We Can Improve Public Transportation with Cellular Mass Transit

I want to talk today about how we can improve public transit , with vans & buses at a price we can afford.

We can Cut wait time on circulator routes from 30 minutes to 10

Reduce travel time, in many cases by half.

Provide shelter & security at transfer points

Expand coverage in low density areas.

Increase ridership three fold

Better Public Transit could save the working poor $320 million / year

CMT would increase work destinations public transit can reach,

in 90 minutes, from 22% to more than 80%

Public transit ridership would jump 3 fold from 40,000 to 120,000

With 80,000 new riders each saving $4000 a year, savings would total $320 million /year

It would use Measures to speed bus travel, like Hot Lanes and Signal Priority

Transit centers would have fast board gates.

Routes would have more frequent service : Every 10 minutes instead of every 30

Most vehicle miles would be run by vans.


What is wrong with Conventional Bus Service?

Existing Service has Problems

Too Slow : For example a 22 mile trip from East Oltorf to Lakeline Mall takes 2 hrs 40 min.

There are Long Waits: On most routes the wait between buses is 30 minutes or more.

Transfer Conditions are poor .

Transfer points Lack shelter, Air Conditioning, and security,

Conventional Bus is Too Slow.

A 22 mile trip can take 160 minutes. The bus makes 10 stops per mile. Averages only 11 mph. Transfers are not sheltered. A worst case transfer could take 30-40 minutes	Minor routes have 30+ minutes between buses Example trip from Oltorf and Pleasant Valley to Lakeline Mall takes 2 hours and 40 minutes according to cap metro trip planner.