Dutchess County Division of Mass Transit. Proposed LOOP Bus Service Changes. Public Information Meeting: January 8,

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1 Proposed LOOP Bus Service Changes Public Information Meeting: January 8,

2 30 Fixed Routes Demand Response Services - Dial-A-Ride program - ADA complementary service Operating Budget : $7.7 million : $6.4 million $1.3 million decrease 691,000 Fixed Route passengers (2008) 46,000 Revenue Hours (2008) Cost Per Hour: $78 Public Information Meeting: January 8,

3 Issue: Optimize public expenditures on Mass Transit Service Reductions - Eliminate lowest performing routes - Maintain demand response services Fare Increase - Increase revenue to offset further service reductions Public Information Meeting: January 8,

4 Service Change Methodology Identify lowest performing routes - Passenger trips per revenue hour - Calculate system-wide average - Compare each route against the system - Identify routes below 50% of system average Calculations - System average = 13 passengers per hour - 50% of average = Fixed Routes identified as low performing Public Information Meeting: January 8,

5 2009 Service Changes Eliminate 11 Fixed Routes: - Nine weekday routes - One Saturday-only route - One seasonal Saturday/Sunday route Eliminate Saturday service on three routes Reduce service on two routes Public Information Meeting: January 8,

6 Weekday Saturday Above Average Below Average Public Information Meeting: January 8,

7 Service Changes Route Service Area Proposed Action LOOP 1 Hyde Park-Rhinebeck-Tivoli No Saturday service LOOP 3A Hopewell Jct.-Galleria Mall No Saturday service LOOP 4 Hopewell Jct.-Wappingers Falls-Fishkill Eliminate LOOP 5 Millbrook-Pleasant Valley-LaGrange No Saturday service LOOP 7 Poughkeepsie-Clinton-Pine Plains Eliminate LOOP 8 Poughkeepsie-Pawling-Millerton Eliminate LOOP 9 Poughkeepsie-Dover-Millerton Eliminate LOOP 13 Poughkeepsie-Lourdes High School Reduced service Beacon Shuttle Beacon Main Street Eliminate Express C Millbrook-LaGrange-Galleria Mall Eliminate Express L Poughkeepsie-Millbrook-Dover Eliminate Express N Poughkeepsie-Beekman-Pawling Eliminate Hyde Park CTC Hyde Park-Poughkeepsie Eliminate New Hamburg CTC New Hamburg Reduced service Special K Poughkeepsie-LaGrange Eliminate 9G Special Express #2 Poughkeepsie Eliminate Public Information Meeting: January 8,

8 Additional Service Changes LOOP 10 - Add Lourdes High School to morning run (8:30 a.m.) - Two Stops in Millbrook LOOP 5 - Add Lourdes High School to afternoon run (2:30 p.m.) - One Stop in Millbrook Express A - Add Poughkeepsie Train Station for select runs New Hamburg CTC - Meet every other train - Reverse routing Public Information Meeting: January 8,

9 Remaining Bus Routes Route LOOP 1 (Mon-Fri) LOOP 2 LOOP 3 LOOP 3A (Mon-Fri) LOOP 3B LOOP 5 (Mon-Fri) LOOP 6 (Sat) LOOP 10 LOOP 11 LOOP 13 Beacon-Poughkeepsie Express Express A Express B Southwest Express 9G Northwest Express Apple Valley CTC Beacon CTC New Hamburg CTC Service Area Hyde Park-Rhinebeck-Tivoli Hyde Park-Poughkeepsie-Galleria Mall Galleria Mall-Wappingers Falls-Beacon Hopewell Jct.-Galleria Mall Galleria Mall-Fishkill-Beacon LaGrange-Pleasant Valley-Millbrook Poughkeepsie-Galleria Mall Poughkeepsie-Millbrook-Wassaic DDSO Poughkeepsie-Beekman-Pawling Poughkeepsie-Lourdes High School Poughkeepsie-Beacon Poughkeepsie-Hyde Park-Tivoli Poughkeepsie-Fishkill-Beacon Poughkeepsie-LaGrange Poughkeepsie-Hyde Park Poughkeepsie Train Station Beacon Train Station New Hamburg Train Station Public Information Meeting: January 8,

10 Alternatives Assessment Route Available Alternatives Remarks LOOP 1 (SAT) Private Bus Operator Weekend service on Coach USA LOOP 3A (SAT) Private Taxi Weekday service continues LOOP 4 LOOP 3A, LOOP 3B, & Private Taxi No direct alternative LOOP 5 (SAT) LOOP 10 LOOP 7 LOOP 11 & 9G Northwest Express LOOP 8 LOOP 5, LOOP 10, & LOOP 11 North East area impact LOOP 9 LOOP 5, LOOP 10, & LOOP 11 North East area impact LOOP 13 LOOP 2, LOOP 5, & LOOP 10 Beacon Shuttle Private Taxi Express C LOOP 2 & 10 Requires transfer (additional cost) Express L LOOP 5, LOOP 10, & LOOP 11 Express N LOOP 11 Hyde Park CTC LOOP 1, Express A, & City of Poughkeepsie Bus May require transfer New Hamburg CTC New Hamburg CTC Meets every other train Special K LOOP 5, LOOP 10, & LOOP 11 ADA Complementary Para-transit 9G Special Express #2 9G Northwest Express Public Information Meeting: January 8,

11 Implementation New schedules - Single-sheet schedules - Distribute on buses - Internet availability Expected Implementation: January 17, 2009 LOOP Information: (845) Public Information Meeting: January 8,

12 Contact Information Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development 27 High Street, 2nd Floor Poughkeepsie, NY Phone: (845) Fax: (845) Internet: Dutchess County 14 Commerce Street Poughkeepsie, NY Phone: (845) Fax: (845) Public Information Meeting: January 8,

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