoj, vidu Ĉapitro 4 de la Elektoj-Raporto.
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.
