West Markham Route 5 is a radial route that between downtown Little Rock and areas west, including the Walmart and Sam’s Club on Bowman Road. 5 Route 5 connects several key destinations, including Doctors Building, the Veterans Hospital, Arkansas State Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, CHI St. Vincent Infirmary and Midtown Target.

SERVICE PATTERNS: Route 5 operates with one consistent alignment from the River Cities Center along 7th Street terminating at Walmart. Route 5 travel primarily along 7th Street, Capitol Avenue, and Markham Street. Passengers may transfer from Route 5 to Route 5 West Markham Routes 3, 8, 9, and 22 at the Midtown transfer hub on Midtown Avenue. SCHEDULE: Service operates on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

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Weekdays 5:22 a.m.-8:58 p.m. 46 nsas NORTH LITTLE CHI Ri 30 Early AM Before 6:15 a.m. 35 3 R Midtown o St. Vincent ve ROCK d Hughe Target Target n In rmary r ey Arkansas .

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Saturdays 5:25 a.m.-7:07 p.m. 35 45 Bo Chester St. Wo Hospital 30 JohnBarr Building Jack Stephens Dr LITTLE Sundays 9:12 a.m.-4:41 p.m. 45 20 ROCK Cumberland St.

RIDERSHIP: Route 5 is METRO’s highest ridership route, with 885 passengers per weekday. Ridership is highest during the afternoon peak LEGEND period; morning ridership is also strong. Route Transfer Point NORTH 1 Numbered Timepoint 1,2,3 Connecting Routes Percentages of Weekday Passengers Per Hour: Transit Center Hospital Point of Interest 10.11 ©2017 Rock Region Metro 8.30 8.06 7.61 7.36 7.79 7.92 6.89 6.44 6.15 6.65 6.55 3.64 3.20 1.81 1.49 STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES a a a -7p -8p -9p p-1p -2p -3p -4p -5p -6p 5a-6 6a-7 7a-8a 8a-9 9a-10a 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p STRENGTHS: 10a-11a 11a-12p 12 Represents weekday ridership from Nov. 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. • Service is direct and connects downtown with several important destinations and employment opportunities. • Route serves a diverse mix of destinations and land uses. PERFORMANCE: Route 5 is the best performing route in terms of overall ridership and ridership per trip. It ranks 7th in terms of weekday • Highest weekday ridership productivity among METRO routes. riders per revenue vehicle hour: WEAKNESSES: Weekday Saturday Sunday • Average operating speed on the route is slow, making travel times long. Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank • Slow travel speeds make service frequency irregular. Ridership 703 4 391 4 175 4 OPPORTUNITIES: Riders per Revenue Hour 17 8 10.5 10 12.3 6 • Route 5 is a good candidate for enhanced bus or bus (BRT) treatments to speed up service and increase the Rider per Trip 15.3 2 8.7 5 8.8 3 passenger experience for the largest segment of METRO riders. Treatments may include dedicated lanes, prioritization at

Weekday rank is of 25 routes; Saturday, of 21 routes; and Sunday, of 13 routes. Ridership from Nov. 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 is represented. intersections, stop consolidation, enhanced passenger amenities and specialized vehicles. • Short of BRT, implement street-level improvements and consolidate bus stops to improve travel times. SERVICE DESIGN: Value Comment Directness (end-to-end vs. most direct route) 1.2 Ranked 12th – Deviates to trip generators Average Speed (mph) 11.0 Ranked 24th – Very slow Stop Spacing (stops per mile) 6.3 Ranked 18th – Frequent stops slow service

Schedule Convenience (best headway) 30 Typically 40 minutes

Schedule Regularity Fairly Regular Irregular schedule during PM peak