ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Scio Township Area Transit Plan DRAFT – January 2015

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY I. PLAN SUMMARY

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Route 210 Dexter Chelsea Route 210 DexterScio Flex Bus Start Date1987Sept 2002Fall, 2008 End DateAug 2002Sept 2003Summer, 2009 Daily trips, weekdays913 Locations ServedAA - Dexter – Chelsea (see map) AA – Dexter (see map) Jackson Road between Scio Farms Estates and Wagner Road Peak Monthly Ridership3,5402,012 Funding SourcesChelsea, Dexter, Ann Arbor and Jackson Road Business Association, plus State/Federal Dexter, Ann Arbor and Jackson Road Business Association, plus reduced State/Federal Scio Downtown Development Authority After 2003, AATA established Route #9, and WAVE established “Inter-Urban Route” Past Services

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Chelsea –Ann Arbor Route Dexter – Ann Arbor Route WAVE InterurbanScio Flex Bus (People’s Express) Start Date1987Sept Fall, 2008 End DateAug 2002Sept 2003PresentSummer, 2009 Daily trips, weekdays 9138 Est 11 Locations ServedAA - Dexter – Chelsea (see map) AA – Dexter (see map) West AA - ChelseaJackson Road between Scio Farms Estates and Wagner Road Annual Trips33,770???38,756Est 18,000 Funding Sources Chelsea, Dexter, Ann Arbor and Jackson Road Business Association, plus State/Federal Dexter, Ann Arbor and Jackson Road Business Association, plus reduced State/Federal Communities: Dexter, Chelsea, Scio and State-Federal pass through Scio Downtown Development Authority After 2003, AATA established Route #9, and WAVE established “Inter-Urban Route” Past Services

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Existing Services

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Proposed Services

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY II. NEED FOR SERVICE

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Current Conditions #9 Connection at Wagner Road Boardings = 81 daily Up 12% since 2007 WAVE transfer point Scio Ridge Road development Jackson Road development

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Demand Study Overview Residential Survey Target response = 200 Employer Interviews 15 interviews Must be preceeded by strong outreach effort Employee Survey On-line with paper survey supplement Employer support required Analysis: factoring up to the general population Cost = $26K (AAATA share = $20K) JanFebMarApr

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Demand Study – Other Options Employee Geo-coding (AAATA effort) – no cost if we can do it Expand Sample to Entire Township? Interest in Dial-A-Ride Willingness to Pay Sample size increases to 400 Additional Survey of Business Customers? Market not covered by current study design Residents beyond Scio and services beyond AAATA

Scio Ridge Co-Housing Lakestone Apts Polo Fields + Misc Residential Scio Farms Estates Gallery Park / Cambridge Club Arbor Point / Country French Estates Misc Residential Scio Residential Areas to Target for Surveys Scio Village Town Center

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY III. SERVICE DETAILS

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Descriptions of Proposed Services Route B: extension of existing AAATA Route #9 to Zeeb Road Meijer Route A: AAATA system extension, connecting Scio Twp to Ann Arbor Route F: AAATA system extension, connecting Scio Twp to Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Route A: Liberty-Scio Ridge 30 min service weekdays 60 min service weekends 17 minutes to downtown AA

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Route B: Jackson-Zeeb 30 min service weekdays 60 min service weekends minutes to downtown AA Attractive connection to WAVE services

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Route F: Scio Church 30 min service weekdays 60 min service Saturday 15 minutes to downtown AA

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Estimated Costs Revenue SourceAmount State Share$115 K Federal Share$50 K Passenger Fares$70 K Local Share$175 K Total Value of Service*$410 K All values are approximate. These are annual expenses at Year 5 for Scio Twp portions of Routes A, B and F. Includes ADA-compliant A-Ride and prorated share of bus capital.

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IV. TIMELINE

ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Major Milestones - Estimated JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Service Begins Demand Study Local Funding Approved Public Input Advance Notice Needed by AAATA. Operations Planning Starts

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