COUNCIL STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL f SALT LAKE CITY TO: City Cuncil Members FROM: Russell Weeks Senir Plicy Analyst DATE: August 8, 2017 Item Schedule: Briefing: August 8, 2017 Set Date: August 29, 2017 Public Hearing: T Be Determined Ptential Actin: RE: Transit Master Plan ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE Gal f the briefing: T determine if the City Cuncil is ready t hld a public hearing n the prpsed Transit Master Plan, r if Cuncil Members may have changes t the prpsed plan. The prpsed master plan, initiated by the City Cuncil, appears t be based largely n three things: Salt Lake City s existing street grid system, the existing transit system including the bus, TRAX light-rail and streetcar system in the City, and the Utah Transit Authrity s planned cre bus netwrk in the City. The prpsed plan cntains a density threshld frmula based n residential ppulatin and jbs t help determine future transit service levels in the City. (Please see Page 6 fr mre detail.) The plan recmmends that the City and UTA build n the tw s existing partnership and develp a lcal service delivery apprach that strengthens the relatinship and prvides Salt Lake City with additinal accuntability, pssibly thrugh an agreement r memrandum f understanding. 1 A key reasn fr the prpsal is the prpsed plan describes transit infrastructure and infrastructure investment in the City as primarily cntrlled by UTA. The plan says, Salt Lake City can influence develpment alng the FTN (Frequent Transit Netwrk). 2 (Please see Page 3 fr mre detail.) CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY 451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 304 P.O. BOX 145476, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5476 SLCCOUNCIL.COM TEL 801-535-7600 FAX 801-535-7651
The cst fr UTA t perate lcal bus rutes in Salt Lake City in 2014 was abut $16 millin. 3 Implementing the plan cmpletely in abut 20 years, may cst an additinal $7.7 millin a year in perating csts. 4 One ptin t mve the Frequent Transit Netwrk frward is t have Salt Lake City pay UTA t increase bus frequency r span f service n a rute. 5 The City Cuncil wuld have t identify a revenue surce t accmplish the ptin. Fr areas f the City that d nt receive transit service, ne ptin wuld invlve the City r UTA r bth negtiating with a ride-sharing service such as Uber f Lyft t prvide service t transit stps. The plan estimates the annual cst net cst t Salt Lake City wuld be rughly $500,000 t $900,000. 6 The City Cuncil wuld have t identify a revenue surce t accmplish the ptin. The plan als describes an ptin where emplyers in industrial areas culd fund a shared shuttle service t and frm majr transit statins. 7 The plan prpses t add tw secndary transit centers where buses culd layver, and riders culd btain transfers. The centers wuld be lcated smewhere near the intersectin f 200 Suth and 700 East streets and at the University f Utah. 8 The plan recmmends the City wrk with UTA t determine the next steps t establish mre affrdable fare ptins fr transit within Salt Lake City because the standard $2.50 ne-way fare is high fr many Salt Lake City families and reduces transit s cmpetitiveness with ther transprtatin ptins. 9 The plan prjects that by 2040, 73 percent f peple wh live and wrk in Salt Lake City will be within a quarter mile (tw Salt Lake City blcks) walking distance f the Frequent Transit Netwrk. 10 POLICY QUESTIONS 1. Althugh City Cuncils cannt bind future Cuncils, des the prpsed master plan meet the values and gals f the City Cuncil s 2013 Philsphy Statement Pririty: Transprtatin and Mbility? (Please see Pages 9 and 10.) 2. T what extent wuld the prpsed transit master plan help the City reach carbn emissin reductin gals utlined in the City s Cmmunity Renewable Energy Feasibility Study? 3. The last public hearing n this item was a Planning Cmmissin public hearing n Nvember 30, 2016, where three peple spke at the hearing befre the Planning Cmmissin unanimusly vted t frward t the City Cuncil a favrable recmmendatin. Given the time passage between then and nw, t what extent wuld the City Cuncil like t seek public cmment? 4. The master plan includes a frmula t help match transit t apprpriate levels f husing and jb density. Is there flexibility in the plan t allw fr transit develpment t fster husing and jb density similar t what has ccurred alng the S-Line? 5. Are there areas f Salt Lake City where density threshlds might nw require a higher level f transit service? Wh determines when the threshlds are met, and what happens if density exceeds expectatin? 6. The prpsed master plan calls fr secndary transit hubs near the intersectin f 200 Suth and 700 East streets and at the University f Utah. In terms f land use, is a transit hub Page 2
apprpriate t lcate n 200 Suth Street? If s, what size wuld be apprpriate? Shuld the hub have bus parking n the surface r undergrund? What is the University f Utah s psitin n a secndary transit hub n its campus? 7. What is mre imprtant in a transit netwrk speed r frequency? 8. Has the Utah Transit Authrity s current financial psitin had any effect n the prpsed master plan? 9. Are the federal transprtatin funding surces listed in the prpsed Transit Master Plan still available? Hw might current federal budget prpsals affect thse funding surces? ADDITIONAL & BACKGROUND INFORMATION Histrical Summary The City Cuncil called fr preparing a city-wide transit master plan when it adpted the lcally preferred alternative rute fr the Sugar Huse S line n May 7, 2013. The Cuncil then adpted a mtin at its frmal meeting June 18, 2013, t allcate $250,000 fr the master plan. The adpted mtin had three requirements: That a scpe f wrk be presented t the Cuncil fr review and apprval. That the scpe f wrk include a plan fr raising additinal funds t increase the value and quality f the plan, and That the scpe f wrk include examinatin f land use as a key factr, r specify hw the Administratin intends t link land use plans t the City-wide Transit Plan. 11 During a retreat September 10, 2013, the City Cuncil discussed what elements a transit master plan wuld cntain. In February 2014 the City Cuncil adpted Reslutin N. 1 f 2014 which apprved a revised scpe f wrk and a $400,000 budget. The prpsed budget included the $250,000 City allcatin and an estimated $150,000 frm the Utah Transit Authrity. 12 The City then put ut a request fr prpsals t d the study and selected Nelsn/Nygaard Cnsulting f San Francisc t research and write it. The gal f the study was t meet bjectives in the City Cuncil s 2013 Philsphy Statement Pririty: Transprtatin and Mbility. 13 Frequent Transit Netwrk The master plan s fcal pint is a Frequent Transit Netwrk. When fully peratinal in 20 years the prpsed netwrk wuld cver rughly the area cntained by Redwd Rad, 1000 Nrth Street, 11 th Avenue, the University f Utah, Fthill Drive, 2100 East Street, and 2100 Suth Street. The Nrth Temple Street TRAX line, including the segment t and frm Salt Lake City Internatinal Airprt wuld be a cmpnent f the netwrk. 14 (Please see Attachment N. 1.) Accrding t the prpsed master plan, a gal is t develp a Frequent Transit Netwrk that becmes a stable, relatively unchanging part f the system s that riders can rely n it as much as they d the TRAX system. 15 The netwrk wuld be based n Salt Lake City s existing street grid, UTA s existing light rail, streetcar, and bus system, and cmpnents f UTA s prpsed cre bus netwrk that are depicted in the 2013 UTA Netwrk Study. Nrth-Suth bus rutes depicted in the 2013 study are rutes n Nrth State Street, 500 East Streets, 900 East Street, Highland Drive/1300 East Street, 2100 East Street, and Fthill Drive. East- Page 3
West rutes depicted in the 2013 study are 2100 Suth, 100 Suth, and Nrth and Suth Temple streets. 16 UTA has nt yet designated a cre rute service but is scheduled t finish a study f cre rutes in 2018 and implement cre rute service in 2019. 17 UTA already perates 15-minute-frequency bus service n Redwd Rad (Rute 217); 200 Suth Street (Rute 2); 2100 Suth and 2100 East streets (Rute 21); State Street Nrth (Rute 200); 500 East Street (Rute 205); 900 East Street (Rute 209); and Highland Drive and 1300 East Street (Rute 220). Current bus service n the rutes appear t clsely fllw the 2013 study s cre service netwrk. The length f the rutes and service frequency als mirrr the cncept f a Frequent Transit Netwrk. Accrding t the prpsed Transit Master plan: The FTN is designed t serve lng, direct citywide crridrs. This includes TRAX light rail, Bus Rapid Transit, and ther frequent bus mdes that are riented t serve lnger-distance trips and have a lnger spacing between stps. 18 Althugh lcal transit service is designed t cnnect neighbrhds and emplyment areas t a Frequent Transit Netwrk, the lcal City netwrk is nt a key fcus f the Transit Master Plan because the City s limited resurces will be fcused n the develpment f the FTN. 19 Accrding t the prpsed plan, the City culd supprt UTA in maintaining a basic r lifeline level lcal service t within ne-half mile f mst residents. The service level is defined a minimum ne-hur frequency fr 12 hurs a day. 20 The master plan prpses that buses in a Frequent Transit Netwrk wuld perate n arterial streets r streets where transit is made a pririty where it will be the mst rapid and reliable, and that imprvement shuld be made that reduce transit travel time and make it mre cmpetitive with autmbile travel. Imprvements culd include prviding transit with pririty traffic lanes n high ridership crridrs, and that traffic signals within the netwrk culd be managed t favr transit vehicles because they carry mre peple. 21 It might be nted that pririty traffic lanes are nt necessarily set apart by barriers such as in a bus rapid transit system, but can be, as in sme cities, a traffic lane where buses, taxis, and ther cmmercial vehicles with mre than ne passenger have pririty during peak traffic vlumes. Signal management already is used n the TRAX system. Here are the crridrs the master plan prpses the Frequent Transit Netwrk be implemented first (Plan s cmments included): 200 S. perfrmed strngly in the Transit Master Plan analysis and is recmmended as a primary east-west transit crridr fr bus (and ptentially future bus rapid transit and/r streetcar) service between dwntwn and the University. State Street, 500 E, 900 E, and 1300 E. Cmbined with existing TRAX service in the 200 W crridr, frequent bus service n State Street, 500 E, 900 E, and 1300 E wuld prvide nrth-suth cnnectins with apprximately half-mile spacing between suthern city limits and dwntwn, as far east as the University f Utah. Nrth and Suth Temple Streets als perfrmed strngly in the Transit Master Plan analysis, and in cnjunctin with frequent service n 200 S and existing TRAX service in the 400 S crridr, wuld prvide quarter-mile spacing fr frequent service thrugh dwntwn. 2100S/2100E. This east-west and nrth-suth crridr (currently served by Rute 21), prvides a cnnectin between the Central Pinte TRAX Statin and the University alng the suthern and eastern edges f the frequent grid. Page 4
Redwd Rad. While it lacks the density f ther crridrs, Redwd Rad is an imprtant, cntinuus street fr transit in west Salt Lake City. It wuld run alng the western edge f the recmmended Salt Lake City FTN and wuld be linked with additinal east-west FTN crridrs. 22 The master plan prpses that the fllwing crridrs als be cnsidered high pririties: 400 Suth Street frm Redwd Rad t the University f Utah; 1300 Suth and 900 Suth with a transitin at 1300 Suth between 300 West and Redwd Rad; State Street service extended t the Capitl; 500 East and 900 East streets service extended t LDS Hspital and the Avenues; frequent service n 200 West and 600 Nrth streets t cnnect the Rse Park and Fairpark neighbrhds. 23 Secndary Transit Centers Under the prpsed transit plan, the City s street grid wuld becme the underlying structure f the transit system instead f a hub and spke system with the Central Statin as the hub. Buses currently ruted t the Central Statin culd travel rutes that never g there while they re in service. In additin, Central Statin parking spaces where buses layver already perates at capacity during peak travel time. 24 Accrding t the master plan, creating mre layver space fr UTA buses is a majr factr in enabling additinal transit service t be prvided in Salt Lake City, including implementatin f the envisined FTN netwrk. 25 The master plan prpses that tw secndary transit hubs be built smewhere near the 200 Suth and 700 East intersectin and at the University f Utah. It might be nted that the Wasatch Frnt Reginal Cuncil s Unified Transprtatin Plan fr 2015-2040 includes a 200 Suth transit hub in Phase 2 f that plan s Salt Lake Cunty transit prject list and estimates the cst at $7 millin. A transit hub at the University f Utah is listed as a Phase 1 prject with an estimated cst f $3 millin. 26 Light-Rail and Streetcar Rle Accrding t the prpsed master plan, The existing light rail and streetcar system already prvides frequent service. 27 The master plan is intended t build ff this cre netwrk by identifying a high-frequency grid cmprised f bth rail and bus service. 28 Again, ne gal f the Transit Master Plan is t fster a netwrk that is a stable, relatively unchanging part f the transit system s that riders can rely n it as they d the TRAX system. 29 The prpsed master plan did nt directly include future light rail imprvements r rutes because they emerged frm lcal r reginal plans that have already cnducted a detailed study t refine the preferred transit mde fr the crridr. 30 Hwever, the study listed rail prjects as additinal prjects supprted by Salt Lake City. They include: TRAX imprvements including the Black Line and ther dwntwn netwrk enhancements. These enhancements wuld reslve capacity issues necessary t enable direct TRAX service between the Airprt and the University, tw f Salt Lake City s majr travel demand generatrs. Dwntwn Streetcar cnnecting t the University f Utah. The Transit Master Plan crridr analysis supprts transit investments in a dwntwn streetcar including a cnnectin t the University. The analysis shwed strng demand fr east-west travel between Dwntwn and the University f Utah. The lcally preferred alternative includes prtins f 200 S (west f W Temple Street), 100 S, and S Temple Street. An additinal cnsideratin fr the prject culd include crdinatin with the plan s recmmendatin t develp a transit center in the vicinity f 200 S. and 500 E. 31 Page 5
The master plan als references the S-Line in Sugar Huse. Accrding t the prpsed plan, extending the line was: Included as an element f the 900 E crridr in the Transit Master Plan crridr evaluatin. The 900 E crridr is part f the FTN and is als included in the Transit Master Plan capital recmmendatins fr Enhanced Bus. The plan will supprt evlving capital recmmendatins frm the Sugar Huse Streetcar prject that wuld imprve utility f the line, e.g., an extensin t 1700 S (cnsistent with Reginal Transprtatin Plan) with a cnnectin t the 900 E FTN crridr. A future extensin alng 900 E culd cnnect t TRAX service at 400 S. 32 It might be nted that the three transprtatin ptins the Wasatch Frnt Reginal Cuncil presented t the City Cuncil n July 25 as ptential cmpnents f the next Reginal Transprtatin Plan in 2019 include: Optin 1 Streetcar prject n 200/100 Suth streets; bus rapid transit n State Street and 1300 East Street. Optin 2 TRAX Black Line (airprt t University f Utah direct, alleviating the bttleneck at 400 Suth Street); S-Line extensin n Highland Drive t Hlladay City Center. Optin 3 Frequent, direct bus service that utilizes Salt Lake City s gridded street netwrk; S-Line extensin nrth t cnnect t TRAX Red Line. Area Service utside the Frequent Transit Netwrk As indicated earlier in this reprt, when the prpsed Frequent Transit Netwrk is fully peratinal, 73 percent f residents and peple wh wrk in Salt Lake City will be within a quarter mile f the netwrk. Areas farther than a quarter mile frm the netwrk when the first tier f prjects are cmplete wuld be likely places fr first-mile, last-mile service. Areas listed in the prpsed master plan include: Western Salt Lake City, west f Redwd Rad r I-215 (primarily emplyment-riented demand) University f Utah Research Park (primarily emplyment-riented demand) Sutheast Salt Lake City, including the East Bench (primarily residential) Glendale/Pplar Grve neighbrhds (primarily residential) Rse Park/Fairpark neighbrhds (primarily residential) Nrthern part f Greater Avenues neighbrhd (primarily residential) The znes include areas that wuld be within a quarter mile f the netwrk as the netwrk is fully built ut. 33 (Please see Attachment N. 2.) T reach thse areas and ultimately areas that still will be utside a fully cmpleted netwrk, the prpsed master plan suggests tw ptins: Fr emplyment centers beynd a quarter mile frm the netwrk, cmpanies culd partner with each ther t prvide a shared shuttle service. 34 It shuld be nted that at least ne cmpany near the Nrth Temple light-rail line has prvided a shuttle bus t emplyees wh use the line. The City and UTA culd partner with transprtatin netwrk cmpanies such as Uber r Lyft t prvide a discunted fare n trips t transit statins r ther identified neighbrhd destinatins such as a grcery stre. 35 The plan estimates that in Salt Lake City it csts between $5 and $8 fr a persn t take an n-demand ride t a nearby transit statin. That cst culd be reduced thrugh an agreement with a transprtatin netwrk cmpany in exchange fr the City subsidizing the service. The master plan estimates the subsidy culd be a net cst t Salt Lake City f between $500,000 and $900,000 a year. 36 Again, a funding surce wuld have t be identified and a budget allcatin made fr the ptin. Page 6
Density Threshlds The prpsed master plan used a frmula based n transit industry standards t develp the Frequent Transit Netwrk recmmendatins. Accrding t the plan, the frmula can be used in the future t help determine when the plan s recmmendatins can be revised t reflect ppulatin r jb grwth within the City. Here is the frmula: Operate light rail in areas where there are 12 t 24 r mre husehlds per acre and/r 16 t 32 r mre jbs per acre. Operate Bus Rapid Transit in areas where there are 10 t 15 husehlds per acre and/r 12 t 20 jbs per acre. Operate buses every 15 minutes in areas where there are 10 t 12 husehlds per acre and/r 12 t 16 jbs per acre. Operate buses every 30 minutes in areas where there are 6 t 10 husehlds per acre and/r 8 t 12 jbs per acre. Operate buses every hur in areas where there are 3 t 6 husehlds per acre and/r less than 4 jbs per acre. 37 (Please see Attachment N. 3.) Accrding t the Administratin, the threshlds are best practices based n current industry research and shuld be used as guidelines rather than standards. Transit planning wuld take a variety f lcal cnditins int cnsideratin abut apprpriate densities as wuld UTA in establishing service levels. The guidelines als can be helpful t cmmunicate t peple abut the relatinship between density and successful transit. 38 Fare Affrdability The prpsed plan ntes that the standard $2.50 fare is high fr many Salt Lake City families, especially fr shrt trips within Salt Lake City. This undermines the cmpetitiveness f transit against ther transprtatin ptins, especially in areas where parking is free; a simpler and mre equitable fare system is needed. 39 Tw recmmendatins in the master plan are t cntinue t prmte the City s hive pass prgram, which is available t Salt Lake City residents, t get mre passes int hands f peple wh are nt currently using transit, and in the medium term wrk with UTA t determine next steps fr establishing mre affrdable fare ptins fr intra-salt Lake City trips. 40 Bus Shelters and Access The prpsed master plan ntes that 17 percent f the 1,200 bus stps in the City have benches r shelters. 41 The plan als qutes a July 2016 study published by Transit Center that supprts the imprtance f cmfrtable and cnvenient access t transit and lcating transit near a mix f uses. 42 The plan qutes the study as saying, 80 percent f all-purpse transit riders walk t transit and that the number f thse wh ride transit fr all kinds f trips is higher where it is easy t walk t transit and where transit is frequent and prvides access t many destinatins within walking distance. Amng ways t imprve bus shelters the prpsed plan recmmends: Direct ecnmic develpment activities t lcate transit-supprtive uses, such as cafes, restaurants, and shps, alng the Frequent Transit Netwrk. Page 7
Invest in shade treatments, weather prtectin, pedestrian-scaled lighting, street furniture, bus shelters, street trees, and public art t enhance the attractiveness and safety f the street envirnment surrunding the Frequent Transit Netwrk. 43 Prvide business wners and develpers with incentives if they spnsr r build transit stps and statins. 44 Prvide places t park bicycles at transit stps r statins. Funding As nted earlier, the cst fr UTA t perate lcal bus rutes in Salt Lake City in 2014 was abut $16 millin. 45 Implementing the prpsed Frequent Transit Netwrk cmpletely in abut 20 years, may cst an additinal $7.7 millin a year in perating csts. In additin, the plan estimates that ne ptin t help peple wh live beynd a quarter mile f the prpsed netwrk wuld be t cntract with ne r mre transprtatin netwrk cmpany t prvide service t transit statins and ther places. The estimated cst wuld be between $500,000 and $900,000 a year. Again, bth ptins wuld require a funding surce and budget allcatins. Finally, upgrades fr transit stps and statins are recmmended t be a UTA/City partnership in the shrt-term with incentives t develpers. In a lnger term, the plan suggests an ptin where a private cmpany might build, wn, and maintain transit shelters in exchange fr leasing advertising space in them. 46 The plan reviews a variety f federal funding surces fr transit prjects and imprvements but bserves, Many recent capital prjects in the United States have relied largely, if nt slely, n lcal funding fr cnstructin and peratins. 47 The plan reviews the functin and use f a variety f lcal ptins including general bligatin bnds, sales tax, cngestin pricing, vehicle-miles-traveled fees, vehicle registratin fees, htel and rental car taxes, impact fees, and transit access fees amng thers. 48 Hw thse might be enacted by Salt Lake City might be explred in mre detail. The plan recmmends implementing the Frequent Transit Netwrk that wuld include an enhanced r new fixed-rute service, including lnger hurs f peratin n weekdays and n weekends, increased frequency, service n new crridrs, and rute extensins t mre directly serve key destinatins. Initial pririties in the recmmendatin include buying up evening service n key rutes. Prviding service lnger int the evenings makes transit mre usable fr bth wrk and nn-wrk trips, accrding t the prpsed plan. The prpsed plan says: Salt Lake City culd prvide UTA with a financial cntributin t increase frequency r span f service n a rute. If the change des nt require additinal vehicles, i.e., increasing midday r evening service t the same level f service prvided at a different time perid, n additinal vehicles wuld be required. Where the City desires t buy-up service n rutes that extend beynd Salt Lake City limits, the City wuld invest nly in service that is within city bundaries. UTA wuld be respnsible fr hw that service is cnnected t the rest f the system. Fr example, service increases that the City buys up culd terminate at/near city limits. It is anticipated that nce service is demnstrated t meet UTA service standards, the agency wuld take ver prvisin f that service, as funding allws. UTA and the City wuld need t dcument any such agreements in a memrandum f understanding. 49 The plan ges n t recmmend develping a lcal service delivery apprach that strengthens the relatinship between UTA and Salt Lake City. The City and UTA shuld develp an agreement r memrandum f understanding (r a set f agreements) that cmprehensively and clearly utlines mutual respnsibilities, decisin-making structure, and cmmitments t prmte transparency and ensure accuntability. The FTN, which represents the City s plicy visin fr frequent service crridrs and service levels, is a key area that culd be addressed in such as agreement. The City can prvide lcal funding supprt t increase frequency and hurs f peratin Page 8
n high pririty crridrs and implement capital imprvements that enhance transit speed and reliability. 50 Varius Statistics Emissins frm cars accunt fr nearly half the air pllutants n the Wasatch Frnt. Transit riders alng the Wasatch Frnt take 120,000 car trips ff rads each day, saving 850,000 vehicle miles traveled and keeping 2,000 tns f emissins ut f the air. 51 A substantial prtin f all transit trips begin r end in dwntwn Salt Lake City r the University f Utah area 70 percent in Salt Lake Cunty; 57 percent frm Davis Cunty; 24 percent frm Weber Cunty; and (befre Frnt Runner began perating in Utah Cunty) 19 percent frm Utah Cunty. 52 Six percent f Salt Lake City residents take transit t wrk; 2 percent f all trips in Salt Lake City are made n transit. 53 Ttal transit ridership n all lines that tuch Salt Lake City increased by 28 percent between 2011 and 2014; bardings in Salt Lake City in the same perid increased by 13 percent. 54 (Cuncil Staff Nte: The increase might be due t the cmpletin in 2013 f UTA s Frntlines Prject in which five rail lines were built. Draper and the Airprt lines were the last tw lines t pen.) Open UTA Questinnaire Cnducted between the summer f 2015 and Octber 1, 2015, received 461 respnses, including 74 frm Salt Lake City. Bus was identified as the mst imprtant mde fr imprvement (45%), fllwed by TRAX and Streetcar (35%). Imprving service span was the mst imprtant bus imprvement (50%). Late night service was the mst imprtant TRAX imprvement (47%) and Sunday service was the tp pririty fr FrntRunner enhancement (59%). 55 Design Yur Own System Online Tl Mre than 1,412 peple participated in the study. Of that, 65 percent (918) f the respndents lived in Salt Lake City. Seventy percent f the participants said they wuld like mre service in evenings; fllwed by Saturday service (58%) and finally Sunday service (39%). The pririties were identical, regardless f respndents frequency f transit use, age, r incme. The tp capital imprvement pririty was t increase investments in a rail-based system (46%). This was the tp pririty regardless f frequency f use, age, r incme. Respnses frm Salt Lake City residents were similar t thse f all peple wh respnded, thugh Salt Lake City residents were smewhat mre likely t want t increase investment in the bus system. Adults age 45-64, age 65 r lder, and lw-incme respndents were smewhat mre likely than ther grups t indicate a preference fr a bus-based system r incremental imprvements t the current system. 56 Transit Vehicle Capacity Cmmuter rail: 100-135 seats per car; TRAX car: 100 persn capacity; Streetcar: 100 persn capacity; Bus Rapid Transit: 40 t 90 persn capacity; Enhanced Bus: 40 t 60 persn capacity; Lcal Bus: 40 t 60 persn capacity; Cmmunity Shuttle: 15 t 30 persn capacity. CITY COUNCIL PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT PRIORITY: TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY 2013 VISION Salt Lake City residents shuld have chices in mdes f transprtatin which are safe, reliable, affrdable, and sustainable. Residents shuld reap the value f well-designed transprtatin systems that cnnect residents t neighbrhds and the rest f the regin. Page 9
The City encurages alternatives t mtrized-vehicular transprtatin and making thse ptins mre appealing and accessible t visitrs and residents. VALUES 1.) We supprt maximizing the accessibility, affrdability, and reliability f transprtatin ptins int and arund the City and supprt increasing accmmdatins fr nn-autmtive transprtatin ptins. 2) We supprt educatinal effrts that will help residents make infrmed chices abut the types f transprtatin they use. 3) We supprt reducing the envirnmental and health impacts created by vehicle emissins. 4) We supprt effrts that will reduce the need fr peple t drive alne in vehicles. 5) We value the scial, ecnmic and health benefits that cme frm active transprtatin ptins such as bicycling and walking. 6) Pedestrian and bicycle safety are a high pririty and we believe they can be cmpatible with ther mdes f transprtatin. 7) We supprt establishing and maintaining safe rutes t schls. 8) We value crdinating with transprtatin agencies and ther municipalities t imprve the mvement f peple thrughut the city. 9) As the ppulatin f Salt Lake City and the regin increases, land use design decisins shuld reflect the intentin t better accmmdate all mdes f transprtatin and fcus n the mvement f peple. 1 Salt Lake City Transit Master Plan, Salt Lake City Transprtatin Divisin and Nelsn\Nygaard Cnsulting Assciates Inc., San Francisc, CA, 2016, March 16, 2017, Page 7-21. 2 Transit Master Plan, Page 6-4. 3 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-21. 4 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-4. 5 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-3. 6 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-7. 7 Transit Master Plan Executive Summary, Pages 16 and 17. 8 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-17. 9 Transit Master Plan, Page 5-13. 10 Transit Master Plan Executive Summary, Page 16. 11 City Cuncil Meeting Minutes, May 7, 2013. 12 City Cuncil Meeting Minutes, February 4, 2014. 13 City Cuncil Staff Reprt, Transit Master Plan Launch, Russell Weeks, March 17, 2015, Page 2. 14 Transit Master Plan, Figure 2-7 15 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-3. 16 UTA Netwrk Study Next Tier Prgram Final Reprt, Lchner C., June 13, 2013, Page 47. 17 Discussin, Christpher Chesnut, UTA senir manager f integrated service planning, July 28. 18 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-18. 19 Transit Master Plan, Page 2.18. 20 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-18. 21 Transit Master Plan, Pages 2-2 and 3 22 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-9. 23 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-9. 24 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-17. 25 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-17. 26 Utah s Unified Transprtatin Plan 2015-2040, Wasatch Frnt Reginal Cuncil, UTA, and thers, Page 57. 27 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-1. 28 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-1. 29 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-3. 30 Transit Master Plan, Page 3-11. Page 10
31 Transit Master Plan, Pages 3-11 and 12 32 Transit Master Plan, Page 3-17. 33 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-19. 34 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-22. 35 Transit Master Plan, Page 2-22. 36 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-7. 37 Transit Master Plan, Page 6-4. 38 E-mail, Julianne Sabula, August 2, 2017. 39 Transit Master Plan, Page 5-13. 40 Transit Master Plan, Page 5-13. 41 Transit Master Plan Page 6-10. 42 Transit Master Plan, Page 6-3. 43 Transit Master Plan, Page 6-7. 44 Transit Master Plan, Page 6-9. 45 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-21. 46 Transit Master Plan, Page 6-12. 47 Transit Master Plan, Page 7-14. 48 Transit Master Plan, Pages 7-14-20. 49 Transit Master Plan, Pages 7-1 and 3. 50 Transit Master Plan, Pages 7-20 and 21. 51 Unified Transprtatin Plan, Page 6. 52 UTA Netwrk Study, Executive Summary Page 4 and Netwrk Study, Page 30. 53 Transit Master Plan, Page 1-8. 54 Transit Master Plan, Page 1-8. 55 Transit Master Plan, Page 1-6. 56 Transit Master Plan, Page 1-7. Page 11