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Zolinga za Maulendo ndi Zosankha zazikulu

CONNECT is a collaborative effort to decide where bus service should go, when it should run, and how frequently it should operate. Today’s bus network is the result of decades of cumulative small changes and adjustments. The resulting network may not be meeting the goals and priorities of today’s residents, employers, and institutions.

 

CONNECT is an opportunity to review existing and potential transit demand and need, and to design a network that meets those demands and needs most effectively.

The Choices Report was the first step in CONNECT. It was meant to spark a conversation about transit needs and goals in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. The sections below summarize key issues, challenges, and choices. Read on below, download the full report, to understand key background to the CONNECT Transit Plan process.

Read the Full Choices Report

Ndi zolinga zotani zomwe ziyenera kukwaniritsa?

Maulendo apagulu amatha kukwaniritsa zolinga zambiri, koma anthu ndi madera osiyanasiyana amayamikira zolingazi mosiyana. Kumvetsetsa zolinga zomwe zili zofunika kwambiri m'derali ndi sitepe yofunika kwambiri popanga ntchito ya Transpo ndi Interurban Trolley.

Zina mwazolingazi zimakwaniritsidwa ngati anthu ambiri amagwiritsa ntchito zoyendera. Mwachitsanzo, mayendedwe amatha kuchepetsa kuchulukana komanso kuipitsa ngati anthu ambiri akwera basi m'malo moyendetsa. Zolinga zotere timazitcha "zolinga zokwera " chifukwa zimakwaniritsidwa ndi okwera kwambiri.

 

Zolinga zina zimakwaniritsidwa ndi kupezeka kosavuta kwamayendedwe. Njira ya basi yodutsa m'derali imapatsa anthu inshuwaransi kuti asadzipatula. Zolinga zamtunduwu timazitcha "zolinga zowunikira " chifukwa zimakwaniritsidwa mokulira poyang'anira madera ndi ntchito, osati chifukwa chokwera kwambiri.

Kuganiza za kuchuluka kwa Transpo ndi Interurban Trolley ndalama muzolinga izi ndi funso lofunika kwambiri pa gawo ili la ndondomeko yokonzekera.

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Economic Opportunity

Transit can give businesses access to more workers; workers access to more jobs and supportive services like childcare; and students more access to education and training.

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Support Essential Needs

Transit can help meet the needs of people who are economically insecure, with access to essential services and jobs.

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Congestion Mitigation

Because buses carry more people than cars, transit use can mitigate traffic congestion by reducing Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT).

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Climate & Environmental Benefits

By reducing VMT, transit use can reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Frequent transit can also support compact development and help conserve land.

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Health

Transit can support physical activity, partly because most riders walk to their bus stop, but also because riders tend to walk more in between their transit trips.

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Personal Liberty

By providing people the ability to reach more places than they otherwise would, transit can empower people to make choices and fulfill their individual goals.

Kodi Timapeza Bwanji Utsogoleri Wapamwamba?

Popanga zoyendera kukhala zothandiza kwa anthu ambiri.

Kuyenda kothandiza kumapereka mwayi wofikira pakufikira mipata yambiri munthawi yomwe mwapatsidwa.

Titha kukulitsa mwayi wopezeka ndi:

  • Kupereka maulendo apamwamba kwambiri

  • Kupanga netiweki yolumikizidwa

  • Kupanga zoyendera kukhala zodalirika komanso zachangu

  • Kuyang'ana malo omwe ali:

    • Zokhuthala

    • Woyenda

    • Proximate

    • Linear

This is a four-strip cartoon panel showing the concept of access. Panel 1 shows a person. The caption says "Here is a person." Panel 2 shows this same person, with many symbols representing places they could go. The caption says "... in a city full of possible destinations." Panel 3 shows this same person surrounded by a gray area. A line connects the person to the edge of the gray area and says "45 minutes". The caption says "In 45 minutes this person can get to anywhere in the highlighted area". Panel 4 shows the person in the gray area, and the symbols. The symbols located inside the gray area have been highlighted to be more visible. The caption says "Their access to destinations is the number of destinations in that area. You can count the jobs or schools or shopping in that area to estimate their access."

Kodi Misika Yabwino Kwambiri Yoyendera Masiku Ano Ali Kuti?

"Msika wamphamvu wamaulendo" umatanthauzidwa kwambiri ndi komwe anthu ali, ndi angati a iwo omwe alipo, osati ndi omwe anthu ali. Chifukwa chake, poyambira pakuwunika misika yamayendedwe ndi kuchuluka kwa anthu ndi ntchito. Mapu kumanja akuwonetsa kuchulukana kophatikizana kwa ntchito ndi anthu kudera lonselo.

Mukafunsa wokonza maulendo kuti akujambulireni njira yamabasi okwera kwambiri, wokonzekerayo angayang'ane kwambiri kuchulukana kwa anthu onse okhala ndi ntchito; pakuyenda m'misewu ndi midzi; komanso pamtengo woyendetsa njira ya basi motalika kokwanira kuwafikira.

Kuti mudziwe zambiri zamisika yamaulendo mderali, onani Mutu 3 wa Lipoti la Zosankha.

 

This is a map of Activity Density in the whole MACOG region. Acitivity density is the combination of residential density and job density.

Kodi Pakufunika Paulendo?

This is a map of Poverty Density in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, represented by the number of residents per square mile living under 125% of the Federal Poverty  Line. The data shown is from the 2019 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, by Census Block Group.

Ngati mutapempha wokonza maulendo kuti akukokereni njira yomwe inathandiza anthu ambiri omwe ali ndi zosowa zazikulu momwe angathere, angayang'ane kumene anthu omwe amapeza ndalama zochepa, akuluakulu, achinyamata ndi olumala amakhala komanso kumene akuyenera kupita.

Kachulukidwe komwe anthuwa amakhala ndi nkhani, chifukwa pamalo okwera kwambiri malo okwerera basi amodzi amatha kukhala othandiza kwa anthu osowa. Komabe, wokonza zoyendera atha kuyesanso kuyandikitsa njira kufupi ndi anthu ochepa. M'malo mwake, anthu akatalikirana komanso amwazikana, amakhala otalikirana komanso otalikirana komanso amafunikira mwayi wopita.

Mapu omwe ali kumanzere akusonyeza kuchulukana kwa anthu omwe ali paumphawi m’derali. Kuti mumve zambiri pazofunikira pamayendedwe mderali, onani Mutu 3 wa Lipoti la Zosankha.

 

Nanga bwanji za Equity ndi Civil Rights?

Malamulo a Federal Transit Administration, ozikidwa pa gawo lina la Civil Rights Act ya 1964, amafuna kuti MACOG ndi Transpo aganizire za ubwino ndi zolemetsa zomwe anthu amtundu amakumana nazo kuchokera ku ntchito zapaulendo komanso pokonzekera ntchito zamaulendo ndi zoyendera.

Ngakhale mtundu wa munthu kapena fuko silimatiuza mwachindunji ngati akufuna mayendedwe, kapena ngati ali ndi chizolowezi chogwiritsa ntchito zodutsa, tikudziwa kuti pali kulumikizana pakati pa mtundu ndi fuko ndi ndalama ndi chuma. Ngati ndinu munthu wamtundu ku United States ndiye kuti mumapeza ndalama zochepa komanso simungakhale ndi galimoto.

Mapu omwe ali kumanja akuwonetsa kugawidwa kwa anthu malinga ndi mtundu ndi mafuko kudera lonselo. Kuwona komwe anthu amitundu amakhala kumathandiza kuwona kuchuluka kwa anthu okhala m'malo owundana, ozungulira, komanso oyandikira, motero angathandizidwe bwino ndi mapangidwe apamwamba a netiweki. Zimatithandizanso kuona madera omwe nthawi zambiri amakhala anthu amitundu omwe si owundana, ozungulira, kapena oyandikana nawo motero amakhala okwera mtengo kwambiri kuti tiwatumikire, koma atha kukhala ofunikira kuti akwaniritse cholinga chothandizira.

Kuti mudziwe zambiri za momwe ufulu wachibadwidwe umakhudzira kukonzekera mayendedwe, onani Mutu 3 wa Lipoti la Zosankha.

 

This is a map showing the density of residents by race and ethnicity in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. The map shows one dot for every 5 residents. The color of the dot indicates their Census-reported race or ethnicity, distinguishing the following categories: Asian, Black, Hispanic, White and Other.

Transit Netiweki Yemwe Iripo Ili Ndi Mafupipafupi Ochepa

A map showing the network of Transpo and Interurban Trolley bus routes. Routes are colored by frequency. Most routes fit in the blue (every 30-35 minutes) and green (every 60 minutes) categories.

Kuchuluka kwa ntchito, kapena utali woti mudikire pakati pa mabasi, ndikofunikira kuti pakhale phindu lamayendedwe. Kuthandizira pafupipafupi kumawonjezera mwayi wopezeka. Kuchuluka kwafupipafupi kumachepetsa nthawi yoyenda popereka maubwino angapo olumikizidwa:

  • Kudikirira Kwachidule

  • Kusamutsa Mwachangu

  • Kuchira Kosavuta Kusokonezeka

  • Kuchita Mwadzidzidzi Ndiponso Ufulu

Mapu omwe ali kumanzere amawonetsa ma netiweki a mabasi omwe alipo pafupipafupi, ndipo misewu yomwe imayenda mphindi 30 zilizonse zamitundu  buluu ndi njira zomwe zimayenda mphindi 60 zilizonse zimakhala zobiriwira . Pokhala ndi maulendo ochepa otere, kuyenda m'derali kumafuna kudikira kwa nthawi yaitali ndipo kumakhala kochepa mu mphamvu yake yopereka ufulu ndi mwayi wopeza mwayi.

Kuti mudziwe zambiri za netiweki yomwe ilipo, onani Mutu 4 wa Lipoti la Zosankha.

Kodi Tipange Bwanji Mabasi A Derali?

Zimatengera.

Tangoganizani kuti tikupanga netiweki yamaulendo amzinda wopekawu. Mizere ndi misewu ndipo madontho ndi anthu ndi ntchito.

Malo omwe ali ndi madontho oyandikana kwambiri amakhala odzaza ndi zochitika. Anthu ambiri akufuna kupita ndi kuchokera kumalo amenewo. Ntchito yochulukayi imachitika m'misewu ikuluikulu.

Mabasi omwe ali pachithunzichi ndizinthu zonse zomwe tiyenera kuyendetsa.

A fictional city we have to design the transit system for and 18 buses to serve them.

Tisanakonzekere njira, choyamba tiyenera kufunsa:
cholinga chathu ndi chiyani pamayendedwe apamzindawu?

kukwera
Ngati cholinga chathu ndikupeza okwera pamakina athu, titha kuyang'ana kwambiri zamayendedwe komwe anthu ambiri ndi ntchito zili pafupi. Titha kupereka maulendo othamanga kwambiri omwe ndi abwino kwambiri komanso amalimbikitsa anthu kukwera maulendo m'madera amenewo.

Network Designed for Ridership Goals has only two routes covering most people and jobs with high frequency service.

KUTHANDIZA
Ngati cholinga chathu ndikufikira madera ambiri momwe tingathere, tiyenera kufalitsa zoyendera. Maulendo sangakhale pafupipafupi, choncho si anthu ambiri amene angaone kuti mayendedwe ndi othandiza komanso osavuta. Komabe, pangakhale ena Kufikira pamayendedwe m'malo ambiri momwe ndingathere.

Network Designed for Coverage Goals has many routes covering most streets, people, and jobs, but with low frequecies.

Zolinga zonsezi ndi zofunika, koma mkati mwa bajeti yochepa kusunthira ku imodzi kumatanthauza kuchoka kwa wina.

Kodi Derali Liyenera Kuyika Ndalama Zambiri pazaulendo?

Kuyang'ana madera ofananira nawo, ndi ntchito zawo zamaulendo, mfundo zingapo zikuwonekera bwino:

  • Derali limapereka chithandizo chochepa. Palibe mnzawo amene adapereka chithandizo chochepa pa munthu aliyense kuposa Interurban Trolley. Ngakhale atayikidwa pamodzi ndi Transpo kuti ayerekezere dera, Fort Wayne ndi Rockford okha ndi omwe amapereka chithandizo chochepa pa munthu aliyense. (Onani tchati kumanja).

  • Kukwera nawonso ndikotsika. Chomwe chimathandizira kwambiri pakukwera ndi kuchuluka kwa ntchito zomwe zimaperekedwa. Pakati pa mabungwe a anzawo, omwe amapereka chithandizo chochulukirapo amabweretsa okwera kwambiri.

  • Onse Transpo ndi Interurban Trolley zokolola ndi otsika kwambiri. Maulendo am'derali mwina adatsitsidwa ndi ntchito zotsika kwambiri. Zotsatira zake, zokolola zambiri m'mabungwe onsewa zakhala zotsika kuposa mabungwe ena omwe amapereka ntchito zofananira.

Poganizira zenizeni izi, pali funso lofunikira ngati derali likuyenera kuyika ndalama zambiri pamayendedwe kuti athe kupeza mwayi komanso kukulitsa okwera.

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Kuti mumve zambiri za netiweki yomwe ilipo komanso kufananitsa anzanu, onani Mutu 4 wa Lipoti la Zosankha.

Tiuzeni Zomwe Mukuganiza! Tengani Kafukufukuyu!

Dziwani zambiri powerenga Lipoti la Zosankha zonse.

Pitani ku msonkhano wa anthu onse kuti mufunse mafunso komanso kuti mudziwe zambiri.

Mafunso? Lumikizanani ndi Gulu la Ntchitoyi Pano!

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