Friday, November 2, 2007

Service Delivery Deficiency, stops not found on Route 62 portion of 1300 West.

I found a major service deficiency on Route 62 today, the segment from 5400 South to 6230 South on what is variously called 1300 West although where I found the worst problems are at 1385 West and 5400 South and several blocks south of that.

There is not a stop southbound for people to get off after the turn on the southbound part of the route as it goes towards 6200 South, nor are they there for at least several blocks south. Coming back north, there is the same problem, and I doubt there is a stop eastbound east of 1385 West at 5400 South either.

Required action to remain ISO 9001 compliant:

Place stops approximately every 1 1/2 blocks, although given the curves on this road and other obstacles the exact spacing may be less regular than on other roads, and this for safety reasons. However, generally accepted practices and best practices require at least six to eight stops both directions on the 1300 West corridor, and collateral stops after leaving it either direction to allow transfers.

The 54th South/1385 West stop southbound just past 54th South is a mandatory issue because people can get on the wrong bus and need to get back over to the north side of 54th South to catch the 54. ADA issues exist regarding this section of 13th West also, some of whith local governments will have to address to make things easier for the disabled to visit people on 13th West in this area also, that is mandatory per the ADA also, and UTA also must have stops in the places outlined to be ADA compliant here as well.

This must be done to avoid potential legal action that could result from not fixing what has been outlined here. I see none on the horizon, but as they say alot in the churches here, it's beter to prepare and prevent, rather than repair and repen, when it comes to these matters.

1 comment:

John Dornoff said...

UTA can probably get away this this because the routing north of 6200 south to 5400 south is considered temporary until they can get the problems fix that keep them from turning south on 1300 east.
While the temporary routing may last for years, it is still temporary.