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Home My WebLink About03 ITSPupdate AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY WORK SESSION DATE: March 7, 2017 AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Integrated Transportation Strategic Plan STAFF RESPONSIBLE: Brian Pettet, Public Works Director ISSUE STATEMENT: RFTA has been developing a strategic plan to address transportation needs for the Roaring Fork Valley and desires to update the BOCC on its progress. LINK TO STRATEGIC PLAN: Flourishing Natural and Built Environment Ease of mobility via safe and efficient transportation systems BUDGETARY IMPACT: None RECOMMENDED BOCC ACTION: Update only. RFTA ITSP Stage II - " Determine Future Needs" Meetings with City Councils & County Commissioners February/March 2017 PARSONS Study Update February/March 2017 ■ Review ITSP process ■ Present "Ridership Estimation Tool" ■ Preliminary 2036 ridership forecasts ■ Describe alternatives to respond to 2036 ridership forecasts ■ Next Steps PARSONS March - July 2016 PARSONS Kickoff Assemble Conduct workshops, ' Develop _— NTP meeting with v background interviews, and vision — ....... la information planning sessions statements i — • INNEN iiiiiii \ \ Convene TAC . 1■■1■■■■�■■��■ � I I ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1 { 11 , i1 Summer - Fall 2016 ! 1 _ _Winter - Spring 2017 I. ! !' . ! I . Forecast transportation and Organizational capacity ) Create capital Develop ridership demand & efficiency review and O&M plan multimodal/ t t t • Inventory assets for multimodal/ transit service Land Transit/ Multimodal • Inventory services transit services alternatives use transportation •• Perform efficiency . . . . . _ . . . . planning ' review. . . - - _._._ Summer 2017• Late 2017 . Develop financial Complete Complete sustainability/financing plan Phase service Evaluate _,p _ s _ _ ± . section of 'N ,e4alternatives alternatives Financing Developmental Identification ITSP plan strategies triggers of revenue document sources • STAGE I - Define the vision 0 STAGE II - Determine future needs - STAGE III - Analyze options • STAGE IV - Establish financial plan I Ridership Estimation Tool PARSONS BENEFITS OF APPROACH ❑ Uses best available data ❑ Transparency of data and results using spreadsheet based forecast ❑ Ability to calibrate for actual conditions ❑ Ability to update forecast as new information / data emerges ❑ Ability to easily transfer information / data into other planning tools PARSONS TRAVEL ZONES . _ .- , .. ,--:----27, • I 1lj yj T. 5 r. Stkli r: a- - .8„1 -' i ,?. 1 ' ��=� in _q OGLE 11114 %'," 170 t� \ 1 42 HAa�`c&irE Ali 16j' ff L +e ; .. 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' ~ STEP 1 SH 133 SH 133 PARSONS GENERAL AREAS DEFINED . _ . • Aspen • SH82 — Glenwood to Carbondale • Snowmass Village • Glenwood Springs • Woody Creek • New Castle • Old Snowmass • Silt • Basalt • Rifle • El Jebel • Parachute • SH82 — Carbondale to El Jebel • Dotsero / Gypsum • Carbondale • Others: Out of Region • Missouri Heights PARSONS DATA COLLECTION ❑ Collection for 3 Seasons: • Fall • Winter • Summer ❑ Collection for 4 Time Periods: • AM • Mid-day • PM • Daily ❑ Collection for 2 Average Day Conditions: • Weekday • Weekend ❑ Classification of Data into 9 Trip Purposes: • HH — Home to Home • HW — Home to Work* • HO — Home to Other • WH — Work to Home • WW — Work to Work • WO — Work to Other • OH — Other to Home • OW — Other to Work • 00 — Other to Other *Work or school PARSONS DATA COLLECTION ❑ 6 Traveler Types (classifies the people making trips based on their home and/or work location): ■ Live & Work* within Study Area — Commutes within Study Area • Resident Worker (i.e. Lives in New Castle; works in Glenwood) • Home Worker (i.e. Lives in Aspen; works in Aspen) ■ Lives outside Study Area — Commutes to Study Area from External Area • Inbound Worker (i.e. Lives in Paonia; works in Aspen ) ■ Lives inside Study Area — Commutes from Study Area to External Area • Outbound Worker (i.e. Lives in Rifle; works in Grand Junction) ■ Lives outside Study Area • Single-Day Visitor (i.e. < 1 day per month (not-overnight) in study area) • Multi-Day or Repeat Visitor (i.e. > 1 day per month or multiple visits per month in Study Area PARSONS *Work or school I TYPICAL RIDERSHIP TABLE FORMAT QJ TIJCS d O w ;6 0 V = .0O _ a) m E a)as O O 3 cc s OD O ai 'a, a, w (a c� 3 u -tea •17 0 " a) 0 o o as = o aa, E -o vs —' (1.) I o o I 3 V L., �; a`i Q O O cc CO _ COC 3 _ a) `° _C N o _� ai Q �n �i O CO V (J Z VI Cu 0 O Aspen Snowmass Village Woody Creek Old Snowmass Basalt El Jebel SH82— Carbondale to El Jebel Carbondale Missouri Heights SH82— Glenwood to Carbondale Glenwood Springs New Castle Silt Rifle Parachute Dotsero/ Gypsum STEP 2 Others: Out of Region PARSONS EXISTING RIDERSHIP F'RFTA Ridership Data 11 AirSage Data RFTA Survey Data I I Transit Trip Person Trip Table Table STEP 2 STEP 3 % e Transit Shares (% of all trips made by transit) STEP 4 PARSONS FORECASTING RIDERSHIP Forecast 2036 Population & 1 > Future Employment Data I Transit (Land Use Analysis) STEP 5 Ridershi Transit (with no Shares capacity 1 >(% of all trips changes) made by transit) STEP 6 PARSONS I ANALYZING ALTERNATIVES BRT Service Plan 1 > Alternatives Future Transit Ridership Local/Express Service 1 > Plan Alternatives STEP 7 PARSONS Preliminary 2036 Ridership Forecasts PARSONS Transit Trip Forecasts 2016 - 2036 ❑ High-level summaries of the winter and summer transit trip tables for 2016 and 2036 ( No-Build), expressed as average weekday trips ❑ 2016 base year transit trip tables developed from boarding & alighting, O&D survey data, and line loads ❑ 2036 (No-Build) transit trip tables developed by factoring changes in population and employment data into the 2016 transit trip tables ❑ Assumes transit share will remain constant and no changes in transit service levels ❑ Includes the increase in enplanements at Aspen Airport, based on EA ("3,500 annual transit trips to and from the airport by 2036) PARSONS Winter AverageWeekdayTrips Route iii= Increase Systemwide 17,603 22,273 4,670 27% SH 82 Corridor 6,547 8,902 2,345 36% • Local & Express 3,470 4,717 1,247 36% • BRT 3,077 4,185 1,108 36% 1-70 Grand Hogback Route 351 598 247 71% SM-DV; DV-SM 783 1,150 368 47% 0 ai Make using, accessing, & getting info re public transit more intuitive fpExpand 1-70 Grand Hogback Service sal Bus Stop Improvements (1-70) += Park n Ride Improvements in Silt, Rifle, Parachute Q PARSONS Summer AverageWeekdayTrips Route 4 Increase Increase Systemwide —I— 13,771 16,641 2,870 21% SH 82 Corridor 7,885 9,934 2,049 26% • Local & Express 4,179 5,264 1,085 26% • BRT 3,706 4,670 964 26% 1-70 Grand Hogback Route 319 391 72 22% SM-DV; DV-SM 338 491 153 45% Optimize Regional BRT system Better transit connections to Snowmass Village in Brush Creek Road H We-Cycle Bike Share Expansion Micro-Transit 1st & Last mile connections to BRT COTransportation Demand Management s- Park n Ride Expansion at 27th St., Carbondale, & Basalt CU Park n Ride Expansion at Brush Creek Bus Stop improvements (SH 82) 27th Street Pedestrian Crossing, Glenwood Springs PARSONS SH 133 / Rio Grande Trail Pedestrian Crossing I Stage III : Analyze Options PARSONS What we heard in Stages I and II : • Optimize and increase transit service including community circulators, direct/express routes, existing bus rapid transit on SH82 and expanded bus rapid transit service on 1-70 to Parachute • Better connect pedestrian/bicycle routes to transit, including connecting Rio Grande trail to Brush Creek station, and adding more pedestrian underpasses • Better connect to other transit services such as Bustang, ECO Transit, and community circulators • Expand existing and add new park and ride facilities • Construct and maintain LoVa trail • Potential fixed guideway transit from Brush Creek station to Rubey Park • Expand on-demand services such as bikesharing (WE-cycle), ridesourcing (Uber, Lyft), carsharing (car2go, Zipcar) • Accommodate future gondola connections at transit stations • Expand intelligent transportation systems/technology services such as google maps schedule integration, regional app-based trip planner • Expand maintenance facilities to keep up with fleet demand • Expand employee housing to keep up with staff demand • Offer more accommodations for bicycles on buses PARSONS Scope for ITSP Stage III - Analyze Options • Assist RFTA to Develop Multi-Modal/Transit Service Alternatives based on: — outreach efforts from Stage I — based on needs from Stage II • Create Capital and O&M Costs for each Alternative • Evaluate and Compare Alternatives — utilize ridership estimation tool — develop evaluation matrix • Complete Service Alternatives Plan • Draft of ITSP Report & Public Outreach PARSONS Alternatives Stage III Capital Alternatives - Park and Rides and Boarding Areas 1 Transit Station in downtown GWS, possibly Confluence Area, transit priority measures on Grand Avenue from 27th Street to downtown station, space for micro-transit 2 PNR expansion at 27th Street, Carbondale, and Basalt 3 PNR Enhancements at BC 4 Bus Stop improvements (SH82 and 1-70) 5 Design places at bus stations for micro-transit to drop off/pick up 6 Improvements in Silt, Rifle, Parachute PARSONS Alternatives Stage III Service Alternatives 1 UVMS Fixed Guideway Transit from Brush Creek Intercept Lot to Aspen (Option A) 2 UVMS Electric Buses from Brush Creek Intercept Lot to Aspen (Option B) 3 UVMS Optimized BRT Service from Brush Creek Intercept Lot to Aspen (Option B) 4 Optimize Regional BRT System 5 Better transit connections to Snowmass Village on Brush Creek Road 6 Expand BRT in Glenwood Springs 7 We-Cycle Bike Share Expansion 8 Micro-Transit (Uber, Lyft) for first and last mile connections to BRT, major boarding locations and for general on-demand service PARSONS Alternatives Stage III Service Alternatives contd. 9 Transportation Demand Management 10 Make using, accessing, and getting information about public transit more intuitive 11 Expanded Circulators 12 Expand 1-70 Grand Hogback Service 13 Connection to ECO Transit 14 Improve connection to Bustang 15 Upper Valley Parking Management 16 Real-time vehicle and bus travel time information, combined with dynamic parking pricing in Aspen PARSONS Alternatives Stage III Capital Alternatives - Bicycle/Pedestrian Crossings 1 27th Street , Glenwood Springs 2 Buttermilk 3 SH133/Rio Grande Trail 4 23rd Street, Glenwood Springs PARSONS Alternatives Stage III Capital Alternatives - Other Priority Projects 1 Bus Replacement 2 Expand GMF 3 Employee Housing Projects (including P3 Alternatives) 4 Expand AMF 5 Bus Expansion 6 Airport Connection 7 UVMS Gondola connections between mountains and to bus stations PARSONS N ext Steps March - July 2016 PARSONS Kickoff Assemble Conduct workshops, ' Develop _— NTP meeting with v background interviews, and vision — ....... la information planning sessions statements i — • INNEN iiiiiii \ \ Convene TAC . 1■■1■■■■�■■��■ � I I ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1 { 11 , i1 Summer - Fall 2016 ! 1 _ _Winter - Spring 2017 I. ! !' . ! I . Forecast transportation and Organizational capacity ) Create capital Develop ridership demand & efficiency review and O&M plan multimodal/ t t t • Inventory assets for multimodal/ transit service Land Transit/ Multimodal • Inventory services transit services alternatives use transportation •• Perform efficiency . . . . . _ . . . . planning ' review. . . - - _._._ Summer 2017• Late 2017 . Develop financial Complete Complete sustainability/financing plan Phase service Evaluate _,p _ s _ _ ± . section of 'N ,e4alternatives alternatives Financing Developmental Identification ITSP plan strategies triggers of revenue document sources • STAGE I - Define the vision 0 STAGE II - Determine future needs - STAGE III - Analyze options • STAGE IV - Establish financial plan Upper Valley Mobility Study • Improve mobility between Brush Creek and Rubey Park. • Reduce number of buses and congestion in Aspen . • Enhance transit service to make it faster, more reliable and attractive for users. • Support City of Aspen , Town of Snowmass Village, and Pitkin County transportation plans and policies. • Next Presentation at March 23, 2017 EOTC Meeting I Questions/ Discussion