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48 CHAPTER 2 | PROPOSED BUS ROUTE MODIFICATIONS INTERIM RESTRUCTURING OF BUS ROUTES: AZUSA TO MONTCLAIR Completion of the Gold Line Extension from Pasadena to Azusa will warrant consideration of interim service changes to routes that primarily serve communities east of Azusa that later will be served directly by light rail service in the Azusa to Montclair Extension. This section provides a limited plan that diverts and truncates selected bus routes at the Azusa- Citrus Station, and proposes others for discontinuation. Results from the random telephone survey of San Gabriel residents conducted for this study indicate that Azusa-Citrus Station will become an attractive access point for central and eastern San Gabriel Valley residents who indicated likely use of the Gold Line upon completion of the Pasadena to Azusa Extension. Similarly, the onboard survey of current bus riders indicate that the Azusa-Citrus Station will be the most likely point of access preferred by 23 percent of those who expect to use the Gold Line when this extension opens, followed by Monrovia (15 percent), Duarte (14 percent), Azusa-Alameda (11 percent), Arcadia (8 percent) and Irwindale (7 percent). Changes to four existing bus routes as shown in Figure 2-20 are proposed: Glendora Mini Bus Metrolink Shuttle This commuter shuttle service operated by the City of Glendora runs between the Glendora Transportation Center on Foothill Boulevard at Dalton Avenue and the Covina Metrolink Station, primarily via Barranca Avenue. Southbound service to Metrolink comprises six trips departing between at 5:18 a.m. and 7:14 a.m. on weekdays only. Return service comprises six northbound trips departing between 4:00 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. Neither passenger boarding and alighting information nor specifi c survey results relative to this route were available for analysis. Generally the route should be integrated into the larger bus interface plan that would feed Glendora passengers primarily to the Gold Line throughout the service day and provide north-south connecting service to the Metrolink San Bernardino Line. Foothill Transit Route 284 This local bus route carries 410 passengers per weekday between West Covina and Glendora via Covina and San Dimas. It approaches the planned Gold Line Glendora Station site from the east via Foothill Boulevard and south on Glendora Avenue to an on-street terminal point at Ada Avenue. The results of the bus rider survey conducted for this study reported that 42 percent of existing Route 284 riders are likely to use the Gold Line Extension and that the Azusa-Citrus Station is preferred as the point of access by 36 percent of those who expect to use the Gold Line, followed by Azusa-Alameda (26 percent) and Irwindale (14 percent). Detailed passenger boarding and alighting information was not available for analysis, making defi nitive recommendations more diffi cult. However, extension of Route 284 two miles west via Foothill Boulevard to the Azusa-Citrus Station should be considered. The bus connection presumably would be maintained until Gold Line service is extended to Glendora Station. One possible routing would be to extend the route from the existing terminus at Glendora Avenue and Alosta Avenue by routing busses west on Alosta, north on Grand Avenue and west on Foothill Boulevard to the Azusa-Citrus Station. This would minimize duplication with Route 187 on Alosta Avenue and maintain coverage on most of the segment of Foothill Boulevard to be vacated by the proposed discontinuation of Route 494. Foothill Route 690 This express route operates peak direction-only weekday service between the Montclair Transit Center and downtown Pasadena on an alignment comprised primarily of Foothill Boulevard and Baseline Road east of Azusa, and the I-210 Freeway west of Azusa Avenue to downtown Pasadena. It overlays local Route 187 east of Glendora. It carries an average of 274 weekday boardings on nine westbound trips in the morning and eight eastbound trips in the afternoon. Average ridership is 16 passengers per one-way trip. Detailed passenger boarding and alighting information was not available for analysis, making defi nitive recommendations more diffi cult. At a minimum, Route 690 should be diverted via Citrus Avenue to the Azusa-Citrus Station when the Pasadena to Azusa extension opens, to avoid redundancy with the Gold Line. Discontinuation should be considered as part of future planning. Foothill Route 851 This commuter-oriented local route operates weekday peak period service between Glendora and the Covina Metrolink Station on a meandering north-south alignment comprised primarily of Glendora Avenue and Sunfl ower Avenue. It crosses the Gold Line corridor at Glendora Avenue north of Alosta Avenue. Route 851 carries an average of 165 weekday boardings on eight morning trips and seven afternoon trips. Average ridership is 11 passengers per one-way trip. Detailed passenger boarding and alighting information was not available for analysis, making defi nitive recommendations more diffi cult. Consideration should be given to extending selected trips on Route 851 via Foothill Boulevard to the Azusa-Citrus Station. Alternatively, local feeder service to Azusa-Citrus Station could replace the existing segment on Sierra Madre Boulevard and between Grand Avenue and Valley Center Avenue. It is recognized that this route serves a signifi cant number of school trips on weekdays. No modifi cations to school peak service are proposed. Systemic restructuring within cities east of Azusa should be considered in context of future service changes contemplated by Foothill Transit either prior to or concurrently with the opening of the extension to Montclair. Foothill Extension Bus Interface Plan
Foothill Extension Bus Interface Plan CHAPTER 2 | PROPOSED BUS ROUTE MODIFICATIONS LEGEND M F North Existing Bus Route Proposed Bus Route Proposed Discontinued Bus Route Gold Line Foothill Extension Proposed Station Gold Line Foothill Extension Proposed Alignment Metrolink Metro Bus Route 0 0.2 0.4 miles Foothill Bus Route Figure 2-20: Proposed Bus Routing – Azusa to Montclair 49
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 and 24: F 494 E Alosta Ave F 187 Azusa-Citr
Page 25: F 494 E Alosta Ave F 187 Azusa-Citr
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