Bus Route Expansion and Multimodal Solutions Along US-12 Corridor

Overview

Methodology

Recommendations

Future Considerations

Proposed Routes

Data Analysis

• Bus Route: Based on the AHP Web Analysis, the YTC-St. Joesph Route is the recommended route because it received a higher score.

• Multimodal: The team recommends an off road asphalt bike path running along US-12 from the Platt Ave. intersection to downtown Saline (4.8 miles)

• MECC Collaboration: The recommended route would

• Increase livability in Urban Planning’s “cold” neighborhoods

• Enhance transportation options which is one of Public Health’s key indicators for community health

• Enhance connectivity to future inter-county routes by sharing bus stops and consolidating payment medium

• Expansion of US-12 to allow for super stops, park and ride lots, and safer pedesterian crossings and bus loading areas

Poster made by: Jasleen Randhawa, Nate Wernette, Taylor Williams, Clara Zhang and Xinpei ZhouIOE 424, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

References

[1] City of Ypsilanti, Shape Ypsilanti Adopted Master Plan, City of Ypsilanti, 2013. [Online].Available:http://cityofypsilanti.com/Portals/0/docs/Planning/COY%20Plans/adopted-master-plan-2013-10.pdf. [Accessed: 2015]

[2] Saaty, T. L. 1980. The Analytic Hierarchy Process. McGraw-Hill, Book Co., New York.

[3] Banai, Reza. “Public Transportation Decision-Making”. Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2006.

• US-12 (Michigan Avenue) is a 10 mile stretch between Ypsilanti and Saline.

• Serves job centers, residential areas, health services and commercial facilities

• Public transit options are lacking [1]

• The Washtenaw County Community Impact Team (CIT) asked the IOE student team to establish new bus transportation solutions through TheRide (AAATA) to address the availability of public transit along US-12.

• The project was conducted in collaboration with the Urban Planning and Public Health teams to collectively consider the economic, social and environmental factors affecting Washtenaw County.

Data Collection● Key stakeholder interview

• Generated criteria to be used with the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

● Literature Search• Researched effects of housing

demographics and employment along US-12• Explored previous corridor improvement

strategies similar to US-12• Obtained operational cost for bus servicesData Analysis

• Cost-benefit analysis of proposed bus routes• AHP weighting of four criteria, each with sub-

criteria, used to determine best alternatives [2]

YTC – St. Joseph Route Walmart Loop Route

AHP criteria and sub-criteria weighting results

YTC

Faurecia

St. Joseph Mercy

Walmart Supercenter

Sam’s Club

Crane Stops

Platt Park&Ride

Urgent Care

Henry St. Stop

WalmartMeijer

Munger Stop

Sam’s Club

Walmart Supercenter

Municipal Stop

Sage StopFaurecia Stop

Saline Shopping Center

School Stops

Warde Medical Lab

Goal

Opt

imal

Bus

Ser

vice

Criteria

Accessibility

Mobility

Cost

Sustainability

Rating Intensity

High ($19,363 /week)Low ($9,637 /week)

HighModerateLow

High (> 67% POI Coverage) Moderate (33 – 66% POI Coverage) Low (< 33% POI Coverage)

High Low

Alternatives

YTC-St. JosephRoute (0.925)

Walmart LoopRoute (0.53)

The AHP Web above demonstrates the methodology used to evaluate the routes based on the creation of a weighted score on a scale of 0 to 1.