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Transit in Northwestern Indiana TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA An Asset. An Opportunity. DAVID WRIGHT GARY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA An Asset. An Opportunity. A look at: . What we have in the Region . How we can use it for sustainable development EXISTING TRANSIT AGENCIES IN NW INDIANA GARY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION AVG RIDERSHIP: 63,000/MONTH EAST CHICAGO TRANSIT AVG RIDERSHIP: 18,000/MONTH MICHIGAN CITY’S MC TRANSIT AVG RIDERSHIP: 12,000/MONTH VALPARAISO’S V-LINE and CHICAGO DASH AVG RIDERSHIP: 11,000/MONTH LAPORTE’S TRANSPORTE AVG RIDERSHIP: 3,200/MONTH LAKE SOCIAL SERVICE (NORTH TSHP, S’LAKE CO. COMM. SERVICES) AVG RIDERSHIP: 7,400/MONTH PORTER SOCIAL SERVICE (OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISES, PORTER CO. AGING & COMM. SERVICES) AVG RIDERSHIP: 6,800/MONTH GPTC FIXED ROUTE COVERAGE GPTC LOCAL SERVICE GPTC REGIONAL SERVICE TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA An asset for: Employees 75% of trips employment related Annual regional h’hold income of $17M College students Five Ivy Tech Campuses served by fixed routes Purdue University Calumet Indiana University Northwest TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA An afterthought: Access Infrastructure Circulation Funding Newer generations know better Peer communities know better GPTC OPERATING BUDGET: $5.7M Fort Wayne CitiLink: $11.1M South Bend Transpo: $10.1M Lafayette CityBus: $10.5M Peer communities know better GPTC CONNECTIONS TO S. SHORE: 5 STOPS w/9 ROUTES GPTC CONNECTIONS TO PROPOSED WESTLAKE SERVICE: 0 STOPS TriMet buses..connect with MAX Light Rail, WES Commuter Rail and the Portland Streetcar. Fifteen Pace bus routes serve the Naperville BNSF station WE CAN DO BETTER. We can do better at: Taking advantage of what we have Expanding it into a more complete system Acknowledging Complete Streets impact of transit Acknowledging costs savings thru transit as infrastructure Partnering with transit in, for development Transit-Oriented Development TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA A Complete Streets Asset Expanding reach of bike/ped links GPTC bike trail access: C&O Trail Erie Lackawanna Trail Gary Green Link Phase 1 Little Calumet River Trail Marquette Trail Oak Savanna Trail Wicker Park Trail (NEW) TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA An Infrastructure Asset New development with transit in mind: Lower parking needs with proper zoning Bring new funding sources to the table Positive impacts on road surface longevity TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA Positive impacts on road surface longevity = Transit/Infrastructure Case Study Joint IUN/Ivy Tech Build Broadway sidewalk frontage Pedestrian access at key transit node Discussions with transit agency on: . Service . Amenities . Promoting transit use TRANSIT IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA Transit-Oriented Development TOD: Bringing ALL advantages together Bus/Rail Nodes Michigan City Miller Beach Metro/Downtown Gary East Chicago Hammond Westlake South Bus/Commuter Bus Nodes Metro/Downtown Gary Valparaiso High-Intensity Bus/Bus Rapid Transit Nodes PROJECT LIMITS I-90 (Transit terminus at Metro Center) 93rd AVE (Analysis south to 231) AREA TYPES URBAN (POP 3,000/SQ MI) SUBURBAN (POP 1,300/SQ MI) EXURBAN (POP 700/SQ MI) PROJECT SCOPE ASSESS CURRENT STATE OF TRANSIT ON BROADWAY • CURRENT SERVICE DELIVERY • PEER COMPARISON • ISSUES THAT AFFECT SERVICE ASSESS MODAL LINKAGES • HOW DOES BROADWAY TRANSIT INTERACT WITH RAIL? PEDESTRIANS? TRAFFIC? • IDENTIFY ISSUES • IDENTIFY “SYNERGETIC FOCI”: • Locations for which inter/multimodal linkages can improve different modes REVIEW GROWTH SCENARIOS NIRPC LONG RANGE PLAN CITY/TOWN PLANS DEVELOPMENT/CORRIDOR PLANS DISCUSS KEY REGIONAL INITIATIVES: GROWTH PLANS FROM KEY GENERATORS USE INFO TO DEVELOP EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FORECASTS RECOMMEND: TRANSIT LEVELS OF SERVICE PROPER MODE (BUS? BRT? RAIL?) INFRASTRUCTURE CREATE RIDER MARKET PROFILE FIT TRANSIT AND PEDESTRIAN ISSUES WITH GROWTH FORECASTS CONSIDER OPERATIONAL PROFILES RECOMMEND FARE COLLECTION METHODOLOGIES (On board? Kiosks at key sites?) THANK YOU GARY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 100 W. 4th Avenue 2101 W. 35th Avenue Gary, IN 46402 Gary, IN 46408 (219) 885-7555 (219) 884-6100 On the web: www.gptcbus.com On Twitter: @GaryTransit On Facebook: Keyword “GPTC” For news, service alerts, multimedia, feedback.
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