09-06-2017, 10:19 PM
Looking at the median travel time for the iXpress from Charles to Regina/Willis for 6am to 9am period it is 11min via Park, for the 7 from Charles to Regina/Willis it is 12min via King; not a huge difference overall, but enough to be noticeable and add up over the day.
The amount of slowing down would also depend on the trip too, because the minimum travel time for the iXpress is 7min (the 7:08am out of Charles is scheduled to arrive in Uptown at 7:15am) at a time when the 7, also leaving at 7:08, takes 13min to get to Uptown so that would be a higher cost to the iXpress. Surely if the 7 driver saw the iXpress about to leave at the same moment though the drivers would coordinate and let the iXpress go first.
The amount of slowing down would also depend on the trip too, because the minimum travel time for the iXpress is 7min (the 7:08am out of Charles is scheduled to arrive in Uptown at 7:15am) at a time when the 7, also leaving at 7:08, takes 13min to get to Uptown so that would be a higher cost to the iXpress. Surely if the 7 driver saw the iXpress about to leave at the same moment though the drivers would coordinate and let the iXpress go first.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.