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Statewide Strategic Transit Assessment StudyStakeholder Meeting
February 19, 2019
Overview
¤ Phase 3 Tasks
¤ Potential local transit services
¤ Potential commuter routes
¤ Next steps¤ Analysis¤ Public Outreach
Phase 3 Tasks
¤ Existing and Forecast Demand¤ Results presented in November stakeholder meeting¤ Presentation and notes available on study website
(nhtransitstudy.com)¤ Documentation to be done as part of Final Report
¤ Viability and Sustainability¤ Presented today: initial concepts for routes and services to
establish a viable and sustainable statewide transit system
¤ Technology¤ To be completed in March; overview of available
technologies and their applicability in New Hampshire
Results of Needs Analysis
¤ Many towns showed up as having moderate to high density in population and employment and/or high transit propensity, but no bus service
¤ Conway¤ Plymouth¤ Pembroke/Allenstown¤ Boscawen¤ Milford¤ Hudson
¤ Merrimack¤ Raymond¤ Hampton¤ Exeter¤ Laconia¤ Franklin/Tilton
Past and Future Services
¤ Some of these locations have had fixed or flexible route service in the recent past that was discontinued due to poor ridership and lack of local support¤ Carroll County (Conway, Ossipee, Wolfeboro, etc.)
¤ Now demand response service¤ Winnipesaukee Transit System (Laconia-Tilton-Franklin)
¤ Some are slated to see new intercity service in FY2020¤ Laconia¤ Tilton¤ Franklin¤ Boscawen
Service Concept: Microtransit
¤ Potentially applicable in several areas, though yet unproven in rural context
¤ Demand response service with shared-ride vans¤ Technology enabled; software creates real-time manifests
based on requested rides¤ May require short walk to a “virtual bus stop”¤ Can be a turnkey operation by a private vendor
¤ They supply vans, drivers and software¤ Can be software that is used by an existing transit provider
¤ Alternative to traditional ride reservations and dispatch
Potential Local Services
¤ All towns identified in needs analysis are addressed even if a traditional transit service is not suitable
¤ Towns are presented in geographic order starting in NorthCountry and working counter-clockwise around the state
¤ These are not recommendations, nor is there a priority order implied; just discussions of what may be appropriate for each area, if anything
¤ Implementation of any new service would require additional funding becoming available and a high degree of local support
Conway: Pop 9,018; Emp 7,282
Conway Concepts
¤ Shuttle operating every 30 minutes on White Mountain Highway (US 302)and NH 16 during commuting times with hourly midday and evening service (serve workers at shops and hotels)¤ Southern terminus: Health & Human Services¤ Northern terminus: Intervale
¤ Microtransit – geared toward residents, workers andvisitors
¤ Seasonal service may be most appropriate for this area
Plymouth: Pop 6,659; Emp 4,099
Plymouth Concepts
¤ Shuttle connecting retail and employment on NH 25 with PSU and residental development in town center via Highland Street (in partnership with PSU)¤ Western terminus: Walmart¤ Eastern terminus: Town Common/PSU
¤ Microtransit (geared toward residents and students)¤ Possible that students could be the drivers as well
Pembroke/Allenstown: Pop 7,361
Pembroke/Allenstown Concepts
¤ Local route connection to Concord via US 3
¤ Service by local route connecting Concord to Manchester (from SNHPC Feasibility Study)
Boscawen Concepts
¤ Population of 3,965
¤ Extension of CAT Penacook route to southern Boscawen could be helpful to some
¤ Proposed intercity route and commuter service to Concord could be attractive¤ Improved access to/from County Complex
Milford: Pop 15,206; Emp 6,239
Milford Concepts
¤ Commuter/local route through Amherst to Nashua via 101A would address the highest demand corridor
¤ Second local route connecting town center to employment west on 101A could address local shopping and job access needs
¤ Existing demand response service by SVTC could be folded into a microtransit service
Hudson: Pop 24,808; Emp 8,318
Hudson Concepts
¤ Low transit propensity overall; mostly suburban-style development (only 117 households with no vehicles)
¤ Many Boston-bound commuters
¤ Local route to Nashua may be helpful to some
¤ Microtransit could help mobility in town
Merrimack: Pop 25,580; Emp 14,177
Merrimack Concepts
¤ Low transit propensity overall; mostly suburban-style development (only 270 households with no vehicles)
¤ Block group including Horseshoe Pond has high transit propensity but only 834 people
¤ Route to Nashua or Manchester may be helpful to some; many commuters to both cities
¤ Microtransit could help mobility in town
Raymond: Pop 10,257; Emp 2,847
Raymond Concepts
¤ Central section of town has higher-than-average incidence of poverty (246 individuals), but still low number of zero-vehicle households (only 17)
¤ Fixed-route service not an option here
¤ Shuttle to Walmart Distribution Center may help some, but it has huge parking lot and there are few people without cars
Hampton/Seabrook
Hampton/Seabrook Concepts
¤ Combined population of nearly 24,000
¤ Mostly oriented to Boston commuting and beach vacations
¤ Suburban-style development
¤ Not close to existing COAST service
¤ Likely microtransit the only feasible option; could provide access to commercial areas on US 1
Exeter: Pop 14,562; Emp 8,981
Exeter Concepts
¤ COAST serves town with deviated route Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday (connects to Stratham and Newmarket)
¤ Possible that additional shuttle service between town center and Portsmouth Ave. retail and employment could be helpful to some
¤ Microtransit may be appropriate substitute for current deviated route
Laconia: Pop 16,171; Emp 8,826
Laconia Concepts
¤ WTS route discontinued in June 2017¤ Limited service (five trips per day)¤ Confusing and circuitous service pattern¤ Connected to Tilton and Franklin
¤ More frequent shuttle between town center and Gilford Walmart via US 3 Business may be more successful
¤ Microtransit service for whole town may also be successful
¤ Commuter connection to Concord also needed
Franklin/Tilton: Pop 12,007; Emp 6,689
Franklin/Tilton Concepts
¤ Significant employment on US 3 corridor
¤ Connections from downtown Franklin to retail area in eastern Franklin (Hannaford) and Exit 20 retail in Tilton would be useful for some¤ Access from residential neighborhoods not very easy¤ Implies circulation through neighborhoods or flexible service
model
¤ Microtransit also an option here
¤ Commuter connection to Concord also needed
Commuter/Regional Network
¤ Longer trips within New Hampshire very difficult to accomplish in most corridors¤ Intercity service makes few stops; not structured for intra-state
travel¤ Example: cannot use Dartmouth Coach to travel from Upper
Valley to Concord or Manchester, even though passes through
¤ Only a few existing commuter routes¤ Manchester – Concord¤ Manchester – Nashua¤ Canaan – Lebanon¤ Rochester – Kittery (and similar COAST services)
Basis and Assumptions
¤ Routes developed based on commuting data presented at November stakeholder meeting¤ Provide linkages serving hundreds of commuters with no current
transit options
¤ Long-term concept is integrated transit network for the state, tying together local systems¤ North Country linked via intercity bus routes
¤ Characteristics of proposed services¤ Mainly express services with few stops¤ Oriented to peak period commuting with little or no
midday/evening service¤ No ADA complementary paratransit service
Proposed Network
Salem –Nashua –Milford
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Potential Commuter Routes
Salem - Nashua - Milford
Existing Routes
• Starts at Exit 2 Bus Terminal• Serves apartments along
Cluff Crossing Rd and retail/jobs along S. Broadway (NH 28) in Salem
• Through-routed to Milford via primary employment corridor in Nashua
• 30.9 miles• Commuters
• Milford→Nashua: 537• Salem→Nashua: 164• Nashua→Salem: 1,011
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Potential Commuter Routes
Salem - Manchester
Existing Routes
I-93 Exit 2
• Starts at Mall at Rockingham Park
• Serves Exit 2 Bus Terminal• Serves Londonderry P&R• Express to Veterans Park
in Manchester• 26.5 miles• Commuters
• Salem→Manch: 367• Lond.→Manch: 1,093• Lond.→Salem: 503• Manch.→Salem: 973
Portsmouth –Manchester
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Potential Commuter Routes
Portsmouth - Manchester
Existing Routes
• Starts downtown Portsmouth
• Serves Portsmouth Transportation Center
• Possible stops in Hampton, Epping, Raymond
• Terminates at UNH in Manchester
• 45.8 miles• Commuters to DT Manch.
• Portsmouth: 203• Hampton: 146• Raymond: 323
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Rochester –Concord
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Potential Commuter Routes
Rochester - Concord
Existing Routes
• Starts in downtown Rochester
• Stops at Rochester P & R• Serves downtown
Concord• Terminates at Concord
Hospital• 37.4 miles• Commuters to Concord
• Rochester: 402• Epsom: 496• Northwood: 253
Laconia –Concord
• Direct route via NH 106• Alternative via US 3 similar
to proposed intercity route• Tilton, Franklin and
County Complex in Boscawen
• Terminates in downtown Concord
• 28.2 mi. (dir.)/33.7 mi. (alt)• Commuters
• Laconia→Conc.: 540• Franklin→Conc.: 483• Conc.→Laconia: 252
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Potential Commuter Routes
Upper Valley - Concord
Existing Routes
• Starts in downtown Hanover
• Serves DHMC campus• Could stop at one or
more P&R along I-89• Terminates in downtown
Concord• 69.5 miles• Could serve both Upper
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Claremont –Upper Valley
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Potential Commuter Routes
Claremont - Upper Valley
Existing Routes
• Operates on NH 120 into Lebanon
• Could terminate at Lebanon City Hall, continue to DHMC and Hanover or turn onto US 4 to serve West Lebanon and White River Junction (as shown)
• 29.6 miles• Commuting to UV
• Claremont: 903• Plainfield: 366
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Potential Commuter Routes
Keene - Concord
Existing Routes
• Starts at Transportation Center in Keene
• Could stop in one or more towns along the way
• Terminates in downtown Concord (could extend to Concord Hospital)
• 55 miles• Commuting
• Keene: 234• Hillsborough: 324• Henniker: 328• Conc.→Keene: 120
Analysis
¤ With feedback from NHDOT and stakeholders, refine proposed services
¤ Estimate costs and ridership
¤ Consider funding sources¤ 5307 Urban¤ 5311 Rural¤ Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality
¤ Describe interaction of local, commuter/regional and intercity services
¤ Describe role of technology in enabling access
Viability and Sustainability
¤ Conditions for local routes to be successful¤ High degree of local support, including matching funds¤ High gasoline prices¤ Safe bus stops and walkable environment
¤ Conditions for commuter routes to be successful¤ Limited parking/expensive parking at destination¤ High gasoline prices¤ Longer distances (more than 10 miles)¤ High density of jobs in a walkable environment¤ Very convenient transit connections to extend reach
Public Outreach
¤ Continue to post materials on website
¤ Conduct electronic survey (Survey Monkey) on policy and Phase 3 proposals; promote via
¤ NHDOT Facebook, newsletter and other social media¤ Signs on buses¤ Networks of stakeholders
¤ Hard copy for seniors and others without internet access¤ Distributed through libraries with assistance of RPCs
¤ Meetings with NHTA and NHARPC
Timeline
¤ Analysis in February/March¤ Phase 3 services¤ Technology¤ Revisions to Park & Ride report based on intercity results
¤ Outreach in April/May
¤ Documentation in May/June
¤ Completion of project by June 30
