BUS SERVICE IN THE GREATER NORTHWEST. BEXAR COUNTY

Sixty-six percent of Bexar County's growth has occurred in the Northwest; residential communities followed development of shopping and financial facilities away from downtown. Six percent of the county's population now resides in the Northwest. The purpose of this study is to assess the advantages and limitations of providing fixed route, fixed schedule bus service to the Northwest service area. This report recommends a Northwest bus service plan based upon market research, alternative analysis, and citizen participation. Recommended routes were based upon market research that included surveys of residents, employers, and onboard riders. Routes were designed to provide optimal opportunities for transit patrons. Implementation of the Northwest bus service as developed in this report, offers a comprehensive transit network structure that maximizes service, convenience, and patron travel time while maintaining system cost-effectiveness. Basically, this report is organized in 2 parts: 1) the market research examines the service area in terms of demographics, land development, existing bus service, prior marketing efforts, and travel behavior patterns; and 2) the bus service options and implementation plans are described in terms of design, costs, benefits, feasibility, and implementation phasing. This report provides conclusions and recommendations based on VIA's goals and objectives, existing conditions, and service performance standards.

• Corporate Authors:

  VIA Metropolitan Transit

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  San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization

  434 South Main Avenue, Suite 210
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78205

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 106 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bus routes; Bus transit; Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Employers; Fixed routes; Market research; Onboard navigational aids; Public participation; Residents; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; On board; Umta section 9
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00462029
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-TX-09-0210-86-2
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-TX-09-0210
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1987 12:00AM