Context to how I started thinking about 'bus traps' here:
https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/calgary-bike-lanes-and-bike-paths.24519/post-2325367
Route 94 is two independent loops running on 50 min frequency (14km total, 5 traffic lights. 24.7 kph when travelling; 16.8 kph for the 50 mins)
94 North (Strathcona) = 14 min loop, 6.22kms with 2 slow traffic lights and 1 medium light = 26.7 kph
8 min break
94 South (Sirocco) = 20 min loop; 7.76kms with 1 slow traffic light and 1 fast light = 23.3 kph
8 min break
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But if you reopen the bus way (car trap) you could eliminate a bunch of redundancy and make this:
9.25km loop with 3 slow traffic lights:
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This eliminates a lot of the 'fast' running on stroads (which is always preceded by a slow traffic light), so it's hard to know how the average travel speed would shake out, but at 23 kph = 24 mins, 25 kph = 22 mins; 27 kph = 20:30. So let's call it 22 mins and add the 8 min break and we're down to a 30 min frequency without significantly affecting the service area. The adjusted route for Sirocco actually runs right by a seniors' residence where it turns WB onto 17th (and another one just north of Sirocco Station).
Very few homes 'lose' here; a handful go from <200 meters to nearest stop to <425 meters (but there are a bunch of homes in the centre of these loops that are over 500 meters either way.
