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Re: Valley Metro Rumors around town |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Fri Dec 21 01:39:40 2007, in response to Valley Metro Rumors around town, posted by transitbusfan on Thu Dec 20 22:58:26 2007. The Route 45-Broadway and Route 77-Baseline make a decent amount of sense to me as these routes probably have the ridership to justify having 40' or even 60' buses (which Veolia-Phoenix has) versus the current mix of 35' and 40' buses currently operated. I could see the Route 81- Hayden/McClintock moving from Veolia-Tempe as well (especially if those buses wouldn't be needed for Route 45 and Route 77 anymore). I don't see route 72-Scottsdale/Rural going to Veolia-Tempe. The 72 is 28 miles long (I believe it beats out the 61 as the longest local route that the RPTA operates but they could be tied). Not only is the 72 the longest RPTA route it also is the RPTA route with the best headways (15 minute daytime and 30 minute evening and weekends). What this means is that the 72 takes up a great deal of resources. The current route 72 schedule wasn't even possible until after the 52 New Flyer C40LFRs were purchased in 2006 (I understand that several buses were retired around that time but there was a noticeable increase in the RPTA fleet). Also, for whatever reason (possibly range) LNG buses generally haven't operated on the 72 (which is the only type of bus that Veolia-Tempe has). Unless there is going to be a transfer of C40LFRs and/or D40LFRs to the Tempe Division I see the 72 staying put. |
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