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SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN Prepared for the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority Prepared by Short Range Transit Plan San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority _________________________ Prepared for the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority 179 Cross Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 805 • 781‐4472 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. July 18, 2016 LSC #157040 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 2 Study Setting ....................................................................................................................... 3 Existing Demographics .................................................................................................. 3 Population Forecast .................................................................................................... 12 3 Existing Transit Services .................................................................................................... 13 San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority ................................................................ 13 Overall Service Description ......................................................................................... 13 RTA Financial Information ........................................................................................... 32 Service Changes Over the Last Three Years ................................................................ 41 Other Transportation Services .................................................................................... 55 4 Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................................... 61 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 61 Existing RTA Policy Statements ................................................................................... 64 5 Peer System Review .......................................................................................................... 75 RTA Peer Analysis ........................................................................................................ 75 6 Service Alternatives .......................................................................................................... 89 Route 9 ........................................................................................................................ 89 Route 10 .................................................................................................................... 103 Route 12 and 15 ........................................................................................................ 110 Other Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 112 7 Management and Financial Alternatives ........................................................................ 121 Management Alternatives ........................................................................................ 121 Runabout Management Strategies ........................................................................... 131 Financial Alternatives ................................................................................................ 139 8 RTA Short Range Transit Plan ......................................................................................... 149 Service Plan ............................................................................................................... 149 Capital Plan ............................................................................................................... 153 Management Plan ..................................................................................................... 161 Financial Plan ............................................................................................................ 164 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................ 172 Appendix A: RTA Onboard Survey LSC Transportation Consultants / AECOM, Inc. RTA Short Range Transit Plan Page i Appendix B: Runabout Onboard Survey Data Appendix C: Transfer Activity Appendix D: Runabout Website Checklist Appendix E: Script for Receptionist TABLES Table Page 1 Demographic Data for San Luis Obispo County .................................................................. 4 2 San Luis Obispo Demographic Data by Block Group ........................................................ 12 3 RTA Service Span and Frequency ...................................................................................... 15 4 RTA Fixed Route Roundtrip Mileage, Cycle Time, and Average Speed ............................ 16 5 FY 13‐14 RTA Average Ridership by Route and Day ......................................................... 16 6 FY 13‐14 RTS Annual Ridership, Revenue Miles, Revenue Hours, and Performance Measures ........................................................................................................................... 17 7 RTA Vehicle Requirements ................................................................................................ 17 8 FY 13‐14 RTA Financial Indicators ..................................................................................... 18 9 Runabout Service Summary .............................................................................................. 26 10 Runabout Drivers in Operation by Time of Day and Day of Week ................................... 27 11 RTA Demand Response Ridership by Hour ....................................................................... 28 12 Runabout On‐Time Performance ...................................................................................... 29 13 Runabout Passenger Trip Origin vs. Destination (2 pages) ......................................... 30‐31 14 Summary of Runabout Passenger Origin/Destination Data by Major Area ..................... 32 15 RTA Fiscal Year 2014‐15 Expenses and Revenues ............................................................ 34 16 RTA Fare Structure ............................................................................................................ 35 17 Existing RTA Fixed Route and Runabout Fleet .................................................................. 37 18 RTA Operating Expenses and Cost Model ........................................................................ 39 19 RTA Annual Capital Expenditures ..................................................................................... 40 20 RTA Operating Revenues .................................................................................................. 41 21 RTA Capital Revenues ....................................................................................................... 42 22 RTA 10‐Year Trend in Services Levels, Ridership, Funding and Revenue ......................... 43 23 RTA 10‐Year Services Levels, Ridership, Funding and Revenue ....................................... 44 24 RTA Onboard Survey Respondent Trip Origin vs. Destination ......................................... 49 25 RTA Service Quality and Efficiency Indicators .................................................................. 67 26 RTA Revenue and Resource Indicators ............................................................................. 68 27 RTA Safety Indicators ........................................................................................................ 69 28 RTA Human Resource Indicators ...................................................................................... 70 29 RTA Fleet and Facility Indicators ....................................................................................... 72 30 RTA Fixed Routes Peer Group Performance Indicators .................................................... 78 31 RTA Peer Group Statistics ................................................................................................. 79 32 RTA Runabout Peer Group Performance Indicators ......................................................... 83 LSC Transportation Consultants / AECOM, Inc. Page ii RTA Short Range Transit Plan 33 RTA Runabout Peer Group Statistics ................................................................................ 84 34 RTA Route 9 Alternative Example Run Schedules ............................................................ 92 35 RTA Service Alternatives Summary ................................................................................... 93 36 RTA Route 10 Alternative Example Run Schedules ........................................................ 104 37 RTA Service Alternatives Performance Analysis ............................................................. 117 38 Comparison of RTA and SLO Transit Span of Service ...................................................... 124 39 Example of Existing Schedule Coordination at Government Center Transfer Station ... 125 40 RTA Annual Ridership by Pass Type for FY 2013‐14 ....................................................... 140 41 Regional Fare Structure Summary .................................................................................. 141 42 RTA Fare Structure Peer Analysis ...................................................................................