NORTHWEST HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT STUDY 1 Study Purpose Evaluate - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NORTHWEST HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT STUDY

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Study Purpose

• Evaluate the existing and proposed transit service

in northwest Hillsborough County

• Identify improvements to tie into the Transit

Development Plan (TDP) update

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Study Area

• Westchase, Town ‘n’

Country, Citrus Park, Carrollwood, Northdale, Keystone

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REVIEW OF EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Study Area Demographics – Population Density

Transit Capacity and Quality

• f Service Manual, 3rd Edition

recommends a minimum of 8 residents/acre for fixed route transit*

Residents per Acre

< 1 1 - 2.5 2.5 - 5 5 - 10 > 10

*Based on average household size in the study area of 2.7 residents per dwelling unit.

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Study Area Demographics – Median Income

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Existing Transit Conditions

• Area served by 6 fixed

routes, 1 express route, and 2 flex routes

• Approx. 4,500 daily

boardings in the study area

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Existing Transit Conditions - HyperLINK

• New first-mile/

last-mile service

• Carrollwood is
• ne of three pilot

locations

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POTENTIAL SERVICE CHANGE OPTIONS

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Route 34 (Hillsborough Avenue)

• Double the frequency from 30-minute to 15-minute service
• Extend route to Pinellas County
• Alternate trips between Oldsmar and Northwest Transfer Center

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Route 34 (Hillsborough Avenue)

Existing Proposed Annual Ridership 848,129 1,312,178 Annual Fare Revenue $882,054 $1,312,178 Annual Operating Cost $2,944,099 $6,068,415 Operating Cost per Passenger $3.47 $4.62 Capital Cost

• $2,756,000

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Route 16 (Waters Avenue)

Increase frequency from 40 minutes to 30 minutes

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Route 16 (Waters Avenue)

Existing Proposed Annual Ridership 249,268 356,588 Annual Fare Revenue $259,239 $370,851 Annual Operating Cost $950,751 $1,320,552 Operating Cost per Passenger $3.81 $3.70 Capital Cost

• $500,000

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Route 61LX

• Incremental change:
• 1. Remove deviation on Sheldon Rd. and use

new Veteran’s Expressway exclusive lanes

• 2. Extend route to SR 54 in Pasco County
• 3. Add new park-n-rides at Gunn Highway

and SR 54

• Consistent with TBARTA’s Westshore to

Crystal River Study

Northwest Transfer Center

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Route 61LX

Northwest Transfer Center

Existing Proposed Annual Ridership 9,614 11,666 Annual Fare Revenue $9,999 $12,133 Annual Operating Cost $91,317 $118,224 Operating Cost per Passenger $10.18 $9.54 Capital Cost

• $495,800

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New Ehrlich/Bearss Route-In TDP

• New route from Citrus Park Mall to USF
• 30-minute headway on weekdays
• 60-minute headway on weekends

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New Ehrlich/Bearss Route

Proposed Annual Ridership 318,383 Annual Fare Revenue $331,119 Annual Operating Cost $2,004,682 Operating Cost per Passenger $6.30 Capital Cost $2,449,000

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Town ‘n’ Country Flex Route

Legend

Existing Flex Route HART Fixed Route

I A Park n Ride

• Currently runs clockwise only

and is underperforming

• Consider replacing route with
• n-demand transit service
• Expand taxi voucher program

and HyperLINK

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Impacts to Paratransit Service

• HARTPlus
• Door-to-door shared ride van

service for people with disabilities that prevent them from using fixed route bus system

• Provided within ¾-mile of a

fixed route

• Route 34 extension and new

route on Ehrlich Road/ Bearss Avenue would extend the paratransit service area

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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

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Public Outreach

• Survey conducted in October 2016
• Outreach methods included:
• In-person outreach at the Northwest Transfer Center;
• Survey flyers left at study area libraries;
• HART staff rode study area routes and handed out

survey flyers to passengers;

• Survey link hosted on MPO website; and
• Survey link sent to study area neighborhood

associations and community groups.

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Public Outreach

• 88 survey responses
• 58% percent were daily

transit users

• 78% use transit as a primary

means to commute

• Top reason for taking transit:

No access to a vehicle (61% of respondents)

Survey Responses by Zip Code

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Public Input

When asked which improvement is most important, respondents chose the following:

• 1. Route 34 – Increased frequency and extension to Oldsmar
• 2. Route 16 – Increased frequency
• 3. Increased HyperLINK service
• 4. New route on Ehrlich and Bearss
• 5. Route 61 LX – Extension to SR 54

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TRAIL/TRANSIT CONNECTIONS

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Study Area Trail/Transit Connections

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Recommendations for all transit/trail connections:

• Include trail access points on HART route maps;
• Add trail access points to automatic stop announcements;
• Improve transit information on Hillsborough County trails map,

including:

• Defining the bus icon in the legend,
• Identifying transit access points with route numbers, and
• Adding transit information on the back of the map;
• Add street signs to identify trail to motorists; and
• Provide wayfinding signage between the bus stop and trail access.

Specific recommendations for each connection are provided in the report.

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Summary of Study Recommendations

Extend express route to SR 54/ Remove Sheldon Rd deviation New route on Ehrlich Rd/Bearss Ave Increase frequency on Waters Ave from 40 minutes to 30 minutes Increase frequency on Hillsborough Ave from 30 minutes to 15 minutes Extend Route 34 to Oldsmar Replace TnC flex route with on-demand transit

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Recommended Action

• Recommend approval of the Northwest

Hillsborough Transit Study to the MPO Board.

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