PART’s Planning Department plays an active role in the success of PART Express and PART’s Vanpool program.
The Planning Department:
- Supplies data used by PART’s Google Transit Feed, Umo, Remix and Automatic Passenger Counters (APCs).
- Analyzes operational and ridership data from Umo and APCs.
- Designs new routes and schedules.
- Documents route analyses and Title VI impacts.
- Maintains a bus stop inventory and manages the bus stop amenities program.
- Assists with grant applications for bus purchases and service enhancements.
- Visualizes data through maps, charts, graphs and collects data related to demographics and employment used by Marketing and Commuter Resources.
The general flow of activities is illustrated below.