Citrus Heights Comprehensive Transit Plan October 2018 Citrus Heights Comprehensive Transit Plan City of Citrus Heights Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | i Citrus Heights Comprehensive Transit Plan City of Citrus Heights Table of Contents Page Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... v 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................1-1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 2 Existing Conditions Market Demand Analysis .................................................................2-2 Citrus Heights in the Region ................................................................................................................. 2-2 Demographic Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 2-2 Travel Patterns ..................................................................................................................................... 2-13 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................ 2-21 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................................... 2-22 3 Transit Service in Citrus Heights ......................................................................................3-1 Overview of SacRT Regional Services............................................................................................... 3-1 Overview of SacRT Routes in Citrus Heights .................................................................................... 3-2 Service Characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 3-5 City Ride and SmaRT Ride ................................................................................................................... 3-5 SacRT Transit Facilities ........................................................................................................................ 3-10 Partner Transit Agencies ..................................................................................................................... 3-11 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................................... 3-13 4 Evaluation of Fixed-Route Bus Service ......................................................................... 4-14 Route Performance Characteristics ................................................................................................... 4-14 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................................... 4-20 5 ADA Paratransit Service ..................................................................................................5-1 ADA Paratransit Service Requirements ............................................................................................. 5-1 Summary of Findings ............................................................................................................................. 5-4 6 Outreach ..........................................................................................................................6-1 Pop-up Workshop #1 ........................................................................................................................... 6-2 Pop-up Workshop #2 ........................................................................................................................... 6-6 Online Survey ....................................................................................................................................... 6-16 Stakeholder Focus Group: Business Meeting .................................................................................. 6-23 Stakeholder Focus Group: Human Service Agency Meeting ...................................................... 6-24 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................................... 6-29 7 Alternatives Analysis ......................................................................................................7-1 Cost-Constrained.................................................................................................................................... 7-1 Higher Cost Alternative ........................................................................................................................ 7-4 Alternative Comparison ........................................................................................................................ 7-6 Performance Standards........................................................................................................................ 7-6 Title VI Compliance................................................................................................................................ 7-8 Transit Asset Management Plan Compliance ................................................................................... 7-9 SacRT Proposed Annexation Deal Points .......................................................................................... 7-9 8 Preferred Plan ..................................................................................................................8-1 Community Priorities for Transit Access ............................................................................................. 8-1 Service Access Standards ..................................................................................................................... 8-3 Annexation to Sacramento Regional Transit .................................................................................... 8-3 Appendix A – Route Profiles Appendix B – Comments from Outreach Surveys Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. | i Citrus Heights Comprehensive Transit Plan City of Citrus Heights Table of Figures Page Figure 1 Proposed Annexation Deal Points ......................................................................................... ix Figure 2 Access to Transit Service – Minimum Service Level ............................................................ xi Figure 3 Travel Time Standards ............................................................................................................ xii Figure 4 Future Transit Network Alternative – New Regional Service ......................................... xiii Figure 5 Population Density ................................................................................................................ 2-4 Figure 6 Low Income Population Density .......................................................................................... 2-5 Figure 7 Zero Vehicle Households ..................................................................................................... 2-6 Figure 8 Density of Households that Rent ........................................................................................ 2-7 Figure 9 Older Adult Population ....................................................................................................... 2-8 Figure 10 Youth Population Density ..................................................................................................... 2-9 Figure 11 Young Adult Population ..................................................................................................... 2-10 Figure 12 Density of People with Disabilities .................................................................................. 2-11 Figure 13 Transit Dependency Index ................................................................................................ 2-12 Figure 14 Transit Trips Origins and Destinations, 2013 ................................................................ 2-13 Figure 15 Commute Inflow to and Outflow from Citrus Heights .................................................. 2-14 Figure 16 Work Locations of Citrus Heights Residents .................................................................. 2-15 Figure 17 Home Locations of Workers in Citrus Heights ............................................................... 2-16 Figure 18 Employment Density ........................................................................................................... 2-17 Figure 19 Work Destination SACOG Trip Model, Commute Trips from Citrus Heights to Region ................................................................................................................................... 2-18 Figure 20 Work Origin SACOG Trip Model, Commute Trips from Region to Citrus Heights 2-18 Figure 21 SACOG Trip Model Work Destinations within Sacramento County ......................... 2-19 Figure 22 Top Origins in Sacramento County for Work Trips Ending in Citrus Heights .......... 2-20 Figure 23 Top Destinations in Sacramento County for Work Trips Originating in Citrus Heights .................................................................................................................................. 2-20 Figure 24 Citrus Heights Land Use Plan ...........................................................................................