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What would the feasability of a system like Clevelands new RTA Healthline bus rapid transit line set on High street be over expanding street parking and providing timely fast service?
More info on this system can be found at: http://www.rtahealthline.com/healthline-what-is.asp
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Proposal to Reroute some COTA Buses from High Street to Front Street
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DocMedPot
Columbus, Crosswoods area
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Posted 1 year ago # -
johnwirtz
Glenview, IL
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DocMedPot said:
What would the feasability of a system like Clevelands new RTA Healthline bus rapid transit line set on High street be over expanding street parking and providing timely fast service?
More info on this system can be found at: http://www.rtahealthline.com/healthline-what-is.aspNot very feasible without narrowing sidewalks. High is only 50 feet wide. Euclid is about 60 on the narrowest segments and 70-80 where there are stops. I'm also not sure how this helps reduce all the buses on High Street downtown.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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Cole said:
I compared the bus frequencies in the Short North and Downtown today. At High & Russell, there's a maximum of 18 buses in an hour and an average of 15 buses in an hour. At High & State, there's a maximum of 56 buses in an hour and an average of 34 buses an hour.Yes, there's fewer buses in the Short North. But that still doesn't answer my question. ;)
Posted 1 year ago # -
Cole
Hilltop
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Walker said:
Yes, there's fewer buses in the Short North. But that still doesn't answer my question. ;)I didn't answer your question. Would downtown and Short North look different if their parking policies were switched? Yes.
Related, COTA will used 3rd/4th downtown this Friday and Saturday for the Cap City Marathon. Roads closures begin at 7:00 PM on Friday so I'm not sure if the re-routing will be in effect during the entirety of Friday.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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FROM HERE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/curtis-stitt-discusses-the-future-of-public-transit-in-columbus/2
WE: Another big transit issue over the past year has been the proposal to study and potentially add new parking meters on High Street through Downtown. That implementation would require COTA to realign some bus routes to accomodate. What are your thoughts on that proposal?
CS: My understanding, from COTA’s participation on the Downtown Action Plan Committee, which is focused currently on parking on High Street, is that there will be parking meters on High Street before the end of this year. COTA has been active on that committee, and I have attended one of the meetings. The key is to figure out how the parking and the busses can coexist on High Street and what adjustments COTA has to make to its service and the alignment of its routes. Our participation on the committee has urged that we should incrementally add parking so we can see how it works first, and then add more if what is implemented works out. We are working through a process with the committee and a contracted consulting firm to create a plan for which blocks will have parking only, which blocks will have space for busses only, and which blocks will have a combination of both. The reports I’ve gotten back, and what I’ve been shown, shows that this is a plan that will work. There may be some bugs still to work out, but don’t be surprised to see parking meters going in before the end of the year.
READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/curtis-stitt-discusses-the-future-of-public-transit-in-columbus/2Posted 11 months ago #
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