AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT

FIXED ROUTE MASTER TRANSIT PLAN STATUS UPDATE

PRESENTED BY THE GOODMAN CORPORATION: APRIL 25, 2017

 AGENDA

BACKGROUND

STUDY PROCESS

TRANSIT TRADE-OFFS

NEXT STEPS
WHY A FIXED ROUTE MASTER TRANSIT PLAN?

EXISTING FIXED ROUTE SYSTEM IS INEFFICIENT, UNRELIABLE, &

POORLY DESIGNED

CONTINUED DECLINE IN SERVICE AND COST EFFECTIVENESS

PUBLIC AND CITY OFFICIALS HAVE CALLED FOR IMPROVEMENTS

NO PLAN IN ALMOST 25 YEARS

AMARILLO FIXED ROUTE MASTER TRANSIT PLAN

PLANNING PROCESS

Mapping 7 Focus Groups

ACT Staff Interviews
Data Collection 4 Open Houses
Rider Interviews
Data Analysis Online Surveys
Driver Interviews
Field Observation & Web Tools
WHAT MAKES GOOD TRANSIT?

POOR

TRANSIT
BASICS
FAIR VARIES

POOR
 ACT EXISTING CONDITIONS

TRAVEL TIMES ARE TOO LONG

ROUTES ARE INDIRECT
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BOX

CURRENT FIXED
ROUTES
WHAT IS THE PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE?

TRIP CURRENT ROUND TRIP PROPOSED ROUND SAVINGS

TIME TRIP TIME
AC Washington to AC 3:15 1:18 1:57
West
NE 24/ Heather to 2:45 1:20 1:25
Social Security Office
Jason/Magnolia to 2:00 1:07 0:53
Walmart (Grand)
Jason/Magnolia to 2:15 1:34 0:41
Walmart (Tascosa)
Hughes/ NW 18th to 2:13 0:30 1:43
Walmart (Tascosa)
FIXED ROUTE
CONCEPT
 ACT EXISTING CONDITIONS

BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE

EVERY 30, 45 OR 60 MINUTES.
BUT SOMETIMES ONLY 50% OF THE
BUSES ARE AVAILABLE
TO MEET SCHEDULE
 WHAT IS THE PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE?

TRADE-OFF FREQUENCY FOR MORE

RELIABLE SERVICE
TRADE-OFF FREQUENCY FOR
MORE DIRECT SERVICE
 ACT EXISTING CONDITIONS

20% OF TRIPS LEAVE EARLY

15% TRIPS LEAVE LATE
SOME TRIPS ARE COMPLETELY MISSED
 WHAT IS THE PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE?

IMPROVED SCHEDULE
MATCH EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE
INVEST IN MAINTENANCE
COMMUNICATE WITH RIDERS
 ACT EXISTING CONDITIONS

WHEN:
SERVICE ENDS TOO EARLY
WHERE:
ACT HAS GOOD COVERAGE,
BUT AT A COST
 WHAT IS THE PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE?

EXPLORE OPTIONS TO EXTEND

SERVICE HOURS
MAINTAIN EXISTING SERVICE
COVERAGE
OFF-ROUTE BUS
TRANSIT TRADE-OFFS & RESOURCE ALLOCATION
 NEXT STEPS - RESOURCE ALLOCATION

BALANCING RESOURCES & TRANSIT BASICS

Improve TRAVEL TIMES to key destinations

Adjust FREQUENCY to achieve budget goals

Ops & schedule changes to improve RELIABILITY

Extend evening service to improve AVAILABILITY

 REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS

ELIMINATE DUPLICATE FUNCTIONS IN ORGANIZATION

REVISE DRIVER TRAINING

MANAGE GROWTH OF SPEC TRANS

IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF SPEC TRANS SCHEDULING

EXPLORE NEW SYSTEM FOR SPEC TRANS DISPATCH

INVEST IN THE RIGHT VEHICLES FOR FR & ADA SERVICES
CONDUCT A MAINTENANCE REVIEW
 CAPITAL INVESTMENT NEEDS

SHELTERS

VEHICLES
FACILITIES AND TRANSFER CENTERS

SIDEWALKS AND ADA ACCESS

FIXED ROUTE MASTER TRANSIT PLAN NEXT STEPS

FINALIZE ROUTE STRUCTURE

RECOMMEND BUS STOP & SHELTER PLACEMENT GUIDELINES

COMPLETE 5 YEAR OPERATIONS BUDGET

IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT-PED CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES

COMPLETE 5 YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET

 ADDITIONAL AREAS FOR EXPLORATION

DETAILED SPEC TRANS REVIEW

DETAILED MAINTENANCE REVIEW

PURSUIT OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDING

COMPLETE PLANS PEDESTRIAN-TRANSIT CONNECTIVITY

IMPROVEMENTS

INSTITUTE RE-BRANDING EFFORT

AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT
FIXED ROUTE MASTER TRANSIT PLAN STATUS UPDATE
CONTACT
SUSAN MACLAY
smaclay@thegoodmancorp.com
(512) 236-8002 EXT 308
PRESENTED BY THE GOODMAN CORPORATION: APRIL 18, 2017