Research Topic: Reducing the problem of overcrowding by the 99 B-Line service by proposing a new, parallel bus line
Introduction
- A brief synopsis on the 99 B-Line and its users in Vancouver
- Statement of Problem: The 99-B Line runs through a few of Vancouver’s busiest areas. With an increase in commuters, the service has failed to curb the problem of overcrowding at the Commercial-Broadway Station and has become North America’s ‘busiest bus route’
- Audience: Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation along with TransLink PLC who operate this bus line
Body
- Identifying the problem
– Increase in the population in Vancouver
– Increase in the number of commuters who use this bus line
– Understanding the nature and purpose of these commuters
- Data collection
– Primary – Surveys and consumer interviews
– Secondary – Articles and/or regional transport websites that talk about the inefficiency of the bus route
- Evaluating how this problem has further recurring consequences in terms of time and energy.
- Proposed Solution: Implementation of a new bus line that runs parallel with the 99B-Line that runs directly from Commercial Broadway Station to UBC (as a prominent number of consumers are UBC faculty; staff and students)
- Analysis of the proposed solution:
– Economic Incentives
– Potential Pareto Optimality
– Externalities
Conclusion
- A summary of the analysis and overall findings
- Implementation of the proposed solution
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