CONTENTS Ann Arbor Transportation Authority Board ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Unincorporated 196 Board .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 I. Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 A. Proposed Services ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 B. Cost, Revenues and Funding .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 II. Introduction and Background....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 A. About Countywide Transit ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 B. The Planning and Engagement Process .................................................................................................................................................... 13 C. The Five Year Transit Program .................................................................................................................................................................. 15 D. Governance ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 E. Funding .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 F. Public Support ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 G. Demographic Profile ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 H. Transit Dependency Index ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 I. Major Trip Generators ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 III. Existing Transit Services in Washtenaw County ........................................................................................................................................ 22 IV. Proposed Services and Ridership .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 A. Overview of Proposed Services ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 B. Expanded Dial-a-Ride and Dial-a-Ride PLUS .............................................................................................................................................. 34 1. Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 2. The Need for Countywide Dial-A-Ride Services ..................................................................................................................................... 34 3. Key Components of the Dial-A-Ride Service Plan .................................................................................................................................. 37 4. Key Components of Dial-A-Ride PLUS (the Feeder Services) Plan .......................................................................................................... 39 5. Dial-A-Ride and Dial-A-Ride Plus BUDGET ............................................................................................................................................. 43 C. Enhanced Urban Bus Network .................................................................................................................................................................. 43 1. Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 2. The Need for Urban Bus Service Enhancements ................................................................................................................................... 44 3. Key Components of the Urban Bus Service Enhancements ................................................................................................................... 45 4. The Budget........................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 D. Express Ride Expansion ............................................................................................................................................................................ 56 1. Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 2. The Need for Express Bus Services and Local Transit Hubs .................................................................................................................... 57 3. Key Components of the Express Bus Services ....................................................................................................................................... 60 4. The Budget........................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 E. Community Connectors ........................................................................................................................................................................... 64 1. Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 64 2. The Need for Community Connectors .................................................................................................................................................. 64 3. Key Components of the Local Connectors ............................................................................................................................................ 66 4. The Budget........................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 F. Community Circulators ............................................................................................................................................................................ 69 1. Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 69 2. The Need for Local Community Circulator Services ............................................................................................................................... 70 3. Key Components of Local Community Circulator Services ..................................................................................................................... 70 4. The Budget........................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 G. Park & Ride Expansion ............................................................................................................................................................................. 79 1. Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 79 2. The Need for Park-and-Ride ................................................................................................................................................................. 79 3. Key Components of the Park-and-Ride Intercept Plan .......................................................................................................................... 79 4. The Budget..........................................................................................................................................................................................