HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/1994, C-5 - UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS HEARING FINDINGS. �H�II�Q����IIIIIIII,I�IIII / - MEEnlvc DATE:
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER:
FROM: Michael D. McCluskey, Director of Public Works
Prepared by: Harry Watson, Transit Manager
SUBJECT: Unmet Transit Needs Hearing findings.
CAO RECOMMENDATION: Based on Council adopted definition criteria, find that there
are "No unmet transit needs".
DISCUSSION:
Background
On March 1, 1994, Council took public testimony on Unmet Transit Needs, and adopted
definitions of "Unmet Transit Need" and " Reasonable to Meet". Staff was directed to
analyze each request for transit service to determine if any meet the City adopted definitions
"reasonable to meet" and "unmet transit need".
Results of testimony
Forty requests were received from the public hearing, telephone and mail. By category, the
requests were: fourteen requests for increased frequency, twelve requests for later evening
and more weekend service, three request for more routes and six miscellaneous requests.
The requests met the "unmet" criteria, but did not meet the "reasonable" criteria due to
insufficient numbers per category. Fifteen was the minimum number of requests as adopted
by the Council.
System expansion will be the subject of a future agenda item as it relates to the Council
adopted Short Range Transit Plan, and funding available to support the expansion. This
future agenda item will deal with route frequency, available rolling. stock and service
"winners and losers". Any service expansion discussion might best be reserved for this
future agenda item. This item should be in front of the Council in May.
The five requests for airport service are not reasonable to meet because the airport is not
in the City limits and we are not required to provide service outside .of our political
boundaries.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As no service changes are a direct result of this "Unmet Transit Needs" and 'Reasonable
to Meet" process, there is no fiscal impact.
attachment - Results of Testimony
List of requests received
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UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS HEARING
TELEPHONE AND WRITTEN REQUESTS
Name Request
W. Shannon Inbound Madonna has hourly service, wants at
least 1/2 hourly service.
Ms. Rayes Expand evening service until 9pm and wants
City wide weekend service..
R. Lytle Requests Airport service, does volunteer
service there & receives numerous requests.
Pat ? Poly faculty, more frequency, over crowding
causes bus to frequently run late.
B. Parker Later evening service, more weekend, more
frequency.
R. Conditte Airport service.
L. Dayrell Poly faculty, overloaded buses on LOUR both
inbound and outbound, more frequency.
D. Wright Laguna Middle School & SLO High school need
more service.
D. Kries More service (frequency & Hours) Madonna area.
G. Perry More frequent service, later hours.
J. Dorman More frequency.
P. Pace More routes and have them connect all over
town.
J. Feria Later service for more parts of town.
D. Jung Better frequency
Babcock 1/2 hour service every where, every day.
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TRANSIT NEEDS TESTIMONY RESULTS
In the order of frequency received, the following numbers of
requests were received.
INCREASE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE 14
LATER PM SERVICE, MORE WEEKEND SERVICE 12
AIRPORT SERVICE 5
MORE ROUTES 3
MISCELLANEOUS 6
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John Van Etten More frequent service, airport service
Robert Grant More frequent service
No name Later hours So. Higuera & Foothill area.
Gene Wilkin Later hour service, more weekend service.
Daniel Segin More weekend service to more parts of town.
COUNCIL TESTIMONY
Lee Anderson Airport service
Mike Barnbaum later service at night, Cuesta College service
have students pay via registration.
Robert Rowntree Later evening service, airport service, Amtrak
connection, more frequent service.
Olive Marcum More weekend service, more frequency.
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