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Transit That Shows Up

Published 9/19/2025
Updated 9/19/2025
Summary

If the screen says 2 minutes, it's 2 minutes. We will tie funding to on-time performance, publish route-level reliability and cleanliness, and surge visible staff during peaks.

Why Now
  • Riders judge transit on arrival certainty and cleanliness; missed headways and dirty vehicles reduce ridership and corridor vitality.
Goals
  • Improve on-time performance by +8 pp citywide in 12 months.
  • Achieve 90% cleanliness compliance on surprise audits.
Actions & Implementation
Step 1

Reliability contracts: route managers own headway adherence; funding tied to KPIs.

Step 2

Real-time transparency: publish on-time %, bunching/gapping metrics, and crowding.

Step 3

Peak presence: deploy staff at problem stops; rapid-response cleaning teams.

Step 4

Bus priority: signal priority and curb management on top corridors.

Timeline
0–90 days
3 months

Dashboards live; peak presence program starts.

3–12 months
9 months

Priority signals on X corridors; reliability targets applied.

Key Performance Indicators
  • On-time % by route
  • Cleanliness pass rate
  • Customer complaints per 100k trips
Accountability
  • Monthly public dashboard; quarterly board review; rider audits.
Risks & Mitigations
Risk: Construction delays
Mitigation: Staged bus bridges; communicate detours early.
Risk: Operator shortages
Mitigation: Targeted hiring, split shifts with premiums.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is frequency or punctuality more important?

We manage both: headway reliability first, then schedule adherence.

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