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Draft Fresno County Regional Long‐Range Transit Plan January 2019 Draft Draft Fresno County Regional Long‐Range Transit Plan January 28, 2019 Prepared For: 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201 Fresno, CA 93721 Ph: (559) 233‐4148 Fax: (559) 233‐9654 Prepared By: 4630 W. Jennifer, Suite 105 Fresno, CA 93722 Ph: (559) 271‐1200 Fax: (559) 271‐1269 Fresno Council of Governments Fresno County Regional Long-Range Transit Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. Introduction: The LRTP Vision and Goals ........................................................................ 2 Background, Purpose, and Need for the LRTP ......................................................................................... 2 Looking Beyond the RTP/SCS Horizon: Key RTP/SCS Plan Elements ........................................................ 2 Vision, Goals, Objectives, and Performance Measures for the Fresno LRTP ........................................... 4 Chapter II. Prior Transit Planning in the Region ............................................................................... 8 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Existing Transit Plan Review ..................................................................................................................... 8 General Plan Review ............................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter III. Public Outreach ........................................................................................................... 52 Public Engagement Plan ......................................................................................................................... 53 Public Participation Objectives ............................................................................................................... 53 Public Engagement Activities ................................................................................................................. 54 Public Engagement Activities Conducted ............................................................................................... 55 Workshop Noticing ................................................................................................................................. 57 Conduct of Workshop Sessions .............................................................................................................. 57 Summary of Workshop Findings ............................................................................................................ 58 Other Completed Public Engagement Activities .................................................................................... 64 Survey Findings ....................................................................................................................................... 66 Stakeholder Interviews ........................................................................................................................... 66 Summary of Outreach Findings .............................................................................................................. 70 Chapter IV. Development of Alternatives for the Plan .................................................................... 73 Introduction and Overview .................................................................................................................... 73 Ridership Alternative: Recommended Policies, Strategies and Projects ............................................... 74 Coverage Alternative: Recommended Policies, Strategies and Projects ............................................... 77 Blended Alternative ................................................................................................................................ 82 Evaluation of the Alternatives ................................................................................................................ 85 Page | i Fresno Council of Governments Fresno County Regional Long-Range Transit Plan Chapter V. Development of LRTP Project List ................................................................................ 89 Introduction and Overview .................................................................................................................... 89 The Long‐Range Transit Plan Project List ............................................................................................... 89 Chapter VI Implementation and the Way Forward | Next Steps .................................................. 100 Introduction and Overview .................................................................................................................. 100 Implementation Policies and Strategies ............................................................................................... 100 Funding the LRTP .................................................................................................................................. 104 Challenges and Opportunities .............................................................................................................. 110 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 116 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 ‐ Growth in Fresno County Vanpools ........................................................................................... 28 Figure 2‐ Most Important Service Improvements (Fresno Workshop) ...................................................... 60 Figure 3 ‐ Most Important Transit Features (Fresno Workshop) ............................................................... 61 Figure 4 ‐ Most Important Service Improvements (Selma Workshop) ...................................................... 62 Figure 5 ‐ Most Important Transit Features (Selma Workshop) ................................................................ 63 Figure 6 ‐ Online Web Portal Preliminary Concept .................................................................................... 84 Figure 7 ‐ Transit Strategy Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................ 86 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 – Completed Public Engagement Activities ................................................................................... 56 Table 2 ‐ LRTP Project List ........................................................................................................................... 90 Table 3 – Recommended Implementation Strategies .............................................................................. 103 Table 4 ‐ Existing Major Revenue Sources ................................................................................................ 105 Table 5 – Strategies for Addressing Key Transit Opportunities and Challenges ...................................... 114 Appendices A – Public Outreach: Reference Materials B – First/Last Mile: Sample Scope of Work and Analysis Results Page | ii Chapter I Introduction: The Long-Range Transit Plan Vision and Goals Fresno Council of Governments Fresno County Regional Long-Range Transit Plan Chapter I. Introduction: The Integrate the efforts, projects, and future operations of the major transit providers serving LRTP Vision and Goals Fresno County through the year 2050. Identify a preferred long‐range vision for Fresno Background, Purpose, and Need for the County’s public transit system. Provide guidance for future investments, LRTP projects and programs to enhance transit service Identify transit projects and alternatives that This Fresno County Regional Long‐Range Transit Plan consider and improve sustainability, (LRTP) is intended to guide transit and related preservation, mobility, safety, innovation, multimodal investments and services in the Fresno economy, health and equity. region through the year 2050. The plan builds on the Integrate regional bicycle and pedestrian Fresno Council of Governments (COG) 2018 Regional planning with public transit plans and projects. Transportation Plan (RTP) and Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and prior transit The plan development process was guided by a planning studies (see Chapter II). It is intended to diverse Steering Committee comprising senior staff inform the public transportation element of the next from all three transit operators, COG, City and RTP/SCS that will be adopted in 2022. County staff, and community‐based organizations. The Plan itself was developed by a multi‐firm On another level, the LRTP seeks to integrate consulting team with diverse and extensive appropriate and effective public transportation experience in transit and transportation planning and projects into the fabric of the region’s planning. Substantial community engagement was overall circulation networks and systems – to make undertaken (summarized in Chapter 3), including transit a more integral part of the community. The workshops and pop‐up outreach events in both LRTP is also intended to be a living document urban and rural areas and a variety of surveys and updated as conditions change. stakeholder interviews. The LRTP was developed to align with state and federal transportation goals, guidance and funding Looking Beyond the RTP/SCS Horizon: programs to enhance the opportunity for funding from higher level government sources. It creates a Key RTP/SCS Plan Elements blueprint for a sustainable, safe, innovative, integrated, and efficient
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