RIO VISTA DELTA BREEZE Transit Service Outreach & Analysis MARCH 2016 PREPARED BY: BREEZE RIO VISTA DELTA TRANSIT SERVICE OUTREACH AND ANALYSIS Table of Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: REVIEW OF EXISTING CONDITIONS I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................1 II. REVIEW OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS .......................................................2 Rio Vista Delta Breeze SRTP ...................................................................................... 2 Rio Vista Regional/Urban Design Assessment Rio Vision Report (R/UDAT) .................. 4 Solano County Transportation Study for Seniors and People with Disabilities .............. 5 Solano County Mobility Management Plan ................................................................. 7 III. AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES ...........................................................10 IV. REVIEW OF CURRENT PERFORMANCE ..................................................11 Overview of Services ............................................................................................... 11 Historic System Trends ............................................................................................ 13 Current System Trends ............................................................................................ 17 V. KEY FINDINGS ......................................................................................22 CHAPTER 2: SUMMARY OF EXISTING TRANSIT GAPS I. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................23 II. SERVICE AREA OVERVIEW ....................................................................23 III. MARKET AREA PROFILE .......................................................................24 Population Density .................................................................................................. 24 Minority Population ................................................................................................. 24 Poverty ................................................................................................................... 24 Zero Vehicle Households ......................................................................................... 25 Youth Population (Ages 10-17) ................................................................................ 25 College Aged (Ages 18-24) ...................................................................................... 25 Adults Ages 25 to 55 ............................................................................................... 26 Senior Density ........................................................................................................ 26 People with Disabilities ........................................................................................... 26 – TABLE OF CONTENTs I – RIO VISTA DELTA BREEZE IV. KEY DESTINATIONS ............................................................................37 V. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................38 VI. SUMMARY OF RESULTS FROM ON-BOARD SURVEY ..............................39 Age and Gender ...................................................................................................... 39 Ethnicity ................................................................................................................. 40 Household Income .................................................................................................. 40 Employment Status ................................................................................................. 41 Frequency of Use .................................................................................................... 42 Transit Dependency ................................................................................................. 43 Travel To And From Bus Stops .................................................................................. 43 Trip Purpose ........................................................................................................... 44 Trip Length .............................................................................................................. 45 Access to Transit Information ................................................................................... 46 Type of Fare ............................................................................................................ 47 Rider Preferences .................................................................................................... 47 Additional Comments ............................................................................................. 48 VII. SUMMARY OF RESULTS FROM COMMUNITY SURVEY ...........................48 Community Preferences .......................................................................................... 49 VIII. SUMMARY OF TRANSIT GAPS IN RIO VISTA .........................................57 CHAPTER 3: RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES & MARKETING PLAN 60 I. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................60 Service Area Overview ............................................................................................. 60 Overview of Services ............................................................................................... 61 Transit Connections ................................................................................................. 62 II. PROPOSED SERVICE STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS ..............................62 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 62 Summary of Proposed Strategies and Solutions ......................................................................................... 63 Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................................... 71 III. PROPOSED SERVICE PLAN AND FARE STRUCTURE ...............................73 Service Plan ........................................................................................................... 73 Fare Structure ......................................................................................................... 76 – TABLE OF CONTENTs II – TRANSIT SERVICE OUTREACH AND ANALYSIS VI. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ......................................................................79 Year 1, FY 2016-2017 ............................................................................................. 79 Year 2, FY 2017-2018 ............................................................................................. 79 Year 3, FY 2018-2019 ............................................................................................. 79 Future ..................................................................................................................... 79 Farebox Recovery Implications ................................................................................ 79 V. MARKETING PLAN ................................................................................81 Marketing Objectives............................................................................................... 81 Market Segments .................................................................................................... 82 Passenger Information ............................................................................................ 85 Partnerships ........................................................................................................... 90 VI. CONCLUSION ......................................................................................91 APPENDICES APPENDIX I - OUTREACH ROUND 1 (NOV. 2015) .......................................94 APPENDIX II - OUTREACH ROUND 2 (JAN. 2016) .................................... 111 APPENDIX III–INDIVIDUAL ROUTE TRENDS ............................................. 125 Route 50–Fairfield/Suisun City ............................................................................. 124 Route 51–Rio Vista Dial-a-Ride ............................................................................. 126 Route 52–Pittsburg/Antioch ................................................................................. 127 Route 54–Delta Shuttle ........................................................................................ 129 – TABLE OF CONTENTs III – RIO VISTA DELTA BREEZE List of Figures Figure 1: Monthly Ridership ..................................................................................... 13 Figure 2: Annual Ridership ...................................................................................... 14 Figure 3: Monthly Revenue Hours............................................................................. 14 Figure 4: Monthly Revenue Miles ............................................................................. 15 Figure 5: Ridership Per Revenue Hour ...................................................................... 16 Figure 6: Monthly Passengers Per Revenue Mile ....................................................... 16 Figure 7: Average Monthly Ridership By Route .......................................................... 17 Figure 8: Route 50 Ridership ................................................................................... 18 Figure 9: Route 52 Ridership ..................................................................................