Wichita Transit Community Outreach Study Was Conducted with the Guidance, Support, and Participation of the Following People
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This page intentionally left blank. ii Acknowledgements The Wichita Transit Community Outreach Services was funded through the City of Wichita and the Federal Transit Administration. The Wichita Transit Community Outreach Study was conducted with the guidance, support, and participation of the following people: Sanford Alexander Wichita Transit Advisory Board Richard Carlon Wichita Transit Advisory Board Jennifer Connelly Wichita Transit Advisory Board John Dandurand Wichita Transit Advisory Board Jeff Fluhr Wichita Transit Advisory Board Brad Gorsuch Wichita Transit Advisory Board Rev. Kevin Graham Wichita Transit Advisory Board Jim Gulick Wichita Transit Advisory Board George Harris Wichita Transit Advisory Board Irene Hart Wichita Transit Advisory Board Shirley Jefferson Wichita Transit Advisory Board Rebecca McNelly Wichita Transit Advisory Board Rosemary Niedens Wichita Transit Advisory Board Susan Robinson Wichita Transit Advisory Board William Robison Wichita Transit Advisory Board John Rolfe Wichita Transit Advisory Board Richard Schodorf Wichita Transit Advisory Board Ron Terzian Wichita Transit Advisory Board Steve Turkle Wichita Transit Advisory Board Shawn Walters Wichita Transit Advisory Board Rex Wilcox Wichita Transit Advisory Board Janet Miller Wichita City Council Lavonta Williams Wichita City Council Robert Layton Wichita City Manager Brent Holper WAMPO Michael Vinson Wichita Transit Steve Ainslie Wichita Transit Stan Zienkewicz Wichita Transit Michelle Stroot Wichita Transit iii Consultant Team Clyde Prem Olsson Associates Mark Swope Olsson Associates Tom Worker-Braddock Olsson Associates Triveece Harvey Patti Banks Associates (now Vireo) Karen Falk ETC Nathan Preheim MindMixer iv Table of Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................... iii Consultant Team .......................................................................................................................................... iv Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... v Tables ......................................................................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... viii 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Strategic Outreach ................................................................................................................................ 1 3 Phase I - Identify needs and desired characteristics ............................................................................. 2 4 Phase II - Developing Transit Service Alternatives ................................................................................ 5 5 Phase III - Validate Concepts and Develop Policy Action Plan ............................................................ 77 Appendix I Public Involvement ................................................................................................................... 87 Appendix II – Data ..................................................................................................................................... 109 Figures Figure ES.1: Route Concept A Peak Service Frequencies ............................................................................. ix Figure ES.2: Route Concept B Peak Service Frequencies .............................................................................. x Figure ES.3: Route Concept C Peak Service Frequencies ............................................................................. xi Figure ES.4: Route Concept D - outlying community local fixed route extension ...................................... xii Figure ES.5: Route Concept D - outlying community commuter express service .......................................xiii Figure 4.1: Route Concept A ......................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 4.2: Route Concept A - Peak Service Frequencies ............................................................................. 7 Figure 4.3: Route 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Figure 4.4: Route 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 4.5: Route 3 ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 4.6: Route 4 ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 4.7: Route 5 ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 4.8: Route 6 ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 4.9: Route 7 ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 4.10: Route 8 .................................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 4.11: Route 9 .................................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 4.12: Route 10 .................................................................................................................................. 17 Figure 4.13: Route 11 .................................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 4.14: Route 12 .................................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 4.15: Route 13 .................................................................................................................................. 20 Figure 4.16: Route 14 .................................................................................................................................. 21 v Figure 4.17: Route 15 .................................................................................................................................. 22 Figure 4.18: Route 16 .................................................................................................................................. 23 Figure 4.19: Route 17 .................................................................................................................................. 24 Figure 4.20: Northwest flex ........................................................................................................................ 25 Figure 4.21: Route Concept B ..................................................................................................................... 26 Figure 4.22: Route Concept B Peak Service Frequencies ............................................................................ 27 Figure 4.23: Route 1 .................................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 4.24: Route 2 .................................................................................................................................... 29 Figure 4.25: Route 3 .................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 4.26: Route 6 .................................................................................................................................... 31 Figure 4.27: Route 7 .................................................................................................................................... 32 Figure 4.28: Route 8 .................................................................................................................................... 33 Figure 4.29: Route 9 .................................................................................................................................... 34 Figure 4.30: Route 11 .................................................................................................................................. 35 Figure 4.31: Route 12 .................................................................................................................................. 36 Figure 4.32: Route 13 .................................................................................................................................. 37 Figure 4.33: Route 15 .................................................................................................................................. 38 Figure 4.34: Route 16 .................................................................................................................................. 39 Figure 4.35: Route 17 .................................................................................................................................