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Woodland Transit Study Woodland Transit Study Prepared for the Yolo County Transportation District Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Woodland Transit Study Prepared for the Yolo County Transportation District 350 Industrial Way Woodland, CA 95776 530 402-2819 Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. P.O. Box 5875 2690 Lake Forest Road, Suite C Tahoe City, California 96145 530 583-4053 April 27, 2016 LSC #157020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 Introduction and Key Study Issues ............................................................................... 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 Study Issues ................................................................................................................ 1 2 Existing Community Conditions .................................................................................... 3 Geography of Yolo County .......................................................................................... 3 Demographics ............................................................................................................. 3 Economy ................................................................................................................... 13 3 Review of Existing Transit Services ............................................................................ 19 Yolo County Transportation District ........................................................................... 19 Existing Woodland Transit Services .......................................................................... 20 Transit Capital Assets ............................................................................................... 47 Current Marketing Efforts .......................................................................................... 47 Marketing Materials ................................................................................................... 51 Trip Planning Tools and Information ......................................................................... 52 Connect Card ............................................................................................................ 53 Marketing with Capital Equipment ............................................................................. 53 4 Outreach Efforts and Survey Summaries ................................................................... 55 Study Outreach ......................................................................................................... 55 5 Transit Demand ............................................................................................................. 65 Existing Transit Need and Demand ........................................................................... 65 Summary of Transit Demand .................................................................................... 67 Future Trends in Transit Demand ............................................................................. 68 6 Service Alternatives ...................................................................................................... 71 Existing Route Network Service Alternatives ............................................................ 71 Route Network Service Alternatives .......................................................................... 94 7 Long Range Transit Strategy ..................................................................................... 109 Review of Long-Range Plans .................................................................................. 109 Long-Range Service Scenario ................................................................................ 111 8 Capital Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 115 Transit Center .......................................................................................................... 115 Bus Stop Improvements .......................................................................................... 120 Vehicle Fleet Requirements .................................................................................... 122 9 Woodland Transit Plan ............................................................................................... 125 Introduction and Overview ....................................................................................... 125 Appendix A—On-Time Performance Evaluation Appendix B—Passenger Activity and Load by Stop Appendix C—YOLOBUS Transit Onboard Survey Summary Woodland Transit Study LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page i LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1 Population and Households Over Time in YCTD Service Area ........................................ 5 2 Population Characteristics of Woodland ........................................................................... 6 3 Largest Employers in Woodland ..................................................................................... 13 4 Employment by Census Block Group ............................................................................. 14 5 Commute Patterns for Woodland .................................................................................... 15 6 Summary of Existing Woodland Transit Services ........................................................... 21 7 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix ................................................................... 24 8 YOLOBUS Holiday Schedule .......................................................................................... 26 9 YOLOBUS Fare Structure ................................................................................................ 27 10 Woodland Transit Service Ridership by Month ............................................................... 29 11 One-Year Trend in Average Daily Ridership by Route.................................................... 31 12 Woodland Transit Route Performance Review ............................................................... 32 13 Ridership and Productivity by Run—Woodland Local Routes ........................................ 35 14 Ridership and Productivity by Run—Woodland Express and Commuter Routes ........... 38 15 Ridership and Productivity by Run—Route 42A/B .......................................................... 39 16 YOLOBUS Stops with Highest Passenger Activity.......................................................... 42 17 YOLOBUS Transfer Activity ............................................................................................ 44 18 YOLOBUS Transit Expenses .......................................................................................... 45 19 YOLOBUS Transit Revenues .......................................................................................... 46 20 YCTD Fixed Route Vehicle Fleet (page 1 of 2) ............................................................... 48 YCTD Fixed Route Vehicle Fleet (page 2 of 2) ............................................................... 49 21 YCTD Bus Shelters in Woodland .................................................................................... 50 22 Woodland Employee Transit Demand ............................................................................ 66 23 Summary of Woodland Transit ........................................................................................ 68 24 Woodland Pulse Route Alternatives ................................................................................ 74 25 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Pulse with County Fair Mall Transit Center, Existing Service Area ............................................................................. 75 26 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Pulse with Downtown Transit Center, Existing Service Area ...................................................................................................... 75 27 Analysis of Spring Lake Transit Demand ........................................................................ 77 28 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Revised 2 Loop Plan, Existing Service Area ...................................................................................................... 80 29 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Existing 2 Loop Plan with Additional Spring Lake Route .......................................................................................... 82 30 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Pulse with County Fair Mall Transit Center, Expanded Service Area .......................................................................... 86 31 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Pulse with Downtown Transit Center, Expanded Service Area with Four Buses ........................................................................ 86 32 Woodland Local Service Travel Time Matrix – Pulse with Downtown Transit Center, Expanded Service Area with Five Buses ........................................................................ 88 33 Summary of Woodland Local Service Route Alternatives ............................................... 88 34 Woodland Local Route Network Alternatives .................................................................. 89 35 Performance Analysis of Woodland Route Network Alternatives .................................... 92 36 Woodland Local Route Service Alternatives ................................................................... 95 37 Route 45 Daily Ridership by Run .................................................................................
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