Public Transit Policy Plan Regional Forum Upper Valley Region: Orange County and Northern Windsor County October 30, 2018
Agenda ¤ Goals of the PTPP ¤ Tasks ¤ Public outreach ¤ Discussion of regional issues ¤ Existing services and gaps ¤ Potential solutions
Goals of the Project ¤ Develop a 10-year vision for improved transit in Vermont ¤ Update state policies for public transportation ¤ Incorporate human service transportation coordination plan into the PTPP ¤ Identify components of an enhanced statewide transit system in Vermont
Tasks ¤ Existing Conditions Assessment ¤ Needs Assessment ¤ Recommendations and Implementation ¤ Final Report ¤ Meetings and Outreach
Recommendations & Implementation ¤ Revise policies, goals, and objectives ¤ Enhance/update performance measurement system ¤ Implementation plan ¤ Statewide initiatives, including strategies for human service transportation ¤ Monitoring plan
Public Outreach ¤ Regional forums ¤ Stakeholder interviews ¤ Online participation ¤ Project website (https://vtrans.vermont.gov/planning/PTPP) ¤ Web-based survey
Current Transportation Services ¤ Stagecoach Transportation Services (part of Tri-Valley Transit) ¤ Local Shuttles ¤ Randolph Area Circulator ¤ Bradford Area Circulator ¤ Commuter Routes ¤ 89er North ¤ 89er South ¤ River Route ¤ Shoppers/Part-time Routes ¤ Serving Randolph, Royalton, Chelsea, Hancock, Woodstock, Rochester
Current Transportation Services ¤ Stagecoach Demand Response ¤ E&D and Medicaid service ¤ Advance Transit – connections to Hanover/Lebanon ¤ Green Route – Wilder ¤ Orange Route – White River Junction ¤ Brown Route – Norwich ¤ ADA paratransit ¤ The Current ¤ Commuter express routes from I-91 corridor to Hanover/Lebanon and White River Junction
Additional Services ¤ Other Human Service ¤ Volunteers in Action ¤ Thompson Senior Center ¤ VA Medical Center ¤ VT Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired ¤ Intercity ¤ Vermont Translines from Rutland ¤ Greyhound stop in White River Junction ¤ Amtrak stops in Randolph and WRJ ¤ Numerous taxis ¤ Other providers in New Hampshire
− − − − − − − − − Click to edit − Upper Valley Region Existing Transit − − Master title style c 5 c 5 c − Huntington 5 c c H 5 Caledonia County c H Plainfield Moretown c 5 Groton Starksboro Buels Barre Fayston Ryegate Berlin Chittenden County Waitsfield Barre b a 302 Washington S T Ryegate 116 Caledonia County c Orange 5 County a b Northfield Topsham T S c − 302 17 Warren Williamstown Newbury Lincoln − Bristol Washington Roxbury a b 5 T S 25 Corinth Brookfield Addison Bradford − County Orange County Granville v Stagecoach Ripton Chelsea Middlebury Braintree West Vershire T S Fairlee T S 66 125 c − Local shuttles Randolph • S T 113 Fairlee Hancock c H Salisbury Tunbridge T S Commuter routes 14 • Rochester Strafford Leicester Bethel S T 73 S T Goshen − 132 Thetford Shopping shuttles • c − Royalton S T Pittsfield 100 T S S T 12 107 Sharon Brandon Chittenden Stockbridge Norwich v Advance Transit a b 5 Barnard c 5 Pittsford Pomfret Line routes • a b a b New Hampshire 7 5 Windsor County Hartford a b Killington c 5 c + Rutland 4 T S b a 3 4 Shuttles in • Hartford & Norwich c 5 Bridgewater c Proctor 5 − Mendon Rutland c Norwich c W 5 c − c H Hanover/Lebanon Woodstock Rutland c 5 c c 5 5 West Rutland Hartland a b County 5 a b 5 b a Ira 5 Clarendon Shrewsbury T S Hartford − Plymouth 106 v The Current New Hampshire b a a b 4 Reading 7 b a West 4 c H c Tinmouth + Windsor Windsor S T 140 b a S T 5 44 Commuter routes • T S 103 Wallingford Mount Holly b a 5 Ludlow Cavendish Weathersfield [ 0 10 − Existing Transit Services − Miles v Intercity at WRJ c + Veterans Affairs Center Regional Planning The Current ACTR Commission Boundary c Social Security Office W Stagecoach Vermont Translines Municipal Boundary c H Hospital Advance Transit Green Mtn. Transit Urban Areas c − Higher Education Rural Community Transp. c 5 Retail Center − − − − − − −
Employment and Retail ¤ Major employers or office/industrial parks ¤ Hanover/Lebanon (Dartmouth/DHMC/Hypertherm etc.) ¤ Randolph ¤ Hartford (WRJ, Wilder, Quechee) ¤ Large retail areas/supermarkets ¤ Norwich ¤ Hartford ¤ Woodstock
Medical and Human Services ¤ Medical facilities ¤ VA Medical Center (WRJ) ¤ Gifford Hospital (Randolph) ¤ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon) ¤ Ottauquechee Health Center (Woodstock) ¤ Human Service Agencies ¤ White River Junction (Bugbee Senior Center, Listen Center) ¤ Woodstock (Thompson Senior Center) ¤ Randolph (Clara Martin Center)
Demographics: Overview ¤ Total population: 55,299 (8.8% of VT population) ¤ Population Density: 43 persons per square mile (68) ¤ 28% of population 60+ (24%) ¤ 3.9% of population 80+ (4.3%) ¤ 10.2% of people below the poverty line (11.6%) ¤ Third lowest percentage among 11 regions
Click to edit Population Upper Valley Region Master title style Caledonia County Huntington Moretown Plainfield Density Fayston Groton Starksboro Buels Barre Ryegate Berlin Chittenden County Waitsfield a b Barre T S 302 S T 17 Ryegate Orange 116 Caledonia County b a Northfield 302 Topsham Washington Warren Williamstown Newbury County Lincoln Washington Roxbury Bristol a b T S 5 25 Corinth Brookfield Bradford Orange County Granville v Moderate-high density Ripton Chelsea Addison Middlebury Braintree West Vershire County S T Fairlee in Wilder/WRJ and 66 S T 125 Randolph T S Salisbury 113 Fairlee Hancock Rochester Tunbridge S T 14 Leicester Rochester Strafford Goshen Bethel S T 73 S T 132 Thetford v Moderate-low density in Royalton S T Pittsfield 100 T S T S Randolph, Hartford 107 12 Sharon Brandon Chittenden Stockbridge Norwich a b 5 Barnard Pittsford v Rural density in the rest Pomfret b a New Hampshire 5 Pittsford Windsor Hartford of the region a b Killington County Rutland 4 S T a b 3 4 Proctor Bridgewater Rutland Mendon Woodstock West a b 7 Hartland Rutland Rutland Ira County a b 5 Clarendon Shrewsbury S T Plymouth 106 b a Reading 7 West Windsor Windsor T S 140 S T 44 S T Tinmouth 103 Wallingford Mount Holly Ludlow Cavendish Weathersfield [ 0 10 Residents per Sq Mi Miles Regional Planning < 100 1,000 - 4,999 Commission Boundary Block Group 100 - 499 5,000 + Transit Routes 500 - 999
Click to edit Employment Master title style v Larger employers (100+ employees) located throughout the region along major roadways and New Hampshire border v Smaller employers (<100 employees) in same areas and scattered throughout region
Click to edit Upper Valley Region Transit Propensity Master title style Huntington Caledonia County Moretown Plainfield Buels Groton Starksboro Barre Fayston Ryegate Berlin Chittenden County Waitsfield Barre a b S T 302 S T 17 Ryegate 116 Orange Caledonia County b a Northfield 302 Topsham Washington Warren Newbury Williamstown County Lincoln Roxbury Washington Bristol b a 5 S T 25 Corinth Brookfield Addison Bradford County Orange County Granville v Youth Ripton Chelsea Braintree Middlebury Vershire T S 66 S T T S 113 West 125 Randolph Salisbury Fairlee Fairlee Hancock v Older adults Tunbridge T S 14 Leicester Rochester Strafford Goshen Bethel S T 73 T S 132 Thetford v Persons with disabilities Royalton T S Pittsfield 100 S T Brandon T S 107 12 Sharon Chittenden Stockbridge Norwich v Households with 0-1 cars b a 5 Barnard Pittsford Pomfret a b b a New Hampshire 7 Windsor 5 v Low-income persons County Hartford Proctor b a Killington Rutland 4 T S a b 3 4 Bridgewater Rutland Mendon Woodstock West Rutland v Portions of Randolph Rutland Hartland County Ira and Hartford only areas b a 5 Shrewsbury Clarendon S T Plymouth 106 with even moderate a b Reading 7 West Windsor Windsor Tinmouth T S 140 transit propensity S T 44 S T 103 Wallingford Mount Holly Ludlow Cavendish Weathersfield [ 0 10 Transit Propensity Miles Regional Planning Commission Boundary Low Moderate / High Block Group Low / Moderate High Transit Routes Moderate
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