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Transit Development Plan. GMTA ’ s Guide for Future Growth. Vision and Strategies October 20, 2011. Agenda. Vision of Future System Service Strategies Interregional services Regional commuter services Local routes Seasonal routes Shuttles Facilities Technology. Vision Statement. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transit Development PlanGMTA’s Guide for Future Growth
Vision and StrategiesOctober 20, 2011
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Agenda
• Vision of Future System• Service Strategies
▫Interregional services▫Regional commuter services▫Local routes▫Seasonal routes▫Shuttles▫Facilities▫Technology
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Vision Statement• Increasing ridership
▫ Economic development▫ Environmental benefits/costs avoided▫ Cost effective transportation
• Serving choice and dependent riders• Using technology to enhance convenience,
communication and reliability• Building integrated transportation system
▫ Work with bike, ped, carpool, carshare to rival cars▫ Interconnectivity and efficiency
• Shaping future development conducive to transit use▫ Work with communities to focus development in
transit-served corridors and enhance ped. Environment▫ Work with employers to encourage use of transit
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Characteristics of Future System•Reliability•More connections from outlying areas to
core•Park & Ride access•More flexible reservations
▫Same day▫Two weeks in advance
• Improved accommodations for bikes▫More rack capacity on buses▫Covered, secure bike racks at park & ride
locations
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Future Level of Service
•Commuter routes▫Weekdays – 3+ trips in each peak period
and some midday service•Local routes
▫Mon-Sat – 6:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.▫Sunday – 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.
•Seasonal routes▫Coordinated with ski area demand▫For both employees and visitors
•Shopping routes▫At least twice per week
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Vehicles
•Maintain small size fleet•Fuel efficiency•Alternative fuel•Bike accommodations•Air conditioning
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Facilities and Technology
•Passenger shelters•Bike racks•Vandal-proof schedule boxes•Trip planning software•Next bus; real-time passenger information•Wifi on buses (esp. commuters)•Online demand response scheduling•Paratransit scheduling software•Phone app/smartcards for fare payment
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Service Strategies
•Commuter routes•Local routes•Shuttles/Demand Response
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Commuter Routes
•Interregional▫Cambridge – Burlington▫Morrisville – St. Johnsbury via Hardwick
•Regional▫Morrisville – Cambridge via Johnson▫Cambridge – Smuggler’s Notch (seasonal)
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Local Routes
•Year-round service on Mountain Road Shuttle▫Possible extension north on VT 100 to
intersection with Stagecoach Rd Serve Shaw’s, Snows Market, Stowe Family
Dentistry•New Morrisville – Johnson route via VT 15
▫Part-time service to Johnson State College▫Includes Hyde Park▫Builds on new RCT shopping shuttle
•Expansion of Stowe-Morrisville Shopping Shuttle▫Conversion to regular local route
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Shuttles/Demand Response
•Demand response service from outlying towns into Morrisville▫Waterville, Belvidere, Eden, Wolcott,
Elmore•Demand response connections to
Caledonia and Orleans destinations▫Newport, Hardwick
•Expansion of current shopping shuttles▫Stowe – Morrisville▫Johnson – Morrisville
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Ways to Make Your Voice Heard•Via e-mail: [email protected] or
[email protected] •Via phone: 802-864-CCTA•Via fax: 802-864-5564•Via mail: GMTA TDP Comments
CCTA15 Industrial PkwyBurlington, VT 05401
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