Constraints and feasibility
Preserve the purpose. Improve the path. Real-world obstacles become explicit design decisions, mitigations, and review tasks.
Share review link ! Legal review requiredEight constraints shape the current draft. Three have proposed mitigations, two need specialized review, two remain open decisions, and one is resolved.
Send for feasibility review Feasibility coverage
Every constraint class stays visible Legal authority ✓ ConfirmedState preemption • PotentialJurisdiction • PreliminaryProcurement ! Needs agency reviewLabor and staffing • ProbableFiscal impact ! Needs agency reviewAdministrative burden • PreliminaryTechnology • PotentialFacilities • PotentialEnforcement • Not applicablePrivacy • Mitigation proposedAccessibility ! Expert reviewEquity and disparate impact ! Open decisionPolitical stakeholders • PreliminaryIntergovernmental coordination • PotentialImplementation timing ✓ ResolvedData availability • Accepted risk01 Legal authority Transit authority action is required; WorkingPolicy cannot authorize service.
! Confirmed constraint
Evidence and assumption Transit authority action is required; WorkingPolicy cannot authorize service. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Agency counsel
Policy clauses affected Draft §§2, 9
Review status Confirmed constraint
Severity High
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Use a board resolution and service-plan amendment. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 02 State preemption No illustrative conflict found, but counsel review is incomplete.
• Potential constraint
Evidence and assumption No illustrative conflict found, but counsel review is incomplete. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Government counsel
Policy clauses affected Authority §2
Review status Potential constraint
Severity Moderate
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Add a formal preemption check before notice. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 03 Labor and staffing Illustrative operator vacancies could delay all-route launch.
• Probable constraint
Evidence and assumption Illustrative operator vacancies could delay all-route launch. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Operations lead
Policy clauses affected Implementation §7
Review status Probable constraint
Severity High
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Phase schedules while preserving all three route commitments. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 04 Fiscal impact Cost range depends on overtime, vehicle availability, and match eligibility.
• Needs agency review
Evidence and assumption Cost range depends on overtime, vehicle availability, and match eligibility. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Budget analyst
Policy clauses affected Funding §6
Review status Needs agency review
Severity Moderate
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Publish assumptions and a high-cost contingency. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 05 Accessibility Late-night stop access and paratransit coordination need design review.
• Needs expert review
Evidence and assumption Late-night stop access and paratransit coordination need design review. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Accessibility reviewer
Policy clauses affected Safeguards §5
Review status Needs expert review
Severity Moderate
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Complete an access audit before route selection. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 06 Equity and disparate impact Reducing to two routes would remove the only rural connection.
• Open decision
Evidence and assumption Reducing to two routes would remove the only rural connection. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Human decision
Policy clauses affected Scope §3
Review status Open decision
Severity Moderate
Open decision Human choice required before the next version Recommended mitigation Retain three routes; reduce non-service startup scope first. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 07 Data availability Missed-shift outcomes are not captured in current illustrative records.
• Accepted risk
Evidence and assumption Missed-shift outcomes are not captured in current illustrative records. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Evaluation lead
Policy clauses affected Outcomes §8
Review status Accepted risk
Severity Moderate
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Add a voluntary rider survey with privacy limits. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason 08 Implementation timing A 90-day setup window replaces the earlier 60-day assumption.
✓ Resolved
Evidence and assumption A 90-day setup window replaces the earlier 60-day assumption. This finding uses fictional records and disclosed assumptions.
Owner Working group
Policy clauses affected Timeline §7
Review status Resolved
Severity Resolved
Open decision No unresolved decision beyond the listed review Recommended mitigation Version 2.4 now reflects the revised timeline. The recommendation preserves late-night access while improving feasibility. A human must accept any policy change.
Request more evidence Accept mitigation Accept risk with reason