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SAN LUIS OBISPO TRANSIT SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN Prepared for the City of San Luis Obispo’s SLO Transit Prepared by SLO Transit Short Range Transit Plan _________________________ Prepared for the City of San Luis Obispo 919 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 805‐781‐7121 Prepared by LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. 2690 Lake Forest Road, Suite C P. O. Box 5875 Tahoe City, California 96145 530 • 583‐4053 and by AECOM, Inc. August 10, 2016 LSC #157040 The document was prepared using Federal Transit Administration (FTA) discretionary funds, awarded by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) (Sustainable Communities Program) to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments. The recommendations and findings presented in this document are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the FTA or Caltrans. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page Executive Summary Existing Demographics ............................................................................................. ES‐1 Overview of SLO Transit ........................................................................................... ES‐1 Short Range Transit Plan Elements .......................................................................... ES‐3 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 2 Study Setting ....................................................................................................................... 3 Existing Demographics .................................................................................................. 3 Population Forecast .................................................................................................... 12 3 Existing Transit Services .................................................................................................... 13 SLO Transit .................................................................................................................. 13 Service Standards Evaluation ...................................................................................... 38 Other Transportation Programs Serving San Luis Obispo .......................................... 53 4 Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................................... 61 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 61 Existing Policy Statements .......................................................................................... 61 San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) .................................................. 66 5 Peer System Review .......................................................................................................... 71 Peer System Selection ................................................................................................. 71 Peer Analysis ............................................................................................................... 74 Peer Fare Review ........................................................................................................ 79 6 Service Alternatives Considered ....................................................................................... 81 Routes Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 81 Routes 1 and 3 ...................................................................................................... 81 Route 2 .................................................................................................................. 93 Routes 2 and 4 ...................................................................................................... 97 Routes 4 and 5 ...................................................................................................... 99 Routes 6A/B ........................................................................................................ 104 Other Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 113 Comparison of Alternatives and Performance Analysis ........................................... 116 ADA Impacts .............................................................................................................. 123 7 Management and Financial Alternatives ........................................................................ 125 Management Alternatives ........................................................................................ 125 LSC Transportation Consultants / AECOM, Inc. SLO Transit Short Range Transit Plan Page i Financial Alternatives ................................................................................................ 135 8 San Luis Obispo Short Range Transit Plan ...................................................................... 139 Service Plan ............................................................................................................... 139 Capital Plan ............................................................................................................... 145 Management Plan ..................................................................................................... 152 Financial Plan ............................................................................................................ 154 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................ 160 Appendix A: SLO Transit Onboard Survey Appendix B: Transfer Activity Appendix C: Public Input Appendix D: Service Change & Fare Increase Public Notice Policy TABLES Table Page 1 San Luis Obispo Demographic Data by Block Group .......................................................... 4 2 SLO Transit Service Span and Frequency .......................................................................... 14 3 SLO Transit Roundtrip Mileage, Cycle Time, and Average Speed ..................................... 15 4 SLO Transit Average Ridership by Route and Day ............................................................ 15 5 SLO Transit Annual Ridership, Revenue Miles, Revenue Hours, and Performance Measures ........................................................................................................................... 16 6 SLO Transit Vehicle Requirements .................................................................................... 16 7 SLO Transit Financial Indicators ........................................................................................ 17 8 SLO Transit Fare Structure ................................................................................................ 26 9 SLO Transit Annual Ridership by Pass Type ...................................................................... 27 10 SLO Transit Existing Bus Fleet ........................................................................................... 28 11 SLO Transit Bus Stop Inventory (3 pages) .................................................................... 30‐32 12 SLO Transit 10‐Year Trend in Services Levels, Ridership, Funding and Revenue Trends . 33 13 SLO Transit FY 2015‐16 Operating Expenditures and Cost Model ................................... 34 14 SLO Transit Base Case Operating Cost Forecasts .............................................................. 34 15 SLO Transit Revenues ........................................................................................................ 36 16 SLO Transit Revenue Forecasts (Existing Sources) ............................................................ 37 17 SLO Transit 10‐Year Service Levels, Ridership, Funding and Revenue ............................. 38 18 SLO Transit Service Coverage Indicators ........................................................................... 40 19 SLO Transit Patron Convenience Indicators ...................................................................... 41 20 Fiscal Condition Indicators ................................................................................................ 42 21 Passenger Comfort Indicators ........................................................................................... 43 22 Location Riders are coming from ...................................................................................... 48 23 RTA Service Span and Frequency ...................................................................................... 53 24 Ridership on RTA Routes Serving San Luis Obispo ........................................................... 55 LSC Transportation Consultants / AECOM, Inc. Page ii SLO Transit Short Range Transit Plan 25 SLO Transit Service Standards ........................................................................................... 64 26 SLO Transit Peer Group Data and Performance Indicators .............................................. 65 27 SLO Transit Peer Candidate Operating Data ..................................................................... 72 28 SLO Transit Initial Peer Candidate Performance Indicators and Evaluation .................... 73 29 SLO Transit Peer Performance Indicators ......................................................................... 75 30 SLO Transit Peer Group Statistics ..................................................................................... 76 31 SLO Transit Fare Structure Peer Analysis .........................................................................