ALTERNATIVES RANKING TABLE Priority Ranking 0 = Lowest Priority 1 2 3 4 5 = Highest Priority Abbreviations TD = Transportation Disadvantaged PWD = People with Disabilities I. Existing Enhancements Increase Frequency on Fixed-route - to 30 min. Current/Discretionary - Best to 30 min. Provide 24-hour Service on Fixed-route Current/Discretionary Best Rt. Service Area - 60 min. all routes Current Riders, 2 nd and 3rd shifts, youth, service workers - 30 min. all routes (12 hours) - 30 min. all routes (peak periods) - 30 min. best routes (peak periods) Provide Later Evening Service on Fixed Route - routes to midnight Current rider, 2 nd shift, service workers - Best routes to midnight Current rider, 2 nd shift, service workers - routes to 10:30 p.m. Current rider, service workers - routes to 10:30 p.m./ 30 min. Add Sunday Service to the Fixed-route Current rider, service workers - Best routes Same Limited Service Area Lakewood Ranch area, New Service Area Geographic Expansion of Service Area Northern I-75 Corridor /visitors area Establish South O&M Base / South Residents Venice Area /
Transfer Centers - Sarasota CBD CBD, transfers Sarasota CBD Workers, transfers - Venice Venice, transfers Venice Multi-modal - Opportunities for Transfer Centers at Fast Food Restaurants Facility Expansion Phase III Existing Site Miscellaneous Equipment Existing Site Bus Replacement / / Paratransit Service Enhancements TBD - More P.O.S. Contracts -wide - Additional local Support -wide - Operational Improvements -wide II. New Transportation Products and Services Commuter Express Bus Services Commuters Park-and-Ride Lots Commuters Bus Service to Charlotte Major Centers Proximity to North and South lines Employees Employees - into Charlotte S. and Charlotte Co. /Charlotte Charlotte DAR for Charlotte S. and Charlotte Co. /Charlotte Connections Between & DAR /Charlotte S. and Charlotte Co. /Charlotte Establish Multi-modal Voucher Program TBD Multi-modal Summer Recreation Tripper Service Youth Community Bicycles Beaches and South Beaches/Downtown Sarasota Recreational 2
Neighborhood Feeder Service - Paratransit Certified Clients Proximate to fixed-route system - Dial-a-Ride - Volunteer Transportation Program Ridesharing Volunteers - Carpools Commuters Long Commutes Participants - Commuter Vanpools Commuters Long Commutes Participants - Agency Vanpools Agency Clients Client Services Agency Guaranteed Ride Home Program Ridesharing Participants Emergency Taxi Providers Promote Employer-Provided Subsidies Employers/employees Commuters Employers User-side Subsidized Taxi Service - Service Residents - Seniors and People w/disabilities Certified Clients Short Paratransit Trips - South Feeder Service Jitney Service S. Residents South - Community-based non-subsidized (Sarasota) Residents Downtown Sarasota - Deviated-circulator subsidized (North Port) North Port Residents North Port - Fixed-route subsidized (countywide) Passengers Service Area - Circulator service subsidized () Residents School Pool Youth/Parents School, childcare, afterschool Parents 3
Subscription Routes - 2 nd and 3 rd shift - Youth Programs Deviated Fixed-Routes (, Chamber of Comm., Etc.) (, Youth Programs) 2 nd Shift Commuters Youth Participants T.B.D. T.B.D. Youth Activities - Route 13 Venice Venice - North Port Dial-a-Ride North Port - - III. Customer Enhancements and Market Development Bus Advertising Program Private Sector, Community Resources N.A Special Event Transportation As Needed Community Service Target Segments Group Movements Community Outreach Community Communications Community Marketing Shelters, Amenities, and Infrastructure - Bus Stop Inventory / Service Area Service Area Bus Operator Training / / Bikes on Buses / Bicyclists Service Area Transit Information /Discretionary N.A Travel Training / Seniors, PWD 4
IV. Coordination School Bus Youth, Seniors Need Specific Group Movements School Board Agency/Entity Transportation SFC/ Agency Clients, TD,, Agency Volunteers SFC/ TBD TBD TBD Volunteers Community Transportation Pool V. Integration Dedicated Funding Source ADA Policy Improvements - Implement Stricter Eligibility / ADA / - Enforce ¾-Mile Corridor / ADA / as Sarasota TD Sarasota Low Floor Bus Technology Develop ITS Plan for Technology Integration TBD TBD Fleet Management - Communications s / / - Geographic Information s - Automatic Vehicle Location s - Automatic Passenger Counters - Transit and Paratransit Operations Software / / Traveler Information / / Electronic Fare Payment / / Transportation Resource Center (TRC) 5