SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Vacaville Community-Based Transportation Plan September 2010 Vacaville Community-Based Transportation Plan • Final SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Table of Contents Page Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Chapter 2. Existing Conditions .............................................................................................................................. 2-1 Study Area Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Population and Housing ...................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Income and Poverty Status ................................................................................................................................. 2-2 Race and Ethnicity .............................................................................................................................................. 2-3 Age Distribution ................................................................................................................................................... 2-5 Population with a Disability ................................................................................................................................. 2-6 Language and Linguistic Isolation ....................................................................................................................... 2-7 Transportation-Related Demographics ............................................................................................................... 2-8 Employment Density ........................................................................................................................................... 2-9 Chapter 3. Existing Transportation Network ........................................................................................................ 3-1 Local Transit Service........................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Paratransit ........................................................................................................................................................... 3-9 Additional Alternative Services & Programs ........................................................................................................ 3-9 Regional Transportation Services ......................................................................................................................3-11 Future Transportation Services ..........................................................................................................................3-13 Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure ................................................................................................................3-13 Chapter 4. Identification of Transportation Gaps ................................................................................................. 4-1 Review of Transportation Studies and Plans ...................................................................................................... 4-1 Review of Pedestrian & Bicycle Plans, Projects, and Policies ........................................................................... 4-9 Summary of Transportation Gaps ......................................................................................................................4-14 Chapter 5. Community Outreach ........................................................................................................................... 5-1 The Community Outreach Plan ........................................................................................................................... 5-1 Chapter 6. Community Input .................................................................................................................................. 6-1 Public Input Topics .............................................................................................................................................. 6-1 Chapter 7. Strategies: Evaluation and Recommendations ................................................................................. 7-1 Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................................................................... 7-1 Recommended Transportation Strategies (Tier I) ............................................................................................... 7-3 Transportation Strategies (Tier II) ......................................................................................................................7-17 Appendix A. Summary of Proposed Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects & September 2010 Status Appendix B. Invited Stakeholders Participant’s List Appendix C. Stakeholder Interview Protocols: Social Service Agency and Public Transit Appendix D. Stakeholder Interview Highlights Appendix E. Vacaville CBTP Survey: English and Spanish and Survey Results Appendix F. Focus Group Flyer In English And Spanish Page i • Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Inc. Vacaville Community-Based Transportation Plan • Final SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Table of Figures Page Figure 2-1 Population Change, 2000 to 2008 ..................................................................................................... 2-1 Figure 2-2 Distribution of Household Income (2008) .......................................................................................... 2-2 Figure 2-3 Household Poverty Status, Last 12 Months (2008) ........................................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-4 Race/Ethnicity of Residents of Vacaville, 2008 ................................................................................. 2-4 Figure 2-5 Race and Ethnicity of Population (2008) ........................................................................................... 2-5 Figure 2-6 Age Distribution of Population (2008) ................................................................................................ 2-6 Figure 2-7 Persons with a Go-outside-home Disability (2007) ............................................................................ 2-7 Figure 2-8 Language Spoken at Home, 5 Years or Older (2008) ....................................................................... 2-7 Figure 2-9 Linguistically Isolated Households by Language (2008) .................................................................... 2-8 Figure 2-10 Number of Vehicles Available by Household (2008).......................................................................... 2-8 Figure 2-11 Means of Transportation to Work, Ages 16+ (2008) .......................................................................... 2-9 Figure 2-12 Vacaville Projected Population Density ........................................................................................... 2-10 Figure 2-13 Vacaville Projected Median Household Income .............................................................................. 2-11 Figure 2-14 Vacaville Projected Senior Population ............................................................................................. 2-12 Figure 2-15 Vacaville Projected Employment Density ........................................................................................ 2-13 Figure 3-1 Summary of Vacaville City Coach Transit Service ............................................................................. 3-1 Figure 3-2 Map of City Coach Transit System .................................................................................................... 3-2 Figure 3-3 Map of City Coach Tripper Service .................................................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3–4 Map of Existing Transit and Bicycle Facilities in the Markham Neighborhood ................................... 3-4 Figure 3–5 2010 City Coach Fare Structure ........................................................................................................ 3-5 Figure 3–6 City Coach Passenger Destinations (2008-09) .................................................................................. 3-6 Figure 3–7 City Coach Passenger Age (2008-09) ............................................................................................... 3-7 Figure 3–8 City Coach Passenger Income (2008-09) .......................................................................................... 3-8 Figure 3–9 Solano Transit Connections Map ..................................................................................................... 3-12 Figure 4-1 Plans Reviewed for Summary of Transportation Gaps ...................................................................... 4-1 Figure 4–2 Qualifications for Lifeline Route Selection ......................................................................................... 4-3 Figure 4–4 Vacaville Existing Bicycle Facilities ................................................................................................. 4-10 Figure 4–5 Summary of Identified Gaps ............................................................................................................ 4-14 Figure 5-1 Stakeholder Interviewees .................................................................................................................