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9 <br /> How Service Standards Support the Plan <br /> Service standards provide an objective metric to measure service and ensure that the system is achieving the <br /> broader mission of Everett Transit.To ensure financial sustainability and to implement the Growth Network <br /> Plan,a set of service standards were developed to simply and clearly convey how transit service may be <br /> evaluated. <br /> Evaluated on an annual basis, these three core service standard elements guide service <br /> to meet the vision identified in the Growth Network Plan. A final service standard <br /> Implementation Plan will detail the steps necessary to finalize and leverage these standards. <br /> These three service standards are meant to provide a simple and transparent method to <br /> carry forward the objectives of the Long Range Plan. They were developed based on peer <br /> agency review, the City of Everett's Compreh.ensive Plan transit standards, and community <br /> outreach. <br /> [Annual.Service Evaluation <br /> Long <br /> b Riders per hour __ g <br /> On-time performance <br /> fnsity LA]Product vity EA, Coverage U _ Range <br /> p w Network <br /> o Crowding \\ri <br /> an <br /> Density ' Productivity Coverage OtheriStanctarits <br /> A certain level of land use Route productivity ensures As transit becomes more Other standards that may be <br /> density provides the necessary that the system is operating frequent,people are willing included for more specific <br /> amount of activity to support efficiently to serve the most to walk farther to their stop operational evaluation include: <br /> transit.The frequency of peak riders possible.Route-level and because the service is faster > On-time performance <br /> period'service on a corridor system-wide averages for riders and more reliable. The percent of trips that <br /> is provided based on the per revenue hour should meet a arrive within 5 minutes of <br /> household and job density.This minimum threshold.Evaluation The standard for coverage <br /> measures the percent of the the scheduled time <br /> metric will need to be reviewed is required for any routes or the city's population and jobs that t. Crowding <br /> every five years. system if they fall below the are within half-mile of transit The number of people <br /> i' <15 min.peak—15 threshold. service' standing on the bus <br /> households/acre or 30 Route-level:Minimum of 12 <br /> 85%of the population and jobs <br /> people+jobs/acre riders per revenue hour is the standard recommended. <br /> 1> 15-30 min.peak—7 System-wide:20 riders per <br /> households/acre;15 revenue hour 'Half-mile distance is typically <br /> people+jobs/acre used for service at 15-minute or <br /> D >30 min.peak-Minimum of betterfrequency. <br /> 10 people+jobs/acre for <br /> fixed-route service. <br /> 'Peak period is between 6-9 am <br /> and 4-7 pm. <br /> 1 2 2 Everett Transit Draft Long Range Plan 39 <br />