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San Leandro LINKS Shuttle Service Alternatives <br />San Leandro Transportation Management Organization <br /> <br />Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | 2-3 <br />Single Route Alignment (Existing) <br />Keeping the existing alignment is only suggested in a scenario where either resources remain flat <br />or increase slightly to provide a third bus (currently two buses operate on the route). There is an <br />opportunity to increase service frequency if increasing service to three vehicles , and the alignment <br />benefits from the use of existing stops and infrastructure on the route. Furthermore, the existing <br />route is already known by local businesses and riders. However, any alternative that utilizes the <br />existing alignment has little to offer in terms of service improvement. Utilizing the existi ng <br />alignment does not change or expand the existing service area nor does it remedy an existing <br />challenge of long vehicle ride times (approximately 40 minutes round trip). <br />Existing Alignment - Three Vehicles <br />If a third vehicle were to become available, this alternative proposes simply adding the third <br />vehicle onto the existing route. This would maintain the existing service area but would improve <br />shuttle frequency to approximately every 12-15 minutes. <br />A variation on the current LINKS service could include clockwise (versus the current counter- <br />clockwise) loop to take advantage of right turns , which may slightly reduce operating time. <br />However, this may require additional capital costs for bus stop and/or signage improvements. <br />Given the limited added value for the cost of new infrastructure, this alternative is not <br />recommended at this time. <br />Figure 3 below presents a summary of this service alternative. <br />Figure 3 Existing Alignment – Three Vehicles Service Summary <br />Route(s) Estimated Frequencies1 Vehicle Requirements Key Destinations <br />LINKS Loop 12-15 minutes 3 (+ 1 from current) All existing destinations on <br />LINKS Shuttle <br />Estimated Additional <br />Resource Requirements <br />+1 vehicle total: <br />+$126,500 operations/annually <br />Benefits <br /> Rider familiarity <br /> Additional service frequency <br /> <br />Drawbacks <br /> Does not expand service area <br /> No improvement of route travel times <br /> Could incur additional costs due to bus stop <br />improvements (if utilizing clockwise service) <br /> <br />A map of the existing alignment including other local AC Transit routes is shown in Figure 4. As a <br />point of reference, the current route is operated with two vehicles with an arrival frequency of <br />approximately 20 minutes. <br /> <br />1 All frequencies described in this document are estimated and require field testing by the selected shuttle vendor for <br />verification of accuracy.