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Newark-Area Transit Study November 2018 Study Purpose Identify short-term changes to Newark’s transit systems which will address: • Route and service optimization • Identifying needs of mobility-challenged populations and WKHJDSVEDUULHUVWRÀ[HGURXWHULGHUVKLS • Better integration of four transit services Goals & Objectives • Improve bus transit options to meet demands and needs of Newark residents, employees, students and visitors • Provide quality passenger amenities to enhance bus service and attract riders • Make transit services easier to understand and use • 3URPRWHWUDQVLWV\VWHPHIÀFLHQF\IRUDOOSURYLGHUV Participating Agencies • WILMAPCO • City of Newark - UNICITY • University Of Delaware Transportation • DART First State • Cecil Transit Newark-Area Transit Study November 2018 Study Process • Surveys conducted of bus passengers, bus drivers, residents, and employers • 'DWDGULYHQDQDO\VLVRIH[LVWLQJPDUNHWDQG demographic conditions • 3HUIRUPDQFHDQDO\VLVRIH[LVWLQJEXVURXWHV • Public outreach and public input • Develop short-term recommendations for improvements to bus service Newark-Area Transit Systems 7KH&LW\RI1HZDUNKRVWVVL[GLIIHUHQWWUDQVLW operators offering both rail and bus transit service: • Cecil Transit – inter-state service to Elkton • DART – inter-city service to Wilmington, Christiana, and Glasgow Transit Services • UNICITY – circulator services around downtown Newark Included and surrounding areas in Study • University of Delaware Transportation – circulator services around UD campus and surrounding areas with high concentration of students • Amtrak – regional rail service to Washington DC, Balti- more, Philadelphia, and New York City • SEPTA (Wilmington/Newark Line Regional Rail) – rail service to Wilmington and Philadelphia Newark-Area Transit Study November 2018 Transit Operations Analysis )RUHDFKEXVVHUYLFHRSHUDWRUWKHDQDO\VLVH[DPLQHG • Routes and areas served • Annual and seasonal ridership • Hours of service and frequency of service • Passengers per revenue hour • Passengers per route mile • Average daily boardings Transit Analysis Preliminary Findings • Ridership decreases between December and February across most services with increases in ridership outside of winter including the summer period when most students are not in school. • Frequent service all-day to both Christiana and Wilmington currently provided by DART • No schedule coordination between transit agencies but IUHTXHQWVHUYLFHH[LVWVRQERWK'$57DQG8'VHUYLFHV • Lack of regularly-timed service on Cecil Transit, UNICITY, and UD evening services could be confusing for riders • Large loops and frequent diversions on all UNICITY routes create very long travel times for riders • UNICITY is the only real intra-Newark transit service for non-student Newark residents Newark-Area Transit Study November 2018 Success Factors for a Transit System The following factors typically contribute to the success of a transit system: • Transit-friendly land use patterns with employment and residential density near transit stops • Transit service that is convenient, reliable, and accessible: • Direct routes serving desired destinations • Safe walking, biking, and park-and-ride access to stations • ([LVWLQJGLVLQFHQWLYHVWRGULYH • 7UDIÀFFRQJHVWLRQRQFRPSHWLQJURXWHV • Limited parking availability and/or high-priced parking at destinations • Local/regional demographics that support transit use: • Zero-car households • Disabled, senior, and low-income populations Newark-Area Transit Study November 2018 Cecil Transit • Cecil Transit is based out of Elkton, Maryland and oper- DWHDWRWDORIÀYHEXVURXWHV • Routes predominantly operate as medium-distance in- ter-city type routes to Perryville and Elkton in Maryland, and Newark and Glasgow in Delaware. • Two bus routes operate into Newark, Delaware: Route 4 which provides service between Elkton, Newark, and Glasgow, and Route 5 which provides commuter service for Elkton residents to the SEPTA regional rail station in Newark. 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Christiana Mall-Newark (Rte 33) Marrows Rd./Christiana Mall (Rte 34) Newark/Glasgow (Rte 46) Newark/DE RT 72/Delaware (Rte 53) Old Baltimore Pike (Rte 55) Newark-Wilmington Train Connection (Rte 59) 0510152.5 Miles Newark-Dover (Rte 302) Newark-Area Transit Study November 2018 UNICITY • UNICITY operates three circulator routes in the City of Newark area – N1, N2, N3 • 7KHV\VWHPRSHUDWHVIURPDSSUR[LPDWHO\$0WR 30RQZHHNGD\VRQO\ • Routes operate as a circulator type service as it predom- LQDQWO\VHUYHVODUJHDSDUWPHQWFRPSOH[HVVHQLRUFHQWHUV shopping centers, and the UD campus • Additionally, transfers to other transit services (e.g. DART, CCT, and Amtrak) at the Newark Transit Hub and New- ark Train Station P o s s u m P a r k R o a d UV896 UV72 Maryland N e d w a o L R o l l n i d o M n r R e o p a a d P No ttingham Ro ad il Tra ol it p a C UV273 UV273 E Main Street S Main Street Newark S Coll e u 896 UV en v ege Aven A y r a Delaware r b i L ue ay Christina Parkw Road n Ch lkto rist E ina Pa r kway ke npi Tur are law De ¨¦§95 UV896 Unicity Transit Routes . 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