Welcome to the CRTPA Regional Transit Study Website!

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Welcome to the project website for the Capital Region - Regional Transit Study. This website provides an overview of the Regional Transit Study (RTS) to address the transit demand and need for the Capital Region - Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties. All of these counties have experienced significant growth over the last twenty years and the purpose of this study was to help analyze their future transit needs.

Introduction

The Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) and its planning partners understand the need to guide the future of public transportation in the region. Recent events such as record gas prices and climate change demonstrate the need to shape our communities in a more efficient manner. Simply widening roads to provide for transportation growth is no longer the best and only option to consider.

Transit provides our region a solution that can reduce our national dependence on foreign oil, reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and provide a wider range of mobility options. As the region continues to grow, there is an increasing need to expand transit services to outlying parts of Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties and to coordinate urban and rural transit services.

Study Overview

The RTS was conducted by the CRTPA. It began in February 2009 and was completed in March 2010. The study was coordinated with other planning and transportation studies underway in the Capital Region. The goals of the RTS were to:

Develop a long-term vision for transit in the Capital Region (Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla)
Prepare an assessment of future transit needs for the region
Identify and assess funding strategies
Identify an organizational structure that will promote the development of a seamless, regional transit system
Develop an implementation strategy and timeline

Additional study areas included transit service improvements, funding options and strategies, a service development strategy and business plan, as well as development review guidelines and design standards.

Meetings

Two (2) rounds of community meetings were held during the course of the RTS. Each round included a meeting in the four counties within the study area (Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla) and one in the City of Tallahassee.

The first round of meetings was held April 14^th and 16^th in conjunction with the CRTPA-Regional Mobility Plan and informed the public and other stakeholders of study goals and elicited input on transit needs, opportunities and priorities in the region and its communities.

The second set of community meetings was held on November 16th and 17th in each of the study area counties. They focused on the draft study findings and recommendations. The meetings included a presentation, maps, graphics and an informational newsletter. Attendees were asked to provide comments on the recommendations through a comment form or via the website. Information gathered through these meetings was incorporated into the study’s findings.

Final Report

The RTS was completed in March 2010 and has been approved by the CRPTA Board. The study will provide a foundation from which future, more detailed studies can be launched. Such studies include expanding existing transit services throughout the region, as well as evaluating new types of transit investments. All projects will be considered and evaluated for potential inclusion in CRTPA’s long range transportation plan. The links on the right of this page provide more detailed information on the study's history and findings.

As always, feel free to Tell Us What You Think at any time.

For more information, please contact Greg Burke, the Regional Transit Study project manager, at greg.burke@talgov.com or
(850)891-6802.

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Want to dig a little deeper?

Check out these documents:

RTS Final Study Newsletter

RTS Final Report

RTS January 2010 Board Meeting Presentation

RTS Dec 17 Update Presentation

Dec 17 Stakeholder Mtg Agenda

Dec 17 Steering Comm Mtg Agenda

RTS Fall Newsletter