Agenda 7-a-1 Attachment: OPT SRTP final report

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OPT Short Range Transit Plan Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. | ii Table of Contents Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... ES-1 1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1-1 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS AND MARKET ANALYSIS ..........................................................2-1 Key Findings ............................................................................................................................................ 2-1 Transit in Orange County ..................................................................................................................... 2-2 Document Review ................................................................................................................................... 2-2 Market Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 2-3 Route Profiles .......................................................................................................................................... 2-6 3 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ....................................................................................................3-1 Phase I Outreach.................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Phase II Outreach................................................................................................................................. 3-10 4 RURAL TRANSIT SERVICE TYPES .....................................................................................4-1 5 SERVICE PRIORITIZATION ...............................................................................................5-1 Prioritization Process ............................................................................................................................. 5-1 Implementation ..................................................................................................................................... 5-14 Appendix A: Open-Ended Comments Appendix B: Change Sheets Table of Figures Page Figure 2-1 Population and Employment Density in Orange and Durham Counties ..................... 2-3 Figure 2-2 Commute Travel Demand for Workers Living in Orange County that work in Orange or Durham Counties ............................................................................................... 2-5 Figure 2-3 Existing OPT Service Network .......................................................................................... 2-6 Figure 2-4 Route Map, Hillsborough Circulator .................................................................................. 2-7 Figure 2-5 Hillsborough Circulator Average Daily Boardings ......................................................... 2-8 Figure 2-6 Hillsborough Circulator Boardings by Trip ...................................................................... 2-9 Figure 2-7 Route Map, Orange-Chapel Hill Midday Connector .................................................. 2-10 Figure 2-8 Orange-Chapel Hill Midday Connector Boardings by Trip ...................................... 2-11 Figure 2-9 Route Map, Orange-Alamance Connector .................................................................... 2-12 Figure 3-1 Phase I Public Meetings ....................................................................................................... 3-1 Figure 3-2 Reasons to Use Transportation other than Transit (OPT) ............................................... 3-3 Figure 3-3 Reasons to Take Transit (OPT) ............................................................................................ 3-3 Figure 3-4 What improvements would cause you to use transit more often? ............................... 3-4 Figure 3-5 What improvements would cause you to use transit more often? – Transit Users vs. Non-Transit Users ............................................................................................................ 3-5 Figure 3-6 What improvements would cause you to use transit more often? – Age Group Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 3-6 Figure 3-7 Age of Survey Respondents ............................................................................................... 3-7 Figure 3-8 Primary Mode of Transportation ....................................................................................... 3-8 Figure 3-9 Ridership Frequency ............................................................................................................. 3-8