Commuter Service Feasibility Study for Northeast Wisconsin Task 9: Final Report Version 02/24/2020 East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Prepared by: February 2020 SRF No. 11652.00 Task 9: Final Report Table of Contents Chapter 1: Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Section 1: Review of Existing Plans ........................................................................................................... 7 Section 2: Study Area Demographics ....................................................................................................... 10 Section 3: Regional Commute Patterns .................................................................................................... 18 Section 4: Existing Transportation Options ............................................................................................ 25 Chapter 2: Purpose and Need ........................................................................................................................ 32 Purpose Statement ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Need Statement ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Goal Statements ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Chapter 3: Draft Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 35 Commuter Bus Service ............................................................................................................................... 35 Mobility Hub Locations ............................................................................................................................. 53 Multimodal Connections ............................................................................................................................ 57 Specialized Transportation Programs ....................................................................................................... 61 Preliminary Evaluation of Alternatives .................................................................................................... 68 Chapter 4: Peer Examples .............................................................................................................................. 71 Bustang (Colorado) ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee (KRM) Bus ................................................................................................. 74 Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit (S.M.R.T.) ....................................................................................... 76 YW Transit – YWCA JobRide (Madison, WI) ....................................................................................... 78 Mass Transportation Authority (MTA), Flint, MI .................................................................................. 79 Chapter 5: Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................................................. 80 Project Steering Committee ....................................................................................................................... 80 Targeted Engagement Meetings ................................................................................................................ 81 Stakeholder Engagement Themes ............................................................................................................ 81 Chapter 6: Action Plan .................................................................................................................................... 82 Step 1: Establish Ongoing Coordination ................................................................................................. 82 Step 2: Identify Lead Agency/Governance Structure ............................................................................ 82 Commuter Service Feasibility Study for Northeast Wisconsin 2 SRF Consulting Group, Inc. Task 9: Final Report Step 3: Promote Proposed Service ........................................................................................................... 83 Step 4: Seek Funding ................................................................................................................................... 85 Step 5: Implement Service ......................................................................................................................... 87 Commuter Service Feasibility Study for Northeast Wisconsin 3 SRF Consulting Group, Inc. Task 9: Final Report List of Figures Figure 1: Population Density (Study Area) .................................................................................................. 13 Figure 2: Density of Non-Auto Households (Study Area) ........................................................................ 14 Figure 3: Employment Density (Study Area)............................................................................................... 17 Figure 4: Total Work Trips (Inbound to Green Bay) ................................................................................. 20 Figure 5: Total Work Trips (Inbound to Appleton) ................................................................................... 21 Figure 6: Total Work Trips (Inbound to Oshkosh) .................................................................................... 22 Figure 7: Total Work Trips (Inbound to Fond du Lac) ............................................................................. 23 Figure 8: Cross-County Commute Flows (Study Area) ............................................................................. 24 Figure 9: Amtrak Thruway Bus Service Map and Schedule (July 2019) .................................................. 27 Figure 10: Park-and-Ride Facilities (Study Area Counties) ........................................................................ 31 Figure 11: Summary of Potential Alignments .............................................................................................. 36 Figure 12: Proposed Alignment (Alternative 1) .......................................................................................... 38 Figure 13: Fond du Lac Mobility Hub (Alternative 1) ............................................................................... 39 Figure 14: Fond du Lac Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 1) ....................................................... 39 Figure 15: Oshkosh Mobility Hub (Alternative 1) ...................................................................................... 40 Figure 16: Oshkosh Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 1) .............................................................. 40 Figure 17: Appleton/Fox Cities Mobility Hub (Alternative 1) ................................................................. 41 Figure 18: Appleton/Fox Cities Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 1) ......................................... 41 Figure 19: De Pere Mobility Hub (All Alternatives) ................................................................................... 42 Figure 20: De Pere Mobility Hub Locator Map (All Alternatives) ........................................................... 42 Figure 21: Green Bay Mobility Hub (All Alternatives) .............................................................................. 43 Figure 22: Green Bay Mobility Hub Locator Map (All Alternatives) ...................................................... 43 Figure 23: Proposed Alignment (Alternative 2) .......................................................................................... 45 Figure 24: Fond du Lac Mobility Hub (Alternative 2) ............................................................................... 46 Figure 25: Fond du Lac Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 2) ....................................................... 46 Figure 26: Oshkosh Mobility Hub (Alternative 2) ...................................................................................... 47 Figure 27: Oshkosh Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 2) .............................................................. 47 Figure 28: Appleton/Fox Cities Mobility Hub (Alternative 2) ................................................................. 48 Figure 29: Appleton/Fox Cities Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 2) ......................................... 48 Figure 30: Proposed Alignment (Alternative 3) .......................................................................................... 50 Figure 31: Neenah Mobility Hub (Alternative 3) ........................................................................................ 51 Figure 32: Neenah Mobility Hub Locator Map (Alternative 2) ................................................................ 51 Figure 33: Summary of Potential Mobility Hub Locations........................................................................ 53 Figure 34: Fond du Lac Area Transit Shared-Ride Taxi Service Area ....................................................