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Pinal County Transit Feasibility Study FINAL REPORT April 2011 Pinal County Transit Feasibility Study Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1-1 CHAPTER 2 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW RESULTS ...........................................................2-1 Stakeholder Interview Process .............................................................................................2-1 Overview of Interview Results ...............................................................................................2-2 CHAPTER 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ....................................................................................3-1 Community Profiles ..............................................................................................................3-1 Activity Centers and Major Employers ................................................................................ 3-15 Population and Employment Density .................................................................................. 3-17 Transit Propensity ............................................................................................................... 3-17 Travel Flows ....................................................................................................................... 3-18 Current Work Trip Modes ................................................................................................... 3-19 Implications for Transit Service ........................................................................................... 3-19 CHAPTER 4 FUTURE CONDITIONS ......................................................................................4-1 Future Growth Assumptions .................................................................................................4-1 Future Population and Employment ......................................................................................4-3 Future Travel Patterns ..........................................................................................................4-5 Implications for Transit Service ........................................................................................... 4-10 CHAPTER 5 EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICES ........................................................................5-1 Regional Services within Pinal County ..................................................................................5-1 Apache Junction and Vicinity ................................................................................................5-2 San Tan Valley .....................................................................................................................5-5 Maricopa ..............................................................................................................................5-5 Florence ...............................................................................................................................5-6 Coolidge ...............................................................................................................................5-7 Casa Grande and Vicinity .....................................................................................................5-9 Other Services .................................................................................................................... 5-10 CHAPTER 6 TRANSIT SERVICE OPTIONS ...........................................................................6-1 Transit Service Types ...........................................................................................................6-1 Potential Short-Term Transit Improvements .........................................................................6-6 Potential Long-Term Transit Improvements ........................................................................ 6-12 Ridership, Costs, and Productivity ...................................................................................... 6-19 CHAPTER 7 GOVERNANCE OPTIONS .................................................................................7-1 Governance Options .............................................................................................................7-1 Summary/Conclusions ........................................................................................................ 7-21 CHAPTER 8 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................8-1 Findings and Conclusions .....................................................................................................8-1 i Pinal County Transit Feasibility Study Next Steps/Recommendations .............................................................................................8-2 Implementation Responsibilities ...........................................................................................8-6 APPENDIX A EXISTING TRANSIT FUNDING SOURCES ..................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B JOINT POWERS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT LEGISLATION ....................................................... B-1 ii Pinal County Transit Feasibility Study Chapter 1 Introduction Pinal County is a predominantly rural county that is experiencing a tremendous amount of growth. Over the next 20 years, the county is expected to grow from a population of 250,000 residents to more than one million. This growth will place significant new demands on the county’s transportation system, and will create a greater need for effective transit services. To proactively plan for these needs, the County conducted the Pinal County Small Area Transportation Study (SATS) in 2006. That study presented a number of “initial transit related” recommendations, and further recommended that the county conduct a transit feasibility study to develop a more detailed blueprint for transit service through 2025. Most recently, Pinal County updated its Comprehensive Plan, which sets forth a plan designed to manage growth in a manner that will preserve the county’s character. The Comprehensive Plan is based on seven core values: 1. Sense of Community 2. Mobility and Connectivity 3. Economic Sustainability 4. Open Space and Places 5. Environmental Stewardship 6. Healthy, Happy Residents 7. Quality Educational Opportunities. With respect to transportation, the plan identifies four growth areas and outlines an integrated, multimodal transportation system that provides for vehicular travel and transit, including commuter and local rail lines, along with bike and pedestrian routes, and lists 39 prospective mixed-use centers, each with 500 jobs for every 1,000 residents. Modern, well planned, and sustainable communities strive to incorporate well-balanced transportation systems comprised of several elements: roadways, buses, rail, vanpools, volunteer driver programs, and walking and bicycle paths. It is the combined use of all these multimodal transportation elements that make it easier to travel and sustain growth while reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality and decreasing fossil fuel consumption. This study addresses the next steps that the county should take to develop the transit components of such a multimodal system. As described in more detail in this report, the county’s transit needs are still relatively small, but will grow rapidly, and this study sets forth a “roadmap” for the development of those improvements. 1-1 Pinal County Transit Feasibility Study Chapter 2 Stakeholder Interview Results One of the first steps in the study was to conduct a series of Stakeholder interviews to determine transit opportunities, issues, challenges and perceptions. Information gleaned from these Stakeholder interviews were designed to identify issues that were addressed in the subsequent phases of the study. STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW PROCESS Stakeholders were selected based on their representation of an important stakeholder group, particularly with respect to growth and transportation. The interviews were conducted with approximately 50 individuals who represented 21 organizations and consisted of a series of open-ended questions that explored interviewees’ perceptions of area transit, transit opportunities, issues and challenges in terms of: . Stakeholder interest in transit . Transit issues and challenges . Most effective services . Least effective services . Recommended new services or improvements . Service evaluation considerations The questions and topics included: 1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest, how would you rate the importance of transit for the county today? 2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest, how would you rate the importance of transit as the county grows? 3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest, how effective do you feel the county’s current transit services are? 4. What do you think are the greatest strengths and weaknesses in current transit systems in your community and elsewhere in Pinal County? 5. How do you think that an improved transit system might benefit your community? 6. What do you think are the most important transit issues that need to be addressed in the short-term? 7. What do you think are the most important transit issues that will need to be addressed as the county grows? 2-1 Pinal County Transit Feasibility Study 8. Are there specific transit services that you believe should be implemented or considered? 9. What has worked well in the past and/or what could be done to improve how government deals with county and local transit needs? 10. What
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