The Greater Bridgeport Transit Long Range Master Plan aims to enhance bus service over the next 3-10 years by increasing service in high ridership areas and improving infrastructure for bus rapid transit. Public input revealed a strong desire for regional connections and extensions of existing routes, highlighting the need for accessibility and convenience in transit. Proposed changes include simplified routes, new service layers, and infrastructure improvements to better link key destinations.

1. SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2015
GREATER BRIDGEPORT TRANSIT
LONG RANGE MASTER PLAN

2. Project Overview1

3. GOALS FOR THE EVENING:
1 – Progress Update
2 – Show the use of input
3 – Solicit feedback on the proposals
4 – Identify next steps
WELCOME

4. What is Task 5 – Long Range Plan?
• A long range plan for GBT (3-10 years)
• System structure
• Short/Medium/ & Long Term
progression of changes

5. What are we trying to do?
• Increase service in high bus ridership areas
• Respond to community requests for more
or different bus services
• Delineate improvements necessary to
implement Bus Rapid Transit and regional
services (Stamford-New Haven)
• Address infrastructure and operational
modifications necessary to implement new
bus services
• Consider changes in land use in city and
region that impact bus transit

6. Key Themes
• Provide more service, everywhere
• Provide higher levels of service
• Build a system for the future
• Create a system with better
connections and access

7. Input into the route options2

8. Public survey
Routes listed as used most often (156 responses)
25%
11%8%
9%
10%
8%
Percent
Coastal Link
Route 1
Route 6
Route 8
Route 9
Route 10

9. What the public wanted
• New areas such as
Kings Highway,
Capital Ave,
Bridgeport University
• Extensions of
existing routes to
make connections
• Regional
connections ranked
high
• NOTE: many asked
for routings that
already exist with a
transfer

10. SYSTEM DESIGN CHARETTE
March 2015 - Attendees
GBT, GBRC, City of Bridgeport,
Town of Stratford, Connecticut DOT

11. DESIGN
CHARETTE
Group 1 key desire
lines for high level
transit service
Blue = BRT
Orange = high
frequency
Red = regional

12. DESIGN
CHARETTE
Group 2 key desire
lines for high level
transit service
Blue = High
Frequency service
Red = key
connectors

13. Review of NRZ Plans
• South End
• Black Rock
• East Side
• Mill Hill
• Reservoir Avenue

14. NRZ Plans: Common Themes
MOBILITY
 Pedestrian Access –
Improvements to
Sidewalks, Signage
(walkable)
 Bicycle Access -
Improved Amenities
for Cyclists
STREETSCAPE
 Improved
Streetscapes -
Friendly
 Transit Amenities –
Additional Bus
Stops, Signage and
Shelters
 Transit Oriented
Development
TRANSIT/ROADS
 Make Transit more
accessible and
convenient
 Directional Changes
on roads (East
End/East Side/South
End)
 Barnum Train
Station FUNDING
 Work to Find the
Funding/Resources

15. Existing
System:
Areas of
interest
HIGH RIDERSHIP
CORRIDORS OR SEGMENTS

16. Existing
System:
Areas of
challenge
LOW RIDERSHIP
SPOT RIDERSHIP
PROBLEMATIC ROADS
NO SERVICE EXISTS TODAY

17. Existing
System:
Infrastructure
Need DEDICATED Zones
TRANSFER LOCATIONS
INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS

18. Existing System: Common Transfers
Route Transferred to
Route 1 Route 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Route 9 Route 10 Route 13
1 33 39 7 22 21 11 2 38 21 24 6
2 29 38 28 17 8 20 1 61 28 19 8
3 14 27 22 12 19 12 3 22 15 12 8
4 8 20 6 11 3 4 0 19 11 11 6
5 28 22 12 9 16 12 0 30 30 13 10
6 14 26 13 5 10 6 0 21 6 14 3
7 1 2 3 2 1 5 1 1 2 4 0
8 40 41 22 20 27 14 4 74 21 26 16
9 21 33 16 20 24 12 1 29 23 36 8
10 31 16 22 19 12 10 4 45 27 20 8
13 10 11 3 13 13 2 0 14 6 11 1
StartingRoute

19. System Considerations3

20. Coverage vs Frequency
• Coverage is
about
providing
access to
transit
• Ridership is
focused on
the
economics of
service
• Every system
has a unique
balance

22. Regional service
Local service
Radial Network with some
cross town links
Local service
Community service
BRT
High Frequency
Regional service
Radial Network with cross
town links and layers of
service
All services the same Layered services

23. PROPOSED ROUTES
Groupings, infrastructure and
issues
4

24. Why are routes grouped?
• based on area of service
• There is a redefining of service routing
between routes
• There is a change in the type of service
that the routes perform so they
complement each other
• There are future service destinations

25. PACKAGE 1 – The Coastal
Link

26. Coastal Link – AM Inbound to Downtown

27. Route 1 – Inbound to Downtown

28. Route 10 – Inbound to Downtown

29. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 1, COASTAL LINE, ROUTE 10

30. PROPOSED SYSTEM
ROUTE 1, COASTAL LINK, ROUTE 10

31. PACKAGE 2 – Bridgeport to
Westfield Trumbull

32. ROUTE 3
AM INBOUND TO DOWNTOWN

33. ROUTE 4
AM INBOUND TO DOWNTOWN

34. ROUTE 8
AM INBOUND TO DOWNTOWN

35. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 3, ROUTE 4, ROUTE 8

36. PROPOSED SYSTEM
ROUTE 3, ROUTE 4, ROUTE 8

37. PACKAGE 3 – Fairfield to
Bridgeport

38. ROUTE 5
AM INBOUND TO DOWNTOWN

39. ROUTE 7
PM OUTBOUND FROM DOWNTOWN

40. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 5, ROUTE 7

41. PROPOSED SYSTEM
ROUTE 5, ROUTE 7

42. PACKAGE 4 – North from
Downtown

43. ROUTE 6
AM INBOUND TO
DOWNTOWN

44. ROUTE 9
AM INBOUND TO
DOWNTOWN

45. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 6, ROUTE 9

46. PROPOSED SYSTEM
ROUTE 6, ROUTE 9, ROUTE 11 (NEW), ROUTE 24 (NEW)

47. PACKAGE 5 – Mill Hill/Lake
Success

48. ROUTE 13
AM INBOUND TO
DOWNTOWN

49. ROUTE 15
AM INBOUND TO
DOWNTOWN

50. ROUTE 17
AM INBOUND TO DOWNTOWN

51. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 1, ROUTE 13, ROUTE 15, ROUTE 17

52. PROPOSED SYSTEM
Coastal Link, ROUTE 5, ROUTE 13, ROUTE 15, ROUTE 17, ROUTE 18

53. Seaview Avenue Route 18

54. PACKAGE 6
Crosstown Services

55. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 1, ROUTE 10, COASTAL LINK, ROUTE 17

56. PROPOSED SYSTEM
COASTAL LINK, ROUTE 10, ROUTE 17, ROUTE 24 (NEW), ROUTE 27 (NEW)

57. PACKAGE 7 – Stratford

58. ROUTE 23
AM INBOUND TO
DOWNTOWN

59. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 1, ROUTE 10, COASTAL LINK, ROUTE 16, Route 23

60. PROPOSED SYSTEM
COASTAL LINK, ROUTE 10, ROUTE 16, ROUTE 23, ROUTE 25

61. PACKAGE 8 – Trumbull &
Monroe

62. ROUTE 14
10-2pm INBOUND
TO WESTFIELD

63. ROUTE 19
AM INBOUND TO
DOWNTOWN

64. ROUTE 20
AM INBOUND TO
WESTFIELD

65. CURRENT SYSTEM
ROUTE 14, ROUTE 19, ROUTE 20

66. PROPOSED SYSTEM
ROUTE 20, ROUTE 19, ROUTE 26

67. PACKAGE 9 – Route 22X

68. ROUTE 22X

69. SUMMARY
The Frequent Transit Network & layers of
service
5

70. What we accomplish
• Highlight key corridors for growth
• Simplify routes
• Link majority of key places with higher
frequency service
• Minimize disruptions through
consolidation of services and new
routings
• New infrastructure
• More connections

71. Bus Rapid Transit - Layer

72. Bus Rapid Transit - Routes

73. Frequent Routes Layer

74. Frequent Routes

75. Standard Route
Layer
standard routes
community routes

76. Standard
Routes

77. SUMMARY –
Layers of
service

78. SUMMARY –
Routes

79. Summary of Net Changes

80. Next Steps
• Finalize Proposals
• Short Term – minor changes/hours
• Medium term – FTN, major changes,
infrastructure
• Long Term – BRT, regional connections

81. Questions?