WAUSAU, WISCONSIN AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION & MARATHON COUNTY MARATHON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED IN MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN OCTOBER 2014 MARATHON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE MARATHON COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION MARATHON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT prepared for: Marathon County: Transportation Coordinating Committee and Metropolitan Planning Commission by: North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission accepted by TCC on: October 30, 2014 _____________________________________________________________________________ This study was prepared at the request of the Marathon County Metropolitan Planning Commission and under the supervision of the Marathon County Transportation Coordinating Committee by the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC) through a grant by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. For more information, conntact: NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION 210 McCLELLAN STREET, SUITE 210 WAUSAU, WI 54403 Telephone: 715-849-5510 FAX: 715-849-5110 email:
[email protected] www.ncwrpc.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . i Introduction . 1 Overview and Purpose . 1 Study Process . 1 Background Information . 3 Review of Previous Plans and Studies . 7 Review of Current Transportation Services . 23 Marathon County Transportation Program (MCTP) . 23 MetroRide Paratransit . 26 Ridership . 28 Identification of Transportation Needs .