TDP Operational Route Revisions
The approved Transit Development Plan (TDP) will result in revisions to the current routes and schedules.
For the past three months, StarTran staff, including management and bus operators, have been reviewing the approved revised routes/schedules in detail, working toward the development of the more detailed schedules/run coordination to be utilized in June. During this review, several locations were identified that would be operationally difficult to negotiate -- i.e., roadway too narrow, turns too tight, etc. – that minor route revisions would address. The following are those locations the operational issues of each, and proposed minor adjustments...
Downtown Shuttle Route - change from Q St - 7th - P St to Q St - 8th - R St - 9th.
Reason for change - Brick surface on 7th Street and inability to turn south on 7th Street due to traffic.
West A/Gaslight (Pink) Route - Add service to Kawasaki on the Gaslight portion. Remove Regional Center service on the West A portion.
Reason for change - (Gaslight) This is a highly successful new service that was not in service when TDP routes were developed.
(West A) Through communication with Regional center staff, they indicated they did not want a city bus on there campus due to concerns involving patients.
Arapahoe (Green weekdays) - change from proposed modified route within Southwood neighborhood to current Southwood loop
Reason for change - Requests/concerns from current passengers within the Southwood neighborhood about not having bus service.
Arapahoe (Green Saturday) - change from 27th St - Lake St - 17th St to 27th St - Van Dorn - 17th St outbound - inbound South St - 17th St. * Add service to 18th & J St per City Council amendment.
Reason for change - inability to turn onto Lake St from 27th St.
SouthPointe (Brown) Route - change from 27th St - Lake St to 27th St - Van Dorn. * Add service to 18th & J Sts per City Council amendment.
Reason for change - inability to turn onto Lake St from 27th St.
Belmont/Salt Valley (Blue - Weekday/Saturday) - Belmont change - remove from 27th St - Kensington - private road to 27th St - Folksway.
Reason for change - The bus cannot travel on the private road in the parking lot north of Walmart.
Belmont/Salt Valley (Blue - Saturday only) - Salt Valley change - remove from 27th St between Hwy #2 and Old Cheney Rd. Add Southwood neighborhood loop.
Reason for change - Passenger requests/concerns for transportation on Saturdays.
Uni/College View (Purple - Weekday/Saturday) - change from 48th St - Huntington to St. Paul to 50th St - Huntington to St. Paul.
Reason for change - inability of the bus to maneuver turn from 48th St onto St. Paul.
Westfield - North/Neighborhood 2 - change from Touzalin Ave - Baldwin - 70th St to Touzalin Ave - Adams - 70th St.
Reason for change - inability of the bus to travel on Touzalin between Adams and Baldwin.
