imtb_jarrettwalker_presentation_june2011
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Halifax
A Transit Metropolis?
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Remarkableadvantages
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Chokepoints
Con+nuousDensityIf you careabout transitanywhere inHRM, careabout theseareas!
So Look at the Peninsula
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Con+nuousHistoricGrid
NearlyCon+nuousHighDensity
Chokepointsmeteringincomingcartraffic.
Entire HRM transit futuredepends on success here ...
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Givetransitadvantagethrough,orbypassing,chokepoints.
MaketransitEASYandOBVIOUSthroughoutpeninsula.
Frequency is freedom!
If you want an easy andobvious transit system within(and to) peninsula, plan forfrequency.
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Frequency is freedom!
Frequency means:
• Less waiting.
• Go anytime.
• Fast connections more destinations
• Simpler network (fewer lines, more service)
• Case for better transit priorities / lanes
• All day frequency starts the ball of self-reinforcingimprovement rolling.
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You've proven it ...
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RecentLine1frequencyimprovement
to10minutesmostofmidday
13%increaseinservicecost...
17%increaseinridership.
What if we had more of it?
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Currentsegmentswith15+frequencyallday.
What if you knew it wasthere?
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Didyouknowthatthisisthepeninsula's15‐minutenetwork?
Does this help you find it?
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Doesthis?
What if it were this simple?
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Just one line on each street ...
BUT
lines so frequent that they'reeasy to transfer to/from.
Whyplanforconnec+ons?
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
Simple example: 3 residentialSimple example: 3 residentialareas, 3 activity centres.areas, 3 activity centres.
No‐changeop+on
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
• 9routes
• Every30min.
• Eachrouteis20minlong
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
3 routes3 routesEvery Every 1010 min. min.Each routeEach routeis 20 min longis 20 min long
Connective, Frequent OptionConnective, Frequent Option
9routesEvery30min.
3routesEvery10min.
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
20
15• No‐changeop+on• Wait15min.
• Ride20min.
• 35min.
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
5
105
10
Connective, frequent optionConnective, frequent optionWait 5 min.Wait 5 min.Ride 10 minRide 10 minWait 5 min.Wait 5 min.Ride 10 min.Ride 10 min.
30 min.30 min.
Connec+veNetworksoffer…
Simplicity
Frequency
Versa+lity
Supportfordenseurbannodesaroundinterchanges
Residential 1 Residential 2 Residential 3
Activity Area 3
Activity
Area 2
Activity Area 1
Thereareprobablyenoughbusesonthepeninsulanowtoprovidefrequentalldayserviceonallthemajorstreets.
Butnotifyoutrytorundirectservicefromeverywheretoeverywhere.
Thank you!
Jarrett WalkerConsultant in Public Transit Planning and Policy
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