Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan for San Bernardino County, 2016 - 2020 February 2017 Prepared by: PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION PLAN FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, 2016-2020 This page intentionally left blank. ii PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION PLAN FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, 2016-2020 Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan for San Bernardino County, 2016-2020 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ vii Purpose and Intent ..................................................................................................................... vii Changing Transportation Landscape .......................................................................................... vii San Bernardino County Transportation Context ....................................................................... viii Available Transportation .............................................................................................................. x Themes in Mobility Needs and Gaps .......................................................................................... xii Defining Mobility Goals and Responsive Strategies ................................................................ xviii Moving the COORDINATED PLAN Forward .................................................................................... xxv 1.0 PURPOSE AND APPROACH ................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SBCTA’s Role .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Plan Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Process and Public Engagement............................................................................................ 5 2.0 CONTEXT: PEOPLE AND PLACES ......................................................................................... 7 2.1 Geography ............................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Demographics ...................................................................................................................... 27 2.3 Employment ....................................................................................................................... 31 3.0 CONTEXT: REGIONAL PLANS AND STUDIES ...................................................................... 32 3.1 Region-Wide Plan - SCAG .................................................................................................... 32 3.2 San Bernardino County Level Plans ..................................................................................... 32 3.3 Other Studies - Metrolink .................................................................................................... 35 4.0 ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION .............................................................. 38 4.1 Inventory ............................................................................................................................. 38 4.2 Experience with Available Specialized Transportation Funding ......................................... 44 4.3 Trips per Capita as a Measure of Use and Need ................................................................. 47 5.0 ASSESSMENT OF MOBILITY NEEDS & GAPS .................................................................... 51 5.1 Outreach Approach ............................................................................................................. 51 5.2 Countywide Transportation Network Findings ................................................................... 52 5.3 San Bernardino Valley Outreach Findings ........................................................................... 56 iii PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION PLAN FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, 2016-2020 5.4 Victor Valley Outreach Findings .......................................................................................... 61 5.5 Morongo Basin Outreach Findings ...................................................................................... 63 5.6 Mountains Area Outreach Findings .................................................................................... 66 5.7 Barstow Area Outreach Findings ......................................................................................... 68 5.8 Needles Outreach Findings ................................................................................................. 70 5.9 Summary Themes for San Bernardino County Outreach .................................................... 72 6.0 COORDINATED PLAN GOALS, STRATEGIES & PRIORITIZATION ........................................ 73 6.1 Overview of Mobility Gaps and Needs ................................................................................ 73 6.2 Five Goals to Address Gaps and Needs .............................................................................. 78 6.3 Prioritizing the Strategies ................................................................................................... 89 6.4 Ranking of All Strategies ..................................................................................................... 93 6.5 FTA Section 5310 Program Role in San Bernardino County to Address Mobility Needs and Gaps ........................................................................................................................................... 95 6.6 PASTACC’s Role in Supporting this 2016-2020 COORDINATED PLAN ...................................... 97 Appendices ............................................................................................................................ 99 Appendix A – Transportation Provider Inventory Matrix ....................................................... 100 Appendix B – 5310 Caltrans Fact Sheet .................................................................................. 105 List of Figures Figure 1, Morongo Basin Subregion – Persons with Disabilities .................................................... 9 Figure 2, Morongo Basin Subregion – Low Income Population ................................................... 10 Figure 3, Morongo Basin Subregion – Households without a Vehicle ......................................... 10 Figure 4, Morongo Basin Subregion – Senior Population ............................................................. 11 Figure 5, Mountain Subregion – Persons with Disabilities ........................................................... 13 Figure 6, Mountain Subregion – Low Income Population ............................................................ 13 Figure 7, Mountain Subregion – Households Without a Vehicle ................................................. 14 Figure 8, Mountain Subregion – Senior Population ..................................................................... 14 Figure 9, San Bernardino Valley Subregion – Persons with Disabilities ....................................... 17 Figure 10, San Bernardino Valley Subregion – Low Income Population ...................................... 18 Figure 11, San Bernardino Valley Subregion – Households Without a Vehicle ............................ 19 Figure 12, San Bernardino Valley Subregion – Senior Population ................................................ 20 Figure 13, Victor Valley, Barstow, and Needles Subregions – Persons with Disabilities .............. 23 Figure 14, Victor Valley, Barstow, and Needles Subregions – Low Income Population ............... 24 Figure 15, Victor Valley, Barstow, and Needles Subregions – Households Without a Vehicle .... 25 Figure 16, Victor Valley, Barstow, and Needles Subregions – Senior Population ........................ 26 Figure 17, San Bernardino County Target Population – Changes Over Two Time Periods .......... 29 Figure 18, San Bernardino County Rail, Transit, and Shared Use Trips ........................................ 48 iv PUBLIC TRANSIT – HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION PLAN FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, 2016-2020 Figure 19, FY 2014-15 Selected Regions or Agencies Trips-per-Capita Rates .............................. 50 Figure 20, Workshop Flyer ............................................................................................................ 51 Figure 21, Network Card Responses – Mobility Concerns ............................................................ 54 Figure 22, Network Card Responses – Mobility Concerns by Sub-Area ....................................... 55 Figure 23, Intercept Survey – Destinations Where Public Transit Doesn’t Travel........................ 56 Figure 24, Intercept Survey – What Improvements Would Make Travel Easier for You? ........... 57 Figure 25, Prioritization Workshop Flyer, Spanish ........................................................................ 89 Figure 26, Prioritization Workshop Flyer, English ......................................................................... 89 Figure 27, Urbanized and Non-Urbanized Areas .......................................................................... 95 List of Tables