Regional Transit & Coordination Plan PEE DEE REGION Prepared for: Prepared by: November 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Community Summary ............................................................................................................. 2 1.2.1 Population Trends ...................................................................................................... 3 1.2.2 Economic Summary ................................................................................................... 5 1.2.3 Income ....................................................................................................................... 7 2. Existing Transit in the Pee Dee Region ............................................................................................... 8 2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Existing Transit Services .......................................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) ................................................ 8 2.3 Regional Trends and Summary ............................................................................................. 10 2.3.1 Vehicle Trends .......................................................................................................... 10 2.3.2 Ridership and Service Trends ................................................................................... 11 2.3.3 Trends In Expenditures, Efficiency, and Effectiveness ............................................. 14 2.4 FY 2012 Discussion ................................................................................................................ 18 2.5 Major Transfer Points, Transit Centers, Park-and-Rides ....................................................... 18 2.6 Intercity Services ................................................................................................................... 19 3. Human Services Coordination .......................................................................................................... 21 3.1 Federal Requirements ........................................................................................................... 21 3.1.1 Background .............................................................................................................. 21 3.1.2 Today........................................................................................................................ 22 3.2 Goals for Coordinated Transportation .................................................................................. 23 3.3 Coordination Plan Update - Outreach Process ..................................................................... 24 3.4 State of Coordination in the Pee Dee Region ....................................................................... 24 3.5 Barriers and Needs in the Pee Dee Region ........................................................................... 25 3.6 Coordination Strategies and Actions .................................................................................... 26 3.6.1 Opportunities to Coordinate.................................................................................... 26 3.6.2 Coordination Strategies ........................................................................................... 27 4. Vision and Outreach ......................................................................................................................... 28 4.1 MTP Vision and Goals ........................................................................................................... 28 4.2 2040 MTP Performance Measures ....................................................................................... 29 4.2.1 Mobility and System Reliability Goal ....................................................................... 29 4.2.2 Safety Goal ............................................................................................................... 30 4.2.3 Infrastructure Condition Goal .................................................................................. 31 4.2.4 Economic and Community Vitality Goal .................................................................. 32 4.2.5 Environmental Goal ................................................................................................. 33 4.2.6 Equity Goal ............................................................................................................... 34 ii SOUTH CAROLINA MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Regional Transit & Coordination Plan Pee Dee Region 4.3 Public Transportation Vision/Goals ...................................................................................... 34 4.3.1 South Carolina’s Public Transportation Vision ........................................................ 35 4.3.2 South Carolina’s Public Transportation Goals ......................................................... 35 4.4 Public Outreach ..................................................................................................................... 36 4.4.1 Stakeholder Input .................................................................................................... 36 4.5 Regional Vision Summary ..................................................................................................... 41 5. Regional Transit Needs ..................................................................................................................... 42 5.1 Future Needs ......................................................................................................................... 42 5.1.1 Baseline Data ........................................................................................................... 42 5.2 Maintain Existing Services..................................................................................................... 43 5.3 Enhanced Services ................................................................................................................ 43 5.4 Needs Summary .................................................................................................................... 44 5.5 Transit Demand vs. Need ...................................................................................................... 46 5.5.1 Arkansas Public Transportation Needs Assessment (APTNA) Method .................... 46 5.5.2 Mobility Gap Methodology ...................................................................................... 49 5.5.3 Comparison Between Demand Methodologies ....................................................... 53 5.6 Benefits of Expansion in Public Transportation .................................................................... 54 6. Potential Funding Sources ................................................................................................................ 56 6.1 Pee Dee Region ..................................................................................................................... 57 6.2 Statewide Transit Funding .................................................................................................... 57 6.3 Federal Funding Sources ....................................................................................................... 59 7. Financial Plan .................................................................................................................................... 61 7.1 Increase to 20 Percent of Needs Met ................................................................................... 61 7.2 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 65 Appendix A: Kickoff Meeting - Transit, Bicycle, Pedestrian Session – Summary Discussion ................... 66 Appendix B: Detailed Agency Data for Enhanced Services ...................................................................... 69 Appendix C: South Carolina Local Sales and Use Taxes ........................................................................... 71 iii SOUTH CAROLINA MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Regional Transit & Coordination Plan Pee Dee Region LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Population Trends: 1990, 2000, and 2010 ................................................................................ 3 Table 1-2: Population Projections, 2010 – 2040 ........................................................................................ 3 Table 1-3: Population Growth by Council of Government ......................................................................... 4 Table 1-4: Pee Dee Population Growth by County ..................................................................................... 5 Table 1-5: Pee Dee Major Employers by County ........................................................................................ 6 Table 2-1: Vehicles in the Pee Dee Region, FY 2009 to FY 2011 .............................................................. 10 Table 2-2: Pee Dee Region Ridership, FY 2009 to FY 2011 ....................................................................... 11 Table 2-3: Pee Dee