Transit planners in Duluth, Minnesota have released the details of a new plan to concentrate bus transit service on high frequency corridors.
"A plan to simplify and invigorate public transit in Duluth, Minn., would reduce the number of bus routes by more than half, while creating two high-frequency routes to serve as workhorses in the rebuilt network," reports Brady Slater.
Chris Belden, the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) director of planning and grants, is quoted in the article saying the coming changes could be the most substantial in the DTA's history.
"There would be no decrease in service hours. Instead, the new network would expand its well-utilized weekend service by 25%, and prioritize connecting more people to key destinations over having widespread geographic coverage," explains Slater. Two high frequency routes connecting to the Miller Hill Mall and the University of Minnesota Duluth would run on ten- to 15-minute headways.
"Other high-density areas of focus include the Spirit Valley neighborhood in West Duluth, Lincoln Park, downtown Duluth, and Superior, where riders would see marked improvements in wait times," adds Slater.
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