The Bus Revolution is using real data collected from riders, community members and stakeholders to inform a system that is more efficient and reliable. Explore some of the reports and tools that helped inform the recommendations included in the draft network and learn more about what we heard.
What it is:
The dashboard and the route profiles are based on the same information. That dashboard is just the data without the interpretation or analysis.
How it was used:
The dashboard helped us develop service improvement options at the route and the network level.
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The Market Analysis identifies the ways people travel in southeast Pennsylvania using a combination of U.S. Census data and data provided through the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC).
How it was used:
This analysis helps us understand where the needs are for transit service and how we can better match SEPTA bus routes with the way people are traveling.
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The State of the System looks at SEPTA’s bus network overall to understand how it works and its strengths and weaknesses as a network. This analysis considered ridership, the impacts of COVID, and service speed and reliability.
How it was used:
The State of the System report helped us identify structural challenges with the way the network is organized. It also helped us identify opportunities for improvement.
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Route profiles evaluate each of SEPTA’s bus routes in detail, evaluating ridership by stop, by time of day and by service pattern. This information also includes bus stop spacing, route speeds, on-time performance and other route level information. The route profiles include potential opportunities for improvements. These are only ideas or potential ways the route could be improved.
How it was used:
We used the route profiles to develop service improvement options at the route and the network level.
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