Licking County Transit Board Transit Development Plan June 2020 Prepared for: Licking County Area Transportation Study 20 South Second Street Newark, OH 43055 Licking County Transit Board 745 E Main St Newark, OH 43055 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................. 1 List of Figures ................................................................................................................................... 2 List of Tables .................................................................................................................................... 4 List of Attachments ........................................................................................................................... 5 Licking County Transit Board Members ........................................................................................... 5 Steering Committee Members ......................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 6 Foreword ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Background .................................................................................................................................. 6 Process ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 9 A. Transit Service Overview ........................................................................................................... 14 1. History and Background ..................................................................................................... 14 2. Organizational Structure and Governance......................................................................... 14 3. Agency Partners ................................................................................................................. 16 B. Community Assessment ............................................................................................................ 18 1. Location Overview .............................................................................................................. 18 2. Population .......................................................................................................................... 18 3. Employment ....................................................................................................................... 27 4. Major Non-Employment Trip Generators ........................................................................... 33 5. Commuting ......................................................................................................................... 36 6. Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 38 C. Mission, Goals, and Standards ................................................................................................. 41 1. Mission ............................................................................................................................... 41 2. Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................................... 41 3. Service Standards .............................................................................................................. 43 D. Public Involvement .................................................................................................................... 55 1. On-Board Survey ............................................................................................................... 55 2. Community Survey ............................................................................................................. 61 3. Stakeholder Outreach ........................................................................................................ 68 4. Public Meetings .................................................................................................................. 68 5. Themes, Issues, and Opportunities ................................ ................................................... 69 6. Early Wins .......................................................................................................................... 70 7. Draft TDP Public Comment Period .................................................................................... 70 E. Transit Service Evaluation ......................................................................................................... 71 Transit Development Plan June 2020 Page 2 1. Employee and Board Member Interviews .......................................................................... 71 2. Capital ................................................................................................................................ 71 3. Operations Analysis ........................................................................................................... 75 4. Peer Review ....................................................................................................................... 78 5. Performance Measures ...................................................................................................... 79 6. Organization and Staffing................................................................................................... 85 7. Marketing and Communications ........................................................................................ 86 F. Service Plan ............................................................................................................................... 89 1. Constrained Plan ................................................................................................................ 92 2. Unconstrained Plan .......................................................................................................... 102 3. Proposed Implementation Plan ........................................................................................ 107 G. Capital Plan ............................................................................................................................. 110 1. Constrained Plan .............................................................................................................. 110 2. Unconstrained Plan .......................................................................................................... 112 H. Financial Plan .......................................................................................................................... 114 1. Constrained Plan .............................................................................................................. 114 2. Unconstrained Plan .......................................................................................................... 116 I. Additional Recommendations ................................................................................................... 118 1. Organization and Staffing Framework ............................................................................. 118 2. Marketing and Communications ...................................................................................... 122 J. Compliance .............................................................................................................................. 123 1. FTA ................................................................................................................................... 123 2. Title VI .............................................................................................................................. 123 3. ADA .................................................................................................................................. 124 K. Attachments ............................................................................................................................. 124 List of Figures Proposed Implementation Plan ............................................................................................... 11 Proposed Deviated Fixed Routes and Stops: Deviated Route - Alternative B ........................ 12 Proposed Fixed Routes and Stops: Fixed Route - Alternative B ............................................ 13 Figure A.1 - Licking County Transit Board Organizational Chart ............................................ 15 Figure B.1 - Location of Licking County .................................................................................. 19 Figure B.2 - Population Density of Licking County, 2017 ........................................................ 20 Figure B.3 - Population Density of Newark-Heath-Granville, 2017 ......................................... 21 Figure B.4 - Population Change in Licking County, 2018-2050 .............................................. 22 Figure B.5 - Transit Needs Index for Licking County, 2017 .................................................... 25 Figure B.6 - Transit Needs Index for Newark-Heath-Granville, 2017 .....................................