Transit Development Plan Major Update FY 2017-2026 October 2016 Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction .......................................................................................................................1 Objectives of the Plan ............................................................................................................................... 1 State Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 1 Local Objectives .................................................................................................................................... 2 Organization of TDP .................................................................................................................................. 2 Section 2: Baseline Conditions ............................................................................................................5 Service Area Description ........................................................................................................................... 5 Population Profile ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Growth .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Community Profiles ................................................................................................................................. 13 City of Daytona Beach ......................................................................................................................... 13 Daytona Beach Shores ........................................................................................................................ 14 DeBary ................................................................................................................................................. 14 DeLand ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Deltona ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Edgewater ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Holly Hill .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Lake Helen ........................................................................................................................................... 15 New Smyrna Beach ............................................................................................................................. 15 Oak Hill ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Orange City.......................................................................................................................................... 15 Ormond Beach .................................................................................................................................... 15 Pierson ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Ponce Inlet .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Port Orange ......................................................................................................................................... 16 South Daytona..................................................................................................................................... 16 Demographic and Journey-to-Work Characteristics ............................................................................... 16 Labor Force and Employment ............................................................................................................. 18 Travel Patterns .................................................................................................................................... 19 Volusia County Economic Trends ............................................................................................................ 20 Major Employers ................................................................................................................................. 20 VOTRAN | Transit Development Plan i Transportation Disadvantaged Population ............................................................................................. 21 Land Use and Development .................................................................................................................... 22 Land Use Trends .................................................................................................................................. 22 Evaluating Impacts of Development on Transit .................................................................................. 23 Regional Transit Service .......................................................................................................................... 26 Traffic Volumes and Congestion ............................................................................................................. 26 Section 3: Existing Transit Services.................................................................................................... 28 Transit Service Overview......................................................................................................................... 28 Ridership Trends ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Vehicle Inventory .................................................................................................................................... 33 Other Transportation Service Providers ................................................................................................. 34 SunRail ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Private Transportation Providers ........................................................................................................ 34 Ridesourcing ........................................................................................................................................ 37 Trend and Peer Reviews ......................................................................................................................... 38 Peer System Selection Methodology .................................................................................................. 39 Selected Performance Measures ........................................................................................................ 41 Summary Results of Fixed-Route Peer and Trend Analysis ................................................................ 55 Section 4: Public Involvement........................................................................................................... 58 Public Involvement Plan .......................................................................................................................... 58 Direct Involvement and Information Distribution Techniques ............................................................... 58 Direct Involvement Techniques .......................................................................................................... 58 Information Distribution Techniques .................................................................................................. 59 Summary of Public Involvement Activities ............................................................................................. 59 Project Kickoff Meeting ....................................................................................................................... 59 Review Committee Meetings .............................................................................................................. 60 Passenger (On-Board) Survey ............................................................................................................. 60 Stakeholder Interviews ....................................................................................................................... 83 Discussion Group Workshops ........................................................................................................... 100 Public Workshops .............................................................................................................................. 105 R2CTPO Presentations ...................................................................................................................... 107 Section 5: Plans Review .................................................................................................................. 108 VOTRAN | Transit Development Plan ii Section 6: Situation Appraisal ......................................................................................................... 114 Situation Appraisal Summary ...............................................................................................................