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San Leandro LINKS Shuttle Service Alternatives <br />San Leandro Transportation Management Organization <br /> <br />Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | 2-10 <br />Figure 10 Benefits and Drawbacks of North/South Loops (5 Vehicle) Alternative <br /> Estimated Frequencies7 Vehicle Requirements Key Destinations <br />LINKS North Loop (Blue) Approximately every 10-13 <br />minutes <br />3 <br /> <br />Westgate Center, Marina <br />Square <br />LINKS South Loop (Red) Approximately every 17-20 <br />minutes <br />2 <br /> <br />Davis Street Family <br />Resource Center, Farallon <br />Drive, Doolittle Drive, <br />Marina Square <br />Estimated Additional <br />Resource Requirements <br />5 total vehicles (+3 vehicles total) <br />+$379,600 (operations/annual) 8 <br />Benefits <br /> Improved frequency for North Route <br /> Other benefits similar to Four Vehicle <br />Alternative <br />Drawbacks <br /> Additional costs for additional shuttle vehicles <br /> Other drawbacks similar to Four Vehicle <br />Alternative9 <br /> <br />Future Route Modifications <br />The routing recommendations suggested in this report are based on near-term development <br />patterns and potential ridership demand . However, over the next several years, development may <br />begin to accelerate in other portions of West San Leandro, particularly along Marina Boulevard <br />and Merced Street just North of the new Kaiser Hospital facility defined by the Next Generation <br />Workplace District Study. In the future, Marina Boulevard and portions of Merced Street <br />(between Williams Street and Fairway Drive) may warrant renewed attention and shuttle service <br />modifications to improve service along these corridors. <br />In addition, future coordination opportunities exist with the Kaiser LINKS Shuttle service. <br />Potential options include joint branding of vehicles, services, and schedules and sharing of <br />resources to leverage more frequent shuttle service. Appendix B presents a potential <br />consolidation of services with the Kaiser Shuttle. <br />SERVICE SPAN <br />In addition to service alignments and frequencies, another major shuttle component is service <br />span. Service span refers to total revenue hours during which the service operates throughout the <br />day. Presently, the LINKS Service operates during weekday peak hours (5:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. then <br />3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.)10, for a total daily service span of approximately nine hours. Modifications <br />in service span do not necessarily require additional vehicles, but they may require addit ional <br />resources in order to provide service expansion to provide later service or offer mid -day service. <br /> <br />7 Estimated frequencies are based on a MV Transportation daytime field test in April 2014. Variances in frequency are <br />used to reflect potential traffic conditions during peak periods. <br />8 Assuming equivalent service spans (weekday only, peak service), an additional two vehicles will add approximately <br />$379,600 annually based on a shuttle cost per hour of $53.65. In 2015, it is estimated that shuttle costs per hour will <br />increase to $56.96 (+6%) Assumes 255 service days (weekdays) per year at 9.25 service hours per day. <br />9 Regarding bus stop improvements, see footnote 5. <br />10 As of March 2013, the last evening shuttle bus departs BART at 7:00 p.m.