Chittenden County Park­and­Ride & Intercept Facility Plan Adopted June 15, 2011 DATA ANALYSIS SOLUTIONS Report Prepared for: The Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization, in cooperation with the Vermont Agency of Transportation. The preparation of this report has been financed in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, under the State Planning and Research Program, Section 505 [or Metropolitan Planning Program, Section 104(f)] of Title 23, U.S. Code. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Report Prepared by: 60 Lake Street, Suite 1E, Burlington, Vermont 05401 TEL 802.383.0118 FAX 802.383.0122 www.rsginc.com TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT PREPARED FOR: ........................................................................................ I REPORT PREPARED BY: .......................................................................................... I Chittenden County Park‐and‐Ride/Intercept Facility Plan Advisory Committee ............................................. iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................... 1 Long‐term Vision and Goals .............................................................................................................................. 1 Recommendations and Priorities ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ................................................................................ 2 2.1 Facility Characteristics .............................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Performance Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Travel Characteristics ............................................................................................................................. 18 2.4 Summary of Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................ 27 3.0 SURVEY ................................................................................................. 28 3.1 Survey Description and Administration ................................................................................................. 29 3.2 Characteristics of Survey Respondents .................................................................................................. 29 3.3 Responses from Frequent Park‐and‐ride Users ..................................................................................... 35 3.4 Responses from Infrequent Park‐and‐ride Lot Users ............................................................................. 40 3.5 Other Survey Response Observations .................................................................................................... 42 3.6 Summary of Survey Findings .................................................................................................................. 43 4.0 VISION AND GOALS .................................................................................. 44 4.1 Vision Statement .................................................................................................................................... 47 4.2 Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 47 5.0 PRIORITIZATION ...................................................................................... 49 5.1 Prioritization Methodology and Results for Proposed Park‐and‐Ride and Intercept Facilities.............. 49 5.2 Prioritization Methodology for Existing Park‐and‐Ride Facilities ........................................................... 56 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................ 58 6.1 Proposed Park‐and‐Ride Facility Recommendations ............................................................................. 58 6.2 Proposed Intercept Facility Recommendations ..................................................................................... 66 6.3 Existing Facility Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 68 7.0 IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 69 8.0 SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 79 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Defining Characteristics of Park‐and‐ride and Intercept Facilities .................................................. 3 Chittenden County Park‐and‐Ride/intercept Facility Plan Adopted 15 June 2011 Final Report Page i Table 2: Transit Park‐and‐ride Facilities ........................................................................................................ 5 Table 3: Type of Facility ................................................................................................................................ 5 Table 4: Ownership ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 5: Facility Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 8 Table 6: Multimodal Accessibility by Facility and Service Area .................................................................. 14 Table 7: Multimodal Accessibility by Parking Spaces and Service Area ...................................................... 14 Table 8: Performance Assessment .............................................................................................................. 16 Table 9: Where Chittenden County Employees Live ‐ Comparison of 2000 CTPP with 2006 LEHD Worker Flow Data by Corridor ........................................................................................................................ 19 Table 10: Means of Transportation to Work – 2000 CTTP .......................................................................... 24 Table 11: Express Bus Service Annual Ridership ......................................................................................... 24 Table 12: Estimated Use of Park‐and‐rides by Transit Riders ..................................................................... 25 Table 13: CATMA Employee Mode Share ................................................................................................... 26 Table 14: Parking Space Demand versus Supply ......................................................................................... 27 Table 15: Number and Grouping of Survey Respondents ........................................................................... 29 Table 16: Place of Residence for Survey Respondents by County .............................................................. 30 Table 17: Place of Residence for Survey Respondents that reside within Chittenden County ................... 31 Table 18: Employment Status of Survey Respondents ............................................................................... 32 Table 19: Cross Tabulation of Respondent Park‐and‐ride Facility Use and how often they Find a Full Park‐ and‐ride Lot ........................................................................................................................................ 38 Table 20: Respondents Reporting Use of Unofficial Lots by Commuter‐shed Corridor ............................. 38 Table 21: Place of Residence for Respondents Using the Richmond Park‐and‐ride Lot ............................. 42 Table 22: Place of Work for Respondents Using the Richmond Park‐and‐ride Lot .................................... 43 Table 23: Related Goals, Objectives and Policies from Current Plans and Studies ..................................... 46 Table 24: Criteria and Scoring Overview for New Park‐and‐Ride and Intercept Facilities .......................... 49 Table 25: AADT Point Scale ......................................................................................................................... 50 Table 26: Level of Transit Service Point Scale ............................................................................................. 50 Table 27: Bicycle and Pedestrian Connection Service Point Scale .............................................................. 51 Table 28: Interstate/Arterial Access Point Scale ......................................................................................... 51 Table 29: Proximity to Activity Center Point Scale ...................................................................................... 52 Table 30: Site Identified Point Scale ........................................................................................................... 52 Table 31: Land Acquired Point Scale ........................................................................................................... 52 Table 32: Confirmed Public/Private Partnership ........................................................................................ 53 Table 33: New Park‐and‐Ride Facility