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Ventura County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan, 2016 Revision Prepared for: Prepared by: VENTURA COUNTY COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN, 2016 REVISION This page intentionally left blank AMMA TRANSIT PLANNING | MOBILITY PLANNERS, LLC ii VENTURA COUNTY COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN, 2016 REVISION Ventura County Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan, 2016 Revision Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ v i i Purpose and Intent......................................................................................................................... vii Changing Transportation Landscape ............................................................................................... vii Ventura County Transportation Context ........................................................................................ viii Available Transportation ................................................................................................................. ix Themes in Mobility Needs and Gaps............................................................................................... xii Prioritizing Strategies ..................................................................................................................... xix Funding and Moving this COORDINATED PLAN Forward ..................................................................... xxii 1. PURPOSE AND APPROACH .................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Plan Goal and Requirements ............................................................................................................ 2 Process and Public Engagement ....................................................................................................... 4 2. CONTEXT: PEOPLE AND PLACES .......................................................................................... 5 The Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Demographics .................................................................................................................................. 5 Geography ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Population and Employment Projections ........................................................................................ 16 3. CONTEXT: REGIONAL PROCESSES, PLANS AND STUDIES .................................................... 22 Ventura County Unmet Transit Needs Processes ............................................................................ 22 Regional Transportation Plans ........................................................................................................ 27 City or Operator Transportation Plans ............................................................................................ 29 4. ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 32 Inventory of Available Transportation Services .............................................................................. 32 Specialized Transportation ............................................................................................................. 39 Assessment of Service Levels – Trips‐per‐Capita ............................................................................. 41 5. ASSESSMENT of MOBILITY NEEDS and GAPS ..................................................................... 44 Outreach Approach ........................................................................................................................ 44 Consumer Focus Groups and Stakeholder Workshops Summary Findings ....................................... 45 Rider Intercept Survey Summary Results ........................................................................................ 50 AMMA TRANSIT PLANNING | MOBILITY PLANNERS, LLC iii VENTURA COUNTY COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN, 2016 REVISION Agency E‐Survey Mobility Need and Gap Responses ....................................................................... 57 6. COORDINATED PLAN NEED THEMES, STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIZATION .......................... 67 Mobility Needs and Gap Themes and Strategies ............................................................................. 67 Defining Strategies ......................................................................................................................... 80 7. PRIORITIZING STRATEGIES ................................................................................................ 83 Workshop Approach to Prioritizing Strategies ................................................................................ 83 Arriving at Prioritized Strategies ..................................................................................................... 84 Ranked Priorities Within Themes ................................................................................................... 86 Funding and Moving the Plan Forward ........................................................................................... 91 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... 93 Appendix A – Inventory Matrix of Ventura County’s Public Transportation Services ....................... 93 Appendix B: Intercept Survey Narrative Comments ...................................................................... 110 Appendix C – Comments on Transportation Challenges from the Agency Survey .......................... 114 List of Exhibits Exhibit ES‐1, Summary of Ventura County Target Populations Demographics…………………………..……………..v Exhibit ES‐2, Ventura County Fixed Route Services………………………………………………………………………………….vi Exhibit ES‐3, Ventura County Dial‐a‐Ride Services………………………………………………………………………………….vii Exhibit ES‐4, Ventura County Annual Public Transit Trips‐Per‐Capita ‐ Countywide, East & West County ………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………viii Exhibit ES‐5, Organization Survey ‐ Local Trip Needs………………………………………………………………………..……xiii Exhibit ES‐6, Organization Survey – Regional Needs ……………………………………………………………………………..xiv Exhibit ES‐7, Intercept Survey – Mobility Challenges……………………………………………………………….…………….xiv Table ES‐8, Strategy Priorities and Section 5310 Eligibility with Leadership Roles………............................xix List of Tables Table 1, Overview of Ventura County Demographics for COORDINATED PLAN Populations ............................ 7 Table 2, Population Projections for Ventura County (2010 – 2040) ........................................................... 16 Table 3, SCAG Job Projections for Ventura County Cities ........................................................................... 20 Table 4, Unmet Transit Needs – FY 2014/2015 .......................................................................................... 23 Table 5, Unmet Transit Needs – FY 2015/2016 .......................................................................................... 24 Table 6, Unmet Transit Needs – FY 2016/2017 .......................................................................................... 25 Table 7, FY 12/13‐FY 13/14, Two‐Year Cycle for Section 5316, 5317, 5310 Projects Funded, Urbanized Areas ................................................................................................................................................... 40 Table 8, FY 14/15‐FY 15/16, Two‐Year Cycle for Section 5316, 5317, 5310 Projects Funded, Urbanized Areas ................................................................................................................................................... 41 Table 9, Ventura County Annual Public Transit Trips‐Per‐Capita: West, East and Countywide ................ 42 Table 10, Intercept Survey ‐ Respondents .................................................................................................. 50 Table 11, Intercept Survey – Bus Information Access ................................................................................. 51 AMMA TRANSIT PLANNING | MOBILITY PLANNERS, LLC iv VENTURA COUNTY COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN, 2016 REVISION Table 12, Intercept Survey – Challenges by Time of Day and Destinations ................................................ 55 Table 13, Organization Survey – Respondents’ Reported Caseload/ Client/ Population Numbers ........... 60 Table 14, Ventura County COORDINATED PLAN Themes and Strategies ........................................................ 81 Table 15, Strategy Prioritization, 5310 Potential and Leadership Roles ..................................................... 84 List of Figures Figure 1, Ventura County Urbanized and Rural Area Designations .............................................................. 3 Figure 2, Ventura County .............................................................................................................................. 5 Figure 3, Ventura County Target Populations