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Release date: April 5, 2012 *** Press Release ***The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all transportation in the city, including the Municipal Railway (Muni), today announced the proposals for the two corridors, the 8x Bayshore Express from San Bruno and Silver avenues to Geneva and Ocean avenues and the 30 Stockton between Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street and Market Street, that will be covered at the April 7 Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) workshop. The SFMTA is hosting a total of 10 outreach workshops for the next phase of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), a joint effort by the SFMTA and the City Controller’s Office that aims to transform Muni so that people can get where they want to go more quickly, reliably and safely. The SFMTA will host the community workshops to review the TEP travel time reduction proposals, facilitate future community involvement and inform the final recommendations. Input from community stakeholders will also shape the TEP environmental review currently underway. “The TEP has been and will continue to be a powerful prioritizing tool for improving Muni,” said Tom Nolan, Chairman of the SFMTA Board of Directors. “Public input will be vital to this process as the TEP provides a road map for Muni’s transformation during the coming decade.” “The good work underlying the TEP provides us with the first opportunity in a generation to systematically improve Muni service,” said Edward D. Reiskin, SFMTA Director of Transportation. “As a Transit First city, we need to be smart about how we improve transit to make it an attractive, reliable choice for San Franciscans. The TEP is a significant part of how we’ll get there.” The TEP travel time reduction proposals that will be covered in the workshops include various traffic engineering and transit stop treatments. When combined with other initiatives such as new and ongoing Muni Operations improvements (e.g. all-door boarding) and transit signal priority, these proposals are expected to reduce Muni travel times by 15 to 30 percent and improve service reliability. 8x Bayshore Express from San Bruno and Silver to Geneva and Ocean The five-mile 8x Bayshore Express corridor between San Bruno and Silver and Ocean and Phelan carries over 50 percent of the daily ridership of this route and has a travel speed of less than 8 miles per hour. Several proposals to improve travel time and reliability as listed below will be reviewed with workshop attendees at small group roundtable discussions:
These proposals are anticipated to reduce the travel time of the 8X Bayshore Express Route by about seven minutes in each direction (14 minutes total) within the study area (an 18% reduction). This will improve the average operating speed to 9.4 miles per hour and improving service reliability. Transit signal priority improvements are anticipated to save an additional 1.5 minutes in each direction. Other changes such as operational improvements and network enhancements would further improve travel times along the corridors. The travel time savings would also reduce operating costs on the route and allow for service to be more cost effective. 30 Stockton between Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street and Market Street The 30 Stockton corridor from Van Ness and Chestnut to Market Street, serves over 60 percent of the average daily ridership of this bus route. Combined with the 45 Union-Stockton and the 8X/8AX/BX Bayshore Express Routes, the study corridor serves more than 27,500 customers during an average weekday and includes Van Ness Avenue, North Point Street, Columbus Avenue, Stockton Street, Sutter Street, and Kearny Street. The 30 Stockton operates at less than six miles per hour. The major causes of delay are closely spaced bus stops, narrow traffic lanes and traffic congestion. The need to better coordinate traffic stops with Muni stops and modify lane widths the focus of staff proposals. Several proposals to improve travel time and reliability as listed below will be reviewed with workshop attendees at small group roundtable discussions:
These proposals are anticipated to reduce the travel time of the 30 Stockton by about 3.5 minutes in each direction (seven minutes total) within the study area (a 15 percent reduction). This will improve the average operating speed to 6.6 miles per hour and improving service reliability. Transit signal priority improvements are anticipated to save an additional two minutes in each direction. Other changes such as operational improvements and network enhancements would further improve travel times along the corridor. The travel time savings would also reduce operating costs on the line and allow for service to be more cost effective. The details of these proposals can be found at sfmta.com/tep and are attached. For updates and additional information, please visit sfmta.com/tep. Updated TEP Workshop Schedule
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