WHAT:

ABQ RIDE is looking to improve bus service by putting bus stops in locations that will provide the best service to the most riders.
Over the next two years, ABQ RIDE will be evaluating bus stops throughout the entire route system. This evaluation will be used to determine if a stop:

• effectively placed
• meets safety specifications
• still part of ABQ RIDE service
• should be consolidated with an adjoining stop to create a more efficient stop location
• should be eliminated due to non-use

WHEN:

May 2009 - April 2012
Route evaluations will be completed in phases. Signs will be posted at each of the stops being evaluated. Until a final determination is made, these stops will remain in service.

WHERE:

Route #96 Crosstown Express

• Completed

Montgomery / Carlise Route #5

• Phase 1: Completed - Between Tramway and Eubank
• Phase 2: Completed  - Between Eubank and San Pedro
• Phase 3: In Progress - Between Montgomery/San Pedro & Carlisle /Menaul
• Phase 4: In Review - Between Carlisle/Menaul & Alvarado Transit Center

Central Route #66

• Phase 1: Set to begin September 1, 2009  - Between Tramway and Wyoming

GET INVOLVED:

ABQ RIDE would appreciate your input regarding the stops being evaluated. Your input will be used to make our decisions!

CONTACT:

Call Dwayne Baker at 724-3126 or email him at dbaker@cabq.gov

WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH:

1. Provide better service and make ABQ RIDE a more attractive alternative mode of transportation. By reducing the number of underutilized stops in high bus stop density zones, as well as stops preceding a controlled traffic intersection, we can reduce the time it takes our buses to go from point "A" to point "B," resulting in faster service.
2. Better utilize existing bus stop infrastructure. Infrastructure such as shelters, benches, signs and garbage cans that are currently in use at underutilized stops will instead be relocated to stops where these amenities are lacking. This will also result in fewer stops that need to be maintained.
3. Increase fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Each time a bus accelerates after making a stop, it uses fuel and causes additional particulate and carbon emissions to be released. To the extent that we can pick up the same number of passengers at fewer stops, we can minimize unnecessary stops and idling time, reduce our fuel use, and achieve an offset in our overall carbon footprint.