City Of Boulder Transportation Master Plan Update: Renewed Vision For Transit State Of The System Report Final September 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Chapter Four: Transit in Boulder Why Transit, Why Now? . ES-1 Fixed Route Transit Service . 4-1 What’s Included in Key Transit Facilities . .4-13 the State of The System Report? . .ES-3 Who Rides Fixed Route Transit in Boulder? . .4-16 How is the Community Involved? . ES-3 Fixed Route Transit System Performance . .4-19 What are the Key Findings ? . .ES-4 Summary of Route Performance . .4-23 Fixed-Route Transit Funding . .4-25 Chapter One: Renewed Vision for Transit Other Transportation Service . .4-27 Key Issues to be Explored in the Renewed Vision for Transit . .4-29 The Transportation Master Plan Update . 1-1 Boulder’s Renewed Vision for Transit . 1-3 Chapter Five: Peer Review Why Focus on Transit? . 1-3 Overview: State of the System Report . 1-4 What is a “Peer Review?” . 5-1 Renewed Vision for Transit Schedule . 1-5 Why a Peer Review for Boulder? . 5-1 The Data . 5-1 Chapter Two: Our Challenge, Our Chance Key Findings . 5-4 Key Issues to be Explored in the Renewed Vision for Transit . 5-7 Community Outreach Process . 2-1 Key Issues and Opportunities from the Public . 2-2 Chapter Six: Transit innovations & Leading Practices Trends that Influence Transit Design . 2-4 Shared Vision with Boulder County Neighbors . 2-7 Transit Services . 6-1 Key Issues to be Explored in the Renewed Vision for Transit . 2-8 Transportation and Land Use . .6-11 Access and Connections . .6-21 Chapter Three: Land Use and Travel Demand Information . .6-31 Transit Amenities . 6-39 History of Land Use in Boulder . 3-1 Fares and Funding . 6-47 The Relationship Between Land Use and Transit Demand . 3-2 Travel Demand in Boulder . 3-11 Future Development In Boulder . .3-28 Appendix A: Route Profiles Future Local and Regional Growth . .3-30 Appendix B: Community Outreach Summary Housing Affordability . 3-30 Key Issues to be Explored in the Renewed Vision for Transit . .3-31 City of Boulder STATE OF THE SYSTEM REPORT I TABLE OF FIGURES Figure ES-1 City of Boulder Mode Split for All Trips, 1990 - 2012 ......................................ES-4 Figure 3-14 Average Daily Ridership in Downtown Boulder ...............................................3-19 Figure ES-2 City of Boulder Average Weekday Daily Transit Ridership, Figure 3-15 Average Daily Ridership in Boulder and Boulder County ...........................3-20 2003 - 2012 ...............................................................................................................................ES-4 Figure 3-16 Average Daily Ridership in the Region....................................................................3-21 Figure ES-3 Average Weekday Ridership by Route, 2003 and 2012 ................................ES-5 Figure 3-17 Ridership Compared to Business Eco Pass Holders ........................................3-22 Figure ES-4 Cost Effectiveness (Cost per Boarding) of Local and Regional Routes ES-5 Figure 3-18 Ridership Compared to Neighborhood Eco Pass Holders ..........................3-23 Figure ES-5 Average Weekday Ridership Compared to In-Service Hours, Figure 3-19 Origin-Destination Pairs in Boulder (2010) ...........................................................3-24 2003 - 2012 ...............................................................................................................................ES-6 Figure 3-20 Origin-Destination Pairs in the Region (2010) ....................................................3-25 Figure ES-6 Route BOLT Ridership History, 2003 - 2012 ..........................................................ES-6 Figure 3-21 Top 10 Origin-Destination Pairs in Boulder (Projected Change Figure ES-7 Bus Ridership by Eco Pass Status: Percent of Respondents Who Made at 2010-2035) ................................................................................................................................3-26 Least One Trip per Week on the Bus, 1998-2012 ..............................................ES-7 Figure 3-22 Origin-Destination Pairs in the Region Figure ES-8 Average Daily Ridership in Boulder and Boulder County ...........................ES-7 (Projected Change 2010-2035) ....................................................................................3-27 Figure ES-9 Growth in Boulder In-Commute, 2006 - 2012 ....................................................ES-8 Figure 3-23 Boulder Projected Employment, Dwelling Unit, and Figure ES-10 Boulder In-Commute Mode Share ............................................................................ES-8 Population Growth, 2012 and 2035 ..........................................................................3-30 Figure ES-12 Projected RTD Service Costs vs. Hours (2001 – 2020) ....................................ES-9 Figure ES-13 City of Boulder Adopted Transportation Budget .............................................ES-9 Figure 4-1 Boulder Local Transit Service ..........................................................................................4-4 Figure ES-11 City Transit Buy-Up History, 2001-2011 ...................................................................ES-9 Figure 4-2 Boulder Regional Transit Service....................................................................................4-5 Figure ES-14 Future Land Use and Key Development Areas in 2035 .............................ES-10 Figure 4-3 Top 10 Local Midday Transit Frequency ...................................................................4-6 Figure ES-15 Intersection Density in West vs. East Boulder ..................................................ES-11 Figure 4-4 Top 10 Local Peak Hour Transit Frequency ...........................................................4-7 Figure ES-16 Top 10 Origin-Destination Pairs and Areas of Trip Growth, 2035.........ES-12 Figure 4-5 Regional Midday Transit Frequency .............................................................................4-8 Figure ES-17 Transit Dependent Riders and Choice Riders for Local and Figure 4-6 Regional Peak Hour Transit Frequency.......................................................................4-9 Regional Riders ...................................................................................................................ES-13 Figure 4-7 Weekday Frequency ..........................................................................................................4-10 Figure ES-17 US 36 BRT Corridor ...........................................................................................................ES-14 Figure 4-8 Saturday Frequency ...........................................................................................................4-11 Figure ES-18 Renewed Vision for Transit Schedule ....................................................................ES-16 Figure 4-9 Sunday / Holiday Frequency ........................................................................................4-12 Figure 4-10 Park-and-Ride Capacity and Utilization, 2012 .....................................................4-14 Figure 1-1 Projected Local Service Hours vs. RTD Service Cost, 2001-2020 ................1-4 Figure 4-11 Inventory of Bus Stops in Boulder..............................................................................4-15 Figure 1-2 Renewed Vision for Transit Schedule ..........................................................................1-5 Figure 4-12 Age of Local and Regional Riders ...............................................................................4-16 Figure 4-13 Transit Dependent Riders and Choice Riders for Local and Figure 2-1 Key Issues and Opportunities ..........................................................................................2-3 Regional Riders ......................................................................................................................4-16 Figure 2-2 Transportation Revenue and Decline in Purchasing Power .........................2-7 Figure 4-14 Vehicle Access ........................................................................................................................4-16 Figure 4-15 Ethnicity .....................................................................................................................................4-17 Figure 3-1 6Ds of Transit-Supportive Development .................................................................3-3 Figure 4-16 Reported Income .................................................................................................................4-18 Figure 3-2 Summary of “6D” Factors .....................................................................................................3-3 Figure 4-17 Type of Employment ..........................................................................................................4-18 Figure 3-3 City of Boulder Mode Split for All Trips, 1990 - 2012 ......................................3-11 Figure 4-18 Average Weekday Ridership Compared to In-Service Hours, Figure 3-4 City of Boulder Mode Split for Commute Trips, 1990 - 2012 .....................3-12 2003-2012 .................................................................................................................................4-19 Figure 3-5 Comparison of Commute Mode Share in Boulder, Denver MSA, Figure 4-19 Boardings per Hour (Productivity), 2003 - 2012 ................................................4-19 and the U.S. .............................................................................................................................3-12