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CITY of ROUND ROCK TRANSIT PLAN Existing Conditions Report [NAME OF DOCUMENT] | VOLUME [Client Name] CITY OF ROUND ROCK TRANSIT PLAN Existing Conditions Report June 2015 Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | i Round Rock Transit Plan - Existing Conditions Report City of Round Rock Table of Contents Page 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................1-1 2 Document Review ............................................................................................................2-2 Round Rock General Plan 2020 ......................................................................................................... 2-2 Round Rock Transportation Master Plan ........................................................................................... 2-3 Round Rock Downtown Master Plan ................................................................................................... 2-3 Project Connect ....................................................................................................................................... 2-4 Commuter Express Bus Plan ................................................................................................................. 2-7 3 Review of Existing Services .............................................................................................3-1 Demand Response ................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Reverse Commute .................................................................................................................................. 3-5 Drive a Senior ......................................................................................................................................... 3-7 Regional Connections ............................................................................................................................ 3-8 Capital Metro Rideshare ...................................................................................................................... 3-9 4 Market Analysis ...............................................................................................................4-1 Employment Patterns ........................................................................................................................... 4-10 Austin Community College Student Origins .................................................................................... 4-16 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 ................................................................................................... 5-7 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 Online Survey ......................................................................................................................................... 7-5 Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | i Round Rock Transit Plan - Existing Conditions Report City of Round Rock Table of Figures Page Figure 1 Locally Preferred Alternatives Map ................................................................................. 2-6 Figure 2 Demand Response Trip Purpose (FY 2014) ..................................................................... 3-2 Figure 3 Demand Response Fare Type (FY 2014) ......................................................................... 3-2 Figure 4 Demand Response Performance (FY 2010 – FY 2014) ................................................ 3-3 Figure 5 Origins and Destinations of Demand Response Service (October 2014) ................. 3-4 Figure 6 Reverse Commute Route Alignment ................................................................................... 3-6 Figure 7 Drive-a-Senior Origin and Destination Locations (2014) ............................................. 3-7 Figure 8 Capital Metro Services at Tech Ridge and Howard ..................................................... 3-8 Figure 9 Capital MetroExpress bus ................................................................................................... 3-8 Figure 10 CARTS Interurban bus .......................................................................................................... 3-9 Figure 11 Population Density ................................................................................................................ 4-3 Figure 12 Young Adult Population ....................................................................................................... 4-4 Figure 13 Senior Population .................................................................................................................. 4-5 Figure 14 Low-Income Population ........................................................................................................ 4-6 Figure 15 Zero Vehicle Households ..................................................................................................... 4-7 Figure 16 Renter Population.................................................................................................................. 4-8 Figure 17 Transit Propensity Index ...................................................................................................... 4-9 Figure 18 Employment Density in Round Rock (2011) ................................................................... 4-11 Figure 19 Residential Locations of People Who Work in Round Rock ....................................... 4-12 Figure 20 Employment Locations for Round Rock Residents.......................................................... 4-13 Figure 21 Residential Locations for Low Income Round Rock Workers ...................................... 4-14 Figure 22 Employment Locations of Low-Income Workers in Round Rock ................................. 4-15 Figure 23 Austin Community College Student Origins ................................................................... 4-17 Figure 24 Current Land Use .................................................................................................................. 5-1 Figure 25 Pedestrian Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 5-4 Figure 26 Future Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 5-6 Figure 27 Peer Cities Characteristics ................................................................................................... 6-1 Figure 28 Peer City Transit Services Provided .................................................................................. 6-2 Figure 29 Question 1: Have you taken transit within the past month? ......................................... 7-5 Figure 30 Question 2a: Which transit services do you take? ......................................................... 7-6 Figure 31 Question 2b: How long have you been riding transit? .................................................. 7-6 Figure 32 Question 2c: How often do you take transit? .................................................................. 7-7 Figure 33 Question 2d: Would you be interested in taking any of the following new services? 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