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[NAME OF DOCUMENT] | VOLUME [Client Name] ROUND ROCK TRANSIT PLAN Final Report November 2015 DRAFT Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | i Round Rock Transit Plan – Final Report City of Round Rock Acknowledgements Round Rock City Council Alan McGraw, Mayor George White, Mayor Pro-Tem Writ Baese Frank Leffingwell Craig Morgan Will Peckham Kris Whitfield Transportation Department Caren Lee, Transit Coordinator Gary Hudder, Director of Transportation John Dean, Assistant Transportation Director Community Stakeholders Rick Bilicki, Pearson Pamela Boykin, Round Rock ISD Blane Canklin, Resident Lisa Cannon, Round Rock ISD Brian Cave, Heart of Round Rock Neighborhood Association Keith Chandler, Forest Creek Neighborhood Association Mike Freeman, Greater Round Rock West Neighborhood Association Lori Hamilton, Liquidation Channel Ed Harding, Dana Court and Mesa Ridge Neighborhood Associations Andy Kim, Austin Community College Wendy Leiva, Sam Bass Trails Marixa Longoria, Liquidation Channel Mary Maluski, Round Rock ISD Michelle Meaux, Office of Mobility Management Lyle Nelson, Capital Area Rural Transportation System Christina Rudofsky, Round Rock Arts LeAnn Powers, United Way of Williamson County Cheryl Renalt, MichaelAngelo’s Anisha Yadav, Round Rock Premium Outlets Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | ii Round Rock Transit Plan – Final Report City of Round Rock Table of Contents Page 1 Executive Summary .........................................................................................................1-1 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Plan Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Plan Development .................................................................................................................................. 1-2 2 Document Review ............................................................................................................2-1 Round Rock General Plan 2020 ......................................................................................................... 2-1 Round Rock Transportation Master Plan ........................................................................................... 2-2 Round Rock Downtown Master Plan ................................................................................................... 2-2 Project Connect ....................................................................................................................................... 2-3 Commuter Express Bus Plan ................................................................................................................. 2-5 Georgetown Transit Development Plan ............................................................................................ 2-5 3 Review of Existing Services .............................................................................................3-1 Round Rock Demand Response ........................................................................................................... 3-1 Reverse Commute .................................................................................................................................. 3-5 Drive a Senior ......................................................................................................................................... 3-6 Regional Connections ............................................................................................................................ 3-7 Capital Metro Rideshare .................................................................................................................... 3-10 4 Market Analysis ...............................................................................................................4-1 Local Employment Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 4-11 Regional Employment Characteristics .............................................................................................. 4-15 Austin Community College Student Origins .................................................................................... 4-17 5 Land Use and Infrastructure .............................................................................................5-1 Existing Land Use ................................................................................................................................... 5-1 Existing Transportation Infrastructure ................................................................................................ 5-2 Future Land Use ...................................................................................................................................... 5-5 Future Transportation Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 5-6 6 Peer Review .....................................................................................................................6-1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 6-1 Cary, North Carolina ............................................................................................................................ 6-3 Rock Hill, South Carolina ...................................................................................................................... 6-5 Murfreesboro, Tennessee ..................................................................................................................... 6-7 Rancho Cordova, California ................................................................................................................ 6-9 The Woodlands, Texas ....................................................................................................................... 6-11 Lewisville, Texas ................................................................................................................................... 6-13 McKinney, Texas .................................................................................................................................. 6-14 Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 6-15 7 Community Feedback ......................................................................................................7-1 Stakeholder Meetings ........................................................................................................................... 7-1 Project Website ..................................................................................................................................... 7-5 Online Survey ......................................................................................................................................... 7-7 Build Your Transit System Interactive Survey ................................................................................. 7-15 Transit Service Types Graphic .......................................................................................................... 7-16 Build Your Transit System Survey ..................................................................................................... 7-17 Interactive Survey Results ................................................................................................................... 7-18 Interactive Survey Respondent Comments ...................................................................................... 7-22 Public Outreach .................................................................................................................................... 7-23 Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | iii Round Rock Transit Plan – Final Report City of Round Rock 8 Service Plan .....................................................................................................................8-1 Proposed Routes .................................................................................................................................... 8-3 Initial Route Schedules ........................................................................................................................ 8-16 Complementary Paratransit Service ................................................................................................ 8-17 9 Capital Plan .....................................................................................................................9-1 Vehicles .................................................................................................................................................... 9-1 Bus Stops .................................................................................................................................................. 9-3 Transit Center ......................................................................................................................................... 9-8 Infrastructure Improvements ................................................................................................................. 9-9 10 Financial Plan ..............................................................................................................