| Hexagon developed a set of patronage forecasts for various service plan scenarios for CalTrain under the 1996 Measure A Transportation Program. Train service ranged from 68 to 86 daily trains with added trains to both the mainline (San Jose to San Francisco) as well as the Gilroy extension. Various strategies ranged from adding service to the reverse peak direction; adding trains to the off-peak periods (mid-day and evening); as well as adding trains in the reverse peak and the mid-day periods and running Caltrain service with turn-backs in Palo Alto. The patronage forecast results suggested that the various strategies for adding new trains to the system would add somewhere between 5,130 and 6,440 entries/exits to the system, and would require between 2,420 and 2,860 additional parking spaces to accommodate new riders. The patronage estimates and parking forecasts were used as the basis for the 1996 Measure "A" Transportation Program Caltrain Plan which is currently seeking adoption. The project was completed on schedule and within the budget. | |
