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System Redesign Study
Timeline of Study: July 2016 - June 2017
CyRide began a System Redesign Study in July 2016 to visit its route structure and schedules to determine if we are providing the optimal transit service to the Ames community as CyRide is operating virtually the same route structure at 4 million passengers as it does with nearly 7 million today. The $187,000 System Redesign Study is financed by the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the CyRide Transit Board .
A consultant, Nelson Nygaard was hired to help develop changes to CyRide's existing transit system that will benefit the Ames and ISU communities in the future. The consultant began by developing a market analysis of the Ames community and where transit would best serve the Ames area. From there, numerous public meetings (formal public meetings and informal pop up meetings) as well as surveys (passengers, CyRide operators, non-riders, on-board origin-destination) were conducted during the fall 2016 for the purpose of gaining suggestions to improve the current route structure.
Initial Scenarios: From the market analysis and public input, the consultant developed two service scenarios (Scenario 1 and Scenario 2) for consideration which includes route realignments, as well as changes to frequency and when service starts and ends on each route. All, or part of the changes from each scenario, was considered for future implementation. However, CyRide's board also considered new scenarios based on final public input from the March 2017 public meetings and the online survey, which concluded March 15th. The input obtained allowed CyRide's Transit Board to better understand how the alternatives might impact the community as they make their decisions.The initial two scenarios developed through this System Redesign process can be viewed below:
Preferred Recommended Scenario: The System Redesign Study consultants modified the two scenarios presented to the public, based on input received from the community. This new scenario, called the "Preferred Scenario" was presented to the Transit Board of Trustees at their March 28, 2017 board meeting and included service changes from both previous scenarios. A copy of this preferred scenario map and frequency/span table is listed below:
A consultant, Nelson Nygaard was hired to help develop changes to CyRide's existing transit system that will benefit the Ames and ISU communities in the future. The consultant began by developing a market analysis of the Ames community and where transit would best serve the Ames area. From there, numerous public meetings (formal public meetings and informal pop up meetings) as well as surveys (passengers, CyRide operators, non-riders, on-board origin-destination) were conducted during the fall 2016 for the purpose of gaining suggestions to improve the current route structure.
Initial Scenarios: From the market analysis and public input, the consultant developed two service scenarios (Scenario 1 and Scenario 2) for consideration which includes route realignments, as well as changes to frequency and when service starts and ends on each route. All, or part of the changes from each scenario, was considered for future implementation. However, CyRide's board also considered new scenarios based on final public input from the March 2017 public meetings and the online survey, which concluded March 15th. The input obtained allowed CyRide's Transit Board to better understand how the alternatives might impact the community as they make their decisions.The initial two scenarios developed through this System Redesign process can be viewed below:
Preferred Recommended Scenario: The System Redesign Study consultants modified the two scenarios presented to the public, based on input received from the community. This new scenario, called the "Preferred Scenario" was presented to the Transit Board of Trustees at their March 28, 2017 board meeting and included service changes from both previous scenarios. A copy of this preferred scenario map and frequency/span table is listed below:
| Revised Preferred Recommended Scenario: Upon presentation of the "Preferred Scenario" to the transit board at their April 13, 2017 board meeting, an extensive discussion about the benefits and challenges of implementing this service plan occurred, with direction for further study of specific route modifications. The result was further refinement of the Preferred Scenario. This final, adopted plan called the "Revised Preferred Scenario" and frequency/span table is listed below.
The CyRide System Redesign documents are available below:
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CyRide implemented this study in the summer/fall 2018 which was the first significant overall change to the transit system routes in its history. The new service was entitle CyRide 2.0. These changes took place within a phased implementation within the summer
schedule in May 2018 and again with the school year schedule in August 2018. The new route structure built upon the past to enhance CyRide's future. For additional information, visit www.cyride.com/cyride2.0.