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Comprehensive Transit Service Plan <br /> EVERETTTRANSIT Executive Summary <br /> ❑ Implementing recommended customer information services and policies <br /> ❑ Implementing recommended service and program coordination policies <br /> ❑ Increasing its role as an advocate for improved pedestrian and transit <br /> infrastructure <br /> ❑ Increasing its role in development review and mitigation assessment <br /> ❑ Expanding its role in City and County comprehensive planning <br /> ❑ Expanding its responsibilities in a number of transportation demand <br /> management programs <br /> In addition to these activities, it is further recommended that Everett Transit begin <br /> immediately to forge partnerships with potential service partners and to begin <br /> planning services specifically designed for the needs of: <br /> ❑ High school and middle school students <br /> ❑ College students <br /> ❑ Navy personnel <br /> ❑ Targeted major employers or employer groups <br /> Additional funding will be required to implement the remainder of project <br /> recommendations, including: <br /> ❑ System-wide increases in weekday and weekend service frequencies <br /> ❑ The addition of system-wide late evening services <br /> ❑ The aggressive development of commuter services <br /> ❑ Significant extensions of services beyond the City's corporate limits <br /> Growth Assumptions <br /> In putting together a projected financial program for Everett Transit for the 10-year <br /> period 2004-2013, a number of assumptions have been made concerning ridership <br /> growth, the growth in operating and capital expenses, sales tax collections in the <br /> City of Everett and the reliability of continued federal capital funding programs <br /> (Table 2.) <br /> Type Category Assumed annual Comments <br /> growth <br /> Expenses Fixed route unit operating costs 2.5% <br /> Demand response unit operating costs 2.5% <br /> Capital costs 3% <br /> Revenues Sales tax collections 0%2003 <br /> 1%in 2004 <br /> 2%thereafter <br /> Federal capital investments Assumes continued 80% <br /> federal contribution <br /> Other Fixed route base ridership 26%in 2003 2003 increase due to changes <br /> 2.5%thereafter in Community Transit opera- <br /> tions inside Everett <br /> Demand response base ridership 0%in 2002 2003 increase due to changes <br /> 30%in 2003 in Community Transit opera- <br /> 3.5%thereafter tions inside Everett <br /> Table 2:Assumed Growth Factors <br /> Perteet Engineering,Inc. Page xi <br />