Public Transit Policy Plan Regional Forum Southeast Region November 1, 2018
Agenda ¤ Goals of the PTPP ¤ Tasks ¤ Public outreach ¤ Discussion of regional issues ¤ Existing services and gaps ¤ Potential solutions
Goals of the Project ¤ Develop a 10-year vision for improved transit in Vermont ¤ Update state policies for public transportation ¤ Incorporate human service transportation coordination plan into the PTPP ¤ Identify components of an enhanced statewide transit system in Vermont
Tasks ¤ Existing Conditions Assessment ¤ Needs Assessment ¤ Recommendations and Implementation ¤ Final Report ¤ Meetings and Outreach
Recommendations & Implementation ¤ Revise policies, goals, and objectives ¤ Enhance/update performance measurement system ¤ Implementation plan ¤ Statewide initiatives, including strategies for human service transportation ¤ Monitoring plan
Public Outreach ¤ Regional forums ¤ Stakeholder interviews ¤ Online participation ¤ Project website (https://vtrans.vermont.gov/planning/PTPP) ¤ Web-based survey
Current Transportation Services ¤ The Current (part of Southeast Vermont Transit) ¤ Brattleboro Red, White and Blue Lines (revised 10/2018) (Mon-Sat) ¤ Bellows Falls In-Town (Mon-Fri) 4 loops per day ¤ Bellows Falls-Springfield (Mon-Fri) 4 round-trips per day ¤ Bellows Falls-Ludlow ¤ Weekday service – 3 round trips Mon-Fri (all year) ¤ Connects to bus to Rutland at 7:50 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. ¤ Seasonal service – 2 round trips Mon-Sun (ski season) ¤ via Chester on VT 11 and VT 103 ¤ Commuter routes to Lebanon/Hanover/White River Junction ¤ Eight peak direction trips (4 morning, 4 afternoon) ¤ Stop at P&R lot at Exit 6
Current Transportation Services ¤ MOOver ¤ Five year-round routes ¤ Wilmington – West Dover (hourly) ¤ Wilmington – Readsboro (commuter trip) ¤ Wilmington – Brattleboro (2 commuter round-trips) ¤ Wilmington – Bennington (4 commuter round-trips joint with GMCN) ¤ West Dover (school days only) ¤ Eight seasonal routes serving Mt. Snow
Additional Services ¤ SEVT Demand Response ¤ E&D (vans and volunteer drivers) ¤ Other Human Service ¤ Medicaid transportation provided by GMCN under contract to VPTA ¤ Intercity ¤ Amtrak and Greyhound stops in Bellows Falls and Brattleboro ¤ Private Companies ¤ Several taxis, Golden Cross ambulance (accessible)
− − − − − Click to edit Southeast Region Existing Transit − Master title style Wells Tinmouth Wallingford T S c 5 131 Mount Holly c 5 Cavendish b a T S S T S T 5 Weathersfield c 155 133 5 − 30 Rutland Ludlow S T Baltimore Pawlet County 106 Danby Mount Tabor a b 5 New c H Windsor Hampshire Brattleboro Weston County T S 103 c 5 c 5 c H c S T 5 c − 9 Springfield Chester Andover a b 5 c H Rupert Landgrove b a − Dorset 5 Peru Brattleboro T S 11 v SEVT The Current Londonderry Grafton c Rockingham c 5 c 5 c 5 5 c Windham 5 Sandgate Manchester S T Winhall 121 Brattleboro (3 routes) • T S 30 S T a b 35 7 Athens Bellows Falls In-Town • Jamaica Arlington Westminster Sunderland Townshend Stratton US 5 Corridor • Bennington c H T S 100 County Wardsboro Brookline Windham Putney v SEVT MOOver County New Hampshire Shaftsbury Glastenbury c − Somerset Newfane Dover Local, commuter, and • Dummerston − c seasonal routes c 5 Searsburg c − Bennington Woodford c c H 5 Wilmington Marlboro c − 5 Brattleboro c S T H 9 c c − 5 c H c − v Greyhound on I-91 S T 8 Readsboro Pownal corridor (not shown) Stamford Whitingham T S Halifax 142 Guilford T S 112 Vernon Massachusetts [ 0 10 Existing Transit Services Miles c + Veterans Affairs Center Regional Planning MOOver Commission Boundary c Social Security Office The Current W Municipal Boundary c H Hospital GMX / MOOver Urban Areas c − Higher Education Retail Center c 5
Employment and Retail ¤ Major employers or office/industrial parks ¤ Brattleboro ¤ Mt. Snow ¤ Educational institutions ¤ Marlboro ¤ Brattleboro ¤ Putney ¤ Large retail areas/supermarkets ¤ Brattleboro ¤ Hinsdale
Medical and Human Services ¤ Medical facilities ¤ Brattleboro Memorial Hospital ¤ Grace Cottage (Townshend) ¤ Wilmington ¤ Bellows Falls ¤ Human Service Agencies ¤ Bellows Falls ¤ Brattleboro ¤ Westminster ¤ Townshend ¤ Halifax
Demographics: Overview ¤ Total population: 45,709 (7.3% of VT population) ¤ Population density: 50 persons per square mile (68) ¤ 29% of population 60+ (24%) ¤ Second highest in the state ¤ 4.9% of population 80+ (4.3%) ¤ 14% of people below the poverty line (11.6%) ¤ Highest in the state
Click to edit Population Southeast Region Master title style Tinmouth Wells Wallingford T S a b Density 131 5 Mount Holly Cavendish a b T S S T Weathersfield 5 155 Ludlow 133 Rutland T S Baltimore Pawlet 106 County Danby Mount Tabor New Windsor S T Hampshire 9 Weston County S T 103 b a Springfield 5 Chester S T Andover 142 b a Landgrove 5 Rupert Dorset Peru Brattleboro T S 11 v Moderate-high density Londonderry Grafton Rockingham Windham in Bellows Falls and Sandgate Manchester T S Winhall 121 T S 30 T S a b 35 7 downtown area of Athens Jamaica Brattleboro Westminster Arlington Sunderland Townshend Stratton Bennington S T 100 County Wardsboro Brookline v Moderate-low density in Windham Shaftsbury Putney County New Hampshire Glastenbury Putney, Brattleboro and Somerset Newfane Dover US 5 corridor around Dummerston Bellows Falls Searsburg Woodford Wilmington Marlboro Bennington Brattleboro S T 9 v Rural density in the rest S T Readsboro 8 Pownal Stamford of the region S T Whitingham Halifax 142 Guilford S T 112 Vernon Massachusetts [ 0 10 Residents per Sq Mi Miles Regional Planning < 100 1,000 - 4,999 Commission Boundary Block Group 100 - 499 5,000 + Transit Routes 500 - 999
Click to edit Southeast Region Employment Master title style Wells Wallingford Tinmouth T S 131 Mount Holly Cavendish T S S T Weathersfield 133 155 Rutland Ludlow T S Baltimore Pawlet County 106 Danby Mount Tabor Windsor Weston S T County 103 Springfield Chester Andover Rupert Landgrove Dorset Peru T S 11 Londonderry v Highest concentration in Grafton Rockingham Windham Sandgate Manchester Winhall T S Brattleboro and Bellows 121 T S 30 S T a b 35 7 Falls area Athens Jamaica Arlington Westminster Sunderland Townshend Stratton Bennington S T v A few large employers 100 County Wardsboro Brookline (>100) in Townshend Windham Putney County New Hampshire Shaftsbury Glastenbury Somerset Newfane and Putney Dover Dummerston Searsburg Bennington v Smaller employers (<100 Woodford Wilmington Marlboro T S Brattleboro 9 employees) scattered throughout region S T 8 Readsboro Pownal Stamford Whitingham T S Halifax 142 Guilford S T 112 Vernon Massachusetts [ Employers by 0 10 Number of Employees Miles Regional Planning 10 - 49 300 - 499 Commission Boundary Township Boundary 50 - 99 500 + Urban Areas 100 - 299 Transit Routes Source: Dun & Bradstreet, 2005
Click to edit Southeast Region Transit Propensity Master title style Wells Tinmouth Wallingford Mount Holly S T 131 b a 5 S T Cavendish 155 b a Weathersfield Ludlow 5 Rutland T S Baltimore Pawlet 106 County Danby Mount Tabor New Windsor T S Hampshire 9 Weston County T S 103 Springfield a b Chester Andover 5 S T 142 b a Landgrove Rupert 5 Dorset Peru Brattleboro S T 11 Londonderry v Components of Index Grafton Rockingham Windham Sandgate Manchester Winhall T S 121 Youth • S T 30 S T b a 35 7 Athens Older adults • Jamaica Arlington Westminster Sunderland Townshend Stratton Persons with disabilities • Bennington S T 100 County Wardsboro Brookline Households with 0-1 cars • Windham Putney Shaftsbury County New Hampshire Glastenbury Somerset Low-income persons Newfane • Dover Dummerston v Portions of Brattleboro Searsburg Woodford Wilmington Marlboro Brattleboro Bennington S T have high propensity 9 T S 8 Readsboro Pownal Stamford S T Whitingham Halifax 142 v Moderate propensity in Guilford T S 112 Vernon Bellows Falls, Dover, and Massachusetts sections of Brattleboro [ 0 10 Transit Propensity Miles Regional Planning Commission Boundary Low Moderate / High Block Group Low / Moderate High Transit Routes Moderate
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