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46 CHAPTER 2 | PROPOSED BUS ROUTE MODIFICATIONS passengers. Morning trips currently depart from the intersection of Barranca Avenue at Foothill Boulevard, which is 0.5 mile east of the Azusa-Citrus Station site. Buses turn east on Alosta Avenue and south onto Grand Avenue to the I-10 Freeway. Afternoon trips return via north on Grand and west on Foothill Boulevard to Barranca Avenue. The results of the bus rider survey conducted for this study reported that 54 percent of existing Route 498 riders are likely to use the Gold Line Extension and that the Azusa-Citrus Station is overwhelmingly preferred as the point of access, by 69 percent of those who expect to use the Gold Line. Detailed passenger boarding and alighting information was not available for analysis, making defi nitive recommendations more diffi cult. Discontinuation should be considered in conjunction with restructuring local services to feed passengers into the Gold Line. From a policy perspective, Foothill Transit and Metro should consider truncating or discontinuing parallel express bus services to downtown Los Angeles when feeder services to the Gold Line off er comparable service. Station Interface This station is particularly important as an intermodal transfer point due to its dual function as a major generator of walkon passenger traffi c and as the eastern terminus of the Gold Line once the Azusa to Pasadena Extension is completed. Survey results conducted for this analysis suggest that this location will attract nine percent of total Gold Line a.m. and p.m. peak boardings, the most among the six new stations, and six percent of midday and night-time boardings. Projected utilization of Azusa-Citrus Station is even higher as an alighting point, with 12 percent of total anticipated Gold Line passengers alighting there during midday and p.m. peak periods 10 percent at night and six percent during the morning peak. The survey also indicated that 79 percent of respondents are interested in the extension from Azusa-Citrus to Montclair, suggesting that interim demand for access to Azusa-Citrus among residents of eastern San Gabriel Valley cities will be high. Proposed bus route modifi cations are shown in Figure 2-19. In view of its interim signifi cance as the Pasadena to Azusa Extension eastern terminus, timely construction of an off - street bus facility adjacent to Azusa-Citrus Station is recommended. The bus interface plan acknowledges that location and confi guration of a permanent facility is contingent on development of the adjacent Rosemont Master Planned Community. This may require the use of on-street bus stops and a nearby off -site location where terminating buses can spend scheduled recovery time and turn around. Initially buses will board and discharge passengers at on-street bus stops located on both sides of Foothill Boulevard at the Citrus Avenue curve. Terminating buses would then deadhead to an off -site recovery time point. Lacking restroom facilities, this location is not suggested for extended layovers until a permanent off -street facility is constructed. Foothill Extension Bus Interface Plan
F 494 E Alosta Ave F 187 Azusa-Citrus Station F 281 N Citrus Ave W Foothill Blvd F 188 N Barranca Ave CHAPTER 2 | PROPOSED BUS ROUTE MODIFICATIONS Foothill Extension Bus Interface Plan Figure 2-19: Proposed Bus Routing at Azusa-Citrus Station F 498 Alosta Ave W Bennett Ave F 488 F 851 S Grand Ave LEGEND F Existing Bus Route Proposed Bus Route Proposed Discontinued Bus Route Proposed New Layover Location Gold Line Foothill Extension Proposed Station Gold Line Foothill Extension Proposed Alignment Foothill Transit Route North 0 300 600 Feet 47
Page 1 and 2: OVERVIEW This chapter presents the
Page 3 and 4: CHAPTER 2 | PROPOSED BUS ROUTE MODI
Page 5 and 6: RECOMMENDATIONS BY STATION ARCADIA
Page 7 and 8: Foothill Transit Route 187 This is
Page 9 and 10: MONROVIA STATION The Monrovia Stati
Page 11 and 12: Foothill Transit Route 494 This rel
Page 13 and 14: DUARTE STATION The Duarte Station w
Page 15 and 16: Buena Vista St F 272 E Huntington D
Page 17 and 18: E 1st St F185 N Irwindale Ave Irwin
Page 19 and 20: AZUSA-ALAMEDA STATION The Azusa-Ala
Page 21 and 22: E 11th St N San Gabriel Ave F 280 N
Page 23: F 494 E Alosta Ave F 187 Azusa-Citr
Page 27 and 28: Foothill Extension Bus Interface Pl
Page 29 and 30: TABLE 2-3 Gold Line Extension: Pasa
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