Regional Transit System Plan Final Report October 2011 INCOG Two wesT second St, suiTe 800 | Tulsa, oK 74103 (918) 584-7526 (office) | (918) 583-1024 (fax) The Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) is a voluntary association of local and tribal governments in the Tulsa metropolitan area in northeast Oklahoma. Established in 1967, INCOG is one of eleven Councils of Governments in the State of Oklahoma, and one of several hundred regional planning organizations across the country. INCOG provides planning and coordination services to assist in creating solutions to local and regional challenges in such areas as land use, transportation, community and economic development, environmental quality, public safety, and services for older adults. Regional Transit System Plan Final Report PrePared for: indian nations council of Governments (incoG) PrePared BY: Jacobs in associaTion wiTh: whitehouse Group, connetics Transportation Group, BBP & associates, ZigZag Planning and design, rex Public relations, xposure communications, collective strength Adopted by the INCOG Transportation Technical Committee September 21, 2011 Adopted by the INCOG Transportation Policy Committee September 29, 2011 Adopted by the INCOG Board of Directors October 13, 2011 Special thanks to: The Funder’s Committee: The Transportation Technical Committee: Doug Enevoldsen City Manager, City of Bixby Jared Cottle City of Bixby Dave Wooden City Manager, City of Broken Arrow Tom Hendrix City of Broken Arrow Mike Tinker City Manager, City of Jenks Doug Alexander City of Catoosa Rodney Ray City Manager, City of Owasso Chris Cochran City of Claremore Rocky Rogers City Manager, City of Sand Springs Vacant City of Collinsville Jeff Mulder City of Tulsa, Director of Public Facilities Steve Whitlock City of Coweta & Transportation Rick Malone City of Glenpool Gary Corino Federal Highway Administration, Oklahoma Robert Carr City of Jenks Division Administrator Roger Stevens City of Owasso Robert Patrick Federal Transit Administration, Derek Campbell City of Sand Springs Region VI Administrator David Gilliland City of Sapulpa Bill Cartwright Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority, General Manager David Truelove Town of Skiatook Gary Ridley ODOT, Secretary of Transportation Brent Stout City of Tulsa, Project Planning Karen Keith Tulsa County, County Commissioner Mark Brown City of Tulsa, Traffic Engineering, Acting Chairman Mike Neal Tulsa Metro Chamber, President & CEO Newt Stephens Commissioner, Creek County Rich Brierre INCOG, Executive Director Scott Hilton Commissioner, Osage County Mark Liotta Tulsa County, Chief Deputy Mike Helm Commissioner, Rogers County Tom Rains Tulsa County Engineer Tim Kelley Commissioner, Wagoner County Chad Smith Cherokee Nation Principal Chief A. D. Ellis Creek Nation Principal Chief R.J. Walker Osage Nation Matt Meyer Pedestrians/Bikeways Liann Alfaro Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority Jon McGrath Railroad Interest Jeff Mulder Tulsa Airport Authority David Yarbrough City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port of Catoosa Richard Smith INCOG Air Quality Committee Rhonda Jeffries Oklahoma State Department of Environmental Quality Randle White ODOT, Division VIII Engineer Ken LaRue ODOT, Transit Programs Division Craig Moody ODOT, Transportation Division Rich Brierre Executive Director, Indian Nations Council of Governments Non-voting Members: Jeff Riley Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 Bill Bell Federal Aviation Administration Isaac Akem Federal Highway Administration Pearlie Tiggs Federal Transit Administration The Transportation Policy Committee: The Board of Directors: Doug Enevoldsen City of Bixby John Selph Chairman, Tulsa County Mike Lester City of Broken Arrow Richard Carter Councilor, Broken Arrow Sandy Meyers City of Catoosa John Smaligo Commissioner, Tulsa County Daryl Golbek City of Claremore Vic Vreeland Mayor, Jenks Steve Tinker City of Collinsville Ray Bowen Mayor, Bixby Robbie Morton City of Coweta Ed Slyman Council Member, Bristow Ed Tinker City of Glenpool Mike Lester Mayor, Broken Arrow Mike Tinker City of Jenks, Vice-Chairman Sandy Myers Mayor, Catoosa Wayne Guevara City of Owasso Mickey Perry Mayor, Claremore Rocky Rogers City of Sand Springs Stan Sallee Mayor, Collinsville Tom DeArman City of Sapulpa Robbie Morton Mayor, Coweta Martin Tucker Town of Skiatook Johnny Burke Commissioner, Creek County Paul Zachery City of Tulsa, Public Works Newt Stephens Commissioner, Creek County Newt Stephens Commissioner, Creek County Danny Gann Commissioner, Creek County Scott Hilton Commissioner, Osage County Mike Nunneley Creek County Towns, Creek County Mike Helm Commissioner, Rogers County Tommy Carner Mayor, Glenpool Tim Kelley Commissioner, Wagoner County Charles Fairweather Mayor, Hominy Chad Smith Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Kevin Dellinger Secretary of the Nation, Muscogee (Creek) Nation A. D. Ellis Creek Nation of Oklahoma Jim Clark Commissioner, Osage County John Red Eagle Osage Nation of Oklahoma Scott Hilton Commissioner , Osage County Bill Cartwright Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority Bob Jackson Commissioner, Osage County David Giacomo Tulsa Parking Authority John Red Eagle Principal Chief, Osage Nation Jon McGrath Railroad Interest Wayne Guevara Council Member, Owasso Jeff Mulder Tulsa Airport Authority Travis Finely Council Member, Pawhuska David Yarbrough Tulsa-Rogers County Port of Catoosa Dan DeLozier Commissioner, Rogers County Jim Hazeldine Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Mike Helm Commissioner, Rogers County Richard Smith INCOG Air Quality Committee Kirt Thacker Commissioner, Rogers County Craig Moody ODOT, Transportation Division Mike Burdge Council Member, Sand Springs John Bowman ODOT, Planning and Research Division J.D. Prather Trustee, Skiatook Carlisle Mabrey III Oklahoma Transportation Commission, District 1 Dewey Bartlett Mayor, Tulsa Peter Regan Oklahoma Transportation Commission, District 8 Clift Richards Auditor, Tulsa Rich Brierre Indian Nations Council of Governments Board of Directors Maria Barnes Council Member, Tulsa John Shivel Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Bill Christiansen Council Member, Tulsa Non-voting Members: Jack Henderson Council Member, Tulsa Mike Neal Tulsa Metro Chamber Roscoe Turner Council Member, Tulsa Mark Brown Technical Advisory Committee, Acting Chairman Rick Westcott Council Member, Tulsa Edward Agnew Federal Aviation Administration (OK) Karen Keith Commissioner, Tulsa County Gary Corino Federal Highway Administration Fred Perry Commissioner, Tulsa County Pearlie Tiggs Federal Transit Administration Stanley Glanz Sheriff, Tulsa County Earlene Wilson County Clerk, Tulsa County Bob Dick Tulsa County, Tulsa County Wes Smithwick Tulsa County Robert Breuning Tulsa County Towns Keith Crawford Mayor, Verdigris Chris Edwards Commissioner, Wagoner County James Hanning Commissioner, Wagoner County Tim Kelley Commissioner, Wagoner County Richard Keck Wagoner County Towns Contents Introduction Needs Assessment Project Background ..................................... 2 Regional Issues ............................................72 Project Purpose ............................................. 2 Identification of Potential Corridors ....76 INCOG Region & Study Area ....................... 3 Needs Assessment Objectives .................83 Future Changes and Updates .................... 6 Corridor Evaluation Methodology ........85 Summation of Previous Studies Evaluation Methodology ...........................88 and Plans ......................................................... 6 Evaluation Results ......................................88 Goals & Objectives Regional Transit System Plan Development Process ................................18 Corridor Prioritization and Guiding Principles ......................................18 Scenario Development ..............................94 Goals & Objectives ......................................19 RTSP Scenario Development ..................94 Fixed Route Bus System Public Involvement Improvement Plan ......................................96 Public Participation ...................................22 Transit Technology Alternatives ............97 Qualitative Research ..................................34 Implementation Program Existing & Anticipated Conditions Phased System Plan ................................ 112 Demographic and Economic ...................42 Cost Estimates ........................................... 114 Regional Travel Demand ..........................45 Funding Sources and Options .............. 115 Fixed Route Bus System ............................54 Transit Supportive Policies .................. 121 Freight Rail Corridor Assessment .........63 Barriers and Challenges ........................ 126 Institutional and Funding Options ........67 Actions and Responsibilities ................ 129 TaBle of conTenTs | i Tables and Figures List of Figures Figure 1.1 : Tulsa Transportation Management area ........4 Figure 4.9 : daily Person Travel Flows to the Tulsa Promenade (2035) .............................................................. 50 Figure 1.2 : PlaniTulsa Comprehensive Plan Transit Vision ...........................................................................7 Figure 4.10 : daily Person Travel Flows to the eastgate Metroplex (2005) ..................................................51 Figure 2.1 : rTsP Planning Process ................................ 18 Figure 4.11 : daily Person Travel Flows to the Figure 3.1 : surveyed respondents and Home eastgate Metroplex (2035) ..................................................51