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7 SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
Convenient and cost-effective transit service requires an appropriate balance of coverage,
frequency, and service span. Prior to developing any recommendations, this study assessed
existing ridership patterns, on-time performance, travel patterns, and demographic data. Public
meetings and an online survey indicated that expanding service hours, improving service
frequency, and better connecting locations outside of downtown were some of the improvements
desired most by riders and non-riders. More information on the community input that was used
to shape these scenarios is in Chapter 8.
THREE SCENARIOS WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
As a result of these efforts, the ICATS project team developed three preliminary scenarios to
improve CAMBUS, Coralville Transit, and Iowa City Transit service. These scenarios do not
increase operating costs (cost-neutral) and each emphasizes different types of improvements and
route planning principles:
▪ Scenario 1 focused on improving frequency on the most popular routes. In addition, it
made service more direct and improved speed and reliability. Resources were shifted
from lower ridership routes.
▪ Scenario 2 focused on maintaining service coverage, while also improv ing speed and
reliability. This option is most like today’s service.
▪ Scenario 3 focused on improving weekday evening and weekend service, a top customer
priority, by shifting resources from weekday service to weekend service. It also
introduced a limited on-demand type service on Sundays. This scenario involves changes
to only Iowa City Transit routes
Route maps for the three scenarios are in Figure 7-1 through Figure 7-3. These scenarios were
shared with the public at in-person open houses in January of 2020 and made available for
comment via an online survey that was open from January 2020 through March 2020. More
information on this outreach is in Chapter 8 of this report.
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Figure 7-1 Scenario 1 System Map and Highlights
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Figure 7-2 Scenario 2 System Map and Highlights
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Figure 7-3 Scenario 3 System Map and Highlights