Figure Recommended options summary of costs and benefits – OPTION TARGETS IDENTIFIED IMPACTS (COSTS AND TIMEFRAME TO IMPLEMENT RESPONSIBILITY PROBLEMS AND PROJECT BENEFITS) OUTCOMES Improved frequency and temporal span of bus services Immediate improvements to Costs: Short-term Metro Improves frequency. bus frequency in response No capital costs. Metro have commenced work to demand: Ongoing net operational on improving frequency. Weekday (7:00 costs estimated at $425 000 PM): frequency per annum (short-term net every ten minutes or cost). less. Saturday (7:00 AM-7:00 Benefits: PM): frequency every Improved 20 minutes. patronage/revenue, through Sunday (7:00 AM-7:00 increase in existing users PM): frequency every and ability to attract new 30 minutes. users (modal increase). All days (before 7:00 Reduced total travel time: AM and after 7:00 PM): passenger waiting times at frequency every 30 bus stops reduced. minutes. Eliminate need for passengers to rely on accessing timetables to use a service at most times. Some reduction in overcrowding. Immediate improvements to Costs: Short-term Metro Improves temporal span. temporal span to ensure No capital costs. Metro have commenced work consistency across the Ongoing operational costs on improving temporal span. week: estimated at $50 000 per Monday to Saturday: annum. services commence at 5:30 AM and finish by Benefits: 1:00 AM. Improved patronage, Sunday: services through increase in existing commence at 7:00 AM users and ability to attract and finish by 10.00 PM. new users. Attracts new passengers to services responding to longer spread of hours.
Figure Recommended options – summary of costs and benefits OPTION TARGETS IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS AND PROJECT OUTCOMES IMPACTS (COSTS AND BENEFITS) TIMEFRAME TO IMPLEMENT RESPONSIBILITY Improved frequency and temporal span of bus services Immediate improvements to bus frequency in response to demand: Weekday (7:00 PM): frequency every ten minutes or less. Saturday (7:00 AM-7:00 PM): frequency every 20 minutes. Sunday (7:00 AM-7:00 PM): frequency every 30 minutes. All days (before 7:00 AM and after 7:00 PM): frequency every 30 minutes. Improves frequency. Costs: No capital costs. Ongoing net operational costs estimated at $425 000 per annum (short-term net cost). Benefits: Improved patronage/revenue, through increase in existing users and ability to attract new users (modal increase). Reduced total travel time: passenger waiting times at bus stops reduced. Eliminate need for passengers to rely on accessing timetables to use a service at most times. Some reduction in overcrowding. Short-term Metro have commenced work on improving frequency. Metro Immediate improvements to temporal span to ensure consistency across the week: Monday to Saturday: services commence at 5:30 AM and finish by 1:00 AM. Sunday: services commence at 7:00 AM and finish by 10.00 PM. Improves temporal span. Costs: No capital costs. Ongoing operational costs estimated at $50 000 per annum. Benefits: Improved patronage, through increase in existing users and ability to attract new users. Attracts new passengers to services responding to longer spread of hours. Short-term Metro have commenced work on improving temporal span. Metro