The final schedules/route maps for the September 2012 cuts/rearrangements are out here. And boy is it a doozy in some areas. Some of the changes are left relatively unspoken, though.
I think that it can somewhat officially be said that line 76/78 Hall Blvd will have frequent service between Beaverton and Tigard. As of September trips will be added to line 76 to complete that last step to the corridor being frequent.
As it stands, the corridor operates on 54/56 rules- they run synchronized schedules so one comes every 15-17 minutes throughout weekdays, with individual trips South and West of Tigard running every 35 minutes.
It mostly operates on the same rules on Saturday and Sunday (to run 17 minutes all day) but the span is incredibly clipped (10am-5pm). The new trips on line 76 will increase the span to 8am-7pm, which is about the same as most 'frequent service' routes. So, it can officially be considered frequent, even if frequent is nothing like it was and nothing like it should be.
In another frequent service surprise, line 9-Powell will now run frequent service all the way to Gresham, 7 days a week. However, this does come with a decrease of weekend service, which will drop to every 22-23 minutes instead of 20. Still, the segment of Powell past 98th has been neglected service-wise for a long time, and it's about time it's been filled in. It's nice to see TriMet can do something to improve.
Finally, if we want to be technical, line 70 will also be up to the level of common frequent service on its entire route save for the span- service will stop completely on 33rd Avenue at 5pm Sundays and on the 12th Avenue section at 7pm Sundays
Other unspoken surprises
-Line 16 will still end at SW 6th and Oak for its downtown terminus, restricting riders who formerly took line 17 through the entirety of downtown. Also, despite what it seems, trips to St. Johns from downtown will not be much faster; the turnaround at 44th and Yeon will ensure that trips still take 30 minutes as opposed to line 17's 30-35.
-Eastbound service on Line 36 will end at only 4pm, missing the entire rush hour. In addition, line 37, despite running through a heavy industrial area and residential area, only run one morning and evening rush hour trip. These two routes have the distinction of earliest ending time for a route, surpassing even lines 55 and 84.
+Improved headways on weekdays along NE 102nd Avenue with line 87 being added. Line 87 will also complete most of the former line 15's routing, serving 102nd to Prescott and then Sandy. This restores service from Gateway to the MHCC branch in Maywood Park.
+Line 4 Headways on weekdays will increase back up to every 15 minutes instead of every 17-20. (although whether or not that will settle all those late trips on it has yet to be seen)
-The line 15 schedules are even MORE confusing than before if you can believe that.
-Headways on the new line 11 will reduce from the 16's 35 minute span to a new hourly span.
Otherwise, things are just as they read on the page. Just thought I'd keep you all informed.
8 comments:
The 15 is the same isn't it?
Thanks for this analysis because I'm not having much luck trying to figure it all out
Well it will make for some good blogging since EVERYONE will be confused.
There are very few people that follow this stuff like us.
The 15 won't be the same. On the Montgomery park trips (maybe more) it will travel past Montgomery park and continue on part of the current line 17's route on nw industrial av (or whatever that street that the 15s turn off of to go up to the layover spot). At least i think that's how it will work.
Am i right, Cameron? This is pretty confusing...and i was attempting to recite that from memory.
But definitely good blogging material!
Essentially what Adri said. Line 15's Montgomery Park trips will end at NW Yeon and 44th, except for Sundays where they will still end at Montgomery Park. Some rush hour trips will start and end at Montgomery Park, as well as early morning and late night trips.
The schedule, however, just looks like utter shit, but it's to be expected.
Ya that's interesting, but for MY PURPOSES, it will be the same since I don't go out to Yeon or wherever.
I just go from my place on 23rd to downtown
Schedule times will be a little different, though, with the addition to the route
Less service?
That's stupid for a inner city route
Well let's not forget, here. This is trimess: inventor of stupid.
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