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Mobility, Transportation & Parking in Downtown Whitefish David Kack, Director Small Urban, Rural and Tribal Center on Mobility (SURTCOM) Laura Fay, Research Scientist Western Transportation Institute ---PAGE BREAK--- Project Tasks • Transit Service Study • Multi-Modal Center • Marketing Plan • Parking & Property Analysis (Dixon) ---PAGE BREAK--- “Transportation” ---PAGE BREAK--- “Mobility” ---PAGE BREAK--- Mobility ---PAGE BREAK--- Cost of Mobility Housing 33% Transportation 16% Food 13% Healthcare 8% Entertainment 5% Clothing 3% Insurance & Pensions 12% Other 10% Consumer Spending by Category Source: 2016 Consumer Expenditures. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor Note: In 1917 transportation was 2% of the budget, or the 6th highest expense ---PAGE BREAK--- Cost of Mobility Annual Cost to Own & Operate a Car Source: AAA Your Driving Costs 2018 Edition Annual Mileage Small Sedan Medium Sedan Large Sedan Small SUV Medium SUV Minivan Pickup Avg. 10,000 $5,775 $7,720 $8,428 $6,664 $8,229 $8,370 $8,563 $7,678 15,000 $6,777 $8,866 $9,804 $7,869 $9,697 $9,677 $10,215 $8,986 20,000 $7,810 $10,043 $11,219 $9,115 $11,219 $11,022 $11,930 $10,337 Note: Based on 250 working days, 10,000 miles equals 40 miles per day (commute from south Kalispell) ---PAGE BREAK--- Are You A One Percenter? (How much do you really use your car?) 1/24 = 4.2% x 25% = 1.05% ---PAGE BREAK--- Transit Service Study • Review what service already exists • Coordinate existing service • Determine “needs” for new service • Possible implementation of new service ---PAGE BREAK--- What Exists • Flathead Transit (CSKT) – Greyhound Service to Missoula • S.N.O.W. Bus – Local Service • Eagle Transit – Kalispell Shuttle – Glacier Shuttle – Local Service ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Eagle Transit ---PAGE BREAK--- Commuter service is provided to the general public between Kalispell Whitefish and Columbia Falls The bus makes three runs in the morning and three in the afternoon/evening. Transfer to the Kalispell City Bus at FVCC and Gateway Community Center. The table below shows stop numbers with departure times. Please be at your stop 5 minutes early. Route map and stop names, addresses and locations are on the back of this schedule. Whitefish City Bus Schedule March 4th, 2019 Gateway Comm. Center North Valley Hospital Mountain Mall O'Shaughnessy Center Baker Avenue Post Office 19th St West & Baker Avenue Hospital Sign @ WBC Forest Acres Mountain Villa Apts Midway Mini- Mart Mountain View Manor Safeway Whitefish Crossing Apts Dollar Tree Super 1 Foods Whitefish Stone Creek Apts Genesis Healthcare Whitefish Manor Library Colorado Apts Alpine Village Market Community Center #1 #39 #40 #41 #42 #43 #44 #45 #46 #48 #60 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71 9:30 9:45 9:52 9:54 10:00 11:00 11:01 11:05 11:10 11:15 11:20 11:25 11:27 11:28 11:35 11:40 11:45 11:56 12:00 12:01 12:05 12:10 12:15 12:20 12:25 12:27 12:28 12:35 12:40 12:45 12:56 1:00 1:01 1:05 1:10 1:15 1:20 1:25 1:27 1:28 1:35 1:40 1:45 1:56 2:30 2:33 2:35 2:37 2:42 2:48 3:00 Tri-City Commuter Transfer Fare is $1.00 each way Hours Transfer to City Bus $25.00 unlimited pass Monday-Friday, 7:00 am-6:00 pm $10.00 punchcards Buses do not run on county holidays [PHONE REDACTED] flathead/mt.gov/eagle ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Tri-City Commuter Bus Schedule March 4th, 2019 Commuter service is provided to the general public between Kalispell Whitefish and Columbia Falls The bus makes three runs in the morning and three in the afternoon/evening. Transfer to the Kalispell City Bus at FVCC and Gateway Community Center. The table below shows stop numbers with departure times. Please be at your stop 5 minutes early. Route map and stop names, addresses and locations are on the back of this schedule. Gateway Comm. Center The Summit KRMC FVCC Starbucks Agency on Aging Salvation Army Rosauers Lion's Park Super 8 Courthouse East Library Smith's Super One Foods Pizza Hut North Valley Hospital Mountain Mall O'Shaughnessy Center Baker Avenue Post Office 19th St West & Baker Ave Hospital Sign @ WBC MT Coffee Traders Forest Acres Mountain Villa Apts IHOP Midway Mini- Mart #1 #2 #3 #4 #8 #20 #21 #22 #24 #25 #26 #27 #29 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41 #42 #43 #44 #44A #45 #46 #47 #48 K K K K K K K K K K K K K C C W W W W W W W W K K W 5:45 5:46 5:48 5:50 5:52 06:07 06:05 5:57 6:14 6:18 6:33 6:35 6:40 6:43 6:45 6:46 6:48 6:52 7:02 7:03 7:08 7:10 7:20 07:32 7:23 07:30 7:48 7:52 8:08 8:10 8:14 8:19 8:20 8:21 8:23 8:27 8:33 8:34 8:37 8:41 8:42 8:46 8:52 8:53 8:55 9:30 9:52 9:54 10:00 09:45 2:30 2:33 2:35 2:37 2:42 2:48 3:00 4:00 4:02 4:10 4:12 4:20 4:27 4:31 4:37 4:42 4:44 4:47 4:49 4:51 4:57 4:58 5:04 5:06 5:12 5:14 5:23 5:30 5:35 5:41 5:44 5:46 5:48 0.26 5:56 06:05 6:20 06:30 06:35 06:37 06:38 flathead/mt.gov/eagle [PHONE REDACTED] Transfer to City Bus $10.00 punchcards Monday-Friday, 7:00 am-6:00 pm Fare is $1.00 each way Hours $25.00 unlimited pass Buses do not run on county holidays ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Multi-Modal Center • Tie in with Depot Park Improvement Plan • Accommodate/Highlight all options: – Rail – Bus – Hotel Shuttles – Bike – Walking • Source of information on modes ---PAGE BREAK--- Depot Park Work ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Marketing Plan • Highlight existing services/modes • Inform of any new services or changes to existing services • Make information easy to find and use ---PAGE BREAK--- How do people get to work in Downtown Whitefish? • Walk: 36/67 (54%) • Bike: 23/67 (34%) • Drive: 64/67 (95%) *Most people are driving to work! • Bus: 3/67 *Largest areas for improvement! • Carpool: 3/67 *Largest areas for improvement! • Other: None listed ---PAGE BREAK--- Average Distance Traveled to work to get to Downtown Whitefish • Walking: 1 mile • Biking: 2 miles • Driving – Max: 25 – Min: 1 – Avg: 8.3 miles • Bus: 10 miles, from Big Mnt (only two responses) • Carpool: no distances provided ---PAGE BREAK--- Where are folks coming from to get to work in Whitefish? • Other locations: – Somers – Creston – Kila – Bigfork – Lakeside – Polson – Hungry Horse – Coram – Marion – Eureka – Olney – Tally Lake – Trego • Whitefish: 61/67 (91%) • Maximum number of employees: 27 • Minimum: 0 • Average: 9.7 • Kalispell: 36/67 (54%) • Max: 19 • Min: 0 • Avg: 3 • Columbia Falls: 29/67 (43%) • Max: 7 • Min: 0 • Avg: 1.75 ---PAGE BREAK--- Are staff asked to not park in specific areas in Downtown Whitefish? Yes: 25/67 (37%) No: 35/67 (52%) Where are they asked to not park: • in front of store/business • in 2 and or 3 hours parking spots • where they will be ticketed • on Baker Ave or Central Ave. • in other Businesses lots • immediately adjacent to their business ---PAGE BREAK--- Where is staff parking provided in Downtown Whitefish? • Parking lots • Behind or in front of building/store • On street • Parking garage (8/67 or 12%) • Rented parking space - not parking garage • Driveway Do employers in Downtown Whitefish provide parking for staff? • Yes: 31/67 (46%) • No: 34/67 (51%) ---PAGE BREAK--- Park-n-Ride • Would you consider using a Park-n-Ride to get to work in Downtown Whitefish? – Yes: 16/67 (24%) – Maybe: 12/67 (18%) – No: 29/67 (43%) *Potentially 42% would consider using a park-n- ride. ---PAGE BREAK--- Suggested Park-n-ride locations • Super 1, Mountain Mall • Safeway • Hwy 40 & Hwy 93 junction • Along Wisconsin Ave. near viaduct • Happy Valley • Grouse Mountain Lodge • Library • Anywhere As long as there was frequent enough transit/shuttle service to make it easy to use. ---PAGE BREAK--- Example New Service Memorial Park ---PAGE BREAK--- Potential Cost of Service • 78 days of service (June 17- Sept. 2) • 14 hours per day (8 am to 10 pm) • Cost per hour $70 • Total Cost $76,440 • MDT potential funding $42,806 (56%) • Local funding $33,634 ---PAGE BREAK--- Bike Options ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Steps with Transit • Coordinate existing services • Evaluate needs (employer survey) • Look at resources in the community (people, vehicles, funding, etc.) • Investigate potential new/pilot services – Park & Ride Service – Seasonal Service ---PAGE BREAK--- Thoughts on Transit/Mobility • What issue(s) are we trying to solve? • Commuters/shuttles from Kalispell or Columbia Falls • Other stops (origins/destinations) in the area • Other Solutions – Carpooling – Vanpooling – Other ---PAGE BREAK--- Moving People? Photo courtesy Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, Charlottesville, VA ---PAGE BREAK--- Electric Bus & Car Charging Potential Montana Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN) Project ---PAGE BREAK--- Electric Bus Potential ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Evolution of Transportation ---PAGE BREAK--- Other Options? ---PAGE BREAK--- Comments/Discussion “The future depends upon what we do in the present” --Mahatma Gandhi ---PAGE BREAK--- Thoughts on Transit/Mobility • What issue(s) are we trying to solve? • Commuters/shuttles from Kalispell or Columbia Falls • Other stops (origins/destinations) in the area • Other Solutions – Carpooling – Vanpooling – Other