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Salem-Keizer Transit Salem -Keizer Transit Long -Range Regional Transit Plan October 2013 P REPARED BY: Salem -Keizer Transit WITH ASSISTANCE FROM: Oregon Department of Transportation Transportation and Growth Management Program This project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). This TGM grant is financed, in part, by federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), local government, and the State of Oregon funds. II Acknowledgments Project Advisory Committee Cathy Hemshorn, Rural Communities Barry Hoffman, Albany Transit System Mike Jaffe, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments Dennis Kilfoil, Marion County Housing Authority Austin McGuigan, Polk County Karen Odenthal, Marion County Carrie Philips, Partners in Community Living Kim Rogers, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Jim Row, City of Woodburn Tanya Saunders, Yamhill County Transit Richard Schmid, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments Jean Sherbeck, Citizen and Transit Advocate Brenda Williams, City of Woodburn Pat Wronski, Employee Transportation Coordinator Salem Area Mass Transit District Steve Dickey, Director of Transportation Development Mona West, Planning & Development Specialist and Project Manager Jared Choc, Manager of Planning and Technology Jency Rosasco, Administrative Assistant Oregon Department of Transportation Transportation and Growth Management Program Sue Geniesse, Grant Manager CH2M HILL Sumi Malik, AICP, Project Manager Kate Lyman, AICP, Assistant Project Manager Cyndy Pollan, Senior Reviewer Theresa Carr, AICP, Senior Reviewer Terra Lingley, AICP, Staff Planner Ryan Farncomb, Staff Planner Reza Farhoodi, Staff Planner III TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables & Figures .................................................................................................................................................. vi List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................... ES-1 Implementation Strategy ............................................................................................................................ ES-1 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 About Salem-Keizer Transit .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Purpose of this Plan .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2.1 Project Study Area ............................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.2 Relationship to the Strategic Plan ....................................................................................... 1-5 1.3 Planning Process .............................................................................................................................. 1-5 1.4 Public Involvement ........................................................................................................................... 1-6 2 Existing Conditions and Needs ....................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Existing Transit Service and Amenities ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.1 Salem Keizer Transit ............................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.2 Other Agencies .................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.2 Transit Needs by Corridor ................................................................................................................ 2-6 2.2.1 I-5 Corridor: Wilsonville – Salem ....................................................................................... 2-12 2.2.2 I-5 Corridor: Albany/Millersburg – Salem .......................................................................... 2-13 2.2.3 I-5 Corridor: Albany/Millersburg – Salem – Wilsonville ..................................................... 2-13 2.2.4 Eastside Corridor: Stayton– Salem .................................................................................... 2-14 2.2.5 Eastside Corridor: Woodburn– Salem ............................................................................... 2-15 2.2.6 Eastside Corridor: Silverton– Salem .................................................................................. 2-16 2.2.7 Eastside Corridor: Silverton – Stayton ............................................................................... 2-16 2.2.8 Eastside Corridor: Silverton – Woodburn .......................................................................... 2-17 2.2.9 Westside Corridor: Dallas – Salem .................................................................................... 2-18 2.2.10 Westside Corridor: Independence/Monmouth – Salem ................................................... 2-19 2.2.11 Westside Corridor: Grand Ronde – Salem ......................................................................... 2-20 2.2.12 Westside Corridor: Dallas – Independence/Monmouth ................................................... 2-21 2.2.13 Westside Corridor: McMinnville – Salem .......................................................................... 2-22 2.2.14 Westside Corridor: Corvallis – Salem ................................................................................ 2-22 2.2.15 Westside Corridor: Corvallis – Independence/Monmouth ............................................... 2-23 2.2.16 Transit Needs in Other Corridors ...................................................................................... 2-24 2.3 General Needs ................................................................................................................................ 2-25 3 Transit Corridors & Service Recommendations .............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Interstate 5 Corridors ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 IV 3.1.1 Wilsonville – Salem.............................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.2 Albany/Millersburg – Salem ................................................................................................ 3-2 3.2 Eastside Corridors ............................................................................................................................ 3-4 3.2.1 Silverton – Salem ................................................................................................................. 3-4 3.2.2 Stayton – Salem ................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.2.3 Woodburn – Salem.............................................................................................................. 3-4 3.2.4 Silverton – Stayton .............................................................................................................. 3-5 3.3 Westside Corridors ........................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.1 Dallas – Salem ..................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.2 Independence/Monmouth – Salem .................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.3 Dallas – Independence/Monmouth .................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.4 McMinnville – Salem ........................................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.5 Grand Ronde – Salem .......................................................................................................... 3-9 3.3.6 Corvallis – Independence/Monmouth ................................................................................ 3-9 3.3.7 Corvallis – Salem ............................................................................................................... 3-10 3.4 General Enhancements .................................................................................................................. 3-13 3.4.1 Regional Transit Coordination Meetings ........................................................................... 3-13 3.4.2 Enhance CARTS Marketing Materials ................................................................................ 3-13 3.4.3 Improve Stop Amenities .................................................................................................... 3-14 3.4.4 Coordinate Fare Policies
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