making the case for transit
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Making the Case for Transit:The Valdosta Pilot Shuttle Program
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Southern Georgia Regional Commission
• 18 Counties, 45 cities, 410,000 people• Regional Pop.- 51% rural and 49% urban • 5,142,474 acres of rural pine forests,
national wetlands, and agricultural farmland • 11 counties with 5311 Rural Transit
services
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DHS/5311 Coordinated Transportation
DHS/5311 Non-Coordinated Transportation
Valdosta Urbanized Area
DHS Human Service Transportation
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Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Area
• Metropolitan status since 2001• 55k population in Valdosta City Limit• 77k population in Valdosta Urbanized Area• 110k population in Lowndes County • 1 of 25 urbanized areas nation wide that do
not have fixed route transit (489 total UZAs)
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Valdosta Urbanized Area Transit Study
• In FY16 the SGRC contracted with Tindale-Oliver to develop an implementation plan for public transit in the Valdosta Urbanized Area
• Coincide with DHS Pilot Program to utilize real time data and trends
• Urban Transit has been studied twice since 2006
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Why a Fixed Route Shuttle?
• In Region 11, DHS applied for the 5317 New Freedom grant from GDOT/FTA to expand the base of eligible clients needing transportation
• The program had to be a new, never previously funded service, that went beyond ADA requirements, and serve elderly, disable, and low-income persons
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How do we identify “elderly, disabled, and low income” individuals?
“A Report on Key Indicators for Establishing Environmental Justice in Transportation
Planning in Lowndes County, 2015”
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Environmental Justice MatrixTracts Minorities Elderly Poverty Veh. Access Spanish Education Sum Tracts
101.01 0 101.01101.02 1 1 101.02101.03 0 101.03102.01 1 1 102.01102.02 1 1 102.02103.01 0 103.01103.02 0 103.02104.01 0 104.01104.02 1 1 104.02
105 1 1 1 1 4 105106.01 1 1 106.01106.04 0 106.04
107 0 107108 1 1 1 1 4 108109 1 1 109110 1 1 1 1 4 110111 1 1 111112 1 1 112
113.01 1 1 2 113.01113.02 1 1 1 1 1 5 113.02114.01 1 1 2 114.01114.02 1 1 2 114.02114.03 0 114.03
115 0 115
116 1 1 116
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Community Partners
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How do we track ridership?
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Tracking Ridership @ SGRC Mildred Hunter JP Rodgers Industrial Park Walmart Goodwill Valdosta Mall Library/SGMC Lee/Ann St DowntownTotal On 9 1 1 2 9 2 4Total Off 7 3 1 1 9 5 1
Mildred Hunter JP Rodgers Industrial Park Walmart Goodwill Valdosta Mall Library/SGMC Lee/Ann St Downtown7 to 8 3 8 to 9 1 1 2 19 to 10 2 1 1 110 to 11 1 1 3 2 11 to 12 2 12 to 1 1 1 4 1 to 2 1 2 2 2 2 to 3 1 1 2 13 to 4 1 1 14 to 5 2 1 1 1 15 to 6 3 3
Total # of Riders 17
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Ridership by Location by Time of Day
7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 60
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Downtown
Lee/Ann St
Library/SGMC
Valdosta Mall
Goodwill
Walmart
Industrial Park
JP Rodgers
Mildred Hunter
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Southern Route Daily Rider Totals
Nov. 23 Dec. 4 Dec. 15 Dec. 28 Jan. 8 Jan. 20 Jan. 30 Feb. 10 Feb. 20 Mar. 2 Mar. 12 Mar. 23 Apr. 4 Apr. 14 Apr. 25 May. 5 May. 16 May. 260
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
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Avg. Daily Ridership by Month
Nov. Avg Dec. Avg. Jan. Avg. Feb. Avg. Mar. Avg. Apr. Avg. May Avg.5.00
7.00
9.00
11.00
13.00
15.00
17.00
19.00
21.00
23.00
25.00
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Tindale-Oliver Community Survey Data
• 512 responses from Feb. 1 - Mar. 31
• 74% - feel need for public transit
• 21% - no vehicle74%
9%
4%
10%
Definitely Not At AllNot Sure Somewhat
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If reliable public transportation service were available within the Valdosta area, would you consider using the
service?
No19%
Yes78%
Undecided3%
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How often would you likely use public transit?
1 to 2 days per week20%
3 to 4 days per week31%
5 or more days per week48%
Less than once per week2%
1 to 2 days per week20%
3 to 4 days per week31%
5 or more days per week
48%
Less than once per week2%
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How should public transit be funded?
Other
I do not think public transit should be funded
Millage Rate Increase
Ad Valorem Tax Increase
Sales Tax Increase
Advertising Revenues
Rider User Fees
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Other
I do not think public transit should be funded
Millage Rate Increase
Ad Valorem Tax Increase
Sales Tax Increase
Advertising Revenues
Rider User Fees
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
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Where would you like it to go?
Walgreens - Baytree
Troupeville/Brooks County
Other
Ora Lee West Area
Mildred Hunter Center/Hudson-Docket
Stone Creek/Grove Point
Forrest St./Park Ave.
Castle Park/Piggly Wiggly
City of Hahira
Gil Harbin Industrial Blvd.
Moody Air Force Base
Wiregrass Tech
Bemiss Road towards Moody
Dept. of Labor/Dept. of Health
Northside Drive/VSU North Campus/Bemiss Road
Baytree Rd/City of Remerton
VSU
Five Points
South Georgia Medical Center/South Georgia Regional Library
Inner Perimeter Road
Downtown Valdosta
Valdosta Mall Area/Norman Dr
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
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Northern Ridership by Time of Day by Stop
7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 to 11 11 to 12 12 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 60
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100Azalea Towers
Convergys
Walmart
Five Points
Wiregrass
eLead/Fresh
VA Clinic
SGMC Library
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Northern Route Daily Rider Totals
Mar. 14
Mar. 16
Mar. 18
Mar. 21
Mar. 23
Mar. 26
Mar. 29
Mar. 31
Apr. 2Apr. 5
Apr. 7Apr. 9
Apr. 12
Apr. 14
Apr. 16
Apr. 19
Apr. 21
Apr. 23
Apr. 26
Apr. 28
Apr. 30
May. 3
May. 5
May. 7
May. 1
0
May. 1
2
May. 1
4
May. 1
7
May. 1
9
May. 2
1
May. 2
4
May. 2
60
5
10
15
20
25
30
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Avg. Daily Ridership by Month North Route
Mar. Avg Apr. Avg. May. Avg.0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
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North and South Daily Rider Totals
Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Dec. 12 Dec. 22 Jan. 4 Jan. 13 Jan. 23 Feb. 2 Feb. 11 Feb. 20 Mar. 1 Mar. 10 Mar. 19 Mar. 30 Apr. 8 Apr. 18 Apr. 27 May. 6 May. 16 May. 250
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
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Combined Daily Rider Totals
Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Dec. 12 Dec. 22 Jan. 4 Jan. 13 Jan. 23 Feb. 2 Feb. 11 Feb. 20 Mar. 1 Mar. 10 Mar. 19 Mar. 30 Apr. 8 Apr. 18 Apr. 27 May. 6 May. 16 May. 250
10
20
30
40
50
60
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Was it a success?
• Did we create a “new, never previously funded service, that went beyond ADA requirements, to serve elderly, disable, and low-income persons?”
• Did we generate data for local officials to use in their decision making process?
• Did we show a need and demand for public transit?
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Lessons Learned
• We can’t compare directly to other Urban Transit Systems, because we aren’t one
• Partnerships are key• There’s never enough publicity