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TASK 3: DEVELOP COMMUTER SERVICE DESIGN CRITERIA Design criteria for a high-quality local commuter bus service wilt be developed based on literature review and on other studies done by DKS Associates, and consistent with the City's TSM Ordinance. The suggested criteria will attempt to set forth measures of service frequency, directness and speed of service, passenger loading standards and bus stop proximity to employment and residential locations for guiding the development of commuter transit services. The design criteria will be presented to staff for their review and comment, and will be modified as appropriate. TASK 4: DEVELOP COMMUTER BUS ROUTE PLAN Once design criteria have been agreed upon, an exclusive commuter bus route plan will be developed to meet those standards. This plan will attempt to link the identified commuter ourigins and destinations together as directly as possible, and will give no attention to other (non-commuter) transit needs nor potential funding limitations. Essentially this will be a "saturation transit system" for the local area. It will focus on the Pleasanton area. For the saturation transit system, operating characteristics will estimated, including the following: -Frequency of service -Cycle time for each route -Fleet requirements -Operating cost -Capital costs -Passenger capacity -Accessibility to routes -Potential mode split be The saturation system is likely to require funding in excess of that projected to be available through TDA and other conventional sources for public transportation funding. Therefore, a scaled down version of this system will also be developed for comparative purposes. This alternative system will assume that all of Pleasanton's share of 1 ocal TDA funding i s used to finance the commuter system within Pleasanton. Operating characteristics as listed above will be estimated for the TDA funding constrained system alternative. Both of these plans will be presented to staff for review and comment.