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Local Bus Service Planning and Recommendations Prepared for the Berkeley-Charleston- Dorchester Council of Governments FINAL | September | 2018 Local Bus Service Planning and Recommendations Prepared for the Berkeley-Charleston- Dorchester Council of Governments FINAL | September | 2018 Table of Contents List of Figures ............................................................................................................................. ii Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 Route XP1: North/South Express (North Charleston/James Island) ........................................... 2 Route XP2: East West Express (Mt. Pleasant/West Ashley) ...................................................... 6 Route XP3: Dorchester Road/Downtown ..................................................................................10 Route XP4: NASH Express (N.Charleston/Airport/Visitor Ctr/Tanger Outlets)/Downtown .........14 Route 10: Rivers Avenue ..........................................................................................................18 Route 11: Dorchester/Airport .....................................................................................................22 Route 12: Upper Dorchester/AFB .............................................................................................26 Route 13: Montague/Remount/Spruill Road ..............................................................................30 Route 20: King Street ................................................................................................................34 Route 30: Savannah Highway ...................................................................................................38 Route 31: Folly Road ................................................................................................................42 Route 32: North Bridge .............................................................................................................46 Route 33: St. Andrews/Ashley River Road ................................................................................50 Route 40: Mt. Pleasant ..............................................................................................................54 Route 41: Coleman Boulevard ..................................................................................................58 Route 42: Wando Circulator ......................................................................................................62 Route 102: North Neck/Rutledge ..............................................................................................66 Route 103: Leeds Avenue .........................................................................................................70 Route 104: Montague Avenue ...................................................................................................74 Route 203: Medical Shuttle .......................................................................................................78 Route 204: MUSC/Calhoun Circulator .......................................................................................80 Route 210: Aquarium/College of Charleston DASH Shuttle.......................................................82 Route 211: Meeting/King DASH Shuttle ....................................................................................84 Route 213: Meeting/King DASH Shuttle ....................................................................................86 Route 301: Glenn McConnell Circulator ....................................................................................88 Summary of Recommendations by Route .................................................................................92 i List of Figures Figure 1: Route XP1 Inbound/Southbound Daily Ridership by Stop ........................................... 2 Figure 2: Route XP1 Outbound/Northbound Daily Ridership by Stop ......................................... 3 Figure 3: Route XP1 Inbound/Southbound Ridership by Trip ..................................................... 4 Figure 4: Route XP1 Outbound/Northbound Ridership by Trip ................................................... 4 Figure 5: Route XP2 Inbound/Westbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................ 6 Figure 6: Route XP2 Outbound/Eastbound Daily Ridership by Stop ........................................... 7 Figure 7: Route XP2 Inbound/Westbound Ridership by Trip ...................................................... 8 Figure 8: Route XP2 Outbound/Eastbound Ridership by Trip ..................................................... 8 Figure 9: Route XP3 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ..............................................................10 Figure 10: Route XP3 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop .........................................................11 Figure 11: Route XP3 Inbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................12 Figure 12: Route XP3 Outbound Ridership by Trip ...................................................................12 Figure 13: Route XP4 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................14 Figure 14: Route XP4 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop .........................................................15 Figure 15: Route XP4 Inbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................16 Figure 16: Route XP4 Outbound Ridership by Trip ...................................................................16 Figure 17: Route XP1 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................18 Figure 18: Route XP2 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop .........................................................19 Figure 19: Route 10 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................20 Figure 20: Route 10 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................20 Figure 21: Route 11 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................22 Figure 22: Route 11 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................23 Figure 23: Route 11 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................24 Figure 24: Route 11 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................24 Figure 25: Route 12 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................26 Figure 26: Route 12 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................27 Figure 27: Route 12 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................28 Figure 28: Route 12 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................28 Figure 29: Route 13 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................30 Figure 30: Route 13 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................31 Figure 31: Route 13 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................32 Figure 32: Route 13 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................32 Figure 33: Route 20 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................34 Figure 34: Route 20 Outbound Ridership by Stop .....................................................................35 Figure 35: Route 20 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................36 Figure 36: Route 20 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................36 Figure 37: Route 30 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................38 Figure 38: Route 30 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................39 Figure 39: Route 30 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................40 Figure 40: Route 30 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................40 Figure 41: Route 31 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................42 Figure 42: Route 31 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................43 ii Figure 43: Route 31 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................44 Figure 44: Route 31 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................44 Figure 45: Route 32 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................46 Figure 46: Route 32 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................47 Figure 47: Route 32 Inbound Ridership by Trip .........................................................................48 Figure 48: Route 32 Outbound Ridership by Trip ......................................................................48 Figure 49: Route 33 Inbound Daily Ridership by Stop ...............................................................50 Figure 50: Route 33 Outbound Daily Ridership by Stop ............................................................51 Figure
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