MARIN TRANSIT West Marin Transit Needs Assessment Existing Conditions Report March 2009 West Marin Transit Needs Assessment Existing Conditions MARIN TRANSIT Table of Contents Page Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 1 Background and Project Goals ................................................................................................. 1 Existing Services ...................................................................................................................... 1 Stakeholder Consultation and Public Outreach ........................................................................ 2 Financial Overview ................................................................................................................... 4 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5 Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 5 Study Area ................................................................................................................................ 5 Report Organization ................................................................................................................. 8 Chapter 2. Demographic Profile of West Marin ................................................................... 9 Land Use .................................................................................................................................. 9 Population ............................................................................................................................... 11 Transit Demand and Forecast Change .................................................................................. 17 Chapter 3. Existing Transit Services ................................................................................... 21 Route by Route Analysis: Fixed Route Services .................................................................... 29 Other Existing Transportation Services .................................................................................. 58 Peer Review ........................................................................................................................... 60 Chapter 4. On-Board Survey Analysis ................................................................................. 70 Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 70 Summary of Findings .............................................................................................................. 71 Who Rides the West Marin Stagecoach? ............................................................................... 71 Transit Usage ......................................................................................................................... 79 Trip Details ............................................................................................................................. 82 Suggestions and Comments from Riders ............................................................................... 89 Chapter 5. Stakeholder Interviews ....................................................................................... 91 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 91 Purpose .................................................................................................................................. 91 Findings .................................................................................................................................. 91 Chapter 6. Financial Analysis ............................................................................................... 98 FY 2008/09 Operating Costs and Revenues .......................................................................... 98 Measure A Funds ................................................................................................................... 99 FTA Section 5311 ................................................................................................................... 99 Passenger Fares .................................................................................................................. 100 Capital Needs ....................................................................................................................... 100 Summary and Next Steps ..................................................................................................... 100 Appendix A Customer Surveys, English And Spanish Appendix B Rider Comments Appendix C Stakeholders Interviewed Page i Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. West Marin Transit Needs Assessment Existing Conditions MARIN TRANSIT Table of Figures Page Figure 1-1 Map of Study Area ................................................................................................ 7 Figure 2-1 Agricultural Lands of Marin County ..................................................................... 10 Figure 2-2 Population of Marin County ................................................................................. 11 Figure 2-3 Transit-dependent Households ........................................................................... 12 Figure 2-4 Population Density of West Marin ....................................................................... 14 Figure 2-5 Employment Density ........................................................................................... 15 Figure 2-6 Transit Dependency ............................................................................................ 16 Figure 2-7 Person-Trips by Purpose 2005 and 2030 Within West Marin ............................. 18 Figure 2-8 Home-Based Work Trips from West Marin, 2005 ............................................... 19 Figure 2-9 Destinations of Home-Based Work Trips from West Marin, 2005 and 2030 ....... 19 Figure 2-10 Origin of Home-Based Work Trips to West Marin ............................................... 20 Figure 3-1 Current Service Map - 2008 ................................................................................ 22 Figure 3-2 West Marin Stagecoach– Schedule .................................................................... 23 Figure 3-3 Cash Fares – West Marin Stagecoach ............................................................... 24 Figure 3-4 Fixed Route Fleet Information ............................................................................. 24 Figure 3-5 Total Monthly Ridership ...................................................................................... 25 Figure 3-6 Fixed Route Operating Statistics ......................................................................... 26 Figure 3-7 Annual Ridership & Passengers per Revenue Hour ........................................... 27 Figure 3-8 Fixed-Route Annual Ridership and Productivity .................................................. 27 Figure 3-9 Fixed-Route Operating Costs and Fare Revenue ............................................... 28 Figure 3-10 Fixed-Route Operating Cost per Passenger and Subsidy per Passenger .......... 29 Figure 3-11 On-time Performance FY 2007/08 ...................................................................... 30 Figure 3-12 North Route 68 Monthly Ridership, August 07- July 08 ...................................... 31 Figure 3-13 Route 68 Weekday Boardings by Trip ................................................................ 32 Figure 3-14 Route 68 Saturday Boardings by Trip ................................................................. 33 Figure 3-15 Route 68 Sunday Boardings by Trip ................................................................... 34 Figure 3-16 Route 68 Eastbound Weekday Stop Activity ....................................................... 34 Figure 3-17 Route 68 Westbound Weekday Stop Activity ...................................................... 35 Figure 3-18 Boardings and Alightings: Route 68 Saturday .................................................... 36 Figure 3-19 Boardings and Alightings: Route 68 Sunday ....................................................... 37 Figure 3-20 Boardings and Alightings: Route 68 Wednesday ................................................ 38 Figure 3-21 South Route 61 Monthly Ridership, August 07 - July 08 ..................................... 39 Figure 3-22 Route 61 Weekday Boardings by Trip ................................................................ 40 Figure 3-23 Route 61 Saturday Boardings by Trip ................................................................. 41 Figure 3-24 Route 61 Sunday Boardings by Trip ................................................................... 42 Figure 3-25 Route 61 Eastbound Weekday Top Boarding and Alighting Locations ............... 43 Figure 3-26 Route 61 Westbound Weekday Top Boarding and Alighting Locations .............. 43 Figure 3-27 Boardings and Alightings: Route 61 Saturday .................................................... 44 Figure 3-28 Boardings and Alightings: Route 61 Sunday ......................................................