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Transit Development Plan Brevard County TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 REVIEW OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS ............................................................................................ 2 New Transit Development Plan Rule ................................................................................................... 2 Senate Bill 360 ......................................................................................................................................... 2 SAFETEA-LU .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Existing Transit Development Plan ....................................................................................................... 3 Existing Transportation Disadvantage Service Plan ......................................................................... 4 SCAT Fare Study ..................................................................................................................................... 4 SCAT Market Study ................................................................................................................................ 5 Brevard County Long Range Transportation Plan ............................................................................ 5 Regional ITS Architecture ..................................................................................................................... 6 Local Government Comprehensive Plans ........................................................................................ 6 Developments of Regional Impact .................................................................................................. 10 EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 14 Socioeconomic Data ......................................................................................................................... 14 Major Trip Generators ......................................................................................................................... 27 Existing Service Providers .................................................................................................................... 34 Peer Comparison ................................................................................................................................. 41 Route Structure Evaluation ................................................................................................................. 51 Transit Quality of Service Evaluation ................................................................................................. 56 Rolling Stock and Capital facilities.................................................................................................... 57 CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY INPUT .......................................................................................... 61 Key Leader Interviews ......................................................................................................................... 61 Rider Survey .......................................................................................................................................... 62 Marketing Study ................................................................................................................................... 64 Workshop .............................................................................................................................................. 66 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 66 TRANSIT NEEDS ................................................................................................................................ 67 i Brevard County TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN Transportation Disadvantaged ......................................................................................................... 67 Projected Overall Ridership ............................................................................................................... 69 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................. 71 SCAT Vision / Mission Statement: ....................................................................................................... 71 Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 71 FUTURE TRANSIT ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS ................................................................................... 74 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 74 Broad Public Transportation Policy Alternatives ............................................................................. 74 T-Best Modeling Process ..................................................................................................................... 77 FIVE-YEAR BUDGET ......................................................................................................................... 96 POTENTIAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR SCAT’S TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ........ 98 FDOT Funding ....................................................................................................................................... 98 Federal Funding ................................................................................................................................. 100 Local Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 104 VISION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ........................................................................................ 106 Ongoing Actions ................................................................................................................................ 106 Actions to Be Initiated Over the Next One to Three Years .......................................................... 107 Actions to Be Initiated Over the Next Four to Five Years ............................................................. 111 Actions to Be Implemented in the Long Term (Next 10 Years) ................................................... 111 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... 114 ii Brevard County TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN LIST OF TABLES Table 1 – Brevard County Development of Regional Impact (DRIs) 2007 ......................................... 11 Table 2 – 2000-2005 Population Distribution ............................................................................................. 14 Table 3 - Major Trip Generators ................................................................................................................. 28 Table 4 - Public Transportation by SCAT in Brevard County ................................................................. 37 Table 5 - Private Shuttle Transportation Providers in Brevard County .................................................. 39 Table 6 - Peer Review Data 2005 .............................................................................................................. 42 Table 7 - Peer Review Data 2004 .............................................................................................................. 43 Table 8 – Peer Review Data 2003 .............................................................................................................. 44 Table 9 - Passengers Per Revenue Hour Per Route................................................................................. 51 Table 10 - Passengers Per Revenue Mile Per Route ............................................................................... 52 Table 11 - Route Deviation Index .............................................................................................................. 53 Table 12 - Vehicle Inventory (FY 2006-07) ................................................................................................ 59 Table 13 - Forecast of Brevard County Transportation Disadvantaged Population ......................... 68 Table 14 - SCAT Monthly Operating Report (as of July 2006) ............................................................... 68 Table 15 – Projected Ridership Increase (5 year) ................................................................................... 69 Table 16 - Near-term Improvements 2010 ............................................................................................... 79 Table 17 - Mid-term Improvements 2012 .................................................................................................. 80 Table 18 – Ridership Estimates ................................................................................................................... 83 Table 19 - Riders / Revenue Mile ............................................................................................................... 86 Table 20 - Riders / Revenue Hour .............................................................................................................. 88 Table 21
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