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BRT Plans for Southwest Ohio
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Bus Rapid Transit
• Provide a Higher Speed Alternative to Conventional Fixed Route Transit
• Approach LRT in Operating Speed, Capacity, and Amenities
• Provide High Frequencies – 10/15 minutes
• Operate in High Ridership Corridors
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BRT Locations • Kansas City – Troost and Main Street Lines
• Cleveland – Health Line
• Austin – North Lamar/South Congress
• Las Vegas – Deuce and DSX
• Nashville, Chicago, Seattle
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• Initial Study (PB) Identified Five Corridors
in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky
for Potential BRT service
• Identified the Montgomery Road Corridor
as having the Greatest Potential to
Support BRT Service
• Conducted a Peer Analysis and Identified
Most Desirable Characteristics for
Cincinnati Region
Recent Studies in Region
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Recent Studies in Region – Transit Plan 2023
• Latent Demand Survey – 1200 Hamilton County Households
• BRT Has Highest Latent Demand of All Transit Services Tested
• BRT to Downtown – 4.6m Trips Annually
• BRT to Uptown – 1.0m Trips Annually
• Identified Six Corridors that Meet FTA Standard for BRT (3000 Boarding/Day)
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BRT Network
• High frequency spine
• Glenway, Hamilton, Vine, Reading, Montgomery & Madison
• Uptown transfer connections
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Current Ridership
Route Average Weekday Ridership
11 – Madison Road 3141
33 – Glenway Avenue 3204
17 – Hamilton Avenue 4490
4 – Montgomery Road 4396
43 – Reading Road 5132
78 – Vine Street 3035
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BRT Service Characteristics
Weekday Saturday Sunday
Span Freq. Span Freq. Span Freq.
4:30a-1:00a 10/15 6:00a-12:00a 15 6:00a-11:00p 30
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BRT Infrastructure
Specially Designed Vehicles High Profile Stations
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BRT Infrastructure
Off-Vehicle Fare Collection Bicycle Access
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BRT Infrastructure
Dedicated Bus Lanes Platform Boarding
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BRT Infrastructure
Traffic Signal Priority/Queue Jumps
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Underlying Existing Routes • Keep Local Route
• Potential Reduction in Frequency on Underlying or Other Routes Serving Same O/D Pairs
• Eliminate Branches – Use Crosstowns and Extensions
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Metro Plus
First Step For BRT
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Montgomery Road Corridor
• Many high ridership
stops on Existing
Local Route
• Fewer stops could
still serve most riders
• Much Transfer Activity
Near Uptown Area
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Destinations
• Kenwood Towne Center
• Downtown and Uptown
• Neighborhoods
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Bus Stop Spacing • Long stop spacing (approx 1 mile):
• Provides fastest service
• Coverage to 60 -70% of existing riders
• Requires maintenance of higher level of local
service
• Shorter stop spacing (approx 0.5 miles)
• Better service to over 90% of existing riders
• Requires provision of much less local service
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Other Characteristics
• Operate every 15 Minutes During Weekday Daytimes
• Operate Every 30 Minutes Evenings to 10:00 p.m.
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Metro Plus Branding
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Metro Plus Branding
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Why Metro Plus
• Provide a Higher Speed Alternative to Major Destinations
• Make Regional Travel More Feasible by Transit
• Improve Service to Uptown
• First Step to BRT
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Why BRT
• Provide a Higher Speed Transit Alternative that Approaches LOS of Light Rail
• Provide a Lower Cost Alternative to Rail Modes