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Existing Conditions Report Is Part of the Broader Subsequent Reports [Type the document title] [Type the document subtitle] [Pick the date] Oldread, Krystal Existing Conditions TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... i Transit and Commuter Rail Services ........................................................................................... i Transit Services.................................................................................................................... i Commuter Rail.................................................................................................................... ii Parking .................................................................................................................................iii Travel Patterns.......................................................................................................................iii Existing Road Network ............................................................................................................iii 1.Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 2.Existing Transit Services ........................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Local Fixed Route Bus Transit .............................................................................................. 3 2.1.1 CTtransit Waterbury .................................................................................................... 3 2.1.2 CTtransit New Haven ................................................................................................. 13 2.1.3 Greater Bridgeport Transit.......................................................................................... 19 2.1.4 Programed Improvements .......................................................................................... 27 2.2 Passenger Rail Service ...................................................................................................... 30 2.2.1 Travel Times ............................................................................................................. 31 2.2.2 Equipment ............................................................................................................... 33 2.2.3 Funding ................................................................................................................... 33 2.2.4 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 34 2.2.5 Ridership.................................................................................................................. 35 2.2.6 Programed Improvements .......................................................................................... 36 2.3 Connecting Services ......................................................................................................... 38 2.3.1 Paratransit ............................................................................................................... 39 2.3.2 Commuter Bus Service ............................................................................................... 39 2.3.3 Intercity Bus Service .................................................................................................. 40 2.3.4 Ferry Service............................................................................................................. 41 2.3.5 Taxi/TNC Services/Car-Sharing .................................................................................... 41 2.3.6 Rideshare Services..................................................................................................... 41 3.Parking ................................................................................................................................ 43 3.1 Methodology .................................................................................................................. 43 3.2 Station Parking Capacity and Utilization .............................................................................. 43 3.2.1 Waterbury................................................................................................................ 43 3.2.2 Naugatuck................................................................................................................ 46 3.2.3 Beacon Falls ............................................................................................................. 48 3.2.4 Seymour .................................................................................................................. 50 3.2.5 Ansonia ................................................................................................................... 52 3.2.6 Derby/Shelton .......................................................................................................... 54 3.3 Parking Key Findings ........................................................................................................ 56 4.Travel Patterns ..................................................................................................................... 57 4.1 Modal Split ..................................................................................................................... 57 Existing Conditions 4.2 Travel Time .................................................................................................................... 57 4.3 Journey to Work.............................................................................................................. 57 4.4 Key Findings for Corridor .................................................................................................. 59 5.Existing Road Network ........................................................................................................... 61 5.1 Traffic Analysis ................................................................................................................ 61 Traffic Key Findings ........................................................................................................... 63 5.2 Travel Times and Speeds .................................................................................................. 64 5.2.1 Highway................................................................................................................... 64 5.2.2 Transit ..................................................................................................................... 66 FIGURES Figure 1. Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................................1 Figure 2. Existing Transit Services ........................................................................................................................2 Figure 3. CT Transit Waterbury System Map..........................................................................................................3 Figure 4. CT Transit Waterbury Corridor Routes .....................................................................................................4 Figure 5. Route 441 Map ....................................................................................................................................6 Figure 6. Route 441 Boardings by Trip ..................................................................................................................6 Figure 7. Route 441 activity by stop .....................................................................................................................6 Figure 8. Route 442 Map ....................................................................................................................................7 Figure 9. Route 442 Boardings by Trip ..................................................................................................................7 Figure 10. Route 442 activity by stop....................................................................................................................7 Figure 11. Route 470X Map ................................................................................................................................8 Figure 12. Map of Division Street/Church Street Bus Stop Issue ...............................................................................8 Figure 13. Route 470X Boardings by Trip...............................................................................................................8 Figure 14 . Route 470X AM activity by stop ...........................................................................................................9 Figure 15. Route 470X PM activity by stop ............................................................................................................9 Figure 16. Route 479X Map ................................................................................................................................9 Figure 17. Route 479X Boardings by Trip............................................................................................................. 10 Figure 18 . Route 479X AM activity by stop ......................................................................................................... 10 Figure 19. Route 479X PM activity by stop .......................................................................................................... 10 Figure 20. Routes 471/472/473 Map .................................................................................................................
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