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defined by a street grid. Streets provide good east -west connections but there are fewer streets to serve as local, neighborhood route alternatives to River Road for getting north and south. Transit Currently, LTD bus routes 51 and 52 serve the River Road corridor. Route 51 runs along River Road between Eugene Station and the River Road/Irvington Drive intersection every 30 to 45 minutes on weekdays and every 30 to 60 minutes on weekends. Route 52 runs along River Road between Eugene Station and the Irvington Drive/Willowbrook Street intersection every 30 minutes during the peak hours on weekdays and every 60 minutes on _ weekends. Routes 51 and 52 are coordinated such that they run every 15 a minutes on River Road between Northwest The Corridor Study seeks to capitalize on potential Expressway and Irvington Drive. The enhanced transit service on River Road. corridor is approximately 10.3 miles round-trip. As of 2016, there are 24,480 average weekday transit trips taken along the River Road corridor.' Construction in progress on the Santa Clara Transit Station. Within the corridor, LTD is currently constructing a new Santa Clara Transit Station located on River Road between Green Lane and Hunsaker Lane. The new station would enhance transit in the corridor by providing maximum bus maneuverability, and better access for riders, pedestrians, cyclists, and people who use mobility devices. The station will include six bus bays that would accommodate both regular and EmX buses, 55 parking spaces, secure bike parking, covered station platforms, and a driver relief building. It is planned to open for revenue service in February 2021. ' Transit trips are defined as one-way linked trips taken by a person from the trip's origin to the trip's destination, independent of the number of vehicles or transfers used to complete the trip. RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY 22 84