Coordinated Public Transit– Human Services Transportation Plan Update for the San Francisco Bay Area March 2013 Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter 101 Eighth Street Oakland, CA 94607 TEL: 510.817.5700 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.mtc.ca.gov MTC COMMISSIONERS MANAGEMENT STAFF Adrienne J. Tissier, Chair Steve Heminger San Mateo County Executive Director Amy Rein Worth, Vice Chair Ann Flemer Cities of Contra Costa County Deputy Executive Director, Policy Tom Azumbrado Andrew B. Fremier U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Executive Director, Operations Tom Bates Cities of Alameda County PROJECT STAFF David Campos City and County of San Francisco Alix Bockelman Director, Programming and Allocations Dave Cortese Santa Clara County Ken Kirkey Director, Planning Bill Dodd Napa County and Cities Jennifer Yeamans Project Manager Dorene M. Giacopini U.S. Department of Transportation Drennen Shelton Transportation Service Provider Inventory and Outreach Federal D. Glover Contra Costa County Stella Wotherspoon GIS Analysis and Mapping Scott Haggerty Alameda County AMMA Transit Planning Anne W. Halsted Demographic Research and Mapping (GISWS), Best Practices San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Research, Veterans Transportation Needs, Transportation Commission Service Provider Inventory Update Steve Kinsey This Plan update based on work originally completed by Marin County and Cities Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates in developing the 2007 MTC Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Sam Liccardo Transportation Plan Elderly & Disabled Component San Jose Mayor’s Appointee Jake Mackenzie Sonoma County and Cities COORDINATED PLAN UPDATE TECHNICAL ADVISORY Joe Pirzynski COMMITTEE Cities of Santa Clara County Paul Branson Jean Quan Marin Transit Oakland Mayor’s Appointee Patrick Finan Bijan Sartipi U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs State Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Joel Flamand James P. Spering Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Solano County and Cities Department Scott Wiener Katie Heatley San Francisco Mayor’s Appointee OUTREACH Vacant Dolores Jaquez Association of Bay Area Governments MTC Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee Vacant John Lazar Cities of San Mateo County Luxor Cab Company (San Francisco) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT–HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... ES-1 Chapter 1. Introduction and Background ................................................................................... 1-1 Chapter 2. Project Methodology ................................................................................................ 2-1 Chapter 3. Demographic Profile ................................................................................................. 3-1 Chapter 4. Existing Transportation Resources ........................................................................... 4-1 Chapter 5. Stakeholder Outreach ............................................................................................... 5-1 Chapter 6. Documentation of Transportation Gaps .................................................................. 6-1 Chapter 7. Solutions to Gaps ...................................................................................................... 7-1 Chapter 8. Strategies to Enhance Coordination of Service Delivery ......................................... 8-1 Chapter 9. Next Steps .................................................................................................................. 9-1 Appendices Appendix A. Detailed Demographic Tables ................................................................................ A-1 Appendix B. Literature Review ................................................................................................... B-1 Appendix C. Innovative Strategies and Best Practices .............................................................. C-1 Appendix D. Transportation Inventory Detail ............................................................................ D-1 Appendix E. Public Comments .................................................................................................... E-1 Appendix F. Transportation Gaps by County ............................................................................. F-1 Appendix G. Veterans’ Transportation Needs ........................................................................... G-1 Appendix H. Transportation Solution Implementation Notes .................................................. H-1 March 2013 Page i METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT–HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables Table ES-1. Average FTA Funding per Year by Project Type, FY 2006 through FY 2011........................ ES-5 Table ES-2. Implementation of Coordination Strategies ....................................................................... ES-8 Table 3-3. Bay Area Population Characteristics: A 2010 Snapshot .......................................................... 3-2 Table 3-4. Share of Population Below Poverty and Low-Income Thresholds by County, 2010 .............. 3-5 Table 3-5. Bay Area Older Adult Population, 2010 and 2040 Forecast ................................................ 3-11 Table 3-6. Disability Status of Older Adults by County, 2010 ................................................................ 3-12 Table 3-7. Low-Income Status of Older Adults and Total Population by County, 2010 ........................ 3-13 Table 3-8. Low-Income Status of Persons with Disabilities and Total Population by County, 2010 .... 3-15 Table 3-9. Share of Households with Zero Vehicles by Household Type, 2010 .................................... 3-18 Table 3-10. Potential Disadvantage Factors for Communities of Concern ........................................... 3-21 Table 4-11. FTA Specialized Program Funding by County, FY2006 – FY2011 .......................................... 4-1 Table 4-12. JARC Funding by Project Type, FY2006 – FY2011 .................................................................. 4-2 Table 4-13. New Freedom Funding by Project Type, FY2006 – FY2011 ................................................... 4-3 Table 4-14. JARC and New Freedom Services Provided, FY 2007 – FY 2010 ........................................... 4-4 Table 4-15. Responding Human and Social Service Agencies Providing Highest Number of Passenger Trips per Day ............................................................................................................................................. 4-8 Table 4-16. Agency Characteristics of Survey Respondents ................................................................... 4-9 Table 5-1. Human Service Transportation Coordination – Outreach Meetings ..................................... 5-6 Table 5-2. Stakeholder Interviews ........................................................................................................... 5-8 Table 5-3. Plan Update Development Outreach ................................................................................... 5-13 Table 6-17. Summary of Needs by Constituent Group ........................................................................... 6-5 Table 7-18. Mobility Management, Travel Training, and Transportation Coordination Activities ....... 7-3 Table 7-19. Additions or Improvement to Paratransit That Exceed ADA Requirement, and Demand- Responsive Services Other Than ADA Paratransit .................................................................................. 7-4 Table 7-20. Additions or Improvement to Public Transit Service and Access to Transit ....................... 7-5 Table 7-21. Solutions to Address Affordability Barriers .......................................................................... 7-6 Table 7-22. Other Solutions ..................................................................................................................... 7-6 Table 8-23. Estimated Spending on Transportation Services for Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations by Federal Agencies in Fiscal Year 2010 ............................................................................. 8-10 Table 8-24. Implementation of Coordination Strategies ....................................................................... 8-18 March 2013 Page ii METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT–HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures Figure 3-3. Map of Nine Bay Area Counties ............................................................................................. 3-3 Figure 3-4. Population in Poverty, 100% of Federal Poverty Level as Percentage of Total Population in Each County, 2010 ..................................................................................................................................... 3-4 Figure 3-5. Low-Income Population by Block Group ............................................................................... 3-6 Figure 3-6. Older Adults as a Percentage of Total Population by County, 2010 ..................................... 3-7 Figure 3-7. Older Adult Population by County, 2010 ............................................................................... 3-8 Figure 3-8. Older Adults Proportions by County and County Shares of Regional Total,