Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan: Network and Methodology Report January 12, 2012 Roundtable

This document discusses a countywide transit corridors functional master plan. It notes that current ridership forecasts only support a smaller BRT network, and it asks for guidance from the Board on what land use changes to model in order to increase ridership and support a larger network. It proposes a two-step master plan process that first includes corridors supported by current land use plans, and second identifies additional corridors to consider including future plans that align with land use changes.

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Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan: Network and Methodology Report January 12, 2012 Roundtable

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Network and Methodology Report January 12, 2012 Roundtable

COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT CORRIDORS FUNCTIONAL MASTER PLAN

Purpose of the BRT Network

Transforming how people travel around the county or just providing a better alternative for those who take transit?

Purpose of the BRT Network

Promoting economic development per current Master Plans

or encouraging a different type of development pattern in the

county?

transportation

land use

land use and transportation: which comes first?

Our transportation system must be based on planned land use. If we are

to go beyond the land use in our current Master Plans, what boundaries do we put on the discussion?

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me. - Shakespeare

wedges & corridors - post WW II assumptions population projected 995,000 by 2000 2000 - 873,346 2010 - 971,777 jobs projected 335,000 by 2000 2000 - 474,300 2010 - 506,000 households projected 301,515 by 2000 2000 - 323,400 2010 - 360,500

The mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Captain Kirk

beyond wedges & corridors what are our assumptions? population projected 995,000 by 2000 2000 - 873,346 2010 - 971,777 jobs projected 335,000 by 2000 2000 - 474,300 2010 - 506,000 households projected 301,515 by 2000 2000 - 323,400 2010 - 360,500

Summary Current ridership forecasts support only a BRT network that is less extensive and less elaborate than has been proposed Guidance is needed from the Board as to what land use changes we should use for modeling purposes in an effort to increase ridership for the BRT network, thereby improving the viability of a larger and higherquality network

Summary A two-step Master Plan process can be used to meet long-term goals and near-term constraints:

Include in the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan only those corridors whose ridership is supported by current area Master Plans Identify additional corridors to be considered for inclusion in future area Master Plans in concert with land use changes