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Note: This page and any Portable Document Format (PDF) or similar files linked from this page are part of an archive and might not contain current information. See Improvements page for current information. The TEP proposals include service improvements and complementary capital investments, as well as travel time reduction proposals on the Rapid Network. Combined, these projects would improve service reliability, reduce travel time and support customer safety and comfort. Service improvementsThe proposed Service Improvements include: creating new routes, redesigning existing routes, or adding service to new streets; eliminating unproductive existing routes or route segments; changing vehicle type; changing frequency and span of service; changing the mix of local/limited/express service; and other changes, such as new express service stops, expansion of limited-stop service to include Sundays, and the expansion of other service with the addition of days of operation. These changes will better serve Muni customers, reflect changing travel patterns within San Francisco, provide improved connection to regional transit, and streamline routes for improved reliability and reduced delay. These improvements are proposed to be implemented in two phases — fiscal years FY 2014 and in FY 2016 — pending resource availability. Complementing the proposed service improvements are capital improvements needed for route restructuring, including overhead wire expansion to streets proposed for trolley service, layover space expansion and pedestrian improvements to terminals and transfer points where routes are proposed to intersect, and road reconfiguration for a contraflow transit lane and additional accessible rail platforms. These capital improvements will be phased upon resource availability and are needed to complete the TEP proposed service improvements. Muni Rapid - Travel time reduction proposals (TTRP)The Travel Time Reduction Proposals (TTRP) are a set of recommendations designed to reduce delays on the busiest bus lines and rail routes that constitute the Muni Rapid network. These recommendations were formed through months of investigative work by SFMTA planners and engineers who examined each route individually. Through extensive field work and data analysis, the root causes of the delays were identified and recommendations to minimize these delays are proposed. SFMTA plans to gather community feedback on the proposals this winter and will make modifications based on stakeholder input. As can be expected for a surface running transit system, some of the biggest sources of delay were identified to be from intersections, traffic congestion, narrow lanes and closely spaced transit stops. The proposed travel time reduction proposals (TTRP) would implement roadway and bus stop changes to reduce delays on the transit routes in the Rapid Network. Changes include adding transit bulbs/boarding islands; replacing stop signs with traffic signals or other measures; transit stop changes including moving stops, eliminating stops and adding new stops; traffic engineering changes such as adding turn lanes, turn restrictions and transit-only lanes; and pedestrian improvements such as curb extensions and other crosswalk treatments. Collectively, these tools are called the Transit Preferential Streets toolkit (TPS toolkit). Coupled with on-going agency efforts such as expanded transit signal priority and faster boarding through ticket vending machines, all-door boarding and low-floor buses, the proposals are projected to save customers 10 to 30 percent of travel time on transit. Proposals are being evaluated for the following routes:
Details on these proposals will be coming soon, in winter 2012. Each proposal will have moderate and expanded scenarios that will be presented to the communities for refinement and input. SFMTA plans for TTRP to begin implementation after environmental certification. We may also develop pilot projects that would inform the environmental process and gather community input on the changes being piloted to inform final design details. Capital ImprovementsThis category includes the infrastructure changes necessary to implement the service improvements e.g., expanding bus layover space at terminals. Projects are also included to improve service reliability, enhance accessibility for customers with disabilities and facilitate transfers.
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