2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION CHAPTER 6 │ TRANSIT ELEMENT May 2013 Introduction Most people acknowledge that they would use Many of the key words from the vision of the transit if service was fast, frequent, dependable, and KYOVA 2040 MTP as described in Chapter 1 relate easy to use. Like a complete system of roads, directly to how the region’s diverse public sidewalks, and bikeways, transit must provide transportation system can continue to contribute to connections to the places people need or want to go the overall transportation network. These key words at a time when they need to get there. Since 1972 are highlighted below: when the Tri-State Transit Authority was We envision a growing region serviced by a established, the functional role of mass safe and sustainable transportation system transportation in the KYOVA region has been to that provides real choice among modes of provide a viable alternative to the automobile. Even travel. Our transportation system will though transit ridership in the United States over contribute to an enhanced quality of life by the past 60 to 70 years has declined as the providing attractive connections between availability and dependence on private automobiles destinations for motorists, bicyclists, has risen, local staff and elected officials have pedestrians, and transit users without continued to acknowledge the importance of transit compromising air quality, cultural and in providing mobility to the region’s residents, environmental resources, and it will support particularly disadvantaged populations. the efficient movement of people and These officials have taken advantage of positive goods at both the local and regional scale. cycles in transit ridership. In the 1970s, concerns Likewise, the Guiding Principles and many of the over an energy crisis, automotive fuel shortages, and Goals and Objectives described in Chapter 1 inflation gave rise to expected demands for document support for an expanding and robust revitalizing transit services. This resulted in a transit transit system. A safe, comfortable customer system for the 1980s that was efficient for the delivery system with attractive and convenient Huntington area. The 1990s and the first part of the amenities must be developed around bus stops to 21st century brought to light the effects of industrial encourage transit use and decrease dependence on and transportation pollution to the air quality of the automobile. This customer delivery system metropolitan areas, with public transportation as requires a consistent network of sidewalks, safe part of the solution. street crossings, and lighting. The efficiency of The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century transit also depends on an interconnected system of Act (MAP-21) requires that MPOs consider all roads and highways suitable for bus traffic. Transit modes of transportation in the analysis of region- cannot be considered in isolation, and the strategies wide mobility and the formulation of recommended presented in this chapter support improvements to plans, programs, and policies. The collective result the larger transportation system. of the modal elements should be an integrated, balanced intermodal transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods. The purpose of the Transit Element of the KYOVA 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan is to analyze and evaluate various aspects of the public transportation system and produce an overall program that 1) serves the existing and potential needs of the area and 2) satisfies Federal and State eligibility requirements for financial assistance. 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION Existing Conditions Fixed Route Service Included in the Existing Conditions section are descriptions of existing transportation services, TTA fixed route service consists of nine radial existing and projected population for the KYOVA routes, the Pullman-Marshall University shuttle, and region, demographics, the identification of major three evening routes. A map showing the daytime trip generators, and potential transit passenger routes appears in Figure 6.1. A route profile for origins and destinations. TTA is included in Table 6.1. With a few exceptions, TTA operates nearly the Current Public Transportation System same schedule on Saturdays as it does on weekdays. Descriptions of the transportation related services Most routes begin around 6:00 a.m. and end at 7:15 provided by the three public transportation p.m. Routes 9 – Milton, 5 – Walnut Hills, and 7 – organizations that exist in the KYOVA region are Barboursville operate to about 8:15 p.m. There are provided on the following pages. three routes that operate to past 11:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. These combine the Tri-State Transit Authority (TTA) alignments of portions of the daytime routes. TTA also operates the Pullman-Marshall University TTA provides fixed route, shuttle from noon to 11:15 p.m. on weekdays and ADA paratransit, and non- Saturdays. emergency medical transportation services in Cabell County, West Virginia, and also in Lawrence County, Ohio under contract with the Lawrence County Port Authority. It is based on Fourth Avenue in Huntington where its operations/maintenance facility is located. This facility also houses administrative offices, dispatch, and other operations functions. TTA serves Huntington, Barboursville, Milton, and Marshall University. Complementary ADA paratransit service is provided throughout the area. Service is available from 5:30 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 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