Buses World News

22.7.10

Busy Bus Routes * USA - Metro seeks to ease congestion on, saving time and millions

Some of the busiest Metrobus routes are also among the slowest

Washington,DC,USA -The Washington Post, by Robert Thomson -July 18, 2010: ... Thousands of riders who leave their cars at home wind up getting stuck in the same traffic as drivers, and the transit authority winds up throwing more and more buses onto those lines to normalize the schedule... Metro planners have collected new data to identify the trouble zones for buses. They can use that information to focus attention and resources on easing bottlenecks... Using the GPS-based system that locates Metrobuses along their routes, the transit authority collected data on bus speeds across the D.C. region during November... The planners now have those results plotted on charts and maps, so they know where buses move relatively well and where they run into trouble... The slowest trips are concentrated along the District's heavily used streets. Only in the outer areas of the District, such as East Capitol Street east of the Anacostia River, do buses move relatively easily. In the central city, many buses average less than 15 mph, and there are plenty of segments where the average speed doesn't rise above 5 mph... Nat Bottigheimer, Metro's assistant general manager of planning and joint development, said the new data will enable Metro and planners from all jurisdictions to zoom in on specific, solvable problems... (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post: Metro has new data identifying the trouble zones for buses so it can focus attention and resources on easing bottlenecks)

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5.4.07

Bus Route Information * USA - Superintendent shares it with school board

School buses + Highway 371 = traffic mess

Pine River,MN,USA -The Lake Country Echo, by Betty Ryan -April 5, 2007: -- On any school day there are 17 Pequot Lakes school buses, four vans, two pre-school vans plus up to five activity buses driving on Highway 371. ThatUs 40 to 50 kids on a bus, plus the vans... Superintendent Rick Linnell presented information about the buses and the routes at MondayUs school board meeting. His presentation will be made at the joint city council and planning commission meeting later this month... "These are our numbers," Linnell said: 17 bus routes per day. Four van routes per day. Two pre-school van routes per day. Up to five sports activities buses per day. Average number of students on each bus per day: 41-47...

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