Auburn Transit Short Range Transit Plan

The Auburn Transit Short Range Transit Plan is available as a full document or by chapter below:

Cover

Credits Page and Table of Contents

Exhibits

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [001]

2. GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS [011]

2.1 Regional Goals [013]

Global Goals [013]

City of Auburn Goals [013]

2.2 Performance Measurement System [013]

3. EXISTING CONDITIONS [017]

3.1 Demographic Analysis [019]

Governance [019]

Mobility Inventory [019]

Significant Transportation Corridors [020]

Social Profile [020]

Economic Profile [021]

Housing Profile [022]

Population [022]

Ride-Dependent Population [023]

Youth Population [023]

Senior Population [025]

Persons with Disabilities [027]

Low-Income Individuals [028]

Incidence of Vehicle Ownership [030]

Trip Generators [031]

Future Development Plans [032]

3.2 Service Evaluation [034]

Objectives of Evaluation [034]

Evaluation Approach [034]

Program Overview [034]

Fare Structure [036]

Auburn Transit Operations [037]

Performance Indicators [039]

Ridership [040]

Passengers/Vehicle Service Hour [041]

Passengers/Vehicle Service Mile [041]

Operating Cost/Vehicle Service Hour [042]

Operating Cost/Vehicle Service Mile [042]

Operating Cost/Passenger [042]

Farebox Recovery [043]

Fare/Passenger [043]

3.3 Ride Check Analysis [047]

System [048]

Route Deviations [050]

Boarding by Day-Part [052]

Alighting by Day-Part [054]

Route-Segment Analysis [056]

Blue Route Boarding and Alighting Counts [056]

Red Route Boarding and Alighting Counts [059]

Saturday Boarding and Alighting Counts [061]

System Deviations [063]

3.4 Marketing Assessment [069]

Service Brochure [069]

Website [070]

Community Outreach [070]

4. PUBLIC INPUT [073]

4.1 Onboard Survey Analysis [075]

Methodology [075]

Demographic Information [076]

Employment Status [077]

Access to Mobility Options [077]

Household Income [078]

Trip Purpose [079]

Frequency of Transit Use [080]

Transit Influences [081]

Transit Accessibility [082]

Deviation Requests [084]

Mobility Alternatives [085]

Length of Patronage [086]

Frequency of Transit Use vs. Length of Patronage [087]

Frequency of Transit Use vs. Employment Status [088]

Frequency of Transit Use vs. Trip Purpose [089]

Frequency of Transit Use vs. Household Income [090]

Fare Category [091]

Fare Media [092]

Frequency of Transit Use vs. Fare Type [093]

Customer Satisfaction [094]

Preferred Service Enhancements [096]

Impact on Ridership [097]

Support for Fare Increase [098]

Information Channels [099]

4.2 Community Survey Analysis [101]

Methodology [101]

Community Transit Awareness vs. Use [101]

Respondent Profile [102]

Community Travel Behavior [103]

Travel Destination vs. Frequency of Travel [104]

Travel Destination vs. Mode of Travel [105]

Current/Recent Rider Travel Behavior [106]

Transit Influences [107]

Transit Influences vs. Frequency of Transit Use [108]

Typical Trip Purpose vs. Frequency of Transit Use [109]

Reason for Not Riding Auburn Transit [110]

Service Improvements [111]

4.3 Public Workshops [113]

Public Workshops [113]

5. SERVICE PLAN [115]

5.1 Preferred Alternatives [117]

Alternative A [118]

Summary of Alternative A Recommendations [122]

Alternative B [123]

Summary of Alternative B Recommendations [129]

Alternative C [129]

Alternative D [143]

Complementary Dial-A-Ride Service [148]

Farebox Recovery Increase and Exemptions [150]

5.2 Capital and Financial Plans [151]

Capital Improvement Plan [151]

Revenue Fleet [151]

Fleet Replacement Strategy [152]

Bus Stop Element [153]

Facilities Element [155]

Capital Plan [156]

Alternative A Financial Plan [159]

Alternative B Financial Plan [161]

Alternative C Financial Plan [163]

Alternative D Financial Plan [166]

Funding Sources [169]

6. PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE [171]

Service Characteristics [173]

Financial Plan [179]

7. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN [183]

Fixed-Route Elements [185]

Administrative Element [189]

8. APPENDICES [193]

Appendix A Onboard Survey Instrument (English) [195]

Appendix B Onboard Survey Instrument (Spanish) [196]

Appendix C Community Survey and Results (English) [197]

Appendix D Peer Review [209]