Moving Public Transportation Into the Future

Moving Public Transportation Into the Future

KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission TMA Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for the Huntington Urbanized Area, WV-KY-OH Final Report September 2013 3131 South Dixie Hwy. Suite 545 Dayton, OH 45439 937.299.5007 www.rlsandassoc.com Moving Public Transportation Into the Future Table of Contents I. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Plan Development Methodology ............................................................................................................. 1 Previous Relevant KYOVA Planning Efforts ........................................................................................ 3 Summary of KYOVA Planning Projects ............................................................................................................ 3 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan ......................................................................................................... 3 2011 KYOVA Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan Update ........ 4 Downtown Huntington Accessibility and Mobility Study ........................................................................ 5 Transit Authority Strategic Plan .........................................................................................................................6 TTA Paratransit Software Assessment ............................................................................................................ 7 Huntington Intermodal Transportation Planning Study .......................................................................... 8 II. Demographics .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Study Area ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Population ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Population Projections ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Population Density ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Older Adults ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Socio-Economic Data ................................................................................................................................. 15 Income ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Below Poverty ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Available Vehicles .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Individuals with Disabilities.............................................................................................................................. 19 Industry and Labor Force ........................................................................................................................ 20 Journey to Work ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 Major Employers .................................................................................................................................................... 21 3131 S DIXIE HWY ● DAYTON, OHIO 45439 ● 937.299.5007 VOICE ● 937.299.1055 FAX ● WWW.RLSANDASSOC.COM III. Description and Inventory of Service Providers .......................................................................... 24 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Inventory of Services and Key Stakeholders .................................................................................... 25 Ashland Bus Service .............................................................................................................................................. 25 Cabell County Community Services Organization, Inc. .......................................................................... 28 Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind, Inc. ............................................................................................... 29 Cammack Children’s Center .............................................................................................................................. 31 FIVCO Area Development District and Ashland Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) ........................................................................................................................... 31 Huntington Area Development Council ........................................................................................................ 32 Greenup County Health Department ............................................................................................................. 32 KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission ..................................................................................................... 32 Lawrence County Community Action Organization and Lawrence County Transit .................. 33 Mountain State Centers for Independent Living ....................................................................................... 34 Prestera Center ....................................................................................................................................................... 35 Southwestern Community Action Council .................................................................................................. 38 Tri-State Transit Authority (TTA) .................................................................................................................. 38 Wayne X-Press ........................................................................................................................................................ 43 Summary........................................................................................................................................................ 46 IV. Needs Assessment ................................................................................................................................... 50 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 50 General Public Survey ............................................................................................................................... 50 General Public and Stakeholder Meetings ........................................................................................ 50 V. Coordinated Transportation Goals and Strategies ....................................................................... 54 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 54 Goals and Strategies .................................................................................................................................. 56 3131 S DIXIE HWY ● DAYTON, OHIO 45439 ● 937.299.5007 VOICE ● 937.299.1055 FAX ● WWW.RLSANDASSOC.COM I. INTRODUCTION Introduction PURPOSE The purpose of this coordinated transportation plan for the Transportation Management Area (TMA) that includes Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio; and Boyd and Greenup Counties, Kentucky is to evaluate community transportation characteristics, assess transportation services, document unmet transportation needs and gaps in services and establish strategies for addressing those needs between, 2013 through 2017. This planning effort is a foundation for a series of approaches to address current and projected unmet transportation needs for people with low incomes, older adults, individuals with disabilities, and the general public. The intent of this document is to create a guide for local decision-makers as they consider advances in the coordination of transportation resources in the TMA. Upon completion, this plan will meet the requirements for the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) required local coordinated transportation plan as set forth in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) guidelines. The West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Public Transportation (DPT), KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission, and Tri-State Transit (TTA) undertook the planning process. PLAN DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY FTA regulations require that a coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan must include the following elements: 1. An assessment of available

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