1. Montgomery County Transit Plan March 18, 2008 Kari Hackett, H-GAC Don Yuratovac, URS Corp.

2. MCTP Overview Summary Why Montgomery County needs a transit plan ? What options are available ? How much would the recommended plan cost ? Is the recommended plan feasible ?

3. Transportation Providers Brazos Transit District — TWE commuter routes, the Woodlands water taxi, shuttle (700,000 trips) The Friendship Center (M.C. Committee on Aging), (49,000 trips) Medical Transportation Program (medicaid) Tri-County MHMR Veterans Administration

8. Travel Patterns- JTW 58,320 to Harris County 68,700 Internal 1,440 to Walker County

9. Recommendations Better Coordination-existing services County-wide Paratransit/ Demand Response Commuter Shuttle-SHSU Proactive longer range Transit Planning— for future growth.

10. PeriodElementsAnnual Cost ($ mil.) Short termRural Demand Response1.82 Mid termCounty-wide Demand Response4.82 SHSU Shuttle0.37 TOTAL5.20 Long termCounty-wide Demand Response6.37 SHSU Shuttle0.37 TOTAL6.75 Financial Plan Summary

12. Feasible ? Better Coordination 25% - 40% increase in efficiency County-wide Demand Response $21 per trip comparable to national average ($24) Commuter Shuttle-SHSU Job access for students, faculty, general public, reverse commute, reduced college parking

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16. SHUTTLE SERVICE Table 13 ANNUAL REVENUE AND EXPENSE SUMMARY TABLE SCENARIODESCRIPTIONREVENUEEXPENSEOPERATING SUBSIDY 120/Trip @ $2 $54,600$370,000$315,400 1A20/Trip @ $3 $81,900$370,000$288,100 1B20/Trip @ $4 $109,200$370,000$260,800 230/Trip @ $2 $82,000$370,000$288,000 2A30/Trip @ $3 $123,000$370,000$247,000 2B20/Trip @ $4 $164,000$370,000$206,000

17. Lead Agency-Transit Coordination Model

18. Next Steps Implementation-Action Plan — BTD, the Friendship Center, TxDOT, VA, etc. –Coordinate existing services –Consolidate local funds –Leverage new federal/state funds County-wide Paratransit/ Demand Response Commuter Shuttle Phase 2 Transit Plan for new markets, future growth

19. For more information… www.h-gac.com/transportation Kari.Hackett@h-gac.com 713-993-4576 www.ridethegulfcoast.com