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Putting the system in place

 

The Original 1996 Sound Move Plan (continued)

Community Connections

To maximize public access to the regional system, the RTA will fund a variety of community connection facilities including transit centers, transit access improvements, and park-and-ride lots. These facilities are intended to improve local access to the regional system while improving connections to local transit services.

The RTA intends to maximize the local benefits of these facilities by promoting designs and locations that encourage joint development and maximize pedestrian access. The RTA also intends to evaluate the degree to which these facilities reduce the need for people to drive. The objective of the evaluation will be to produce a mix of investments within the available budget which maximize public transportation benefits in the area around the proposed community connection facilities. The location, design and construction of these facilities will be determined through a collaborative process involving the public, local jurisdictions and local transit agencies.

Park-and-Ride Lots

Sound Move adds park-and-ride lot capacity in some areas to get the best performance out of the transit system while providing convenient access for transit customers. The demand for expanded park-and-ride lot capacity can be reduced if the RTA, local transit agencies, local jurisdictions and the public can successfully:

  • Encourage as many people as possible to reach the transit system using local transit or other HOV modes
  • Develop land-use polices that are transit- and pedestrian-friendly and encourage mixed-use development around transit stations
  • Encourage joint use and development of park-and-ride lots
  • Allow park-and-ride lots to be converted to other uses when transit- and pedestrian-friendly development patterns make the specific site inappropriate for continued park-and-ride use
  • Develop ways other than park-and-ride lots that are as efficient and effective in achieving ridership goals with less effect on the environment