Vineyard Avenue/Wells Road Corridor Transit Plan

Vineyard Avenue/Wells Road Vineyard Avenue/Wells Road Corridor Transit PlanCorridor Transit Plan

Helene Buchman, PlannerHelene Buchman, Planner483483--3959 ext. 1383959 ext. 138

301 E. 3301 E. 3rdrd Street, Oxnard, CA 93030Street, Oxnard, CA 93030hbuchman@goldcoasttransit.orghbuchman@goldcoasttransit.org

Why Do the Study?Why Do the Study?

•• Provide mobility to neighborhoods Provide mobility to neighborhoods that currently have no bus service that currently have no bus service or have limited connections.or have limited connections.

•• Link communities of western Link communities of western Ventura County with new Ventura County with new residential, commercial and residential, commercial and employment centers. employment centers.

•• Plan ahead to serve adjacent Plan ahead to serve adjacent developing areas. developing areas.

04-26-10 JJC

2 State Highways + 1 US Highway= 1 Vineyard

Corridor!

2 State Highways 2 State Highways + 1 US Highway+ 1 US Highway= 1 Vineyard = 1 Vineyard

Corridor!Corridor!

Land Uses in the Corridor are Varied!Land Uses in the Corridor are Varied!

Land Uses in the Corridor are Varied!Land Uses in the Corridor are Varied!

The corridor today:

Strip commercialStrip commercial

AgricultureAgriculture

Cement & Rock QuarriesCement & Rock Quarries

NeighborhoodsNeighborhoods

Neighborhood retailNeighborhood retail

Public facilitiesPublic facilitiesSchoolsSchools

Juvenile Justice CenterJuvenile Justice Center

The corridor today:The corridor today:

Older housing stockOlder housing stock

New affordable housingNew affordable housing

New apartmentsNew apartments

New and old single family New and old single family market rate housingmarket rate housing

Farm worker housingFarm worker housing

How Will the Study be Conducted?How Will the Study be Conducted?

•• Measure the demand for new or Measure the demand for new or upgraded transit.upgraded transit.

•• Make recommendations regarding Make recommendations regarding service types, routing and levels. service types, routing and levels.

•• Conduct many public meetings to reach Conduct many public meetings to reach as many people as possible. as many people as possible.

•• Develop an implementation plan, with Develop an implementation plan, with costs and proposed revenue sources. costs and proposed revenue sources.

•• Implement new/improved transit service Implement new/improved transit service when funding is available.when funding is available.

Who Are Our Partners?Who Are Our Partners?

•• Cities of Oxnard & Ventura; County of Cities of Oxnard & Ventura; County of Ventura; Ventura; CaltransCaltrans; Ventura County ; Ventura County Transportation Commission, community Transportation Commission, community organizing groups & social service organizing groups & social service agencies.agencies.

•• Neighborhoods: River Park, El Rio, Neighborhoods: River Park, El Rio, Strickland Acres, Saticoy, others.Strickland Acres, Saticoy, others.

•• Businesses, developers, schools. Businesses, developers, schools. •• Agricultural interests.Agricultural interests.•• Superior Court of CA/Juvenile Justice Superior Court of CA/Juvenile Justice

Center.Center.•• Existing riders on GCT Routes and Existing riders on GCT Routes and VCTCVCTC’’ss

VISTA.VISTA.

WhatWhat’’s the Timing on This Project?s the Timing on This Project?

• Entire project to take 12 months.

• Public meetings, mailings, other outreach to occur throughout the process.

• Final decision on a route or any new service must be made by GCT Board of Directors prior to any implementation.