R OUTE 89
Study area buses carry about 4,305 passengers per weekday. Most trips (2,864) occur on Route 89, which runs along East Lancaster Avenue from Fort Worth Central Station to Halbert Street and has the highest ridership of any route in the Trinity Metro system. Route 89 headways are about 15 minutes, and some buses are standing room only during rush hour. Top stops on the route include the Dr. Dennis Dunkins Transfer Center, Fort Worth Central Station, and the Halbert and Kerr stop, which are all key transfer points to other connecting routes. This indicates Route 89’s importance to transit access and connectivity for the entire Eastside. Despite the route’s popularity, most bus stops along Route 89 do not include seating or lighting and are unsheltered. Sidewalk connections to bus stops are intermittent and/or deteriorating along various segments of the corridor, and there are few shade trees or other amenities around the stops to help combat the summer heat and other harsh weather conditions. Figure 19 illustrates concentrations of vulnerable or “transit dependent” population groups in the study area with the existing fixed route transit system. Like the vulnerability index, transit dependency is determined by concentrations of low-income, minority, elderly, disabled, limited English, and/or zero car households within a block group. People who fall into one or more of these categories are considered captive transit riders who are more likely to use transit because they have no other means of transportation. The concentration of transit dependent residents along East Lancaster Avenue may be a leading driver for high transit ridership on Route 89. Additional information on Eastside transit dependency and Route 89 is available in the Appendix.
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FORT WORTH EASTSIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
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