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Okaloosa County
2017–2026 Transit Development Plan
Draft Report
Prepared for
Okaloosa County
302 N. Wilson St., Suite 302
Crestview, FL 32536
and
Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization
4081 E Olive Road, Suite A
Pensacola, FL 32514
Prepared by
August 8, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1
Objectives of the Plan ........................................................................................................................................ 1
State Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 1
Okaloosa County Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 2
TDP Checklist.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Organization of Report ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Section 2: Baseline Conditions ................................................................................................................ 6
Study Area Description ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Population Profile .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Growth ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Demographics ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Age Distribution ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Income ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Population and Housing Densities ................................................................................................................... 16
Transportation Disadvantaged Population ...................................................................................................... 23
Employment and Labor Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 24
Journey-to-Work Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 27
Major Activity Centers ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Eglin Air Force Base .................................................................................................................................. 30
Tourism .................................................................................................................................................... 31
Land Uses ......................................................................................................................................................... 32
Roadway Conditions ........................................................................................................................................ 32
Section 3: Existing Transit Service ..........................................................................................................34
Transit Service Overview.................................................................................................................................. 34
Ridership Trends .............................................................................................................................................. 38
Future Passenger Rail....................................................................................................................................... 39
Other Transportation Service Providers .......................................................................................................... 39
Uber ......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Trend and Peer Review and Analysis ............................................................................................................... 45
Peer Selection .......................................................................................................................................... 46
Selected Performance Measures ............................................................................................................. 47
Trend and Peer Review Analysis .............................................................................................................. 48
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Farebox Recovery Monitoring ......................................................................................................................... 51
Fixed-Route and Paratransit Efficiency Assessment ........................................................................................ 51
Section 4: Public Involvement................................................................................................................52
Summary of Completed Public Involvement Activities.................................................................................... 54
Steering Committee Meeting/Visioning Workshop................................................................................. 54
Steering Committee Meeting #2 ............................................................................................................. 59
Steering Committee Meeting #3 ............................................................................................................. 59
Stakeholder Interviews ............................................................................................................................ 60
Operator Discussion Group Workshop and Survey ................................................................................. 62
Discussion Group Workshops .................................................................................................................. 64
Public Workshops/Open Houses ............................................................................................................. 68
Public (Non-Rider) Surveys ...................................................................................................................... 69
On-Board (Rider) Survey .......................................................................................................................... 80
Access EC Rider TDP Website .................................................................................................................. 93
Section 5: Situation Appraisal ................................................................................................................94
Review of Plans and Studies ............................................................................................................................ 94
Potential Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................... 94
Federal and State Funding Sources ....................................................................................................... 100
Local and Regional Funding Sources ...................................................................................................... 100
Evaluation of Potential Funding Sources ............................................................................................... 101
Summary of Potential Funding Sources ................................................................................................. 102
Federal Funding Programs ..................................................................................................................... 103
State Funding Programs ......................................................................................................................... 103
Regional/Local Funding Programs ......................................................................................................... 104
Situation Appraisal ......................................................................................................................................... 107
Socioeconomic Trends ........................................................................................................................... 107
Travel Behavior ...................................................................................................................................... 109
Regional Transit Issues ........................................................................................................................... 110
Land Use................................................................................................................................................. 111
Public Involvement ................................................................................................................................ 113
Organizational Issues ............................................................................................................................. 114
Technology ............................................................................................................................................. 115
Section 6: Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................... 116
EC Rider Vision ............................................................................................................................................... 116
EC Rider Mission ............................................................................................................................................ 116
Goals and Objectives...................................................................................................................................... 116
Section 7: Demand and Mobility Assessment ...................................................................................... 121
Market Assessment........................................................................................................................................ 121
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