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Summary Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties are fortunate to have a number of transit resources available to their citizenry. However, most of the public transit services and private operators are centered in the Cities of Hancock and Houghton. This core community contains many state and federal agencies, a state university and a private college, and most of the area’s largest employers and discount shopping opportunities. A little more than one quarter of the region’s population lives within the cities’ boundaries and is served by the Hancock and Houghton city transit services and BHK CAA’s demand-response services within the cities.
Unfortunately this leaves about 35,000 people with limited and/or expensive options for transit. Outside of the Cities of Hancock and Houghton, only BHK Community Action and Baragaland Senior Citizens offer any public transit. These services are primarily for their agencies’ consumer populations (typically senior citizens and persons with disabilities); however, the CAA will provide transit to the general public when space is available in their vehicles. This leaves people to depend on taxi services, which typically charge $1.00 to 1.50 per mile. This makes the cost of a round trip from Calumet to Houghton $20 to $25. Such an amount is out of reach of most low-income and fixed-income households.
This planning initiative gathered information from a number of stakeholders including transit providers, human service agencies, locally elected officials, Michigan Department of Transportation planners, users of local transit services, and citizens that are not currently using transit services. Common themes identified through interviews, surveys, meetings with stakeholders, and other methods of inquiry were that: People felt transit is important to the region; all agencies could better coordinate their services; outlying population centers need services to the core community (Cities of Hancock and Houghton); and people are being priced out of transit.
The four alternatives presented are opportunities to meet the needs identified through this plan’s inquiry process. Each alternative comes with its advantages and disadvantages presented in the accompanying SWOT analysis. Considering the political climate, the culture of the region, and the population’s reluctance to change, this study offers a final recommendation that allows the existing resources to slowly work towards growing into a regional authority. Its intention is to build on what is working and what can be improved upon. The recommendation affords time to examine and decide upon what to do with existing resources (human, physical, and facilities). Lastly it allows time to garner the necessary support to fund a regional authority.
To properly serve the populations located in Baraga, Keweenaw and Northern Houghton Counties, connections to the Cities of Hancock and Houghton are needed by the general public. Greatest efficiency and seamlessness can be attained by forming these under a multi-county transit authority. Although a separate agency could be created to serve areas outside of the cities with systems currently operating, allowing for transferability into those systems, this is not recommended at a time when government spending is being closely scrutinized and the Michigan Governor’s Office is encouraging shared services among municipalities.
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Appendices Appendix A: Stakeholders Self Assessment Survey
Appendix B: Stakeholders Self Assessment Survey Results (Raw Data)
Appendix C: Stakeholders Meeting Presentation
Appendix D: Stakeholders Meeting Notes
Appendix E: Survey Notification
E.1: Press Release
E.2: Daily Mining Gazette Article
Appendix F: User Survey
Appendix G: User Survey Analysis Winter / Spring Report
Appendix H: Interview Questions
Appendix I: Post-Draft Public Input
Appendix J: Public Forum Press Release
Appendix K: Public Forum Presentation
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Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix B: Stakeholders Self Assessment Survey Results (Raw Data)
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Appendix C: Stakeholders Meeting Presentation
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Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix D: Stakeholders Meeting Notes
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 1 | P a g e
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Houghton MI 49931
Meeting Notes / Summary
Present at Meeting:
Charles Lindstrom – Michigan Department of Transportation(MDOT) Cheryl Mills – Baraga Houghton Keweenaw Child Development: Even Start Glenn Anderson – City of Hancock Transit Jodi Reynolds – City of Houghton Transit Joe Liimatainen – Baraga Houghton Keweenaw Child Development: Transit Coordinator Keith Stenger – Goodwill – Work Force Development Lisa Cunard –Goodwill Work Force Development Lisa Schemire – Baraga Houghton Keweenaw Child Development Mary Miller-Strobel – Child and Family Services of the Western Upper Peninsula (CFS) Mary Niemela – Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home Pete Autio – Department of Human Services (DHS) Tami Anderson – Copper Country Community Mental Health Services (CCCMH) Taryn Mack – Copper Country Community Mental Health Services – the Institute (CCCMH) Jim LaMuth – Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR)
Agenda: Separate document
Presentation: Separate document
Community Self-Assessment Survey Results: Separate document
Below are listed the questions and answers from the Stakeholder Meetings Brainstorming session.
Coordinated Human-Services Public Transit Plan and Accessibility Study: Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 2 | P a g e
What are you (your consumer’s) specific transportation needs: Where do you need to go? / When ? / How often and for what purpose?
Agency or population
Need
Day
Time
Medical Appointments BHK – Even Start Pediatrics Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm DHS Medical Transport: Marquette / Marshfield
Clinic Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm
Group Hospitals (excluding emergency care): Keweenaw Aspirus – Laurium Portage Health– Hancock Baraga County Memorial Hospital
Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm
Programs CCCMH - Institute Youth activities at a single location(coffee
house / school/ various facilities) Weekdays Weekends
3pm – 6pm 9am – 6pm
Services Shelter Homes Appointments at DHS Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm Appointments at Child and Family Services
/ Housing Resource Center Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm
Appointments at WUPPDR Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm Appointments at Housing Commissions (Calumet, Laurium, Lake Linden, Hancock, Houghton, Forest Park, Hancock Apartment, Baraga County, White Oaks, Ojibwa Housing, Creamery Court)
Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm
Employment Good Will Industries General – Getting to employment Any day 24 / 7 General – Getting to job interviews Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm General – Job Search Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm Cost for Transportation vs. Amount of time
worked (does working a short shift pay for the transportation cost to get there)
Education Child and Family Services
Temporary youth housing => keeping youth in home school district
Weekdays 7 am- 5 pm
BHK Even Start GED instruction for consumers Weekdays 7 am- 5 pm General Transportation to College Campus
Finlandia University Gogebic Community College (Ironwood/Hancock/MTU) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Michigan Tech
Weekdays Weekends
7 am-9 pm Saturdays
Shelter homes Transporting displaced youth (shelter consumers) to home school districts
Weekdays 7 am- 5 pm
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 3 | P a g e
What are you (your consumer’s) specific transportation needs: Where do you need to go? / When? / How often and for what purpose? (continued)
Errands / General Public Access to: Grocery Store Any Day 24 / 7 Public Access to: Post Offices Weekdays 8 am- 5 pm Public Access to: Banks Weekdays
Weekends 8 am- 5 pm 8am – noon
Public Access to: Recreation Weekdays Weekends
7 am - 10pm
Elderly Need transit more in the winter months than summer month (City of Hancock)
Any day 8 am- 8 pm
Elderly Use transit for access to social events Any day 8 am- 10 pm CCCMH – Consumers Use transit for access to social events Any day 8 am- 10 pm
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 4 | P a g e
What are the transportation barriers do you (your consumer’s) face? Physical / Cost / Location / Advance notice / Time / Weather / Information?
Time: Services availability (needs for expanded hours) Transit takes longer than private vehicle (inconvenient) Using transit has scheduling limitations (appointments from 8-5)
Location: People living in outlying areas, which have less population generally have no service available Other than the City of Houghton’s downtowner route – there are not centralized places to get a cab/bus (must call for a pick up)
Education: Lack of knowledge of current services and the populations they serve
Money: Services are subsidized by the government Could lose services with funding cuts Not sustainably funded
Products/ Service: Parents traveling with children and infants / availability of child restraints and car seat Taxis not accessible for persons with disabilities On-demand services difficult to schedule / plan and use for appointments when a bus is not available
Weather: Getting to transit stops safely (winter / elderly) Buses operating on schedule (winter / storms) Increased operating costs in the winter
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 5 | P a g e
What are some other problems that you see with the current system? What is being done well?
Challenges Doing Well Increase operating costs for providing the services Changes / offering additional services will continue to increase the costs Hours of services = are directed by the type of funding (subsidy) providing that service Is it possible to expand services ? / how ? Money – there isn’t enough
Our area has public transportation Our area has multiple cab services with reasonable prices People are using the services
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 6 | P a g e
What are some possible solutions to the problems you’ve described or additional services?
Trains / light rail in existing rail Right-of-Way: there is a plan that was conducted in 2005 Passenger Shelters: Bus stops, taxi stands
Expanding Rural Service – Developing a rural route(s). These routes could be daily or weekly.
1. Summer Keweenaw Route – Daily service to Keweenaw County to assist both seasonal employment and tourists (Houghton/Hancock, Lake Linden/Hubbell, Calumet/Laurium, Kearsarge, Copper City, Mohawk, Eagle River, Eagle Harbor, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and return)
2. Northern Houghton County – Daily or weekly services to connect rural populations to the small urban areas.
a. Daily Route should include connections from Houghton/Hancock, Lake Linden/Hubbell, Calumet/Laurium
b. Discussed weekly routes going to rural areas; allowing elderly, disabled and low income individuals the opportunities to get to a population center for medical appointments, errands (bank, grocery shopping etc.)
3. Southern Houghton County / Baraga County – Daily or weekly services to connect Rural Population to Houghton/Hancock area from:
a. Routes should include connection from Trimountain, South Range, Chassell Painesdale, Baraga/L’Anse
b. Discussed weekly routes going to rural areas; allowing elderly, disabled and low income individuals the opportunities to get to a population center for medical appointments, errands (bank, grocery shopping, etc.)
Area/location that expanded services should stop: Hospitals / Medical Services:
Aspirus Keweenaw Baraga County Memorial Hospital Portage Health Systems Aspirus Medical Arts Copper Country Mental Health Services (Houghton) Copper Country Medical Health Services (Calumet) Lake Linden
Downtown / Core Communities Village of Calumet Village of Laurium Village of Lake Linden Dollar Bay Hubbell Tamarack City City of Houghton City of Hancock Village of South Range Chassell Village of Baraga Village of L’Anse Mohawk
Stakeholder Meeting: Transit Service Providers 7 | P a g e
Major Employers Michigan Tech Finlandia University Jutila Center Portage Health System Aspirus Keweenaw Baraga County Memorial Hospital Wal-Mart
Shopping area / Grocery Stores Mine Street Station (Pats Foods / Pamida) Wal-Mart Econo Foods / Shopko Pats Foods Hancock Pats Food Calumet Copper Country Mall Strip malls (Redridge Plaza etc)
Senior Citizen Housing / Apartments Calumet Housing Commission Laurium Housing Commission Keweenaw County Housing Commission(south of Mohawk) Maple Lane Apartments Center line Apartments Lake Linden Housing Commission Hancock Housing Commission Hancock Apartments Houghton Housing Commission Douglass House Forest Park Apartments Creamery Court Baraga Housing Commission White Oaks Apartments KBIC Tribal Housing
Secondary Educational Institutions Michigan Technological University Finlandia University Gogebic Community College Local Campus Locations : (Houghton, Hancock, Chassell, Baraga, Calumet, L’Anse, Lake Linden, Mohawk, Camp Ojibwa) Keweenaw Bay Indian Community College
Transportation Connection points - services have stops that connect to other systems; stops overlap to encourage connectivity
Indian Trails that connect to City of Houghton, City of Hancock, Baragaland, CAA Baragaland connect to City of Houghton, City of Hancock, CAA Stops at airport Service to underserved / low-income areas
South Range / Painesdale Pelkie Mohawk / Allouez Zeba / Skanee
Discussed how areas with higher rents (Houghton/Hancock) also have the public transit systems / conversely the area with larger low income populations don’t have transit systems.
Other wish list item: ADA / Universally designed shelters and buses Child seats / Child restraints Bike racks on transportation
Commuter/Car Pool lot in Keweenaw County Free Transit to support tourism
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix E: Survey Notification
Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties Transit Survey
Good public transportation services can contribute to economic development and a better quality of life for all citizens.
Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR), in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation, is conducting a Coordinated Human Services Public Transit Plan and Accessibility Study for Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.
The public is being invited to share their opinions and improvements to make the new system more attractive to more people and more successful over the long term.
The survey can be found at www.wuppdr.org and will be available until 12/31/2010.
More Information: Jim LaMuth Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region 906 482-7205, ext. 312 [email protected]
This project is being conducted by WUPPDR and is possible with funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation – Bureau of Passenger Transportation.
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix E.1: Press Release
PRESS RELEASE
Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region P.O. Box 365 Houghton, MI 49931 906-482-7205 [email protected]
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Counties Transit Survey
Thank you to everyone for assisting us in our survey.
For more information, contact: WUPPDR Planner Jim LaMuth at 482-7205, ext. 312
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix E.2: Daily Mining Gazette Article
Input wanted on transportation survey December 2, 2010 By GARRETT NEESE, DMG Writer
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HOUGHTON - A new transportation survey is part of a study looking at how people use the Copper Country's public transportation and ways to improve it.
The 19-question survey went online at wuppdr.org two-and-a-half weeks ago and will be available until Dec. 31.
In 2009, Vocational Strategies, Inc. put an application together for a public transit plan and accessibility study. Once the project was awarded, the Michigan Department of Transportation asked the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region to do the study.
"They wanted to look at the services that we are providing in the area, and if is there is a way we could do them more cost-effectively and efficiently, and maybe expand them," said Jim LaMuth of WUPPDR.
In 2005, when Congress re-enacted its surplus transportation bill, it added a requirement that projects selected for funding should have a coordinated transit plan looking at things such as the needs of the elderly and second-shift or third-shift employees.
The survey includes questions about what forms of transportation people use, what uses they might have for public transportation and what changes might convince people to use public transportation. LaMuth said they looked at other surveys to see which ones got high response rates and picked questions that had the most relevance to the area. After beta testing a few weeks ago, they used the feedback to tweak the questions further.
So far, LaMuth said, 100 people have accessed the survey, 50 of whom have completed it.
In addition to the survey, LaMuth said they set up a meeting in September with transit providers and groups such as Child and Family Services to discuss local public transportation's strengths and weaknesses. LaMuth also talked to colleagues in other regional planning organizations to see how they've implemented similar plans.
After the survey, they will look at the results and start hosting stakeholder meetings. People can leave their e-mail with the survey to be notified of the dates.
"It'll be like 'How do you feel this would work?', 'What are the challenges?', 'What are the opportunities?'" LaMuth said.
LaMuth said he hopes to have a final plan put together some time in fall 2011.
The survey can be found at wuppdr.org.
Garrett Neese can be reached at [email protected].
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Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix F: User Survey
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Public Transportation Service’s User Survey
Page 1 of 7
Good public transportation services can contribute to economic development and a better quality of life for all citizens. Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation, is conducting a Coordinated Human Services Public Transit Plan and Accessibility Study for Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. You are invited to share your opinions on improvements to make the new system more attractive to more people and more successful over the long term.
Please take a few minutes to give us your input and complete this survey. 1) Do you own or rent your home?
o Own o Rent o Other (Please Specify:_________________)
2) Number of persons in your household by ages: Age #
o 0-5 _____ o 6-12 _____ o 13-19_____ o 20-39_____ o 40-65_____ o 66+ _____
3) What is your household annual income?
o Less than $ 9,999 o $10,000 - $24,999 o $25,000 - $49,999 o $50,000 - $74,999 o $75,000 - $99,999 o greater than $100,000 o prefer not to answer
4) Do you have a reliable form of transportation?
o Yes o No
5) How many registered and insured motor vehicles does your household own? o 0 – Do not own a car or truck o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 o 5 or more
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Public Transportation Service’s User Survey
Page 2 of 6
6) What community do you live in (please choose only one)?
o Copper Harbor o Eagle Harbor o Eagle River o Gay o Mohawk(Fulton) o Copper City o Kearsarge o Allouez / New Allouez o Rural Keweenaw County -
Please Specify _________
o Calumet (within Village Limits) o Calumet Other (Tamarack
Location, Blue Jacket, Red Jacket, Centennial Heights, etc.)
o Laurium (within Village Limits) o Laurium Other (Florida
Location) o Lake Linden (within Village
Limits) o Hubbell o Tamarack City o Mason o Dollar Bay o Hancock (within City Limits) o Hancock (other) o Houghton (within City Limits) o Houghton (Other) o Daniel Heights / Michigan
Tech Campus o Hurontown o Dodgeville o Paavola o Chassell o Pelkie o South Range o Painsedale / Atlantic Mine o Twin Lakes
o Rural Houghton County -
Please Specify ___________
o Baraga (within Village Limits) o Baraga(other) o Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community / Tribal Lands o L’Anse(within Village Limits) o L’Anse (other) o Skanee o Zeba o Covington o Arvon
o Rural Baraga County-Please
Specify________________
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Public Transportation Service’s User Survey
Page 3 of 6
7) Where is your daily work place or school, or other areas you travel to frequently (3 or more times a week) ? Check all that apply
o Work (please specify:__________________)
o School (please specify:__________________)
o Downtown Houghton o Downtown Hancock o Downtown Calumet o Downtown Lake Linden o Downtown Baraga o Downtown L’Anse o Portage Health o Aspirus Keweenaw o Baraga County Medical Center o Mine Street Station – Calumet (Pamida
/ Pat’s Foods and Strip Mall)
o US-41 L’Anse Business Corridor (Pamida / Hilltop Restaurant / etc.)
o Quincy Street Plaza – (Hancock Pat’s Food and Strip Mall)
o Copper Country Mall o Wal-mart / Econo Foods / Shopko /
Strip Mall Shopping area (Houghton) o Jutila Center o Michigan Tech University o Finlandia University o Other -please specify locations :
________________________________________________________________________________________________
8) Have you ever used the public transportation systems in Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties?
o Yes o No
9) Do you currently use transportation services other than a personally owned vehicle?
If No – Skip to the question # 11? If Yes - what services please check all that apply : Transit
o City of Houghton “Downtowner Route” o City of Houghton on demand service o City of Hancock on demand service
o Community Action Agency: Fixed route (Mohawk to Houghton) o Community Action Agency: On demand service (Northern Houghton County) o Community Action Agency: on demand service (Houghton, Chassell, Painsedale)
o Baragaland Senior Citizen’s Bus (Local – L’Anse and Baraga) o Baragaland Senior Citizen’s Bus (Extended –Houghton) o Baragaland Senior Citizen’s Bus (Extended – Marquette) o Baragaland Senior Citizen’s Bus (Extended – Iron Mountain)
Question continues on next page
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Public Transportation Service’s User Survey
Page 4 of 6
o Non-profit Special Agency Transit - please specify agency(ies): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bus o Indian Trails Taxi o Taxi Service – Neil’s Taxi o Taxi Service – Gregg’s Taxi o Taxi Service – LL Lynx o Other- please specify:
___________________________________________________________________________
10) If you are currently using the above transportation services, what is the main reason for your trip? (prioritize top three)
o Medical (doctor’s appointment, pharmacy, etc.) o Errands (grocery shopping, shopping, bank, paying bills) o Work o School (GED, Secondary, or High School) o Social activities o Service (Departments of Human Services, Community Action Agency, Michigan Works, etc.) o To attend religious services o Other - please specify: _____________
11) If you drive yourself, what is the maximum dollar amount per gallon of gasoline you would be willing to spend before considering using public transportation?
o Not applicable – do not have a car or truck o $3.00 o $4.00 o $5.00 o $6.00 o Other:
12) Have you ever used public transportation in other areas outside of Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties?
o Yes -specify where_______________ o No
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Public Transportation Service’s User Survey
Page 5 of 6
13) Below is a list of potential changes to the transportation system or potential future challenges in owning a vehicle. Please mark all of the changes that would cause you or your family to consider using public transportation in Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties? (Choose your top three)
Transportation Routes
o More frequent routes from existing transit providers (e.g. every 30 minutes) o Extended bus service (additional stops/communities)
Enhanced Services
o Well-marked bus stops and taxi stands o Onboard options for using computer, video games, Wi-Fi or watching TV news o Coordinated scheduling and payment system (between providers) o Central dispatching for all services o Bike racks on buses
Car Pooling
o Carpool / Vanpool programs o Additional park and ride lots (carpool lots) o Carpooling Internet application
Increased Personal Vehicle Costs
o Higher costs for gas, insurance, registration and parking fees
Other Changes:____________________________________________________________________ 14) If an improved regional transportation system ran a route from your workplace to a stop near your residence, would you ride a bus or a vanpool to and from work instead of driving your car?
o Yes (please specify street name and city, for example: North School Street, Laurium) o Possibly o No
15) Please check ALL needs that you would consider for public transportation in Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.
o Main means of transportation o Commute to work o Medical need purposes(e.g. hospital, doctor or pharmacy trips) o Education( e.g. college or high school attendance) o Events o Personal choice purposes(e.g. shopping, recreation, special events, etc.) o Other : ____________________________________________________
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Public Transportation Service’s User Survey
Page 6 of 6
16) Federal law allows employees to deduct a pre-tax allowance of $110.00 per month for transit services. If your employer allowed you to purchase a transit card as a pre-tax benefit, would you be more apt to use the service?
o Yes o No
17) If you were using public transportation, which would you prefer as a means of payment? o Swipe and Ride card (unlimited rides purchased with payroll deduction or debit card) o Pre-purchased token or tickets o Cash payment for each ride o Other:___________________
18) How important is it for Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties to have a have a good mass transit system?
o Very Important o Somewhat important o Not important
19) Would you like to share your email address with us? (we may contact you for further information request your participation in a stakeholder meeting or interview)______________________________
20) Other Comments: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please return completed survey by 12/31/2010 to:
WUPPDR PO BOX 365 Houghton MI 49931
More information:
Jim LaMuth 906 482-7205, ext. 312 [email protected]
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix G: User Survey Analysis Winter / Spring Report
Coo
rdin
ated
Hum
an-S
ervi
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Publ
ic T
rans
it Pl
an a
nd
Acc
essi
bilit
y St
udy:
Bar
aga,
Hou
ghto
n an
d K
ewee
naw
C
ount
ies
TRA
NSI
T SU
RVE
Y
AN
ALY
SIS
Win
ter 2
010
/ Spr
ing
2011
This
proj
ect i
s bei
ng c
ondu
cted
by
Wes
tern
Upp
er P
enin
sula
Pla
nnin
g an
d De
velo
pmen
t Reg
ion
with
fund
ing
from
the
Mic
higa
n De
part
men
t of T
rans
port
atio
n –
Bure
au o
f Pas
seng
er T
rans
port
atio
n
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
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w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
1
This
docu
men
t is
the
anal
ysis
of a
22
ques
tion
surv
ey i
nves
tigat
ing
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e tr
ansit
ser
vice
s in
clud
ing,
com
mun
ity p
erce
ptio
n of
se
rvic
es, u
sage
, and
pro
pose
d so
lutio
ns fo
r Ba
raga
, Hou
ghto
n an
d Ke
wee
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Cou
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s tr
ansit
sys
tem
s in
Mic
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er P
enin
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. D
ata
from
the
surv
ey w
ill s
uppo
rt th
e co
mm
unity
nee
ds a
sses
smen
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a r
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nal c
oord
inat
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ansit
ser
vice
s st
udy
and
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ssib
ility
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n co
verin
g Ba
raga
, Hou
ghto
n, a
nd K
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Cou
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s, s
ee M
ap 1
: Stu
dy A
rea
and
Loca
tion.
W
este
rn U
pper
Pen
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la P
lann
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and
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lopm
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cond
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is st
udy
with
fund
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thro
ugh
the
Mic
higa
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part
men
t of T
rans
port
atio
n –
Bure
au o
f Pas
seng
er T
rans
port
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surv
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as a
vaila
ble
on-li
ne f
rom
Sur
vey
Gizm
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t w
ww
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pdr.o
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embe
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, 201
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cem
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o Ap
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aila
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thro
ugh
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mbe
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omm
unity
par
tner
s and
all
tran
sit p
rovi
ders
.
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docu
men
t ana
lyze
s the
surv
ey re
spon
ses b
y ad
dres
sing
the
follo
win
g th
emat
ic q
uest
ions
: W
ho re
spon
ded
to th
e su
rvey
? W
here
do
resp
onde
nts l
ive?
W
here
are
resp
onde
nts g
oing
? Ho
w fa
mili
ar a
re re
spon
dent
s with
pub
lic tr
ansit
syst
ems?
W
hat s
truc
tura
l cha
nges
will
incr
ease
resp
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nts’
usa
ge o
f the
regi
onal
tran
sit sy
stem
? Do
resp
onde
nts s
uppo
rt a
regi
onal
tran
sit sy
stem
and
pro
pose
d en
hanc
emen
ts?
O
ther
Com
men
ts
Thes
e th
emat
ic q
uest
ions
app
ear a
s sec
tion
head
ings
in b
lue;
act
ual q
uest
ions
from
the
surv
ey w
ill a
ppea
r in
gra
y in
eac
h co
rres
pond
ing
sect
ion.
Gr
aphs
, tab
les a
nd c
hart
s will
be
used
to o
ffer v
isual
inte
rpre
tatio
n fo
r sur
vey
ques
tions
, whe
n ap
prop
riate
. Re
spon
dent
s’ c
omm
ents
from
the
surv
ey a
ppea
r as
quot
es
thro
ugho
ut th
is do
cum
ent.
Who
res
pond
ed to
the
surv
ey?
The
first
set o
f que
stio
ns in
the
surv
ey a
llow
s par
ticip
ants
to sh
are
pers
onal
dat
a of
thei
r hou
seho
ld
mak
e up
, inc
ome,
hom
e an
d ve
hicl
e ow
ners
hip.
D
o yo
u ow
n or
rent
you
r ho
me?
Appr
oxim
atel
y 57
% o
f res
pond
ents
Ow
n th
eir h
ome,
27%
Ren
t, an
d 16
% id
entif
y as
Oth
er (l
ivin
g w
ith
fam
ily,
frie
nds,
rec
eivi
ng s
helte
r se
rvic
es,
livin
g in
gro
up h
omes
, et
c.).
See
Figu
re 1
: Re
spon
dent
s Li
ving
Situ
atio
n.
Rent
27%
Ow
n57
%
Oth
er16
%
Figu
re 1
: Re
pond
ents
Livi
ng S
ituat
ion
Map
1: S
tudy
Are
a an
d Lo
catio
n
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ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
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Ana
lysi
s
2
Wha
t is
your
hou
seho
ld a
nnua
l inc
ome?
Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks p
artic
ipan
ts t
o id
entif
y th
eir
hous
ehol
d ea
rnin
gs.
The
av
erag
e re
spon
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re
port
s ho
useh
old
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me
from
$5
0,00
0-$7
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9.
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, 51
% o
f ho
useh
olds
mak
e le
ss t
han
$50,
000
whi
le o
nly
27%
mak
e m
ore
than
$50
,000
. 22
% o
f re
spon
dent
s ch
ose
not
to s
hare
the
ir ho
useh
old
earn
ings
. See
Tab
le 1
: Res
pond
ent’s
Ann
ual I
ncom
e.
Num
ber
of p
erso
ns in
you
r ho
useh
old
by a
ges:
Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks p
artic
ipan
ts t
o sh
are
the
mak
eup
of t
heir
hous
ehol
d by
id
entif
ying
the
num
ber
of h
ouse
hold
mem
bers
in e
ach
of t
he f
ollo
win
g ag
e gr
oups
; 0-
5, 6
-12,
13-
19,
20-3
9, 4
0-65
, an
d 66
+.
234
res
pons
es t
o th
is qu
estio
n ac
coun
ted
for
507
indi
vidu
als.
Th
e re
spon
dent
ave
rage
hou
seho
ld
size
is 2.
1 pe
ople
.
Tabl
e 2:
Res
pond
ents
’ Ho
useh
old
Mak
eup
lists
all
hous
ehol
d m
embe
rs in
dent
ified
by
resp
onde
nts
and
cate
goriz
es t
hem
by
age
grou
p.
Anal
yzin
g th
is qu
estio
n re
veal
ed th
e fo
llow
ing:
45%
(105
) of t
he h
ouse
hold
s ha
ve h
ouse
hold
mem
bers
19
year
s of
age
or
youn
ger (
Fam
ilies
).
21%
(49)
of h
ouse
hold
s hav
e in
divi
dual
s in
only
the
20-3
9 ag
e br
acke
t. 4
2%
(21)
of
this
grou
p id
entif
y th
at t
hey
freq
uent
the
uni
vers
ities
(M
ichi
gan
Tech
(17)
/ F
inla
ndia
(4)).
Add
ition
ally
, 48%
(24)
of t
he 2
0-39
age
bra
cket
ha
ve h
ouse
hold
inco
mes
gre
ater
than
$25
,000
. 7%
(17)
of t
he h
ouse
hold
s w
ith m
embe
rs o
ver t
he a
ges
of 6
6 liv
e al
one
or
with
oth
er m
embe
rs o
ver t
he a
ge o
f 66.
Th
e re
mai
ning
27%
of h
ouse
hold
s are
mad
e of
a m
ix o
f age
gro
ups.
Tabl
e 1:
Res
pond
ent.s
Ann
ual I
ncom
e Ea
rnin
gs
Coun
t (#)
Pe
rcen
t Le
ss th
an $
9,99
9 28
12
%
$10,
000
- $24
,999
45
20
%
$25,
000
- $49
,999
43
19
%
$50,
000
- $74
,999
29
12
%
$75,
000
- $99
,999
17
7%
Grea
ter t
han
$100
,000
19
8%
Pref
er n
ot to
ans
wer
51
22
%
Tabl
e 2:
Res
pond
ent’s
Hou
seho
ld M
akeu
p Ag
e Co
unt (
#)
Perc
ent
0-5
59
11%
6-12
57
11
%
13-1
9
118
23%
20-3
9 11
2 23
%
40-6
5 14
6 28
%
66 +
15
3%
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
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w C
ount
ies
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ter 2
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g 20
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rans
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rvey
Ana
lysi
s
3
Do
you
have
a r
elia
ble
form
of t
rans
port
atio
n?
79%
of r
espo
nden
ts id
entif
y ha
ving
a re
liabl
e fo
rm o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion,
21
%
do n
ot.
How
man
y re
gist
ered
and
ins
ured
mot
or v
ehic
les
does
you
r ho
useh
old
own?
Th
e av
erag
e ho
useh
old
owns
2 v
ehic
les.
13%
of r
espo
nden
ts d
o no
t ow
n a
vehi
cle
and
34%
ow
ning
on
e ve
hicl
e.
Th
e re
mai
ning
53
%
of
the
hous
ehol
ds r
espo
ndin
g to
thi
s su
rvey
ow
n 2-
5 re
gist
ered
and
ins
ured
ve
hicl
es. S
ee F
igur
e 2:
Num
ber o
f Veh
icle
s per
Hou
seho
ld.
Aver
age
Resp
onde
nt:
The
aver
age
surv
ey r
espo
nden
t ow
ns t
heir
hom
e an
d m
akes
mor
e th
an
$50,
000.
Ho
wev
er,
a gr
eate
r pe
rcen
tage
of
resp
onde
nts
are
repo
rtin
g in
com
es o
f le
ss t
han
$50,
000
(44%
).
The
aver
age
resp
onde
nt li
ves
in a
ho
useh
old
with
2.1
peo
ple
and
has 2
veh
icle
s.
One
34%
Two
30%
Thre
e14
%
Four
4%
Five
or m
ore
5%
Do n
ot o
wn
a ca
r or t
ruck
13%
Figu
re 2
: Num
ber o
f Veh
icles
per
Hou
seho
ld
For m
e pe
rson
ally
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
is ve
ry im
port
ant s
ince
I do
not
ow
n a
car a
nd
som
e of
the
plac
es I
need
to g
o ar
e fa
r aw
ay…
Taxi
s are
exp
ensiv
e…
“
”
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
4
Whe
re d
o re
spon
dent
s liv
e?
Wha
t com
mun
ity d
o yo
u liv
e in
? Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks re
spon
dent
s to
choo
se w
hat c
omm
unity
they
live
in. R
espo
nden
ts c
ould
cho
ose
from
a n
umbe
r of p
rede
term
ined
loca
tions
or
nam
e th
eir
own
loca
tion.
Whe
n ge
ogra
phic
ally
app
ropr
iate
, thi
s an
alys
is gr
oupe
d re
spon
ses
into
sist
er c
omm
uniti
es, f
or e
xam
ple
the
Citie
s of
Ho
ught
on a
nd H
anco
ck. F
igur
e 3:
Res
pond
ents
’ Com
mun
ities
show
whe
re re
spon
dent
s liv
e in
the
thre
e co
unty
are
a.
34%
of r
espo
nden
ts li
ve in
the
Houg
hton
/Han
cock
are
a (H
anco
ck: C
ity L
imits
(13%
), Ho
ught
on: C
ity L
imits
(10%
), Ho
ught
on: O
ther
(8%
), an
d Ha
ncoc
k: O
ther
(5%
));
25%
of r
espo
nden
ts li
ve in
the L’An
se/Baraga
area
(Bar
aga:
Vill
age
Lim
its (1
0%),
L’An
se: V
illag
e Li
mits
(6%
), Ba
raga
: Oth
er (4
%),
Kew
eena
w
Bay
Indi
an C
omm
unity
(3%
) and
L’A
nse:
Oth
er (2
%));
10
% o
f res
pond
ents
live
in th
e Ca
lum
et/L
auriu
m a
rea
(Cal
umet
: Vill
age
Lim
its (3
%),
Calu
met
: Oth
er (3
%),
Laur
ium
: Vill
age
Lim
its (4
%),
and
Laur
ium
: Oth
er (>
1%));
5%
of r
espo
nden
ts li
ve in
the
Lake
Lin
den/
Hubb
ell a
rea.
(Lak
e Li
nden
(3%
), Hu
bbel
l (2
%));
3%
of r
espo
nden
ts li
ve in
Dol
lar B
ay;
3% o
f res
pond
ents
live
in P
aine
sdal
e/So
uth
Rang
e;
3% o
f res
pond
ents
live
in C
hass
ell;
3% o
f res
pond
ents
liv
e in
Atla
ntic
Min
e;
3% o
f res
pond
ents
liv
e in
Zeb
a, a
nd
The
rem
aini
ng 4
% o
f res
pond
ents
live
in th
e fo
llow
ing
com
mun
ities
: o
Ahm
eek
oAl
loue
z/N
ew A
lloue
z o
Mas
on
oM
ohaw
k/Fu
lton
oPe
lkie
o
Elo
oSt
anto
n To
wns
hip
oO
skar
Bay
o
Scho
olcr
aft T
owns
hip
10%
34%
3%
3%
25%
3%
3%
5%
Figu
re 3
: Res
pond
ent’s
Com
mun
ities
3%
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
5
Whe
re a
re r
espo
nden
ts g
oing
?
Whe
re is
you
r da
ily w
ork
plac
e or
sch
ool,
or o
ther
are
a yo
u tr
avel
to\o
freq
uent
ly (3
or
mor
e tim
es a
wee
k)?
This
ques
tion
asks
resp
onde
nts t
o id
entif
y lo
catio
ns th
ey tr
avel
to th
ree
or m
ore
times
a w
eek.
Res
pond
ents
can
cho
ose
from
15
pred
eter
min
ed
loca
tions
, add
up
to fo
ur a
dditi
onal
ope
n en
ded
loca
tions
, and
giv
e lo
catio
ns fo
r bot
h w
ork
and
scho
ol.
Resp
onde
nts c
hose
as m
any
loca
tions
as
they
felt
fit to
thei
r life
styl
es. T
he 2
19 re
spon
dent
s se
lect
ed 6
26 lo
catio
ns th
at th
ey tr
avel
to th
ree
or m
ore
times
a w
eek.
Loc
atio
n re
spon
ses
are
show
n as
per
cent
ages
(the
num
ber
times
a r
espo
nden
t se
lect
ed a
loca
tion.
) For
exa
mpl
e, 7
0 of
219
res
pond
ents
sta
te t
hat
they
trav
el to
Do
wnt
own
Houg
hton
thr
ee t
imes
a w
eek;
whi
ch is
32%
of
all r
espo
nden
ts.
How
ever
, as
resp
onde
nts
can
mak
e m
ultip
le c
hoic
es t
he t
otal
re
spon
se p
erce
ntag
e is
grea
ter
than
100
%.
The
com
plet
e se
t of r
esul
ts a
re p
rese
nted
in T
able
3: L
ocat
ions
Res
pond
ents
are
Tra
velin
g to
3 o
r M
ore
Tim
es a
Wee
k.
Whe
n ap
prop
riate
, thi
s qu
estio
n’s
resu
lts lu
mpe
d to
geth
er o
ver l
appi
ng o
pen-
ende
d an
d fix
ed re
spon
ses,
for e
xam
ple
a re
spon
dent
sta
ted
that
th
ey g
o to
the
Min
e Sh
aft f
or w
ork,
this
resp
onse
was
then
cou
nted
as a
resp
onse
for p
eopl
e tr
avel
ing
to th
e M
-26
Shop
ping
Are
a.
40%
32%
19%
25%
15%
6%9%
9%7%
20%
5%9%
6%6%
10%
5%
051015202530354045
M-2
6 Sh
oppi
ng
Core
(H
ough
ton)
Dow
ntow
n Ho
ught
onM
ichi
gan
Tech
U
nive
rsity
Dow
ntow
n Ha
ncoc
kDo
wnt
own
Calu
met
CCIS
DCo
pper
Co
untr
y M
all
Port
age
Heal
thM
ine
Stre
et
Stat
ion
(Cal
umet
)
Dow
ntow
n Ba
raga
Jutil
a Ce
nter
Dow
ntow
n L'
Anse
Qui
ncy
Stre
et
Plaz
aFi
nlan
dia
Uni
vers
ityU
S-41
Sh
oppi
ng
Corr
idor
(L
'Ans
e)
Aspi
rus
Kew
eena
w
% of frequency
Tabl
e 3:
Loca
tions
Res
pond
ents
are
Tra
velin
g to
3 o
r Mor
e Ti
mes
a W
eek
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
6
“Alth
ough
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
does
not
wor
k fo
r my
fam
ily, I
feel
it is
cru
cial
for m
any
mem
bers
of o
ur
com
mun
ity.
I hav
e no
t inv
estig
ated
it a
s a fe
asib
le m
eans
for t
rans
port
atio
n fo
r my
fam
ily.”
How
fam
iliar
are
they
wit
h pu
blic
tran
sit s
yste
ms?
Th
is se
t of
que
stio
ns in
vest
igat
es r
espo
nden
ts o
vera
ll fa
mili
arity
and
pas
t ex
perie
nces
with
tra
nsit
syst
ems
and
thei
r kn
owle
dge
of t
rans
it re
sour
ces t
hat s
erve
Hou
ghto
n, K
ewee
naw
and
Bar
aga
Coun
ties.
Thi
s sec
tion
also
inqu
ires w
hy u
sers
are
acc
essin
g re
gion
al se
rvic
es.
Hav
e yo
u ev
er u
sed
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
in o
ther
are
as o
utsi
de o
f Bar
aga,
Hou
ghto
n an
d Ke
wee
naw
Cou
ntie
s?
This
ques
tion
asks
res
pond
ents
of t
heir
past
exp
erie
nces
with
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion.
49%
of r
espo
nden
ts id
entif
y ac
cess
ing
tran
sit s
yste
ms
in
othe
r are
as, 5
1% h
ave
not.
Resp
onde
nts
iden
tify
usin
g tr
ansit
sys
tem
s in
all
the
met
ro s
yste
ms
in t
he U
nite
d St
ates
of
Amer
ica,
inc
ludi
ng:
New
Yor
k Ci
ty,
Chic
ago,
W
ashi
ngto
n DC
, Sea
ttle
, Det
roit,
Min
neap
olis,
and
Milw
auke
e. A
num
ber o
f res
pond
ents
also
indi
cate
usin
g sm
alle
r sys
tem
s in
rura
l are
as, s
uch
as F
ond
du L
ac, E
au C
laire
, Dul
uth,
Alg
er C
ount
y, a
nd M
arq-
Tran
in M
arqu
ette
Cou
nty,
Mic
higa
n.
Hav
e yo
u ev
er u
sed
the
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
sys
tem
s in
Bar
aga,
Hou
ghto
n an
d Ke
wee
naw
Cou
ntie
s?
This
ques
tion
asks
resp
onde
nts o
f the
ir pa
st e
xper
ienc
es w
ith re
gion
al tr
ansit
serv
ices
in B
arag
a, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies.
3
5% o
f re
spon
dent
s ide
ntify
acc
essin
g re
gion
al tr
ansit
pro
vide
rs, 6
5% h
ave
not.
Do
you
curr
ently
use
tran
spor
tatio
n se
rvic
es, o
ther
than
a p
erso
nal o
wne
d ve
hicl
e?
This
ques
tion
allo
ws
resp
onde
nts
to s
elec
t as
man
y of
the
reg
iona
l tra
nsit
prov
ider
s an
d se
rvic
es t
hat
they
cur
rent
ly u
se.
The
Non
prof
it an
d O
ther
res
pons
es a
re o
pen
ende
d al
low
ing
indi
vidu
al t
o id
entif
y an
y ad
ditio
nal s
ervi
ce t
hey
are
acce
ssin
g.
27%
of p
eopl
e re
spon
ding
to
this
ques
tion
use
Neil’
s Ta
xi, 2
4% t
he C
ity o
f Hou
ghto
n O
n-De
man
d se
rvic
es, 2
4% t
he C
ity o
f Han
cock
’s O
n-De
man
d se
rvic
es, a
nd 1
4% t
he C
ity o
f Ho
ught
on D
ownt
owne
r Rou
te.
One
resp
onde
nt s
elec
ted
Non
prof
it Ag
encie
s and
sta
ted
they
use
the
Oak
Hou
se v
an. O
ther
tran
sit se
rvic
es b
eing
util
ized
by s
urve
y re
spon
dent
s ar
e CC
Lim
o Se
rvic
es, w
alki
ng a
nd fr
iend
s. S
ee T
able
4: P
erce
ntag
e of
Res
pond
ents
Usin
g Re
gion
al T
rans
it Se
rvic
es.
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
7
Al
thou
gh p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n do
es n
ot w
ork
for m
y fa
mily
, I fe
el it
is c
ruci
al fo
r man
y m
embe
rs o
f our
com
mun
ity.
I ha
ve n
ot in
vest
igat
ed it
as a
feas
ible
mea
ns fo
r tra
nspo
rtat
ion
for m
y fa
mily
.
If y
ou a
re c
urre
ntly
usi
ng th
e ab
ove
tran
spor
tatio
n se
rvic
es,
wha
t is
the
mai
n re
ason
for
your
trip
? Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks r
espo
nden
ts t
o ra
nk t
he t
op t
hree
pur
pose
s th
ey
acce
ss re
gion
al tr
ansit
serv
ices
. Se
e Fi
gure
4: R
anke
d Pu
rpos
es fo
r Usin
g Re
gion
al T
rans
it Se
rvic
es.
Thi
s qu
estio
n’s
resp
onse
for
Oth
er d
id n
ot
requ
ire re
spon
dent
s to
iden
tify
the
purp
ose
of th
ose
trip
s.
Figu
re 4
: Ran
ked
Purp
oses
for U
sing
Regi
onal
Tra
nsit
Serv
ices
Purp
ose
Rank
Er
rand
s (gr
ocer
y sh
oppi
ng, s
hopp
ing,
ban
k, p
ayin
g bi
lls)
1
Med
ical
(doc
tor’s
app
oint
men
ts, p
harm
acy,
etc
.)
2
Soci
al A
ctiv
ities
3
Scho
ol (G
ED, S
econ
dary
or H
igh
Scho
ol)
4
Wor
k 5
Oth
er
6
Serv
ices
(Dep
artm
ents
of H
uman
Ser
vice
s, Co
mm
unity
Ac
tion
Agen
cy, M
ichi
gan
Wor
ks)
7
To a
tten
d re
ligio
us se
rvic
es
8
14%
24%
24%
4%6%
1%1%
1%2%
27%
2%5%
4%
051015202530
City
of
Houg
hton
: Do
wnt
owne
r Ro
ute
City
of
Houg
hton
: On
Dem
and
City
of
Hanc
ock:
On
Dem
and
Com
mun
ity
Actio
n Ag
ency
: Fi
xed
Rout
e (M
ohaw
k to
Ho
ught
on)
Com
mun
ity
Actio
n Ag
ency
: O
n De
man
d (N
orth
End
)
Com
mun
ity
Actio
n Ag
ency
: O
n De
man
d (S
outh
End
)
Bara
gala
nd
Seni
or B
us:
Loca
l
Non
prof
itIn
dian
Tra
ils
Taxi
Ser
vice
s -N
eil's
Tax
iTa
xi S
ervi
ces -
Greg
g's T
axi
Taxi
Ser
vice
s -LL
Lynx
Oth
er
Tabl
e 4:
Per
cent
age
of R
espo
nden
ts U
sing
Regi
onal
Tra
nsit
Serv
ices
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
8
$3.0
0 15
%
$4.0
0 26
%
$5.0
0 19
%$6
.00
4%Oth
er15
%
Not
Ap
plic
able
: Do
not
hav
e a
car
21%
Figu
re 5
: Pric
e pe
r Gal
lon
Whe
n Re
spon
dent
s Will
Beg
in
Cons
ider
ing
Publ
ic Tr
ansit
Wha
t str
uctu
ral c
hang
es w
ill in
crea
se r
espo
nden
ts u
sage
of t
he r
egio
nal t
rans
it s
yste
m?
This
set
of q
uest
ions
ask
s re
spon
dent
s to
exa
min
e w
hy t
hey
do n
ot u
se r
egio
nal t
rans
it se
rvic
es m
ore
ofte
n an
d w
hat
enha
ncem
ents
in t
he
curr
ent s
ervi
ces w
ould
incr
ease
the
freq
uenc
y of
thei
r use
.
If y
ou d
rive
you
rsel
f, w
hat i
s th
e m
axim
um d
olla
r am
ount
per
gal
lon
of g
asol
ine
you
wou
ld b
e w
illin
g to
spe
nd b
efor
e co
nsid
erin
g us
ing
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion?
Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks re
spon
dent
s at w
hat p
rice
per g
allo
n w
ill g
asol
ine
have
to re
ach
befo
re th
ey w
ould
con
sider
usin
g pu
blic
tran
spor
tatio
n.
64%
of
all
resp
onde
nts
will
con
sider
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
once
gas
pric
es b
ecom
e a
cert
ain
leve
l ($3
.00
a ga
llon
or g
reat
er).
Whe
n th
e su
rvey
was
av
aila
ble
gaso
line
was
und
er $
3.00
a g
allo
n. A
t th
e tim
e of
thi
s an
alys
is ga
solin
e w
as o
ver
$3.0
0; a
t w
hich
tim
e 15
% o
f th
e re
spon
dent
s ar
e lo
okin
g at
alte
rnat
ive
mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion.
Se
e Fi
gure
5: P
rice
per G
allo
n W
hen
Resp
onde
nts W
ill B
egin
Con
sider
ing
Publ
ic T
rans
it.
Resp
onde
nts w
ho se
lect
ed O
ther
stat
ed th
e fo
llow
ing:
(Pric
e is)
not
a fa
ctor
I w
ould
cons
ider
tran
sit w
ith a
ny p
rice,
if i
t was
conv
enie
nt
I nee
d to
use
my
car f
or sa
les j
ob
Wal
k to
wor
k Pu
blic
tran
spor
t is m
ore
expe
nsiv
e th
an g
ettin
g ga
s!
(Pub
lic tr
ansit
is) n
ot a
vaila
ble
loca
lly
(Thi
s que
stio
n is)
too
spec
ulat
ive
I don
't pa
y at
tent
ion
to g
as p
rices
Co
st o
f gas
is n
ot th
e de
term
inin
g fa
ctor
for m
e W
e ca
n bo
th w
alk
to w
ork,
so p
rice
isn't
a bi
g co
ncer
n I w
ould
rath
er p
ublic
tran
spor
t no
mat
ter w
hat g
asol
ine
cost
s W
ould
pro
babl
y rid
e m
y bi
ke b
efor
e us
ing
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
Depe
nds o
n ve
hicle
and
bud
get
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
9
“…fr
om th
e N
orth
-end
(Cal
umet
). I t
hink
a
regu
lar s
ervi
ce 2
or 3
tim
es a
wee
k
wou
ld b
e go
od.”
Belo
w is
a li
st o
f pot
entia
l cha
nges
to th
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
sys
tem
or
pote
ntia
l fut
ure
chal
leng
es in
ow
ning
a v
ehic
le. P
leas
e m
ark
and
rank
all
of th
e ch
ange
that
wou
ld c
ause
you
or
your
fam
ily to
con
side
r pu
blic
tran
spor
tatio
n in
Bar
aga,
Hou
ghto
n an
d K
ewee
naw
Cou
ntie
s.
This
ques
tion
asks
res
pond
ent
to r
ank
elev
en p
oten
tial
enha
ncem
ents
to
the
regi
on’s
tra
nspo
rtat
ion
syst
em.
The
se e
nhan
cem
ents
wer
e ge
nera
ted
from
the
bra
inst
orm
ing
sess
ion
of t
rans
it pr
ovid
ers
and
advo
cate
s in
Sep
tem
ber
2010
. En
hanc
emen
ts fe
ll in
to o
ne o
f fou
r th
emes
(T
rans
port
atio
n Ro
utes
, Ca
rpoo
ling,
In
crea
sed
Pers
onal
Veh
icle
Cos
ts,
and
Enha
nced
Ser
vice
s.)
In
this
ques
tion
resp
onde
nts i
dent
ify a
djus
tmen
ts to
the
curr
ent
oper
atio
ns
whi
ch
allo
w
them
to
ac
cess
se
rvic
es m
ore
freq
uent
ly.
Resp
onde
nts
rank
mor
e fre
quen
t rou
tes
from
exi
stin
g tr
ansit
pro
vide
rs a
s th
e pr
inci
pal
adju
stm
ent
they
w
ould
like
to se
e.
The
next
adj
ustm
ent i
s an
incr
ease
in
per
sona
l veh
icle
cost
s, c
ause
d by
hig
her
cost
s fo
r fu
el,
insu
ranc
e, r
egist
ratio
n an
d pa
rkin
g.
The
third
m
ost
popu
lar
adju
stm
ent
is ex
tend
ed b
us s
ervi
ces
by
addi
ng a
dditi
onal
sto
ps in
sur
roun
ding
com
mun
ities
. Se
e Fi
gure
11:
Res
pond
ent
Rank
ed E
nhan
cem
ent
for
Incr
ease
Tra
nsit
Ride
rshi
p fo
r the
com
plet
e re
sults
for
this
ques
tion.
Tabl
e 5:
Res
pond
ent R
anke
d En
hanc
emen
ts fo
r Inc
reas
ed T
rans
it Ri
ders
hip
Enha
ncem
ent
Them
es
Rank
M
ore
freq
uent
rout
es fr
om e
xist
ing
tran
sit p
rovi
ders
(e
.g. e
very
30
min
utes
) Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Rout
es
1
High
er c
osts
for g
as, i
nsur
ance
regi
stra
tion
and
park
ing
fees
. In
crea
sed
Pers
onal
Ve
hicl
e Co
sts
2
Exte
nded
bus
serv
ices
(add
ition
al st
ops/
com
mun
ities
) Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Rout
es
3
Wel
l-mar
ked
bus s
tops
and
taxi
stan
ds
Enha
nced
Se
rvic
es
4
Coor
dina
ted
sche
dulin
g an
d pa
ymen
ts sy
stem
(bet
wee
n pr
ovid
ers)
En
hanc
ed
Serv
ices
5
Cent
ral d
ispat
chin
g fo
r all
serv
ices
En
hanc
ed
Serv
ices
6
Carp
ool/V
anpo
ol p
rogr
ams
Carp
oolin
g
7
Bike
rack
s on
buse
s En
hanc
ed
Serv
ices
8
Addi
tiona
l Par
k an
d Ri
de lo
ts (c
arpo
ol lo
ts)
Carp
oolin
g 9
Onb
oard
opt
ions
for u
sing
com
pute
rs, v
ideo
gam
es, W
i-Fi
or w
atch
ing
TV /
new
s En
hanc
ed
Serv
ices
10
Carp
oolin
g in
tern
et a
pplic
atio
n Ca
rpoo
ling
11
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ga, H
ough
ton
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ount
ies
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it Su
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s
10
Are
ther
e ot
her
chan
ges t
o th
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
net
wor
k th
at y
ou w
ould
sugg
est?
Th
is op
en e
nded
que
stio
n al
low
s res
pond
ents
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
offe
r add
ition
al su
gges
tions
for e
nhan
cem
ents
and
to sh
are
com
men
ts a
t thi
s po
int i
n th
e su
rvey
. F
rom
thes
e re
spon
ses a
nd c
omm
ents
two
type
s of d
ata
emer
ged.
1.Co
ntin
ued
docu
men
tatio
n su
ppor
ting
the
prop
osed
them
es: T
rans
port
atio
n Ro
utes
, Car
pool
ing,
Incr
ease
d Pe
rson
al V
ehic
le C
osts
, and
En
hanc
ed S
ervi
ces.
See
Tab
le 6
: Sup
port
for E
xist
ing
Them
es; a
nd
2.N
ew th
emes
to e
nhan
ce th
e ex
istin
g tr
ansit
serv
ices
: Fee
Sch
edul
e, P
rom
otio
n of
Ser
vice
s, In
corp
orat
ion
of B
icyc
le F
acili
ties a
nd R
ail
Deve
lopm
ent.
See
Tab
le 7
: New
The
mes
that
Em
erge
d.
Tabl
e 6:
Sup
port
for E
xist
ing
Them
es
Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Rout
es:
Exte
nded
Bus
Ser
vice
(add
ition
al st
ops /
com
mun
ities
)
Cove
r lar
ger a
rea
Mor
e se
rvice
s for
colle
ges
Trip
s acr
oss t
he b
ridge
from
Han
cock
to H
ough
ton,
and
bac
k –
just
a fe
w d
estin
atio
ns to
kee
p it
simpl
e at
firs
t….
A pu
re u
nive
rsity
line
that
stop
ped
at c
erta
in p
lace
s acr
oss t
he u
nive
rsity
, and
ext
ende
d ho
urs d
urin
g th
e w
eeke
nd fr
om T
hurs
day
to
Satu
rday
to a
ccom
mod
ate
peop
le g
oing
to d
ownt
own
bars
Th
e ne
ed fo
r pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
in th
e CL
K ar
ea is
muc
h ne
eded
Es
tabl
ish in
Bar
aga
Coun
ty
Noth
ing
avai
labl
e in
Bar
aga,
hel
p It
wou
ld b
enef
it th
e pe
ople
in B
arag
a Co
unty
to g
reat
ly h
ave
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
with
in th
e co
unty
and
to/f
rom
Hou
ghto
n Ke
wee
naw
loop
Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Rout
es: M
ore
freq
uent
rout
es fr
om e
xist
ing
tran
sit p
rovi
ders
(e.g
. ev
ery
30 m
inut
es)
Ex
tend
hou
rs, e
arly
am
Ha
ving
a b
us se
rvice
at n
ight
as b
ars g
et o
ut
Wee
kend
serv
ice
Actu
ally
hav
ing
a pu
blic
tran
spor
tatio
n “s
yste
m”,
ride
s for
tour
ist d
estin
atio
ns, a
nd in
crea
sed
optio
ns a
t nig
ht, i
.e. l
ate-
nigh
t rid
es h
ome
afte
r att
endi
ng b
ars o
r par
ties
Enha
nced
Ser
vice
s: C
entr
al D
ispa
tchi
ng
A
com
bine
d m
ultip
urpo
se re
gion
al sy
stem
is n
eede
d?
Cons
olid
atio
n of
Hou
ghto
n an
d Ha
ncoc
k sy
stem
s to
ONE
M
erge
/cen
tral
izatio
n of
serv
ice to
a co
unty
– w
ide
syst
em
Com
bini
ng H
ough
ton
and
Hanc
ock
Tran
sit
Unify
serv
ices
Bein
g ab
le to
sche
dule
in a
dvan
ce a
n on
-dem
and
bus p
ickup
at t
he sa
me
time
and
plac
e to
a g
iven
des
tinat
ion.
For
exa
mpl
e a
11:1
0 am
pi
ck-u
p at
Hou
ghto
n Hi
gh g
oing
to M
TU M
onda
y th
ru F
riday
Be
twee
n Li
ttle
Bro
ther
s and
oth
er a
genc
ies –
ther
e is
a ne
ed to
coor
dina
te tr
ips t
o M
arqu
ette
for t
he e
lder
ly
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ga, H
ough
ton
and
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ount
ies
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g 20
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rans
it Su
rvey
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lysi
s
11
“Cu
rren
t sys
tem
s are
wel
l run
. Bu
t a c
entr
alize
d co
unty
or r
egio
n w
ide
syst
em w
ould
be
mor
e co
st
effe
ctiv
e an
d be
a b
ette
r util
izatio
n of
exi
stin
g an
d ne
eded
reso
urce
s – b
oth
hum
an a
nd c
apita
l.”
Fede
ral l
aw a
llow
s em
ploy
ees
to d
educ
t a p
re-t
ax a
llow
ance
of $
110.
00 p
er m
onth
for
tran
sit s
ervi
ces.
If y
our
empl
oyer
allo
wed
yo
u to
pur
chas
e tr
ansi
t car
ds a
s a
pre-
tax
bene
fit w
ould
you
be
mor
e ap
t to
use
the
serv
ices
. Th
is qu
estio
n ga
uged
resp
onde
nts i
nter
est i
n pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in a
fede
ral p
re-t
ax a
llow
ance
for t
rans
it se
rvic
es.
67
% o
f res
pond
ents
stat
e th
at
they
are
inte
rest
ed in
the
bene
fit, 3
8% a
re n
ot.
Tabl
e 7:
New
The
mes
that
Em
erge
d Fe
e Sc
hedu
le
Fr
eque
nt ri
der d
iscou
nts
Low
er co
st –
esp
ecia
lly fo
r fam
ilies
Lo
wer
fare
s to
coin
cide
with
regu
lar s
ched
uled
rout
es (i
t is p
ossib
le th
at I
am m
isinf
orm
ed a
bout
the
cost
of r
ider
ship
)…
Mor
e su
bsid
ies
Low
cost
bus
rout
e I w
ould
like
a lo
wer
fee.
Gog
ebic
Coun
ty h
as a
n aw
esom
e tr
ansit
syst
em ru
nnin
g fro
m W
akef
ield
to Ir
onw
ood
and
ever
ywhe
re in
be
twee
n. It
runs
bac
k an
d fo
rth
on th
e ho
ur fo
r a $
1.25
. Pr
omot
ion
of S
ervi
ces
M
uch
bett
er m
arke
ting…
…
I wou
ld a
lso su
gges
t inc
reas
ed p
ublic
ity!
Inco
rpor
atio
n of
Bic
ycle
Fac
ilitie
s
Bi
ke L
anes
Di
stin
ctiv
e bi
ke la
nes a
nd m
ore
care
for s
idew
alks
M
ore
bike
frie
ndly
rout
es
Mor
e bi
cycle
pat
hs w
ith e
asy
acce
ss to
bus
stop
s for
hyb
rid co
mm
unity
– fo
r ex.
, bik
e pa
rt w
ay, b
us p
art w
ay …
Ra
il De
velo
pmen
t
A ra
il sy
stem
wou
ld b
e ni
ce
How
abo
ut tr
ains
…ca
n w
e lo
ok a
t eve
r hoo
king
up
with
Am
trak
for m
ajor
trav
el?
TRAI
NS!
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ga, H
ough
ton
and
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Very
im
port
ant
65%
Som
ewha
t im
port
ant
32%
Not
im
port
ant
3%
Figu
re 6
: Re
spon
dent
s Sup
port
for R
egio
nal a
Tr
ansit
Sys
tem
Yes
26%
Poss
ibly
56%
No
18%
Figu
re 7
: Res
pond
ents
Com
mitm
ent
to
Enha
nced
Tra
nsit
Rout
es
Do
resp
onde
nts
supp
ort a
reg
iona
l tra
nsit
sys
tem
and
pro
pose
d en
hanc
emen
ts?
This
set o
f que
stio
ns g
auge
s re
spon
dent
s su
ppor
t for
a re
gion
al tr
ansit
sys
tem
and
resp
onde
nts
prop
osed
usa
ge o
f an
enha
nced
syst
em.
How
im
port
ant
is i
t fo
r Ba
raga
, Hou
ghto
n, a
nd K
ewee
naw
Cou
ntie
s to
hav
e a
good
m
ass
tran
sit s
yste
m?
A co
mbi
ned
97%
of r
espo
nden
ts f
eel t
hat
it is
impo
rtan
t th
at t
he t
ri-co
unty
are
a ha
ve a
goo
d m
ass t
rans
it sy
stem
. O
nly
3% o
f res
pond
ents
feel
that
a re
gion
al tr
ansit
syst
em is
not
impo
rtan
t.
See
Figu
re 6
: Res
pond
ents
Sup
port
for a
Reg
iona
l Tra
nsit
Syst
em.
If a
n im
prov
ed tr
ansp
orta
tion
sys
tem
ran
a r
oute
from
you
r w
orkp
lace
to a
sto
p ne
ar
your
res
iden
ce, w
ould
you
rid
e a
bus
or a
van
pool
to a
nd fr
om w
ork
inst
ead
of d
rivi
ng
your
car
? Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks r
espo
nden
ts t
o co
nsid
er u
se o
f tr
ansit
ser
vice
s if
they
wer
e m
ade
easil
y ac
cess
ible
(i.e
. if a
tra
nsit
rout
e ra
n ne
ar t
heir
resid
ence
.) 2
6% o
f res
pond
ents
iden
tify
that
the
y w
ill u
se t
rans
it if
rout
es w
ere
mor
e co
nven
ient
. 56
% o
f re
spon
dent
s w
ill p
ossib
ly c
onsid
er t
he
serv
ice
if it
wer
e m
ore
conv
enie
nt. S
ee F
igur
e 7:
Res
pond
ents
Com
mitm
ent
to E
nhan
ced
Tran
sit
Rout
es.
This
ques
tion
also
allo
wed
res
pond
ents
to
shar
e th
e lo
catio
n of
the
ir ho
me
for
futu
re p
lann
ing
purp
oses
; how
ever
loca
tions
will
not
be
shar
ed in
this
anal
ysis.
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ga, H
ough
ton
and
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ount
ies
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s
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"Sw
ipe
and
Ride
" car
d55
%Pr
e-pu
rcha
sed
toke
n or
tic
kets
19%
Cash
pa
ymen
t fo
r eac
h rid
e25
%
Oth
er1%
Figu
re 8
: Res
pond
ents
Pre
ferr
ed M
etho
d of
Pay
men
t
31%
52%
44%
26%
45%
53%
7%
0%10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Mai
n m
eans
of
tr
ansp
orta
tion
Com
mut
e to
w
ork
Med
ical
nee
d pu
rpos
es
(hos
pita
l, do
ctor
or
phar
mac
y tr
ips)
Educ
atio
n (c
olle
ge o
r hi
gh sc
hool
at
tend
ance
)
Even
tsPe
rson
al
choi
ce
purp
oses
(s
hopp
ing,
re
crea
tion,
sp
ecia
l eve
nts,
et
c.)
Oth
er
Figu
re 9
: Pre
ferr
ed U
se fo
r Pub
lic T
rans
it
Plea
se c
heck
all
mea
ns th
at y
ou w
ould
con
side
r fo
r pu
blic
tran
spor
tati
on in
Ba
raga
, Hou
ghto
n an
d Ke
wee
naw
Cou
ntie
s.
This
ques
tion
asks
res
pond
ents
to
choo
se t
heir
pref
erre
d m
etho
d of
pay
men
t fo
r pu
blic
tran
sit s
ervi
ces.
55%
of r
espo
nden
ts p
refe
r pay
ing
with
a p
repa
id c
ard,
“Sw
ipe
and
Ride
” car
d sy
stem
. S
ee F
igur
e 8:
Res
pond
ents
Pre
ferr
ed M
etho
d of
Pay
men
t.
Plea
se ch
eck
ALL
need
s tha
t you
wou
ld co
nsid
er fo
r pu
blic
tran
spor
tatio
n in
Ba
raga
, Hou
ghto
n an
d Ke
wee
naw
Cou
ntie
s. Th
is qu
estio
n as
ks r
espo
nden
ts t
o id
entif
y al
l typ
es o
f tr
ips
that
the
y w
ill u
se p
ublic
tr
ansp
orta
tion
for
if th
e se
rvic
es w
ere
mor
e ac
cess
ible
to
a gr
eate
r rid
ersh
ip. 6
5% o
f re
spon
dent
s w
ill u
se s
ervi
ces
for
Pers
onal
Cho
ice
Purp
oses
(sho
ppin
g, r
ecre
atio
n an
d sp
ecia
l eve
nts)
. 5
2% w
ould
like
to
use
the
serv
ices
to
Com
mut
e to
Wor
k.
See
all
resu
lts in
Fig
ure
9: P
refe
rred
Use
for P
ublic
Tra
nsit
for a
ll re
sults
.
Resp
onde
nts w
ho se
lect
ed O
ther
st
ated
the
follo
win
g:
● T
rip to
the
airp
orts
●
Bac
kpac
king
trip
s ●
Visi
ting
frie
nds /
fam
ily
● S
choo
l reu
nion
s ●
Rid
e ho
me
from
the
bar
● C
ar b
eing
fixe
d ●
Wea
ther
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ga, H
ough
ton
and
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eena
w C
ount
ies
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ter 2
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Oth
er C
omm
ents
Re
spon
dent
s sha
red
open
end
ed c
omm
ents
, tho
ught
s, su
gges
tions
and
con
cern
s in
this
part
of t
he su
rvey
. So
me
of th
e co
mm
ents
hav
e al
read
y ap
pear
ed a
bove
in th
e fo
rm o
f quo
tes.
Thi
s sec
tion
grou
ps c
omm
ents
col
lect
ed in
to th
emes
. No
t all
com
men
ts w
ere
incl
uded
in th
is se
ctio
n.
Quo
tes w
ith sp
ellin
g an
d gr
amm
atic
al e
rror
s hav
e be
en c
orre
cted
for t
his s
ectio
n. L
onge
r quo
tes h
ave
been
edi
ted
or sp
lit w
hen
they
add
ress
a
num
ber o
f the
mes
or i
deas
. Th
e co
nsol
idat
ed c
omm
ents
are
pre
sent
ed in
Tab
le 1
0: C
onso
lidat
ed C
omm
ents
.
Oth
er c
omm
ents
, tho
ught
s an
d su
gges
tion
s yo
u w
ould
like
to s
hare
.
Tabl
e 10
: Con
solid
ated
Com
men
ts
Supp
ort f
or E
xist
ing
Serv
ices
Plea
se k
eep
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
in th
e Co
pper
Cou
ntry
……
plea
se
I’ve
only
use
d Ha
ncoc
k Tr
ansit
so fa
r…an
d th
ink
they
are
doi
ng a
gre
at jo
b an
d th
ey a
re a
gre
at a
sset
to th
e co
mm
unity
I t
hink
it is
ver
y im
port
ant t
hat t
here
is a
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
in th
e ar
ea p
leas
e. T
here
are
so m
any
seni
or c
itize
ns th
at d
on’t
have
a w
ay to
get
to
the
mal
l, sh
oppi
ng, e
tc.
This
wou
ld b
e w
onde
rful
for t
hem
and
oth
ers.
Th
e bu
s ser
vice
is v
ery
impo
rtan
t to
all s
enio
r citi
zens
and
peo
ple
who
do
not h
ave
cars
. Ve
ry g
ood
serv
ices
ple
ase
empl
oyee
s. Al
thou
gh I
do n
ot u
se p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n, I
valu
e th
e be
nefit
s for
my
com
mun
ity. T
his i
s an
impo
rtan
t ser
vice
for t
hose
who
can
not a
fford
pe
rson
al v
ehic
les.
I rea
lly a
ppre
ciat
e th
e bu
s ser
vice
s…Pl
ease
don
’t ta
ke th
e bu
s aw
ay fr
om m
e.
For m
e pe
rson
ally
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
is ve
ry im
port
ant s
ince
I do
not
ow
n a
car a
nd so
me
of th
e pl
aces
I ne
ed to
go
are
far a
way
-prin
cipa
lly th
e Po
rtag
e Ho
spita
l, Ke
wee
naw
Co-
op, o
ccas
iona
lly H
anco
ck A
irpor
t…
Yout
h an
d se
nior
s are
in g
reat
nee
d of
an
alte
rnat
e sy
stem
of t
rans
port
atio
n. M
ass t
rans
it w
ould
add
ress
thei
r tra
nspo
rtat
ion
need
s.
I see
how
ver
y im
port
ant t
hat t
rans
it sy
stem
s are
to se
vera
l res
iden
ts h
ere.
It w
ould
be
nice
to h
ave
som
e so
rt (n
ot ta
xis a
s the
y ar
e m
ore
expe
nsiv
e) o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion
(bus
es o
n th
e w
eeke
nd)…
…
Alth
ough
I do
hav
e m
y ow
n ve
hicl
e, I
wou
ld d
efin
itely
con
sider
usin
g pu
blic
tran
sit fr
om ti
me
to ti
me
if it
wer
e av
aila
ble
to m
e.
Just
bec
ause
I w
ould
n't u
se p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n on
a d
aily
bas
is do
esn'
t mea
n th
at I
don'
t thi
nk it
's im
port
ant f
or o
ther
s to
have
acc
ess t
o. I
'm
fort
unat
e en
ough
that
I do
n't h
ave
to re
ly o
n pu
blic
tran
spor
tatio
n, b
ut m
any
peop
le in
the
Copp
er C
ount
ry a
re n
ot.
I thi
nk tr
ansit
tran
spor
tatio
n is
a m
ust i
n th
ese
coun
ties,
not a
ll pe
ople
hav
e a
vehi
cle o
r can
affo
rd th
e ga
s to
get t
o th
eir d
estin
atio
n.
Inte
grat
ion
with
Bik
e an
d Pe
dest
rian
Path
way
s
I bi
ke a
s muc
h as
pos
sible
. Bi
ke la
nes a
nd ro
ad sh
ould
ers w
ould
faci
litat
e th
is.
Man
y pe
ople
wou
ld c
ombi
ne b
ike
ridin
g w
ith p
ublic
tran
sit, i
f ava
ilabl
e an
d if
it w
ere
coor
dina
ted…
resid
ent w
ould
use
a “H
elp-
Me-
up-t
he-H
ill”
shut
tle se
rvic
e…
In th
is su
rvey
you
ass
ume
all t
rans
port
atio
n is
by m
otor
veh
icle
. I c
omm
ute
by b
icyc
le fo
r muc
h of
the
year
as d
o m
any
othe
rs.
You
shou
ld
cons
ider
that
in y
our s
urve
y de
sign
and
thin
k ab
out h
ow n
on-m
otor
ized
tran
spor
tatio
n fit
s int
o th
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
plan
. I w
ish y
ou w
ere
surv
eyin
g on
man
y di
ffere
nt a
ltern
ativ
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
optio
ns (e
.g. w
alki
ng, b
ikin
g, te
leco
mm
utin
g).
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ga, H
ough
ton
and
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ount
ies
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lopm
ent o
f New
Ser
vice
s
Bara
ga C
ount
y ha
d th
e hi
ghes
t une
mpl
oym
ent.
We
need
tran
spor
tatio
n.
Regu
lar t
rans
it fr
om M
TU a
nd F
U c
ampu
ses t
o M
ont R
iple
y Sk
i are
a. M
any
stud
ents
wal
k do
wn
the
high
way
to th
e sk
i are
a.
…I h
ave
no tr
ansp
orta
tion
avai
labl
e to
me
whe
n m
y hu
sban
d is
at w
ork…
.we
have
onl
y on
e ca
r and
I do
n’t d
rive
and
I am
ther
efor
e un
able
to g
et
arou
nd…
.I ha
ve b
een
aski
ng w
hy w
e ne
ver h
ave
tran
spor
tatio
n av
aila
ble
in L
ake
Lind
en, C
alum
et a
nd u
p…
Wha
t abo
ut a
dditi
onal
rout
es o
r rou
te w
ith m
ore
stop
s tha
t ran
onl
y a
coup
le ti
mes
a d
ay, s
uch
as b
efor
e w
ork
(7:3
0-8:
30am
) at n
oon
and
agai
n af
ter w
ork
(4-5
:30
pm) t
o ac
com
mod
ate
colle
ge st
uden
ts a
nd w
orke
rs?
Cur
rent
ly th
ere
is a
gap
in H
ough
ton
on-d
eman
d se
rvic
e be
twee
n th
e da
y se
rvic
e an
d th
e ni
ght w
here
if y
ou n
eed
a rid
e be
twee
n 4:
45 a
nd 5
:15
pm th
ere
is of
ten
a lo
ng w
ait.
Cou
ld th
is be
add
ress
ed?.
.. M
any
peop
le in
the
nort
h en
d do
not
hav
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
to a
cces
s em
ploy
men
t opp
ortu
nitie
s, sh
oppi
ng, e
tc. i
n Ho
ught
on/H
anco
ck.
As a
n em
ploy
ee a
t Bar
aga
Coun
ty D
HS. I
see
the
grea
t nee
d in
our
are
a fo
r clie
nts t
o ha
ve a
n al
tern
ativ
e m
eans
of t
rans
port
atio
n re
: em
ploy
men
t. S
o m
any
of th
e cl
ient
s wou
ld b
enef
it by
relia
ble
tran
spor
tatio
n to
doc
tor a
ppoi
ntm
ents
at P
HS…
…
Also
I do
not
cur
rent
ly le
ave
Moh
awk
3 tim
es o
r mor
e a
wee
k as
I ca
nnot
affo
rd th
e ga
s and
my
old
vehi
cle
is of
ten
in n
eed
of re
pair.
I w
ould
tr
avel
to C
alum
et, H
ough
ton,
and
Han
cock
mor
e if
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
wer
e av
aila
ble…
. Th
e hi
lls in
Hou
ghto
n ar
e tr
each
erou
s esp
ecia
lly in
win
ter f
or d
isabl
ed a
nd e
lder
ly; n
eed
serv
ice
hour
s lat
er th
an 5
pm, n
eed
wee
kend
serv
ices
…
…if
ther
e w
as a
n ex
pand
ed fi
xed
rout
e se
rvic
e th
at w
ent t
o m
ost m
ajor
loca
tions
in b
oth
citie
s (ev
eryw
here
from
Tec
h to
Eco
no a
nd th
e m
all a
nd
thro
ugh
Hanc
ock
to th
e ho
spita
l…)
…cr
eate
a re
gula
r fix
ed ro
ute
that
wou
ld g
o be
twee
n th
e ho
spita
l, Ha
ncoc
k an
d Ho
ught
on.
Perh
aps a
sim
ilar s
yste
m o
r str
onge
r rid
e sh
are
syst
em c
ould
be
put i
n pl
ace
for t
he H
anco
ck a
irpor
t too
. Th
e cu
rren
t tra
nsit
bus s
ervi
ce n
eeds
to e
xpan
d an
d I h
ope
that
this
will
allo
w fo
r tha
t to
happ
en
From
the
nort
h en
d (C
alum
et) I
thin
k a
regu
lar s
ervi
ce 2
or 3
tim
es a
wee
k w
ould
be
good
…
The
need
for p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n in
the
CLK
area
is m
uch
need
ed.
My
conc
ern
is th
e ea
se o
f use
for o
ur a
ging
pop
ulat
ion
and
the
safe
ty a
nd
secu
rity
of th
ese
indi
vidu
als..
. Also
, eve
ning
hou
rs o
ffere
d to
the
CLK
area
, wou
ld a
llow
adu
lts a
nd k
ids a
like
to a
tten
d m
ovie
s, sp
ortin
g ev
ents
, et
c. to
the
Houg
hton
-Han
cock
are
a w
ithou
t the
has
sle o
f fin
ding
a ri
de.
Addi
ng re
gula
r ser
vice
to th
e ai
rpor
t wou
ld b
e gr
eat.
I kno
w it
’s a
smal
ler c
omm
unity
, but
ther
e ha
s got
to b
e a
way
to im
prov
e th
e pu
blic
tran
sit in
Hou
ghto
n-Ha
ncoc
k Th
e tr
ibal
com
mun
ity in
Bar
aga
is de
sper
atel
y in
nee
d of
pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
betw
een
L’An
se a
nd B
arag
a I w
ork
with
stud
ents
who
do
not h
ave
tran
spor
tatio
n in
the
even
ings
to p
artic
ipat
e in
scho
ol o
r oth
er c
omm
unity
func
tions
. Pa
rent
s oft
en d
o no
t ha
ve tr
ansp
orta
tion
to a
tten
d sc
hool
mee
tings
Th
ere
is a
stro
ng n
eed
for p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n in
Bar
aga
Coun
ty th
ere
are
man
y un
empl
oyed
peo
ple
here
with
no
way
to g
et a
roun
d if
ther
e w
ere
to b
e im
plem
ente
d it
wou
ld b
enef
it th
e ar
ea g
reat
ly.
Tran
spor
tatio
n fo
r the
rura
l poo
r is a
maj
or is
sue.
Ad
ditio
nal P
rodu
cts
…
Desig
nate
d bu
s sto
ps e
spec
ially
dow
ntow
n w
ould
hel
p av
oid
som
e co
nfus
ion
that
I ex
perie
nced
in d
river
s not
alw
ays s
topp
ing
beca
use
they
th
ough
t no
one
was
wai
ting
for t
he b
us…
.shel
ter f
or th
e ra
in a
nd sn
ow.
…Ad
vert
ising
the
serv
ices
, I th
ink
a lo
t of p
eopl
e th
ink
it is
only
for o
ld p
eopl
e (s
enio
r citi
zens
) tha
t liv
e in
the
hous
ing
units
. M
arke
ting
of a
new
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
is g
oing
to b
e ke
y, to
enc
oura
ge p
eopl
e to
use
the
syst
em.
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ga, H
ough
ton
and
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eena
w C
ount
ies
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ter 2
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g 20
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rans
it Su
rvey
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lysi
s
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Cons
olid
atio
n of
Ser
vice
s
Curr
ent s
yste
ms a
re w
ell r
un.
But a
cen
tral
ized
coun
ty o
r reg
ion
wid
e sy
stem
wou
ld b
e m
ore
cost
effe
ctiv
e an
d be
bet
ter u
tiliza
tion
of e
xist
ing
and
need
ed re
sour
ces -
bot
h hu
man
and
cap
ital.
At a
tim
e w
hen
the
Stat
e of
Mic
higa
n is
unde
r fin
anci
al st
ress
ther
e is
abso
lute
ly n
o re
ason
wha
tsoe
ver t
hat o
ur si
ngle
com
mun
ity o
f Hou
ghto
n an
d Ha
ncoc
k ne
eds t
o ha
ve tw
o se
para
te p
ublic
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
s. C
onso
lidat
e th
e tw
o sy
stem
s int
o on
e!!!
W
hy d
o Ha
ncoc
k an
d Ho
ught
on ru
n di
ffere
nt li
nes?
The
y sh
ould
be
com
bine
d to
save
cos
ts.…
…
I thi
nk it
wou
ld b
e a
good
idea
to h
ave
a re
gula
r rou
te to
the
hosp
ital a
nd b
ette
r coo
rdin
atio
n be
twee
n th
e Ho
ught
on a
nd H
anco
ck’s
on-d
eman
d se
rvic
es.
Som
etim
es w
hen
you
go to
the
hosp
ital y
ou c
all H
anco
ck o
n-de
man
d an
d so
meo
ne e
lse w
ill h
ave
calle
d Ho
ught
on o
n-de
man
d or
a ta
xi.
It w
ould
mak
e m
ore
sens
e fo
r eve
ryon
e to
coo
rdin
ate
all H
anco
ck P
orta
ge c
alls
cent
rally
and
redu
ce e
very
one’
s cos
ts…
. …
I thi
nk th
ere
are
oppo
rtun
ities
for b
ette
r use
of i
t. …
I thi
nk th
e tw
o ci
ties h
ave
to w
ork
toge
ther
on
a co
mbi
ned
syst
em in
ord
er to
mak
e th
is w
ork.
It
seem
s so
inef
ficie
nt o
n m
any
leve
ls to
hav
e tw
o sy
stem
s ser
ving
Han
cock
/Hou
ghto
n. C
an th
ey m
erge
?...
Havi
ng se
para
te C
ity o
f Hou
ghto
n, C
ity o
f Han
cock
and
seni
or sy
stem
s is r
idic
ulou
s. W
e ne
ed o
ne u
nify
ing
syst
em to
pro
vide
serv
ices
inst
ead
of
seve
ral l
ittle
syst
ems a
ll tr
ying
to d
o th
e sa
me
thin
gs a
nd st
eppi
ng o
n on
e an
othe
r’s to
es
Yea
it’s a
real
bum
mer
that
ther
e isn
't a
bett
er tr
ansp
orta
tion
syst
em in
this
area
. I'm
pre
tty
sure
Hou
ghto
n , B
arag
a, a
nd K
ewee
naw
Cou
ntie
s hav
e m
ore
mon
ey fo
r suc
h th
ings
than
Gog
ebic
Cou
nty.
Pr
icin
g
The
dem
and
serv
ice
just
isn’
t wor
th th
e $1
0/pe
rson
roun
d tr
ip if
you
ow
n a
vehi
cle
…bu
ying
a m
onth
ly, u
nlim
ited
pass
I w
ould
real
ly c
onsid
er it
. But
righ
t now
, it j
ust d
oesn
’t m
eet m
y ne
eds.
…Ta
xi is
exp
ensiv
e…
I see
how
ver
y im
port
ant t
he tr
ansit
syst
em is
to se
vera
l res
iden
ts h
ere.
It w
ould
be
nice
to h
ave
som
e so
rt o
f sys
tem
(not
taxi
’s a
s the
y ar
e m
ore
expe
nsiv
e.)
…I a
m a
retir
ed n
urse
and
hav
e be
en e
xpos
ed to
man
y pa
tient
s who
hav
e to
pay
for t
axis
and
it ge
ts e
xpen
sive.
Resu
lts
Data
fro
m t
he s
urve
y w
ill s
uppo
rt t
he c
omm
unity
nee
ds a
sses
smen
t fo
r a
regi
onal
coo
rdin
ated
tra
nsit
serv
ices
stu
dy a
nd a
cces
sibi
lity
plan
co
verin
g Ba
raga
, Hou
ghto
n, a
nd K
ewee
naw
Cou
ntie
s.
Wes
tern
Upp
er P
enin
sula
Pla
nnin
g an
d De
velo
pmen
t Reg
ion
is co
nduc
ting
this
stud
y w
ith
fund
ing
thro
ugh
the
Mic
higa
n De
part
men
t of T
rans
port
atio
n –
Bure
au o
f Pas
seng
er T
rans
port
atio
n.
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton
and
Kew
eena
w C
ount
ies
Win
ter 2
010/
Sprin
g 20
11 T
rans
it Su
rvey
Ana
lysi
s
17
This
page
has
bee
n le
ft bl
ank
inte
ntio
nally
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix H: Interview Questions
Interview Questions:
What is your personal impression of how the public transit system is working in the region? Do you think there are needs that are not being met by public transportation in this region? Have you heard from any of your constituents/colleagues that there are transportation needs that are not being met by the existing transit system? Do you, family members, or any of your employees, ever use public transit? Do you have any documentation of those needs, any reports your agency has written, letters from constituents, etc? What do you think of the Houghton’s / Hancock / CAA’s and Baragaland service? Each provides DialRide/on-demand service do you think there are other areas where that might be useful to residents or businesses? If any major improvements to the transit system were to happen, it would probably require more funding. What issues and concerns would need to be addressed for you to consider supporting development of more funding?
What were expectations when developing this plan / application what are the expectations of the (Houghton County Transit Authority / MDOT)
Who else should we talk to?
What else should we doing?
Other Comments?
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix I: Post-Draft Public Input
Post-Draft Public Input Following completion of the study draft, it was distributed in print to providers who played a major role in its development. Other stakeholders were notified of the draft’s availability online at www.wuppdr.org. There was a formal written comment period of slightly less than one month in October and November 2011 during which three provider responses were received:
One provider concurred with findings.
One provider corrected information on its services, and changes were made accordingly.
One stakeholder concurred in some respects but requested the implementation timeline be reduced from five years to three; upon WUPPDR staff reconsideration, such change was found not to be viable.
In the process of contacting providers for a related survey, two more corrections to provider services in the plan were received and incorporated. Other changes were made based on staff knowledge.
After final editing of this draft, one public forum was scheduled as originally intended. This was targeted to both stakeholders and the general public. Primary stakeholders were directly contacted, and a press release (Appendix J) was done for the public. Local governments most likely to be affected by early stages of the study recommendation were also notified directly. One local legislator unable to attend the forum sent extensive written questions and comments regarding the study’s structure and content. All were considered by WUPPDR staff and responded to but led to only minor changes in wording. The forum took place at the Portage Lake District Library Community Room in Houghton on December 15, 2011, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. It included a presentation of the study from start to finish (Appendix K) followed by a question and comment period. Various print materials, including study drafts, were also available for review. The most notable finding from the event was a level of dissatisfaction with the open-ended nature of the plan in that it lacks a concrete institutional arrangement for implementation. WUPPDR and MDOT staff conveyed a need for bottom-up efforts beginning with providers and local governing bodies to begin implementation of the study recommendation. The need for an entity to maintain effort, including continuing provider meetings to “keep things going,” was also recognized. Other comments received at the forum included the following:
Although one commenter was favorable toward an opportunity to combine public transit with bicycling for multi-modal trips, the commenter suggested ridesharing may be a more viable option on rural routes. WUPPDR noted the forthcoming transit website will include a carpooling application to help serve this purpose.
One commenter suggested development of a pro forma budget showing example costs and millage levy for a multi-county transit authority in order to ease future planning efforts; this was accepted as a valid next step to take but will not be directly incorporated into this study.
More than one commenter discussed funding details and limitations under the current funding mechanisms and as related to a hypothetical transit authority.
Numerous comments discussed the importance and methods of advertising services to increase awareness and ridership on current and future transit systems.
The list of attendees at the public forum follows:
Chris Alquist, Portage Lake District Library
Glenn Anderson, City of Hancock
Peter Autio, Michigan Department of Human Services
George Dewey, Michigan Tech Transportation Enterprise
Melody Doig, transit user
Paul Lehto, Calumet Township
Chuck Lindstrom, MDOT
Jodi Reynolds, City of Houghton Motor Transit
Keren Tischler, general public
Curt Webb, Keweenaw Co-Op
Jerald Wuorenmaa, WUPPDR (presenter)
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix J: Public Forum Press Release
Public Forum on Transit in Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties
Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties Coordinated Human Services and Public Transit Plan
Appendix K: Public Forum Presentation
Coo
rdin
ated
Hum
an S
ervi
ces a
nd P
ublic
Tra
nsit
Plan
Dev
elop
ed b
y WU
PPD
R
Fund
ed b
y M
DO
T
Bara
ga, H
ough
ton,
and
Kew
eena
w
Coun
ties
Pres
enta
tion
Cont
ent
Aut
hori
ty/b
ackg
roun
d
Cur
rent
stat
us
Plan
ning
pro
cess
Alte
rnat
ives
Rec
omm
enda
tions
Impl
emen
tatio
n tim
elin
e
Purp
ose:
Fed
eral
Crit
eria
A
sses
s tra
nspo
rtat
ion
need
s for
disa
dvan
tage
d gr
oups
Inve
ntor
y av
aila
ble
serv
ices
Iden
tify
& a
ddre
ss g
aps i
n se
rvic
e
Iden
tify
actio
ns to
elim
inat
e/re
duce
dup
licat
ion
& in
crea
se
effic
ienc
y
Prio
ritiz
e im
plem
enta
tion
stra
tegi
es
Who
ben
efits
and
how
? Sp
ecia
l ser
vice
gro
ups
Elde
rly/
disa
bled
Lo
w-in
com
e Su
burb
s (in
clud
ing
even
ings
& w
eeke
nds)
R
ural
& sm
all u
rban
are
as
Bene
fits
Empl
oym
ent
Com
mun
ity in
volv
emen
t C
ost e
ffici
enci
es fo
r us
ers
Econ
omic
gro
wth
His
tory
of T
rans
it in
Reg
ion
Min
ing
era:
Str
eetc
ar, f
erry
, rai
l
Priv
atel
y fu
nded
mas
s tra
nsit
com
mon
1970
s: R
ise o
f aut
o ch
ange
d tr
ansit
Fe
dera
lly fu
nded
& C
omm
unity
Act
ion
Age
ncy
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ount
y de
mon
stra
tion
proj
ect
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ghto
n C
ount
y-w
ide
expe
rim
enta
tion
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y C
omm
unity
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ion
Age
ncy
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arag
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d Se
nior
Citi
zens
H
ough
ton/
Han
cock
Stud
y Ar
ea
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ga, H
ough
ton,
& K
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naw
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latio
n: 4
7,00
0
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capi
ta in
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e: 5
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cock
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illag
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lic
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it D
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City
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se
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ting:
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cial
ized
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prof
its
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e di
sabl
ed &
seni
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fede
ral f
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and-
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resp
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an se
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ntee
r se
rvic
es
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ning
Pro
cess
: Pro
vide
rs
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ilar
plan
for
Hou
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n C
o, 2
007
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ider
s Sur
vey,
Sep
tem
ber
2010
Ex
amin
ed c
urre
nt st
ate
of tr
ansit
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plor
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rovi
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capa
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for
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spon
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r 2
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ks
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ting,
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tem
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2010
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ning
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cess
: Use
rs
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ovem
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Dec
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r 20
10 &
Apr
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tatio
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r/su
mm
er
Nov
. & A
pril
com
mun
ity
outr
each
eve
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ning
Pro
cess
: Res
earc
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ofes
siona
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elop
men
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view
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paris
on S
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ART
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ural
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nor
ther
n W
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shla
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field
cou
ntie
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pula
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w-f
requ
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fixe
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rs 6
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: Nee
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com
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udy
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gro
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now
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serv
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vey
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mpo
rtan
t to
have
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stem
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: M
ore f
reque
nt ro
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from
exist
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prov
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s Lo
catio
ns a
cces
sed
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mes
/wee
k M
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shop
ping
cor
rido
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D
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cock
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coor
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amon
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ovid
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red
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prom
ote
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serv
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iew
fare
stru
ctur
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adm
inist
rativ
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endi
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ip
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ghto
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anco
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sues
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iffer
ent f
ares
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inte
r-ci
ty tr
avel
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fixed
rou
te b
etw
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ghto
n &
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cock
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hest
fare
s in
regi
on
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$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
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cock
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are
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or G
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and
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rnat
ives
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chan
ge in
serv
ices
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pans
ion
of se
rvic
es w
ithin
exi
stin
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ain
exist
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pand
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void
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lap
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nect
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poin
t
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nect
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rout
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nded
hou
rs
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rday
serv
ice
Feed
er ro
utes
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osed
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rnat
ives
3 &
4:
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blis
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horit
y 3.
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loca
l gov
ernm
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tes a
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whe
ther
to jo
in
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dary
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ed b
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rtic
ipan
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ist in
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Act
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of 1
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l gov
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ents
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ate
auth
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at o
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mot
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