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Farmington MPO 5—1 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t t r r a a n n s s ı ı t t p p l l a a n n 5.1) OVERVIEW Transit service, whether fixed‐route or demand‐responsive, is intricately linked to many other governmental and planning actions. Providing fixed‐route transit service relies upon and reacts to the density of development within the city, locations of transportation corridors and activity centers, and the design of developments along the corridors and centers it serves. Travel corridors and activity centers with a mix of uses and a large number of travelers provide the demand that can effectively support higher levels of transit service. A balanced, multi‐modal transportation system sometimes requires shifts in public investment given the historical emphasis on roadways and automobiles. To facilitate a higher level of transit service in the region, new developments and land use patterns should be planned in such a way as to support the non‐ automobile modes. Ridership on Red Apple Transit continues to increase each year as the system becomes an integrated part of daily commuting. Due to this growth in the MPO region, the MPO and Red Apple Transit worked with a consultant to conduct a transit needs assessment and evaluation of the current system. The Red Apple Transit Study was completed in January 2011 and provided short and long term recommendations for how transit can expand its services to meet future demand. 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- 5—2 Farmington MPO Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 5.2) EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICES Red Apple Transit, owned and operated by the City of Farmington, is the primary transit service in the MPO region. Within the city limits of Farmington, two loop routes (Red and Green Routes) operate counter‐clockwise and serve several apartment complexes, neighborhoods, and public destinations. A third route (Express Route) operates along the East Main corridor to serve the mall and many of the big box retailers. For all three routes, bus stops are found at specific locations. Buses run from 7am to 6pm Monday through Saturday. All routes are on 30 minute headways. Red Apple Transit also runs three regional routes that connect Farmington to Aztec, Bloomfield, and the community of Kirtland. These routes too have specific stops and connect to the Farmington routes at Orchard Plaza as a transfer point. The regional routes only operate three times a day: early morning, mid‐day, and late afternoon. Navajo Transit serves the Farmington area with two routes and provides connections to Shiprock and other places on the Navajo Nation. Navajo Transit has two transfer points with Red Apple Transit at American Plaza in Farmington and in Kirtland. ---PAGE BREAK--- Farmington MPO 5—3 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 Red Route Bus Stops Green Route Bus Stops Express Route Bus Stops Orchard Plaza Orchard Plaza Orchard Plaza Conquistador Library Museum At Gateway San Juan Apt. Apple Ridge Mall San Juan Career Smith’s Grocery Warehouse San Juan College Airport Wal‐Mart – Sam’s Club Social Security Police Department Plaza Farmington 28 th /Crescent Northgate Apt. K‐Mart Smith’s Wal‐Mart‐West Mesa Shopping Safeway‐West Senior Center Civic Center Civic Center PMS Clinic Mesa Village Apt. Totah (Ojo Court) San Juan Energy San Juan Regional MOC State Building Ricketts Park/Aquatic Center Butler/Murray Scott Ave. Aztec Tiger Route Bus Stops Bloomfield Bobcat Route Bus Stops Kirtland Bronco Route Bus Stops Animas Village Apartments Ambulance Station Central Center Kirtland Aztec Safeway Bloomfield Cultural Center Mesa Mobile Home Park Westside Plaza Pinos Blancos Apartments Orchard Plaza Transfer Location Flora Vista Circle K McGee Park Orchard Plaza Transfer Location SJC Detention Center Wildflower Drive Orchard Plaza Transfer Location ---PAGE BREAK--- 5—4 Farmington MPO Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 5.3) CURRENT RED APPLE RIDERSHIP Annual ridership for Red Apple has steadily increased since 2003 (Figure 5‐1). ridership reports provided by Red Apple show the change in ridership as the year progresses. There tends to be seasonal trends that affect ridership month to month. In 2010, ridership on the Farmington routes totaled 121,840. Ridership on the Kirtland route was 3,244, the Aztec route was 2,464, and the Bloomfield route was 4,986. The Aztec and Bloomfield routes witnessed a decline from 2008 to 2009, whether because it has reached its service threshold or economic factors have reduced those who need to take the bus. FIGURE 5‐1 – Annual Ridership on Red Apple Transit 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 [PHONE REDACTED] 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Red Apple Annual Ridership ---PAGE BREAK--- Farmington MPO 5—5 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 Farmington Routes 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Tiger (Aztec) Bobcat (Bloomfield) Bronco (Kirtland) ---PAGE BREAK--- 5—6 Farmington MPO Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 5.4) GREATEST TRANSIT NEED Certain population types tend to use transit more often than the choice rider; in other words, those who are transit dependent are more likely to use the system than those who own a personal automobile. Those population types that are typically transit dependent include those younger than 18, the elderly, those with a disability, households that do not own a vehicle, and low‐income households. Census 2000 data provides these populations by census tract. During development of the transit study, this information was collected for analysis to better understand where the focus of transit service should be. The data for these population types was compared to total population of these census tracts to determine a percentage of the total population. These percentages were then ranked within each type. The ranks from all of the population types were scored to establish an overall rank. The highest score indicates the greatest transit need. Greatest transit need was developed for 2010, 2020 and 2035 (Table 5‐1 through 5‐3). When comparing the three years of data, certain census tracts began to rise to the top because they had large numbers of these population types: • Areas in central and south Farmington • The north and west areas of Crouch Mesa • The northwest and southwest areas of Bloomfield Using data by Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ), staff grouped population and employment data to project where the largest areas of growth are expected to occur in 2020 and 2035. The data were developed as a way to gauge locations of high concentrations of population and employment. Besides further growth within the three cities, Crouch Mesa and Kirtland will become the fastest growing areas within the MPO. ---PAGE BREAK--- Farmington MPO 5—7 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 Table 5‐1 – 2010 Greatest Transit Need Zero Total Total Number Total Census Land Vehicle # of of Elderly Poverty Overall Final Population Census Block Area 60 & over Population Score (Persons) Tract Group (sq.ml.) # Density rank # # Density rank # Density rank # Density rank (420) (15) # 1 1 0.73 0 0 1 89 35 49 2 28 38 3 34 47 2 8 3 248 1 2 0.94 71 75 5 621 220 234 4 143 152 4 546 581 5 18 5 1,823 1 3 1.65 32 19 3 455 243 147 3 88 53 3 239 145 3 12 4 1,332 1 4 2.36 9 4 2 650 140 59 2 171 72 3 631 267 3 10 3 1,833 1 5 0.36 56 156 5 278 138 383 4 66 183 5 189 526 5 19 5 735 2.01 1 2.42 17 7 3 454 188 78 3 34 14 2 0 0 1 9 3 1,237 2.01 2 2.59 6 2 2 869 297 115 3 127 49 3 118 46 2 10 3 2,415 2.02 1 5.48 0 0 1 800 414 76 3 23 4 1 28 5 1 6 2 2,488 2.02 2 3.05 9 3 2 495 178 58 2 16 5 1 39 13 2 7 2 1,389 2.02 3 0.40 0 0 1 272 127 317 4 73 183 5 21 52 2 12 4 705 2.04 1 0.88 0 0 1 215 139 158 3 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 1 6 2 653 2.04 2 1.03 38 37 4 676 239 232 4 123 120 4 397 385 4 16 4 2,000 2.05 1 0.44 18 42 4 635 220 500 5 89 203 5 278 633 5 19 5 1,585 2.05 2 0.22 22 100 5 400 53 239 4 109 494 5 74 339 4 18 5 1,158 2.05 3 0.57 137 240 5 728 155 272 4 38 66 3 643 1,129 5 17 5 1,879 2.05 4 1.32 83 63 4 1,109 386 292 4 112 85 4 508 385 4 16 4 3,057 3.01 1 0.31 12 39 4 780 238 768 5 87 280 5 359 1,158 5 19 5 1,767 3.01 2 0.22 9 39 4 424 259 1,177 5 20 89 4 55 250 3 16 4 1,067 3.01 3 0.26 7 28 3 347 112 432 4 9 33 3 98 376 4 14 4 1,035 3.01 4 0.37 137 370 5 867 435 1,175 5 117 317 5 156 422 4 19 5 1,897 3.02 1 0.23 15 64 4 497 270 1,173 5 60 260 5 160 695 5 19 5 1,291 3.02 2 0.12 0 0 1 303 187 1,557 5 29 244 5 56 468 4 15 4 737 3.02 3 0.15 35 236 5 359 99 659 5 6 41 3 154 1,026 5 18 5 780 3.02 4 0.27 17 63 4 458 179 665 5 87 321 5 271 1,004 5 19 5 1,159 4.01 1 0.45 0 0 1 508 260 578 5 37 81 4 20 43 2 12 4 1,375 4.01 2 0.58 15 25 3 614 398 686 5 83 143 4 62 107 3 15 4 1,630 4.01 3 2.64 103 39 4 811 192 73 3 128 49 3 585 222 3 13 4 2,134 4.01 4 0.12 13 112 5 324 212 1,770 5 73 611 5 96 804 5 20 5 807 4.02 4 0.89 79 89 5 725 128 144 3 100 112 4 519 583 5 17 5 1,868 4.02 5 0.85 74 88 5 703 465 547 5 145 171 4 404 475 4 18 5 1,775 5.01 1 5.74 40 7 3 839 214 37 2 126 22 2 580 101 3 10 3 2,800 5.01 2 145.62 28 0 1 814 176 1 1 61 0 1 253 2 1 4 1 2,459 5.02 1 3.44 10 3 2 633 242 70 2 109 32 3 174 51 2 9 3 1,966 5.02 2 8.66 13 2 2 1,167 279 32 2 178 21 2 672 78 3 9 3 4,168 5.02 3 56.49 15 0 1 181 36 1 1 26 0 1 95 2 1 4 1 542 5.02 4 6.79 31 5 2 584 187 27 2 113 17 2 391 58 2 8 3 1,939 6.01 1 0.59 44 75 5 614 191 324 4 59 99 4 280 474 4 17 5 1,576 6.01 2 15.98 15 1 2 589 275 17 1 104 7 1 94 6 1 5 2 1,717 6.01 3 8.86 67 8 3 896 310 35 2 71 8 1 396 45 2 8 3 2,201 6.01 5 94.60 8 0 1 494 213 2 1 39 0 1 128 1 1 4 1 1,439 6.05 1 25.36 7 0 1 1,032 499 20 1 240 9 1 345 14 2 5 2 2,876 6.05 2 13.86 17 1 2 451 230 17 1 74 5 1 62 4 1 5 2 1,149 6.05 3 2.00 8 4 2 454 194 97 3 37 19 2 280 140 3 10 3 1,895 6.05 4 1.91 11 6 3 408 203 106 3 74 39 3 162 85 3 12 4 1,172 6.06 1 18.27 97 5 2 1,612 477 26 2 285 16 2 532 29 2 8 3 4,634 6.06 2 17.83 12 1 2 965 267 15 1 98 5 1 388 22 2 6 2 3,332 6.06 3 1.82 0 0 1 471 236 129 3 70 38 3 495 272 3 10 3 1,274 7.02 2 107.75 0 0 1 284 124 1 1 64 1 1 14 0 1 4 1 856 7.03 1 320.63 39 0 1 835 345 1 1 228 1 1 303 1 1 4 1 2,575 7.03 2 1.99 35 18 3 603 210 106 3 154 77 4 128 64 2 12 4 1,521 7.03 3 6.15 28 4 2 1,048 371 60 2 105 17 2 479 78 3 9 3 2,873 7.04 1 20.36 24 1 2 1,213 490 24 2 216 11 2 649 32 2 8 3 3,800 7.04 2 5.30 31 6 3 1,120 390 74 3 199 38 3 630 119 3 12 4 3,385 7.04 3 0.84 31 37 4 735 319 379 4 164 195 5 260 310 4 17 5 2,141 9430 1 186.10 76 0 1 767 200 1 1 257 1 1 1,084 6 1 4 1 3,221 9432 1 46.90 45 1 2 1,243 313 7 1 185 4 1 460 10 1 5 2 3,749 1,156 1,747 2,124 36,515 13,596 5,555 16,073 105,120 Population Mobility Below Limited ---PAGE BREAK--- 5—8 Farmington MPO Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 Table 5‐2 – 2020 Greatest Transit Need Zero Total Total Number Total Census Land Vehicle # of of Elderly Poverty Overall Final Population Census Block Area 60 & over Population Score (Persons) Tract Group (sq.ml.) # Density rank # # Density rank # Density rank # Density rank (420) (15) # 1 1 0.73 0 0 1 105 42 57 2 33 45 3 40 55 2 8 2 292 1 2 0.94 83 89 5 733 259 276 4 168 179 4 643 684 5 18 4 2,149 1 3 1.65 37 23 3 537 286 174 4 104 63 3 282 171 3 13 3 1,570 1 4 2.36 10 4 2 766 166 70 2 201 85 3 744 315 4 11 3 2,160 1 5 0.36 66 184 5 328 163 452 4 78 216 5 223 620 5 19 5 866 2.01 1 2.42 20 8 3 535 222 92 3 40 17 2 0 0 1 9 2 1,458 2.01 2 2.59 7 3 2 1,025 350 135 3 150 58 3 140 54 2 10 2 2,847 2.02 1 5.48 0 0 1 943 488 89 3 27 5 1 33 6 1 6 1 2,933 2.02 2 3.05 10 3 2 583 210 69 2 19 6 1 46 15 2 7 1 1,638 2.02 3 0.40 0 0 1 321 150 374 4 86 216 5 24 61 2 12 3 830 2.04 1 0.88 0 0 1 253 164 186 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 770 2.04 2 1.03 45 43 4 797 282 274 4 145 141 4 468 454 4 16 4 2,357 2.05 1 0.44 22 49 4 748 259 589 5 105 239 5 328 746 5 19 5 1,868 2.05 2 0.22 26 118 5 472 62 281 4 128 582 5 88 399 4 18 4 1,364 2.05 3 0.57 161 283 5 858 183 321 4 45 78 3 758 1,331 5 17 4 2,215 2.05 4 1.32 98 74 4 1,307 455 345 4 132 100 4 599 454 4 16 4 3,604 3.01 1 0.31 14 46 4 920 281 905 5 102 330 5 423 1,365 5 19 5 2,083 3.01 2 0.22 10 46 4 499 305 1,387 5 23 105 4 65 294 4 17 4 1,258 3.01 3 0.26 9 33 4 409 132 509 5 10 39 3 115 443 4 16 4 1,220 3.01 4 0.37 161 436 5 1,022 512 1,385 5 138 373 5 184 498 4 19 5 2,237 3.02 1 0.23 17 75 5 586 318 1,383 5 71 307 5 189 820 5 20 5 1,521 3.02 2 0.12 0 0 1 357 220 1,835 5 35 288 5 66 552 4 15 3 869 3.02 3 0.15 42 278 5 423 117 777 5 7 48 3 181 1,209 5 18 4 920 3.02 4 0.27 20 75 5 540 212 784 5 102 378 5 320 1,183 5 20 5 1,366 4.01 1 0.45 0 0 1 599 307 681 5 43 96 3 23 51 2 11 3 1,621 4.01 2 0.58 17 30 4 724 469 809 5 98 169 4 73 127 3 16 4 1,921 4.01 3 2.64 121 46 4 956 226 86 3 151 57 3 689 261 3 13 3 2,516 4.01 4 0.12 16 132 5 381 250 2,087 5 86 720 5 114 947 5 20 5 951 4.02 4 0.89 94 105 5 855 151 170 4 118 133 4 612 687 5 18 4 2,202 4.02 5 0.85 88 103 5 829 548 645 5 171 201 5 476 560 4 19 5 2,093 5.01 1 5.74 47 8 3 989 252 44 2 148 26 2 684 119 3 10 2 3,300 5.01 2 145.62 33 0 1 960 207 1 1 72 0 1 298 2 1 4 1 2,899 5.02 1 3.44 12 3 2 746 285 83 3 129 37 3 206 60 2 10 2 2,546 5.02 2 8.66 16 2 2 1,375 329 38 2 210 24 2 792 92 3 9 2 5,397 5.02 3 56.49 18 0 1 213 43 1 1 31 1 1 112 2 1 4 1 702 5.02 4 6.79 36 5 2 688 220 32 2 133 20 2 461 68 3 9 2 2,511 6.01 1 0.59 49 82 5 671 209 354 4 64 108 4 306 518 4 17 4 1,723 6.01 2 15.98 17 1 2 644 301 19 1 114 7 1 102 6 1 5 1 1,876 6.01 3 8.86 73 8 3 979 339 38 2 78 9 1 433 49 2 8 2 2,406 6.01 5 94.60 9 0 1 540 233 2 1 42 0 1 140 1 1 4 1 1,573 6.05 1 25.36 8 0 1 1,128 545 21 2 262 10 2 378 15 2 7 1 3,143 6.05 2 13.86 20 1 2 531 271 20 1 88 6 1 73 5 1 5 1 1,354 6.05 3 2.00 9 4 2 497 212 106 3 41 20 2 306 153 3 10 2 2,071 6.05 4 1.91 12 6 3 445 221 116 3 81 42 3 177 92 3 12 3 1,281 6.06 1 18.27 106 6 3 1,762 521 29 2 311 17 2 581 32 2 9 2 5,065 6.06 2 17.83 13 1 2 1,054 315 18 1 115 6 1 458 26 2 6 1 3,928 6.06 3 1.82 0 0 1 515 278 153 3 82 45 3 583 320 4 11 3 1,501 7.02 2 107.75 0 0 1 310 166 2 1 85 1 1 18 0 1 4 1 1,146 7.03 1 320.63 42 0 1 913 462 1 1 304 1 1 405 1 1 4 1 3,445 7.03 2 1.99 47 24 3 659 281 141 3 206 103 4 171 86 3 13 3 2,035 7.03 3 6.15 37 6 3 1,402 497 81 3 140 23 2 641 104 3 11 3 3,843 7.04 1 20.36 32 2 2 1,622 656 32 2 289 14 2 868 43 2 8 2 5,084 7.04 2 5.30 42 8 3 1,499 522 98 3 266 50 3 843 159 3 12 3 4,529 7.04 3 0.84 42 50 4 983 426 508 5 219 261 5 348 414 4 18 4 2,865 9430 1 186.10 102 1 2 1,026 268 1 1 344 2 1 1,450 8 1 5 1 4,171 9432 1 46.90 60 1 2 1,662 418 9 1 248 5 1 615 13 2 6 1 5,016 1,156 2,075 2,507 43,223 16,263 6,720 19,394 127,110 Population Mobility Below Limited ---PAGE BREAK--- Farmington MPO 5—9 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 Table 5‐3 – 2035 Greatest Transit Need Zero Total Total Number Total Census Land Vehicle # of of Elderly Poverty Overall Final Population Census Block Area 60 & over Population Score (Persons) Tract Group (sq.ml.) # Density rank # # Density rank # Density rank # Density rank (420) (15) # 1 1 0.73 0 0 1 116 46 63 2 37 50 3 45 61 2 8 2 323 1 2 0.94 92 98 5 810 287 305 4 186 198 4 712 757 5 18 5 2,377 1 3 1.65 41 25 4 594 317 192 4 115 69 3 312 189 3 14 3 1,737 1 4 2.36 11 5 2 847 183 78 3 223 94 3 823 349 4 12 3 2,390 1 5 0.36 73 203 5 363 180 500 4 86 239 5 247 686 5 19 5 958 2.01 1 2.42 22 9 3 592 245 101 3 45 18 2 0 0 1 9 2 1,613 2.01 2 2.59 8 3 2 1,134 387 149 3 166 64 3 154 60 2 10 3 3,149 2.02 1 5.48 0 0 1 1,043 540 98 3 30 6 1 37 7 1 6 1 3,245 2.02 2 3.05 11 4 2 645 232 76 3 21 7 1 51 17 2 8 2 1,812 2.02 3 0.40 0 0 1 355 166 414 4 96 239 5 27 68 3 13 3 919 2.04 1 0.88 0 0 1 280 182 206 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 2 852 2.04 2 1.03 49 48 4 882 312 303 4 161 156 4 517 502 4 16 4 2,608 2.05 1 0.44 24 54 4 828 287 651 5 116 264 5 363 825 5 19 5 2,067 2.05 2 0.22 29 130 5 522 68 311 4 142 644 5 97 441 4 18 5 1,509 2.05 3 0.57 178 313 5 949 202 355 4 49 87 3 839 1,472 5 17 4 2,450 2.05 4 1.32 108 82 5 1,446 503 381 4 146 111 4 662 502 4 17 4 3,987 3.01 1 0.31 16 51 4 1,017 310 1,002 5 113 365 5 468 1,510 5 19 5 2,304 3.01 2 0.22 11 51 4 552 338 1,534 5 25 116 4 72 326 4 17 4 1,392 3.01 3 0.26 10 37 4 452 146 563 5 11 43 2 127 490 4 15 3 1,350 3.01 4 0.37 178 482 5 1,130 567 1,532 5 153 413 5 204 551 4 19 5 2,474 3.02 1 0.23 19 83 5 648 352 1,530 5 78 339 5 209 907 5 20 5 1,683 3.02 2 0.12 0 0 1 395 244 2,030 5 38 318 5 73 610 5 16 4 962 3.02 3 0.15 46 308 5 468 129 860 5 8 53 3 201 1,337 5 18 5 1,017 3.02 4 0.27 22 83 5 597 234 867 5 113 419 5 353 1,309 5 20 5 1,511 4.01 1 0.45 0 0 1 662 339 754 5 48 106 4 25 57 2 12 3 1,793 4.01 2 0.58 19 33 4 801 519 895 5 108 187 4 81 140 3 16 4 2,126 4.01 3 2.64 134 51 4 1,057 250 95 3 167 63 3 763 289 4 14 3 2,783 4.01 4 0.12 18 146 5 422 277 2,309 5 96 796 5 126 1,048 5 20 5 1,052 4.02 4 0.89 103 116 5 946 167 188 4 131 147 4 677 760 5 18 5 2,436 4.02 5 0.85 97 114 5 917 607 714 5 189 223 5 527 620 5 20 5 2,315 5.01 1 5.74 53 9 3 1,094 279 49 2 164 29 2 756 132 3 10 3 3,651 5.01 2 145.62 37 0 1 1,062 229 2 1 80 1 1 330 2 1 4 1 3,207 5.02 1 3.44 13 4 2 825 315 92 3 143 41 2 227 66 3 10 3 2,810 5.02 2 8.66 17 2 2 1,522 364 42 2 232 27 2 877 101 3 9 2 5,956 5.02 3 56.49 20 0 1 236 48 1 1 35 1 1 124 2 1 4 1 775 5.02 4 6.79 40 6 3 762 243 36 2 147 22 2 510 75 3 10 3 2,770 6.01 1 0.59 54 91 5 741 231 391 4 71 120 4 338 573 5 18 5 1,904 6.01 2 15.98 18 1 2 712 332 21 2 126 8 1 113 7 1 6 1 2,074 6.01 3 8.86 81 9 3 1,082 375 42 2 86 10 2 478 54 2 9 2 2,659 6.01 5 94.60 10 0 1 597 257 3 1 47 0 1 154 2 1 4 1 1,739 6.05 1 25.36 8 0 1 1,246 603 24 2 290 11 2 417 16 2 7 2 3,474 6.05 2 13.86 22 2 2 588 299 22 2 97 7 1 81 6 1 6 1 1,498 6.05 3 2.00 10 5 2 549 235 117 3 45 23 2 338 169 3 10 3 2,289 6.05 4 1.91 13 7 3 492 245 128 3 89 47 2 195 102 3 11 3 1,416 6.06 1 18.27 117 6 3 1,948 576 32 2 344 19 2 642 35 2 9 2 5,597 6.06 2 17.83 16 1 2 1,258 349 20 1 127 7 1 506 28 2 6 1 4,345 6.06 3 1.82 0 0 1 615 307 169 3 91 50 3 645 354 4 11 3 1,661 7.02 2 107.75 0 0 1 421 184 2 1 95 1 1 20 0 1 4 1 1,271 7.03 1 320.63 58 0 1 1,239 512 2 1 338 1 1 449 1 1 4 1 3,821 7.03 2 1.99 52 26 4 894 312 157 3 228 115 4 189 95 3 14 3 2,258 7.03 3 6.15 41 7 3 1,554 551 90 3 156 25 2 710 116 3 11 3 4,263 7.04 1 20.36 35 2 2 1,799 727 36 2 321 16 2 963 47 2 8 2 5,639 7.04 2 5.30 46 9 3 1,662 579 109 3 295 56 3 935 176 3 12 3 5,023 7.04 3 0.84 46 55 4 1,091 473 563 5 243 289 5 386 459 4 18 5 3,178 9430 1 186.10 108 1 2 1,089 284 2 1 365 2 1 1,539 8 1 5 1 4,603 9432 1 46.90 67 1 2 1,844 464 10 1 275 6 1 683 15 2 6 1 5,563 1,156 2,303 2,773 48,393 17,987 7,423 21,399 140,637 Population Mobility Below Limited ---PAGE BREAK--- 5—10 Farmington MPO Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 5.5) TRANSIT STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS The Red Apple Transit Study identified several recommendations for modifying the existing system to meet future need. The recommendations needing minimal to no funding increases would occur within the next five years. Others that require additional funding could be completed within ten years. Please see the Red Apple Transit Final Report for full details on these recommendations. A simple, but effective change includes adding in new bus stops to the current routes to reduce the service gaps. These new stop locations would create reasonable walking distances for residents in nearby neighborhoods. Additionally, these stops could have shelters built when funding allows. In Farmington, any future transit expansion will require the conversion of the one directional loop system into a two‐directional line route system. In the Transit Study, a linear system has been proposed that would run along many of the city’s arterial streets and link popular public destinations from all parts of the city. The line routes would also create several more transfer points. All‐day service would run from McGee Park to the Four Corners Regional Airport and from Flora Vista to west side of Farmington (Map 5‐1). On the regional side, the existing routes should seek funding to provide additional runs each day to close the operational gaps. An additional run during the mid‐morning and the mid‐afternoon has been recommended. Aztec and Bloomfield should also consider creating a new route between the cities (Map 5‐2). Other recommendations include starting evening service for the Farmington routes and developing a marketing program to inform the public about identified changes to the system. One improvement that will be necessary before any type of expansion will be the location of a transit hub within the City of Farmington. The hub should be located in the vicinity of residential and commercial development and should be accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists. Once a location is established, modifications to the Farmington routes can occur. ---PAGE BREAK--- Farmington MPO 5—11 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 MAP 5‐1 – Proposed Linear Route System in Farmington ---PAGE BREAK--- 5—12 Farmington MPO Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 MAP 5‐2 – Proposed Regional Transit Route System ---PAGE BREAK--- Farmington MPO 5—13 Adopted on April 15, 2010; Amended on April 21, 2011 t r a n s ı t p l a n 5 5 5.6) TRANSIT EXPANSION BEYOND 2020 While the Transit Study offers recommendations to 2020, this section identifies further areas of study to be consistent with the 2035 planning horizon of this document. With the understanding that Crouch Mesa is one of the fastest growth areas of the MPO, a transit system for the land area within the three cities should be planned for to accommodate future growth. CR 350, Wildflower Pkwy/CR 390, CR 3000, CR 3150, and the proposed Piñon Hills Blvd extension provide key arterials for developing a route structure. Within Aztec and Bloomfield, feeder routes that circulate through these cities would carry passengers to the existing regional routes and would serve many popular destinations. 5.7) TRANSIT POLICIES To support implementation of an expanded transit system and to promote efficiency, Red Apple Transit should use the following policies as guidance: • Ensure all bus stops are ADA accessible and that sidewalks are constructed to provide direct access to the stops • Provide bus shelters at main public destinations • Encourage mixed use development and higher density areas that support transit • Identify activity and retail centers and business parks that serve as transfer hubs for transit routes • Monitor and modify transit service in response to future growth and changes in development patterns • Develop a long term funding strategy for sustaining the expansion of the system