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Glenn Transit Service Short Range Transit Plan Glenn Transit Service Short Range Transit Plan Final Report Prepared for Glenn Transit Service Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 Introduction and Key Study Issues ............................................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 Study Issues ........................................................................................................ 1 2 Study Area Characteristics ......................................................................................... 3 Review of Previous Studies and Projects ...............................................................18 3 Review of Existing Transit Services ............................................................................21 Glenn Transit Services .........................................................................................21 Other Transit Providers .......................................................................................32 4 Public Outreach ........................................................................................................39 Introduction .......................................................................................................39 Stakeholder Interviews ........................................................................................39 Information Booths .............................................................................................41 5 Transit Demand and Unmet Need .............................................................................43 Introduction .......................................................................................................43 Quantifying Unmet Need .....................................................................................43 Forecasting Transit Demand ................................................................................45 Summary of Transit Demand ...............................................................................47 Future Trends in Transit Demand .........................................................................49 6 Survey Results .........................................................................................................51 Introduction .......................................................................................................51 7 Service Alternatives ..................................................................................................75 Introduction .......................................................................................................75 Service Alternatives .............................................................................................75 8 Marketing Strategies .................................................................................................87 Introduction .......................................................................................................87 Marketing ...........................................................................................................87 9 Capital Alternatives ...................................................................................................93 Introduction .......................................................................................................93 Vehicle Needs .....................................................................................................93 Passenger Amenities ...........................................................................................95 Facility Needs .....................................................................................................99 10 Financial Resources ................................................................................................ 103 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 103 Federal Transit Funding Sources ........................................................................ 103 Glenn Transit Service LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Short Range Transit Plan Page i New Programs Under Map-21 ............................................................................ 103 Consolidated Programs under Map-21 ................................................................ 104 State Transit Funding Sources ........................................................................... 105 Other Revenue Sources ..................................................................................... 106 11 Glenn Transit Service Short Range Transit Plan ........................................................ 111 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 111 Glenn Transit Service Plan ................................................................................. 111 Capital Plan ...................................................................................................... 112 Marketing Plan .................................................................................................. 114 Financial Plan ................................................................................................... 114 Appendix A—Survey Forms and Results LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1 Glenn County Historic and Projected Population .......................................................... 5 2 Glenn County 2010 Population Characteristics ............................................................. 6 3 Major Employers in Glenn County ..............................................................................13 4 Glenn County 2010 Employment Statistics .................................................................14 5 Glenn County Inflow/Outflow ....................................................................................14 6 Travel Distance for Persons Employed in Glenn County ...............................................15 7 Where Do Employees Work Who Live in Glenn County ...............................................15 8 Where Employees Live Who Work in Glenn County .....................................................16 9 Glenn Ride Annual Passenger Counts .........................................................................24 10 Dial-a-Ride Annual Passenger Count and Service Miles and Hours ...............................27 11 Volunteer Medical Transportation Annual Operations ..................................................28 12 Glenn Transit Service Operating Expenses and Revenues ............................................29 13 Glenn Transit Service Performance Measure- Fiscal Year 2012-2013 ............................30 14 Glenn Transit Service Vehicle Roster ..........................................................................33 15 Transfers Between Glenn Ride and Butte College “Route 1” to Oroville Campus ...........35 16 Service Area Characteristics Input Table ....................................................................44 17 Rural Transit Need/Demand Estimation – Output Table ..............................................45 18 Peer System Ridership Demand .................................................................................47 19 Commuter Demand in Glenn County ..........................................................................48 20 Summary of Glenn County Transit Demand ................................................................48 21 Responses for Glenn Ride Onboard Survey—Questions 1-8 .........................................52 22 Response for Glenn Ride Onboard Survey—Questions9-19 and 21 to 22 ......................53 23 Responses for Glenn Ride Transit Onboard Surveys—Question 20 ...............................54 24 Requests for Expanded Service .................................................................................62 LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Glenn Transit Service Page ii Short Range Transit Plan LIST OF TABLES Table Page 25 Responses for Glenn County Onboard Survey—Dial-A-Ride—Questions 1-15 ................63 26 Responses for Glenn County Onboard Survey—Dial-A-Ride—Question 17 ....................64 27 Glenn Ride Boardings and Alightings by Stop .............................................................67 28 Glenn Ride Stops with Highest Passenger Count .........................................................69 29 On-Time Performance Survey Results ........................................................................73 30 Glenn Transit Service Alternatives .............................................................................83 31 Glenn Transit Service Alternatives Performance Measures ...........................................85 32 Glenn Transit Service Vehicle Replacement Requirements ...........................................94 33 Glenn County Passenger Amenity Requirements .........................................................96 34 Glenn Transit Services Maintenance Building ............................................................ 101 35 Rural Long-Distance Transit Fare Review, 2014 ........................................................ 107 36 Estimated Ridership Impact of Fare Increases .......................................................... 110 37 Glenn Transit Services Capital Plan .......................................................................... 113 38 GTS Transit Plan Operating Costs, Ridership and Fare Revenue................................
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