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7 ATTACHMENT B TTA recommends that our regional service expansion occur in two phases -the first, in Summer of 1999, will put I9 new mid-size (2426 passenger seats) buses into service; the second, in Summer of 2000, will put 15 new full-size (37 passenger seats) buses into service. This decision is driven by the differing durations of the vehicle procurement processes and the need to phase the hiring of additional operations staff. Phase C-ne exvansions in Summer 1999 would include: Additional Buses in the Peak Hours on Red and Green Lines Two buses will be added to the Red and Green Lines to improve the reliabrlity of peak afternoon hour schedules. Passengers will continue to experience 30 minute headways, but the service will be more reliable because each bus will have additional minutes to meet their schedule. Bus passengers wn-11 also experience longer scheduled ride times for some trips. Additional RTP Shuttle Service Three buses will be used to replace vans currently serving the North, Airport, and Factory Shops Shuttle routes_ This will enablc us to retire the 15-passenger vans, which are difficult for passengers to board. Evening Service on Red and Green Lines New service along these routes will run on an off-peak schedule (hourly) from approximately 6:30 pm unh7 12:30 am. Saturday Service on Red and Green Lines New service along these routes wdl run on an off-peak schedule (hourly) from approximately 6:30 am until midnight . Raleigh to South Cary to Apex to Morrisville to RTP Service will be provided every 30 minutes in the peak hours (6:00 am - 9:30 am and 3:15 pm - 7:30 pm). The route will start at RTP and head south on Davis Drive through the new Development Drive and continue through South Cary to Waverly Place and Crossroads Plaza and then to NCSU and Downtown Raleigh along Western Boulevard. Re-routed Gold Line through Cary With a proposed new South Cary route, we have an opporturrity to re-route the existing Gold Line to serve new locations wlu7e making the trip from downtown Cary to downtown Raleigh more direct. This newly aligned route would operate during the same peak hours as the existing Gold Line, but would serve Aviation and Weston Pazkways, and from the Amtrak station, would use Kildaire Farm Rd. and Maynard and Walnut Sts. before serving South Hills Mall and continuing to downtown Raleigh. Apez to RTP via NCSS Service will be provided every 30 minutes in the peak hours (6:00 am - 9:30 am and 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm). The route will connect Apes and the growing residential developments along the NC55 corridor through the NIEHS campus and the new EPA facility to the RTP Bus Center. Garner to Raleigh Service will be provided cvery 30 minutes in the peak hours (5:30 am -10:00 am and 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm) as an extension of the Red Line from Raleigh through to Gamer.