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Eastern Nevada County Short Range Transit Development Plan Prere For Final the NEVADA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Prepared for the Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants NEVADA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION This page left intentionally blank. Eastern Nevada County Short Range Transit Development Plan FINAL _________________________ Prepared for the Nevada County Transportation Commission 101 Providence Mine Road, Suite 102 Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. 2690 Lake Forest Road, Suite C P. O. Box 5875 Tahoe City, California 96145 March, 2018 This page left intentionally blank. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Study Area Characteristics ...................................................................................................................... 3 3 Transportation Services ........................................................................................................................ 25 4 Public Input ........................................................................................................................................... 63 5 Transit Needs and Demand ................................................................................................................... 71 6 Service and Fare Alternatives ................................................................................................................ 79 7 Institutional Alternatives ..................................................................................................................... 119 8 Capital Alternatives ............................................................................................................................. 131 9 Recommended Plan ............................................................................................................................ 137 Appendix A: Survey Materials and Responses Appendix B: Public Workshop Appendix C: Long Range Plan Priorities LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE 1 Historical Population for Nevada County ................................................................................................ 5 2 Eastern Nevada County 2015 Transit Dependent Population ................................................................ 6 3 Population Projections by Age Groups for Nevada County .................................................................. 13 4 Eastern Nevada County Major Employers ............................................................................................ 14 5 Eastern Nevada County Residents Commute Mode Split ..................................................................... 15 6 Eastern Nevada County Commute Pattern Data, 2014 ......................................................................... 16 7 Truckee Traffic Model Data ................................................................................................................... 18 8 Town of Truckee Holiday Shuttle Daily Ridership by Route .................................................................. 33 9 Town of Truckee Special Events Shuttle Ridership ............................................................................... 35 10 Town of Truckee Vehicle Fleet .............................................................................................................. 37 11 Eastern Nevada County Historical Ridership ........................................................................................ 41 12 Truckee TART Passenger‐Trips by Month ............................................................................................. 42 13 Truckee TART Passengers by Day of Week‐Summer ............................................................................ 44 14 Truckee TART Passengers by Day of Week‐Winter ............................................................................... 44 15 Truckee TART Passenger by Day of Week‐Offseason ........................................................................... 45 Eastern Nevada County LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Short Range Transit Development Plan Page i 16 Truckee TART Ridership by Passenger Type .......................................................................................... 45 17 Truckee Transit Fixed Route Winter Passenger Activity By Stop .......................................................... 46 18 Truckee Fixed Route Winter Stop Activity by Time of Day .................................................................... 48 19 2016 Truckee DAR Boarding by Time of Day ......................................................................................... 50 20 Placer County TART Boarding & Alighting in Truckee – January through June, 2016 ........................... 51 21 Truckee TART Winter Fixed Route On‐Time Performance Summary by Run Direction ........................ 52 22 Eastern Nevada County Operating Data and Performance Indicators ................................................. 54 23 Town of Truckee Transit Revenues ....................................................................................................... 55 24 Truckee Transit Fiscal Year 2016‐16 Operating Expenses and Cost Allocation ..................................... 56 25 Holiday and Special Events Shuttles Operating Data and Performance Indicators .............................. 59 26 Mobility Gap Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 75 27 Seasonal Homes in Eastern Nevada County .......................................................................................... 77 28 Truckee TART Service Alternatives ........................................................................................................ 80 29 Summary of Peer Transit Systems Ridership by Time of Day, Summer and Offseason ........................ 82 30 Example Combined Truckee and Placer TART Schedule‐Non‐Winter ................................................... 93 31 Combined Schedule with Truckee TART Shift ....................................................................................... 94 32 Example Reno‐Truckee Commuter Bus Schedules.............................................................................. 102 33 North Tahoe/Truckee Employment by Month .................................................................................... 105 34 Residence vs. Work Location‐Winter Employees ................................................................................ 106 35 Reno to Truckee Vanpool and Drive‐Alone Monthly Cost Comparison .............................................. 110 36 Eastern Nevada County Service Alternatives Performance Analysis .................................................. 114 37 Truckee TART and Placer County TART Fare Structures ..................................................................... 120 38 San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Fare Revenue Sharing Examples .................................................... 121 39 Truckee‐Placer County TART Revenue Sharing Example .................................................................... 122 40 Town of Truckee Additional Annual Costs of Bringing Transit Service “In‐House” ............................. 125 41 Eastern Nevada County TDP Financial Plan......................................................................................... 138 42 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Operating Cost‐Service Plan A ............................................. 140 43 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Ridership‐Service Plan A ...................................................... 140 44 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Farebox Revenues‐Service Plan A ........................................ 140 45 Eastern Nevada County Estimated Operating Cost‐Service Plan B ..................................................... 142 46 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Ridership‐Service Plan B ....................................................... 142 47 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Farebox Revenues‐Service Plan B ........................................ 143 48 Eastern Nevada County Estimated Operating Cost‐Service C ............................................................. 145 49 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Ridership‐Service Plan C ....................................................... 146 50 Eastern Nevada County TDP Estimated Farebox Revenues‐Service Plan C ........................................ 146 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE 1 Eastern Nevada County Site and Location Map ...................................................................................... 4 2 Youth Population by Block Group ........................................................................................................... 7 LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Eastern Nevada County Page ii Short Range Transit Plan 3 Older Adult Population by Block Group .................................................................................................. 9 4 Persons Living Below the Poverty Level by Block Group ....................................................................... 10 5 Zero Vehicle Households by Block Group ............................................................................................ 11 6 Persons with Disabilities by Block Group .............................................................................................