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22.0 Scope of WorkTransit Future Plan Study AreaThe Regional District of Nanaimo Transit Future Plan study area includes all municipalities andpopulated areas within the RDN, even those areas currently not served by transit. The plan will includeboth the conventional and custom transit systems.Project Components1. Stakeholder and Community EngagementA. Community Engagement Approacha. Inform – Keep our stakeholders and the community up to date on project progressand how feedback can be providedb. Listen – An opportunity for our stakeholders and the community to provide feedbackon to what degree the current transit system meets the needs of the community andwhat role they see transit playing in their community moving forward.c. Report Back – At this stage we will be feeding back to the community and ourstakeholders the project vision and goals and the proposed Transit Future Networkthat were developed using background data and the feedback we heard earlier on inthe processB. The Transit Future engagement process will be integrated with any local government planssuch as the City of Nanaimo’s Transportation Master Plan engagement process whenappropriateC. Identify key stakeholders and the structure of project working groups for the Transit FuturePlan process. Outline key opportunities for review and feedback from each groupD. Identify key opportunities for feedback and review from the public at largeE. Discuss strategies for each public engagement opportunityF. Outline media and communications requirements including the use of web and print material2. Context – Review Local Government Plans, Demographic Trends and the Existing TransitBusiness Plan and Transit SystemA. Review context information gathered as part of the City of Nanaimo Master TransportationPlan processB. Review of plans, policies and objectives related to transit, transportation, land use andgreenhouse gas emissions in the RDN. This includes, but is not limited to the TransitBusiness Plan, Regional Growth Strategy, Master Transportation Plan, Official CommunityPlan (OCP), Neighborhood Plans and other community led plansC. Review available transit data and collect new data where requiredD. Review existing service performance, ridership stats, and efficiency measuresE. Review current travel movementsF. Identify current service gapsG. Document current contextual data including demographics, land use, and traffic patternsH. Inventory existing transit infrastructure and customer informationI. Identify key future travel movements and identify temporal patterns for these movementsJ. Forecast service levels required to meet ridership, mode split, and greenhouse gasreduction targetsK. Review projected demographic and land use trends
33. Vision and GoalsA. Lead the creation of a unified vision for transit in the region with meaningful input from localgovernments, organizations and the communityB. Determine goals to achieve the overarching vision in addition to pre-existing regional,provincial and federal goalsC. Outline policies and principles that should be adhered to system-wide4. Network Concept PlanA. Identify key transit corridors and general local route structureB. Develop the service hierarchy, identifying high priority corridors and how the local networkwill feed themC. Develop a list of facilities required to support the network including but not limited to transitstations and exchanges, Park and Ride facilities, transit priority measures and passengerinformation technologiesD. Identify the estimated fleet requirements necessary to meet service demandsE. Project the required service hours through the 25-year horizon based on proposed servicelevels and outline risks related to operating costsF. Project the required infrastructure through the 25-year horizon based on the fleet andfacilities requirements5. Implementation PlanA. Prioritize service and infrastructure improvements to incrementally reach the long rangevisionB. Identify on-going improvements to occur throughout the life of the planC. Identify value added partnership opportunitiesD. Discuss opportunities for alternative funding sourcesE. Identify supporting transportation and land use strategies that could be initiated by the RDNand local government to improve the effectiveness of the transit plan6. Final ReportA. The final report will describe the planning process, results and recommendations in additionto an executive summary tailored to a non-technical audienceB. The final report will be presented to the working groups for review prior to final approvalKey DeliverablesA. Transit Future Plan reportB. City of Nanaimo related components of final Transit Future report will be integrated into the Cityof Nanaimo Transportation Plan
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