SACOG Regional Transportation Monitoring Report April 2010
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REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MONITORING REPORT SACOG-10-004 April 15, 2010 Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 tel: 916.321.9000 fax: 916.321.9551 www.sacog.org SACOG MISSION BOARD MEMBER Provide leadership MEMBERS Kevin Johnson COUNTIES & and a dynamic, City of Sacramento CITIES Leslie McBride collaborative (Chair) John Knight El Dorado County City of Yuba City El Dorado County public forum for Placer County Susan Peters Roberta MacGlashan Sacramento County achieving an (Vice Chair) Sacramento County Sutter County Sacramento County Yolo County efficient regional Steve Miklos Yuba County Harold Anderson City of Folsom City of Auburn transportation City of Winters City of Citrus Heights system, innovative Steve Miller City of Colfax Christina Billeci City of Citrus Heights City of Davis and integrated City of Marysville City of Elk Grove Larry Montna City of Folsom regional planning, Linda Budge Sutter County City of Galt City of Rancho Cordova City of Isleton and a high quality Gene Resler City of Lincoln Christopher Cabaldon City of Isleton City of Live Oak City of West Sacramento of life within the Town of Loomis Pierre Rivas City of Marysville greater Darryl Clare City of Placerville City of Galt City of Placerville City of Rancho Cordova Sacramento Suzanne Roberts City of Rocklin Steve Cohn City of Colfax region. City of Sacramento City of Roseville Rocky Rockholm City of Sacramento Tom Cosgrove Placer County City of West Sacramento City of Lincoln City of Wheatland Don Saylor City of Winters Skip Davies City of Davis City of Woodland City of Woodland City of Yuba City Walt Scherer Gary Davis Town of Loomis City of Elk Grove Helen Thomson Roger Dickinson Yolo County Sacramento County Rick West Jim Gray City of Wheatland City of Roseville Jody Jones Mary Jane Griego (Ex-Officio Member) Yuba County Caltrans District 3 Kevin Hanley Sacramento Area City of Auburn Council of Governments Peter Hill City of Rocklin 1415 L Street, Diane Hodges Suite 300 City of Live Oak Sacramento, CA 95814 tel: 916.321.9000 fax: 916.321.9551 tdd: 916.321.9550 www.sacog.org SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MONITORING REPORT APRIL 15, 2010 1415 L Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 321-9000 Fax: (916) 321-9551 www.sacog.org SACOG Regional Transportation Monitoring Report April 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary............................................................................................. 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 Population and Housing Changes ................................................................ 5 Household Income.................................................................................. 8 Age Distribution .................................................................................... 8 Employment and Unemployment ...............................................................12 Gasoline Prices ....................................................................................15 Transit Fares .......................................................................................15 Commute Mode ....................................................................................20 Commute Travel Time............................................................................21 Vehicle Miles Traveled ...........................................................................28 Congestion..........................................................................................36 Collisions and Safety..............................................................................43 Transit Service and Ridership ...................................................................46 Capitol Corridor Ridership and Service ........................................................59 APPENDIX A: Comparison of Census and American Community Survey Data............. 1 APPENDIX B: Notes on Transit Data Sources .................................................. 1 TABLES Table 1. Population and Housing, 2000 to 2009, Six-County Sacramento Region ....... 6 Table 2. Median Household Income by County (Year 2008 $) .............................. 9 Table 3. Census Age Distribution Compared to Levy Projections.........................10 Table 4. Labor Force in the Sacramento Region, 2002 to 2009 ...........................13 Table 5. Annual California Gasoline Price, 2002 to 2009 ..................................16 Table 6. Mode of Commute, Six-County Sacramento Region..............................23 Table 7. Reported Commute Travel Times, All Workers Not Working at Home ........25 Table 8. Reported Commute Time by County, Six-County Sacramento Region ........26 Table 9. Vehicles Available Per Household, Six-County Sacramento Region............27 Table 10. Maintained Mileage and Daily VMT, Six-County Sacramento Region .........30 Table 11. Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled by County, 2000 to 2008.........................34 Table 12. Weekday Vehicle Delay on State Highways in Sacramento, 1995 to 2008 ..42 Table 13. Annual Fixed Route Vehicle Service Hours by Operator, 2002 to 2008......49 Table 14. Annual Fixed Route Vehicle Service Miles by Operator, 2002 to 2008.......50 Table 15. Annual Fixed Route Passenger Boardings by Operator, 2002 to 2008 .......51 Table 16. All-Operators Fixed Route Transit Service and Ridership, 2002 to 2008 ....52 Table 17. Annual Capitol Corridor Passengers ...............................................59 i SACOG Regional Transportation Monitoring Report April 2010 FIGURES Figure 1. Population and Housing Annual Percent Change, 2000 to 2009 ................ 7 Figure 2. Attached/Multi-Family Dwelling Share of Annual Growth, 2000 to 2009 ..... 7 Figure 3. Household Income Levels, Six-County Sacramento Region...................... 9 Figure 4. Age Distribution, Six-County Sacramento Region................................10 Figure 5. Percent of Households by Age of Householder...................................11 Figure 6. Monthly Unemployment Rate by County in Sacramento Region, 2002-2009 14 Figure 7. Weekly California Gasoline Price, 1998 to 2009 .................................17 Figure 8. Basic One-Way Fare: Sacramento Regional Transit, 1996 to 2010 ...........18 Figure 9. Basic One-Way Fare: Yolobus Express Service, 1996 to 2010 .................18 Figure 10. Basic One-Way Fare: Yolobus Local Service, 1996 to 2010 ..................19 Figure 11. Percent of Workers Driving to Work, Six-County Sacramento Region.......24 Figure 12. Percent of Workers Using Non-Auto Modes of Commute......................24 Figure 13. Percent of Workers by Commute Travel Time..................................26 Figure 14. Reported Commute Time by County, Six-County Sacramento Region ......27 Figure 15. Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (000’s) by State/Non-State Roadway .........32 Figure 16. Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (000’s) by County ................................33 Figure 17. Daily Total Vehicle Miles Per Capita, 1996 to 2008............................35 Figure 18. Weekday Vehicle Hours of Delay on State Routes, 1995 to 2008 ............40 Figure 19. Annual Traveler Delay in the Sacramento Urbanized Area, 1997 to 2007..40 Figure 20. Population Growth and Annual Delay Per Traveler ............................41 Figure 21. Fatal and Injury Collisions, 1998 to 2008........................................43 Figure 22. Pedestrian-Involved Fatal and Injury Collisions, 2002 to 2008...............45 Figure 23. Bicycle-Involved Fatal and Injury Collisions, 2002 to 2008 ...................45 Figure 24. Annual Fixed-Route Vehicle Service Hours by Operator, 2002 to 2008.....53 Figure 25. Annual Fixed Route Vehicle Service Miles by Operator, 2002 to 2008......54 Figure 26. Annual Fixed-Route Passenger Boardings by Operator, 2002 to 2008.......55 Figure 27. Annual Fixed Route Vehicle Service Hours per Capita, 2002 to 2008.......56 Figure 28. Annual Fixed Route Vehicle Service Miles per Capita, 2002-2008...........57 Figure 29. Annual Fixed Route Passenger Boardings per Capita, 2002 to 2008.........57 Figure 30. Annual Fixed Route Passenger Boardings Per Service Hour...................58 Figure 31. Annual Fixed Route Passenger Boardings Per Service Mile ...................58 Figure 32. Annual Capitol Corridor Passengers To, From, and Within the Sacramento Region*..............................................................................................60 Figure 33. Annual Capitol Corridor Passengers with Origin and Destination in the Sacramento Region*...............................................................................61 ii SACOG Regional Transportation Monitoring Report April 2010 Credits Primary Author: Bruce Griesenbeck, Principal Transportation Analyst [email protected] Census, ACS and Department of Finance Data Assistance: Tina Glover, Associate Research Analyst Transit Service and Ridership Data: Chris Scherman, Junior Planner This work was done as part of the “Regional Transportation Monitoring Element” of SACOG’s Overall Work Program. iii SACOG Regional Transportation Monitoring Report April 2010 iv SACOG Regional Transportation Monitoring Report April 2010 Summary This report provides recent trend data on several variables of great interest to transportation planning in the SACOG region. Some of the data are related to population demographics, growth and transportation demand in the region. Other data are indicators of how the transportation