ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION OF UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Jeff Laguero City of Escalon Vice Chair Steve Dresser City of Lathrop Boardmember Chuck Winn City of Ripon Boardmember Larry Hansen City of Lodi Boardmember Steve DeBrum City of Manteca Boardmember Anthony Silva City of Stockton Boardmember Elbert H. Holman, Jr. City of Stockton Boardmember Moses Zapien City of Stockton Boardmember Brent Ives City of Tracy Boardmember Carlos Villapudua San Joaquin County Boardmember Ken Vogel San Joaquin County Boardmember Steve J. Bestolarides San Joaquin County EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Carrie Bowen Caltrans, District 10 Gary Giovanetti San Joaquin Regional Transit District Victor Mow Port of Stockton ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION OF UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS PROFESSIONAL STAFF Andrew T. Chesley Executive Director Steve Dial Deputy Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer Diane Nguyen Deputy Director, Planning, Programming and Project Delivery Rebecca Montes Manager of Administrative Services Kevin Sheridan Project Manager Michael A. Swearingen Senior Regional Planner Kim Kloeb Senior Regional Planner Steve Mayo Senior Habitat Planner Wil Ridder Senior Regional Planner Tanisha Taylor Senior Regional Planner Nicole Gorham Public Communications Specialist Anthony Zepeda Associate Regional Planner Donald Mascardo Associate Regional Planner Yvette Davis Associate Regional Planner Laura Brunn Associate Regional Planner Kim Anderson Associate Regional Planner Daniel Meza Regional Planner Kari McNickle Regional Planner David Ripperda Regional Planner Teresa Garcia Planner Technician Laurel Boyd Habitat Planner Technician Grace Orosco Chief Accountant Lynnetta Castle-Martinez Staff Accountant Tisha Singleton Fiscal Assistant I Kelly Tarnowski Fiscal Assistant Vikram Sharma Information Services Manager Rosie Vargas Office Services Supervisor Katy Castro Office Assistant I Kimberly Juarez Office Assistant I ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION OF UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 TABLE76B OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE NUMBER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... ES-i CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Background: Unmet Transit Needs History ..................................................................................... 1 Determination of Reasonable to Meet Unmet Transit Needs ..................................................... 2 Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Allocation Process ............................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ........................................................................ 6 Transit Dependent Groups .................................................................................................................... 6 Demographic Data - Charts and Highlights .................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 3 COMMUNITY OUTREACH & PUBLIC COMMENT .............................................. 20 Public Hearings ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Community Outreach Efforts ........................................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER 4 ADEQUACY OF EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICES ................................................ 22 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Amtrak California Rail/Bus Service .............................................................................................. 22 Altamont Corridor Express Rail Service ....................................................................................... 22 Greyhound Bus Service ................................................................................................................... 23 Description of Local Public Transit Services ................................................................................. 23 Intracity Transit (Metro Hopper) .................................................................................................... 28 Intercity Transit (RTD) ....................................................................................................................... 28 County Hopper Service (RTD) ......................................................................................................... 28 Interregional Transit (RTD) .............................................................................................................. 29 Other Interregional Services ............................................................................................................... 29 Other Transit Related Services ...................................................................................................... 30 Adequacy of Existing Public Transit Systems ................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 5 EVALUATION BY LOCAL JURISDICTION.......................................................... 32 Evaluation by Local Jurisdiction .......................................................................................................... 33 City of Escalon ................................................................................................................................... 33 City of Lathrop .................................................................................................................................. 33 City of Lodi ........................................................................................................................................ 33 City of Manteca ................................................................................................................................ 34 City of Ripon ...................................................................................................................................... 35 City of Tracy ...................................................................................................................................... 35 City of Stockton ................................................................................................................................. 36 Fixed Route Services: Stockton Metropolitan Area Fixed Route .................................................. 36 Conclusion/Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 38 Stockton Metropolitan Area Dial-A-Ride (DAR) .............................................................................. 38 CHAPTER 6 EVALUATION OF INTERCITY, REGIONAL, & INTERREGIONAL TRANSIT ........ 39 Intercity ................................................................................................................................................... 39 Non-Taxi Paratransit Services (Regional) ......................................................................................... 40 County-Wide General Public Dial-A-Ride (GP/DAR) ................................................................... 40 Interregional Transit .............................................................................................................................. 41 ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION OF UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 Other Transit Services .......................................................................................................................... 41 APPENDICES7B APPENDIX APPENDIX A Resolution adopted by the San Joaquin Council of Governments Board of Directors and Staff Report with recommendations to the San Joaquin Council of Governments Board of Directors concerning Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Unmet Transit Needs Findings. APPENDIX B Minutes from October 26, 2006 SJCOG Board of Directors meeting approving changes to definition of “UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS” and “REASONABLE TO MEET” criteria. APPENDIX C Documentation of Unmet Transit Needs Hearings held by local government entities, as required by the San Joaquin Council of Governments: 1 – San Joaquin Regional Transit District 2 – Escalon 3 – Lathrop 4 – Lodi 5 – Manteca 6 – Ripon 7 – Tracy 8 – San Joaquin Council of Governments APPENDIX D Examples of community outreach materials used to gain public participation. APPENDIX E Unmet Transit Need comments received during community outreach process. ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION OF UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 TABLES78B TABLE PAGE NUMBER Table 1 Transit Systems in San Joaquin Region, By System Type ........................................................... 4 Table 2 Total Population and Percent Change ........................................................................................... 7 Table 3 Total Population and 2020, 2030, and 2035 Household Population Forecasts by Planning Area............................................................................................................