Sacramento County SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN Department of Transportation 2017 to 2021

SACRAMENTO COUNTY Prepared For: Sacramento County SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN Department of Transportation 2017 TO 2021 Prepared by: Sacramento Area Council of Governments THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK FINAL DRAFT SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FISCAL YEARS 2016/17 TO 2020/-21 Prepared by: Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: 916.321.9000 www.sacog.org Prepared for: Sacramento County Department of Transportation Tel: 916-874-6291 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SACOG THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR HELP IN DEVELOPING THIS SRTP: Dan Klinker, Associate Civil Engineer, Sacramento County Becky Egleston, Site Manager, SCT/LINK Ann Dennis, Administrative Analyst, City of Galt Carla Meyer, Former General Manager, Amador Transit THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 2 - PLANNING CONTEXT ...................................................... 10 CHAPTER 3 - OVERVIEW OF SCT/LINK SERVICE ................................. 24 CHAPTER 4 - HIGHWAY 99 EXPRESS ................................................... 28 CHAPTER 5 - DELTA ROUTE ................................................................. 36 CHAPTER 6 - GALT-SACRAMENTO COMMUTER EXPRESS .................. 42 CHAPTER 7 - SCT/LINK DIAL-A-RIDE .................................................... 46 CHAPTER 8 - EAST COUNTY SERVICE ................................................. 58 CHAPTER 9 - GOALS, POLICIES, & PRIOR RECOMMENDATIONS ....... 62 CHAPTER 10 - MARKETING ................................................................... 76 CHAPTER 11 - FINANCIAL AND SERVICE PLAN ................................... 84 APPENDIX A—STORER CONTRACT PERFORMANCE MEASURES APPENDIX B— SAMPLE MONTHLY REPORTS FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT & PARATRANSIT, INC APPENDIX C— EXCERPT FROM MOORE & ASSOCIATES REPORT REGARDING STC/LINK MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 South and East County Areas ...................................................................... 10 Figure 2.2 Sacramento County SRTP – Detail of Study Area ....................................... 11 Figure 2.3 General Plan Map 2030 ............................................................................... 17 Figure 2.4 Map of Recent and Planned Developments ................................................. 19 Figure 2.5 Map of Eastview Specific Plan Area ............................................................. 21 Figure 3.1 Holiday Schedule ......................................................................................... 24 Figure 3.2 Trips Per Year, FY 2011/12 to FY 2015/16 .................................................. 25 Figure 4.1 Frequency of Use ......................................................................................... 28 Figure 4.2 Highway 99 Express Route Map .................................................................. 29 Figure 4.3 Highway 99 Express Trip Purpose ............................................................... 32 Figure 4.4 Longevity of Use .......................................................................................... 33 Figure 5.1 Delta Route Map .......................................................................................... 36 Figure 5.2 Frequency of Use ......................................................................................... 37 Figure 5.3 Longevity of Use .......................................................................................... 38 Figure 5.4 Delta Route Trip Purpose ............................................................................. 40 Figure 6.1 Commuter Express Route Map .................................................................... 43 Figure 7.1 Regular and Extended Dial-a-Ride Service Area ......................................... 46 Figure 7.2 Frequency of Dial-a-Ride Service Use ......................................................... 47 Figure 7.3 Reason for Dial-a-Ride Trip .......................................................................... 49 Figure 7.4 Dial-a-Ride Longevity of Use ........................................................................ 50 Figure 8.1 Amador Service Route Map ......................................................................... 58 Figure 8.2 Route 1/Sacramento Express Stops in Sacramento .................................... 59 Figure 8.3 Holiday Schedule ......................................................................................... 59 Figure 10.1 SCT/LINK Sticker on RT Bus Stop Sign at 16th & L Streets in Sacramento 79 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Estimated Growth Rates, Galt and Isleton, 2010-2016 ................................. 12 Table 2.2 Study Area Population ................................................................................... 13 Table 2.3 Journey to Work Data .................................................................................... 15 Table 2.4 Recent and Planned Developments .............................................................. 18 Table 3.1 Service Totals, FY 2011/12 to FY 2015/16 .................................................... 26 Table 4.1 Bus Stop Use ............................................................................................... 30 Table 4.2 How Riders travel to/from the Bus Stop ........................................................ 30 Table 4.3 Rider Demographics ...................................................................................... 31 Table 4.4 Highway 99 Express Ridership ...................................................................... 32 Table 4.5 Rider Fare Category ...................................................................................... 33 Table 4.6 Level of Agreement with Statements about Highway 99 Express Service .... 34 Table 5.1 Bus Stop Use ................................................................................................ 37 Table 5.2 How riders travel to/from the bus stop ........................................................... 38 Table 5.3 Rider Demographics ...................................................................................... 39 Table 5.4 Delta Route Ridership Data ........................................................................... 40 Table 5.5 Level of Agreement with Statements about the Delta Route Service ............ 41 Table 6.1 Galt-Sacramento Commuter Express Ridership ............................................ 44 Table 7.1 Rider Fare Category ...................................................................................... 47 Table 7.2 Rider Demographics ...................................................................................... 48 Table 7.3 SCT/LINK Dial-a-Ride vs. Fixed Route Costs, FY 2014/15 ........................... 50 Table 7.4 Dial-a-Ride Ridership, FY 2012/13 to FY 2015/16 ........................................ 50 Table 7.5 Dial-A-Ride Operating Cost Comparison, FY 2014/15 .................................. 51 Table 7.6 SCT/LINK Dial-a-Ride vs. Fixed Route Costs, FY 2015/16 ........................... 51 Table 7.7 Level of Agreement with Statements about the Delta Route Service ............ 52 Table 7.8 Total and Average No Shows, 2014-2016 ..................................................... 52 Table 7.9 No Shows by Month, 2014-2016 ................................................................... 53 Table 7.10 Saturday Usage, 2014-2016 ....................................................................... 53 Table 7.11 Saturday Early Morning and Evening Usage, January 2014 to June 2016 54 Table 8.1 Sacramento Express: Route Times ............................................................... 60 Table 8.2 Current Fare Types and Prices .................................................................... 60 Table 8.3 Route 1 Sacramento Express Ridership ...................................................... 61 Table 9.1 South Sacramento County Annual Unmet Transit Needs Summary, ............ 65 Table 9.2 Summary of 2013 Triennial Performance Audit Recommendations .............. 66 Table 9.3 Summary of 2016 Triennial Performance Audit Recommendations .............. 67 Table 9.4 Current Contractual SCT/LINK Standards and Measures ............................. 68 Table 9.5 Fare Survey ................................................................................................... 72 Table 9.6 Potential Fare Phasing .................................................................................. 74 Table 10.1 How riders found out/learned about the service .......................................... 76 Table 11.1 Operating Cost Assumptions ....................................................................... 85 Table 11.2 Operating Expenses per Vehicle Revenue Hour ......................................... 85 Table 11.3 Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours ................................................................... 85 Table 11.4 Operating Expenses by Route and Totals ................................................... 86 Table 11.5 Capital Expenses ........................................................................................ 86 Table 11.6 SCT/LINK Fleet Replacement Schedule ..................................................... 87 Table 11.7 Revenues Supporting Operating and Capital Expenses ............................. 89 Table

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