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2019 Transit Market Study TEXOMA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 2019 Transit Market Study ATG 8/30/2019 This study was developed on behalf of the Texoma Council of Governments by 2019 2019 TRANSIT MARKET STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Texoma Region, which consists of Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson counties, has one major public transportation provider known as the Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS), which is demand responsive. This sole provider does not currently meet the transportation needs of the region, leaving gaps in service and poor connectivity to major community resources, such as employment centers and medical facilities. Due to the unique characteristics of the Texoma Region (populations of higher than the state average of senior citizens, people with disabilities, and veterans) this type of transportation service is in high demand. Additionally, there are many populations within the region that would benefit from increased Contents: connectivity and service that could be supplied by Executive Summary ............................................ 1 introducing a fixed route system, which could Existing Service ................................................... 2 supply a complementary, consistent and reliable transit system for the region. Summary of Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS) Services ............................................... 2 This study not only analyzed the unique demographic characteristics of the Texoma Grayson, Fannin and Cooke Counties ............ 3 Region but took a deeper look at the Private Transportation Providers ................... 4 transportation needs and trends in the region Transit Need ....................................................... 5 that would support a fixed route transit system. This analysis consisted of: Transit-Dependent Population ....................... 5 Target Transit Ridership ............................... 11 Review of Existing Services Market Analysis Transit Need Index ....................................... 16 - Transit Need Transit Potential ............................................... 22 - Transit Potential Population Density ....................................... 22 Recommendations for Future Transit Service Employment Density .................................... 28 Transit Potential ........................................... 34 Trip Destinations .......................................... 38 Time Leaving for Work ................................. 42 Fixed Route Transit Concept ............................ 47 Prioritization ................................................. 47 Transit Market Study Conclusions .................... 54 Texoma Council of Governments Transit Market Study 1 | Page 2019 TRANSIT MARKET STUDY EXISTING SERVICE The Texoma region is in northeast Texas and is schedule their ride 48 hours in advance. made up of 2,698 square miles of land with an Passengers can schedule a ride via phone estimated population of 198,997 in 2017, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 am to 3:00 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Red p.m. If a customer is denied a trip due to capacity, River and state of Oklahoma form the northern they are encouraged to call after noon the day boundary of the region. Adjacent counties are before to check for cancellations. TAPS works Montague (west), Wise (southwest), Denton with passengers to coordinate trip days to less (south), Collin (south), Hunt (south), Delta frequented destinations, as well as with other (southeast), and Lamar (east). The primary health and human service providers in the area, corridors in the region are as follows: to ensure service availability (2017-2021 Texoma Regional Coordinated Transportation Plan, Interstate 35/US 77 (Cooke) 2017). US 69 (Fannin, Grayson) US 75 (Grayson) Table 1. TAPS Span of Service. US 82 (Cooke, Fannin, Grayson) Days Type Types of Service US 377 (Grayson) Demand 6:00 a.m. – SH 289 (Grayson) Mon-Fri Responsive - 5:30 p.m. One of the planning bodies in the region is known Paratransit as the Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG). TCOG is a voluntary association of the local In 2017, TAPS reported the following service governments in Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson statistics to the Federal Transit Administration’s Counties that works directly with citizens and (FTA) National Transit Database (NTD): local jurisdictions to improve and advance economic vitality and quality of life in Texoma. Fleet of 22 Demand Response vehicles TCOG specializes in Housing and Client Services, with 16 being operated at maximum as well as Aging Services. service Funding sources: FTA Sections 5307, Summary of Texoma Area 5309, 5310, & 5311. Additional State and Paratransit System (TAPS) Local funds. Service population: 285,394. Service Services area: 5,754 sq. miles There is one public transportation provider in the Average age of fleet: 3.8 years Texoma region, the Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS), operating demand response transportation in partnership with Transdev, a French-based international private public transport operator. TAPS operates in the three- county Texoma planning region, as well as in Clay, Montague, and Wise counties. Service is offered Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM until 5:30 PM. To get a ride with TAPS, passengers must Texoma Council of Governments Transit Market Study 2 | Page 2019 TRANSIT MARKET STUDY Grayson, Fannin and Cooke Table 3. TAPS Trip Purpose by County, 2018. Grayson: Grayson: Trip Purpose Fannin Cooke Counties Urban Rural Of the three counties in the Texoma planning Employment 43% 21% 8% 29% area, Grayson by far has the largest population Medical 16% 18% 39% 19% with just over 125,000 people as of 2017, Personal 1% 2% 1% 1% according to the U.S. Census Bureau. All three Dayhab* 4% 11% 0% 1% counties showed minimal population growth Dialysis 10% 26% 14% 20% from 2010 to 2014, with a less than 1% increase. Shopping 16% 9% 32% 18% These counties have higher numbers of people Social 10% 8% 6% 11% with disabilities, over the age of 65, and veterans Education 0% 5% 0% 1% than the state average. These counties also *Dayhabs are facilities that help individuals improve their recorded lower numbers of people living below skills through training that allows them to increase their the poverty level and with limited English independence in their surrounding community. proficiency than the state average. Due to the higher concentrations of these groups, TAPS has a unique set of challenges for providing service to the Texoma region. In 2018, TAPS provided 31,244 trips to the region, transported 34,215 passengers for a total of 376,136 miles traveled. (Table 2). Three of the most common trip purposes were Employment, Medical, and Shopping (Table 3), as reported by TCOG. Table 2. Service Statistics for TAPS, 2018. Service Service Type Trips Passengers Area Miles Rural 4,763 5,194 88,182 Grayson Urban 17,880 19,371 154,140 Fannin County 3,267 3,581 76,934 Cooke County 5,334 6,069 56,880 Total 31,244 34,215 376,136 Texoma Council of Governments Transit Market Study 3 | Page 2019 TRANSIT MARKET STUDY Private Transportation Providers Summary TAPS is the sole provider of public transportation Public transportation in the Texoma region faces for the Texoma region, but there are over 90 a unique set of challenges. The region contains private agencies that provide some form of higher than normal densities of groups who are transportation as well. These agencies include older than 65 and have some type of disability. school districts, community-based organization, These groups require reliable public senior living facilities and churches. These transportation to perform many daily activities providers mostly have sole purposes and only and to get to/from medical appointments. serve their own clients, which makes Additionally, a large portion of TAPS ridership coordination and regional transportation utilizes its services to reach employment difficult. locations. In combination, these demands require an increased effort to properly serve the Texoma Due to TAPS limited span of service (no weekend, region as many survey respondents indicated early morning or night service), there are still that the current service has not been accessible. many gaps in service that could be resolved if these private providers worked in a cohesive Stakeholder meetings from previous manner. However, these providers do not have transportation plans provided insight to these vehicles to accommodate people who experience major issues and created viable solutions for the disabilities. Therefore, any private providers may future. To improve public transportation in the not be able to completely complement public region, stakeholders suggested improving services. regional coordination between private and public Additionally, survey respondents had also transportation providers in order to utilize the indicated using Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), value that private providers could offer. taxicabs and Uber. Respondents indicated that Additionally, stakeholders also want the public DART had become increasingly difficult to reach services offered to be improved, which might be using TAPS. accomplished by extending schedules, improving connectivity, and doing so through additional funding sources. Image courtesy of Fkbowen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia Texoma Council of Governments Transit Market Study 4 | Page 2019 TRANSIT MARKET STUDY TRANSIT NEED The transit need analysis geographically assesses detailed demographic information applicable to Texoma’s demographic characteristics to TDP calculations not attainable
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