The 2018 Coordinated Plan One Region | One Network | One Plan The Regional Short-Range Transit Plan & Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 1 Background Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 1 Detailed Plan Overview ............................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 A Comprehensive Coordinated Plan ................................................................................................. 1-2 1.2 Plan Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 1-4 CHAPTER 2: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ................................................... 2-1 2.1 Public and Stakeholder Involvement ................................................................................................. 2-2 2.2 Outreach Efforts ............................................................................................................................... 2-4 CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT OF THE SAN DIEGO REGION ....................................... 3-1 3.1 Public Transportation ....................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Intercity Systems ............................................................................................................................ 3-10 3.3 For-hire Transportation and Transportation Network Companies ................................................... 3-12 3.4 Shared Mobility Services ................................................................................................................. 3-13 3.5 Transportation Demand Management Services............................................................................... 3-15 3.6 Specialized Transportation.............................................................................................................. 3-17 3.7 Access to Key Destinations ............................................................................................................. 3-20 3.8 Regional Emergency Preparedness Efforts ................................................................................ 3-27 CHAPTER 4: AN ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ............................................................... 4-1 4.1 Seniors ............................................................................................................................................. 4-4 4.2 Individuals with Disabilities ............................................................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Low-income Individuals .................................................................................................................. 4-12 4.4 Other Identified Individuals ........................................................................................................ 4-15 2018 Coordinated Plan i CHAPTER 5: STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION GAPS .............................. 5-1 5.1 Gaps in Transportation Services ........................................................................................................ 5-2 5.2 Strategies ....................................................................................................................................... 5-10 CHAPTER 6: PRIORITIES FOR PROJECT FUNDING .................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Requirement for Prioritization........................................................................................................... 6-2 CHAPTER 7: FUNDING ............................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Federal ............................................................................................................................................. 7-2 7.2 State .............................................................................................................................................. 7-10 7.3 Local .............................................................................................................................................. 7-13 CHAPTER 8: MEASURING OUR SUCCESS ................................................................................................. 8-1 8.1 Vision and Goals .............................................................................................................................. 8-2 8.2 Public Transit Performance Indicators ............................................................................................... 8-4 8.3 Regional Public Transit Performance Evaluation ................................................................................ 8-8 8.4 Specialized Transportation.............................................................................................................. 8-26 CHAPTER 9: IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................................... 9-1 9.1 Program Management Plan and Competitive Process ....................................................................... 9-2 9.2 FY 2018 Regional Service Implementation Plan ................................................................................ 9-3 9.3 Looking Ahead ............................................................................................................................... 9-16 9.4 Post-Implementation Monitoring .................................................................................................... 9-17 9.5 Unforeseen Events ......................................................................................................................... 9-18 2018 Coordinated Plan ii LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Figure 1.1 – Coordinated Plan requirements and components .................................................................. 1-4 CHAPTER 3: TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT OF THE SAN DIEGO REGION Figure 3.1 – Regional and Neighboring Transit Operators ......................................................................... 3-4 Figure 3.2 – MTS Access service area zones .............................................................................................. 3-7 CHAPTER 4: AN ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEEDS Figure 4.1 – Population Density of San Diego County ............................................................................... 4-3 Figure 4.2 – Population Density of Seniors Ages 65 and Older .................................................................. 4-5 Figure 4.3 – Population Density of Seniors Ages 85 and Older .................................................................. 4-6 Figure 4.4 – Population Density of Individuals with Disabilities ................................................................ 4-11 Figure 4.5 – Population Density of Low-Income Individuals ..................................................................... 4-13 Figure 4.7 – Employment Density ........................................................................................................... 4-14 CHAPTER 5: STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION GAPS Figure 5.1 – Population Density Beyond ½-Mile Transit Service Area......................................................... 5-3 Figure 5.2 – Population Density of Persons Ages 65 Plus Beyond ½-Mile Transit Service Area ................... 5-5 Figure 5.3 – Population Density of Persons Ages 85 Plus Beyond ½-Mile Transit Service Area ................... 5-6 Figure 5.4 – Population Density of Individuals with Disabilities Beyond ½-Mile Transit Service Area ............ 5-8 Figure 5.5 – Population Below 200 Percent of Poverty Line Beyond ½-Mile Transit Service Area .............. .5-9 CHAPTER 7: FUNDING Figure 7.1 – Census Defined Urbanized Area (Census 2010) of San Diego County ................................... 7-3 2018 Coordinated Plan iii LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 8: MEASURING OUR SUCCESS Figure 8.1 – Transit Network and Population Density ................................................................................ 8-5 Figure 8.2 – MTS and NCTD Ridership ...................................................................................................... 8-9 Figure 8.3 – MTS and NCTD Average Weekday Load Factor ................................................................... 8-11 Figure 8.4 – MTS and NCTD Peak Load Factor ........................................................................................ 8-11 Figure 8.5 – MTS and NCTD Passengers per Revenue Mile ...................................................................... 8-11 Figure 8.6 – MTS and NCTD Passengers per Revenue Hour ..................................................................... 8-12 Figure 8.7 – MTS and NCTD Average Revenue Hours per Employee ....................................................... 8-13 Figure 8.8 – MTS and NCTD Farebox Recovery Rate 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