Kennedy Plaza Bus Operations

•Activity in one weekday•1075 RIPTA buses depart Kennedy Plaza

•30,000 people board or alight a RIPTA bus

•Transfers between all carriers

•21 bus berths each 100 feet long•19 RIPTA bus berths (1 shared with Fung Wa)•2 bus berths for Peter Pan and Greyhound.

•2,100 linear feet of curbing devoted to bus berthing.

•Neighborhood bus stop

•Transfer point for 45 RIPTA routes, Amtrak, MBTA, Greyhound, Peter Pan, & Fung Wa

•Recovery (where buses wait and get back on schedule)

•Switching drivers at shift end time

•Fare product sales location

•Swapping out a bus due to unforeseen circumstance

Kennedy Plaza Transit functions

NECESSARY Kennedy Plaza transit functions•Neighborhood bus stop•Transfer point for 45 routes

•Recovery (where buses wait and get back on schedule)

•Switching drivers at shift end time

•Fare product sales location•Swapping out a bus due to unforeseen circumstance

•Decreases transit ridership•Increases cars and parking shortage•Lost revenue for downtown businesses•Have to repay federal investment•PPS says 30,000 bus riders are key to making large space active•With good design, transit can harmoniously coexist with many other uses•We can have it all…

Why not move transit out of Kennedy Plaza?

•Reuse existing building and some adjacent berths to not have to repay federal investment•No left side boarding!!!•Design for 21 berths •Alternate design for 17 berths

What is good design?•No more than 150 yards transfer distance (our current maximum)•Transfer without crossing car traffic•Decentralize waiting areas (mix those waiting for buses with others)