overcrowding. Simplify Northern Suburb bus services Metro Tasmania to Costs: Short-term Metro Targets complexity of the bus undertake a Northern network through creating Utilisation of existing Metro Metro have commenced work Suburbs Bus Service simple and more direct resources to undertake on the review. Review to ensure routes routes. review. are as simple and direct as Initial costs of implementing possible and maximise use the review eg timetable and of the Transit Corridor. rostering changes are unknown, estimated to be less than reduce expenditure above due to efficiency gains. Ongoing operational costs are dependent on review outcomes and whether changes are cost neutral. Expected benefits: Creation of more direct and legible routes which are easy to understand by passengers. Improved patronage, through increase in existing users and ability to attract new users. Reduced in-vehicle travel times, resulting in operational savings for Metro and reduced travel time for passengers. Reduction of inefficient routes and ability to use these savings to increase frequency on well patronised direct routes with supporting infrastructure (upgraded bus stops and
overcrowding. Simplify Northern Suburb bus services Metro Tasmania to undertake a Northern Suburbs Bus Service Review to ensure routes are as simple and direct as possible and maximise use of the Transit Corridor. Targets complexity of the bus network through creating simple and more direct routes. Costs: Utilisation of existing Metro resources to undertake review. Initial costs of implementing the review eg timetable and rostering changes are unknown, estimated to be less than reduce expenditure above due to efficiency gains. Ongoing operational costs are dependent on review outcomes and whether changes are cost neutral. Expected benefits: Creation of more direct and legible routes which are easy to understand by passengers. Improved patronage, through increase in existing users and ability to attract new users. Reduced in-vehicle travel times, resulting in operational savings for Metro and reduced travel time for passengers. Reduction of inefficient routes and ability to use these savings to increase frequency on well patronised direct routes with supporting infrastructure (upgraded bus stops and Short-term Metro have commenced work on the review. Metro
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