Granite Mountain Route 6 is a radial route connecting downtown Little Rock with neighborhoods southeast via Highway 365 and Detroit Street. 6 Route 6 provides connections to multiple trip generators, including Booker Magnet School, Mann Junior High School and Kroger. SERVICE PATTERNS: Route 6 operates with the same pattern for all trips, but inbound and outbound alignments are slightly different. From the River Cities Travel Center, the route travels to neighborhoods at Hwy 365 and Detroit Street, primarily along Rock Street, 21st Route 6 Granite Mountain Street, Barber Street, and Springer Boulevard. Inbound and outbound alignments differ between I-30 and Roosevelt Road. Route 6 largely parallels Express Route 19 from Roosevelt Road to Detroit Street during weekday service. 30 . SCHEDULE: Service operates on weekdays and Saturdays. erland St Ar t St kansas Rive LITTLE 4th St r 165 Span of Service Typical Headway (minutes) One-Way Trips Scot . Cumb ROCK Capitol Ave. Louisiana St River Cities Weekdays 5:50 a.m.-6:57 p.m. 35 1 Travel Center 630 9th St. Firehouse Hostel Early AM Before 6:15 a.m. 40 2 & Museum 11th St. Arkansas Arts Center MacArthur AM Peak 6:15-8:15 a.m. 40 5 . Daisy Bates Park . Midday . 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. 40 19 St Booker Arts ck and Science Commerce St Ro Magnet School PM Peak 3:15-6:15 p.m. 40 7 21st St. St McAlmont B 2 a r b e Evening/Night 6:15 p.m. and Later 45 2 24th St r S NORTH Roosevelt Rd. t. Saturdays 5:50 a.m.-6:57 p.m. 45 35 . Roosevelt Rd. ice Rd. rv Science nce St Se Magnet Sundays – – – Va Middle School 30 S RIDERSHIP: Ridership is consistent throughout the day with a minor midday peak. p r in g e r 440 B . LEGEND l Percentages of Weekday Passengers Per Hour: v d t St . Bus Route Transfer Point . 30 Baltimore St Detroi 1 Numbered Timepoint 1,2,3 Connecting Routes 10.55 Little Rock 3 365 Transit Center Hospital 8.67 8.20 8.07 8.17 Audubon Center . 7.67 7.71 7.35 Point of Interest 6.88 6.55 6.85 ©2016 Rock Region METRO 4.93 Edge St 4.11 4.29 -2p -3p -4p -5p -6p -7p -8p -9p STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES 5a-6a 6a-7a 7a-8a 8a-9a 9a-10a 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 10a-11a 11a-12p 12p-1p STRENGTHS: Represents weekday ridership from Nov. 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. • Service is direct and consistent. PERFORMANCE: Route 6 productivity is near the median as compared to other METRO routes. It performs slightly better in terms of riders • Route serves a diverse mix of destinations and land uses, from residential streets at its eastern terminus to per revenue hour and slightly lower in terms of riders per trip. strip mall-type developments along Highway 365. Weekday Saturday Sunday WEAKNESSES: Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank • Route operates in fairly low-density environments. Ridership 188 14 131 13 – – • Route terminates short of new senior housing community at Gilliam Park Road and Granite Mountain Circle. • Different inbound and outbound routing near Mann Junior High School and Kroger. Riders per Revenue Hour 17.6 7 12.2 7 – – Rider per Trip 5.4 13 3.7 12 – – OPPORTUNITIES: • Make inbound and outbound alignment more uniform by operating along McAlmont Street and Roosevelt 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. Street in both directions. SERVICE DESIGN: • Reduce weekend service span and frequency to improve productivity. Value Comment Directness (end-to-end vs. most direct route) 1.2 Ranked 13th – Loop and one-way patterns Average Speed (mph) 12.6 Ranked 19th – Partially due to frequent stops Stop Spacing (stops per mile) 6.7 Ranked 20th – Close at southern loop Schedule Convenience (best headway) 45 Difficult to memorize start times Schedule Regularity Fairly Regular Inconsistent headways early and late.