Transit Development Plan
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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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