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2020-2025 Route Plan
START BUS 2020-2025 ROUTE PLAN
START Bus has recently started an important project called the 2020-2025 Route Plan that will determine the future of how START’s routes can operate more effectively with maximum service effectiveness. The long-term strategic transit plan for START is established in the Jackson/Teton County Integrated Transportation Plan (the ITP is available on the Integrated Transportation Plan website). The purpose of this START Routing Plan is to evaluate routing alternatives that will increase ridership and reduce vehicle miles traveled, the central tenant of the ITP.
April 29, 2020 Final 2020-2025 Route Plan DocumentPROJECT PROGRESS
Since the project kickoff in summer of 2019, there have been several reports and presentations available for review
The first major report of the project presented community conditions, route performance, asset inventory, and financial analysis. This report helps inform future aspects of the project moving forward toward initial route concepts and final alternatives.
November 14, 2019 Presentation on survey results and preliminary system concepts
The next piece of work was a presentation of: the onboard rider survey and online community survey results, current trends in public transportation and mobility, transit planning concepts and trade-offs, and preliminary system concepts for discussion of how a new system could operate.
February 4 - 6, 2020 Presentation on Preferred Alternatives
April 3, 2020 Final Plan Presentation
April 29, 2020 Final 2020-2025 Route Plan Document
PROJECT BACKGROUND
This Route Plan study is critical to improving ridership, making transit more competitive with driving, and maximizing existing resources of the current START bus hours. Given that the 2020-2025 Route Plan alternatives will be limited by the existing resources, some of the routing actions or potential changes contemplated may not happen immediately. This Route Plan will consider, among other things: routing options, service delivery modes, and supporting infrastructure needs (park and ride lots, bus stop improvements, hubs). This will be accomplished through a series of steps that include:
Analysis of existing routes
Development of route alternatives
Technical analysis of the alternatives
Public input and review of the alternatives
Recommended alternative and final plan
Throughout the planning process, community input is critical.