WHAT IS TAP?

The Transportation Action Plan is

the City of Boises vision where all
people enjoy real transportation
choices that offer safety, optimize
infrastructure and support vibrant
neighborhoods.

PARKING
MOBILITY MOVES
Advancing Boises Transportation Values

1 SAFETY FOR ALL

2 WALK AND BIKE TO THE STORE

3 ALL AGES BIKE NETWORK

4 ACTIVE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

5 PARK ONCE

6 THREE BEST-IN-CLASS
TRANSIT ROUTES

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MOBILITY MOVES
Advancing Boises Transportation Values

PARK ONCE Provide shuttle or circulator that runs a fixed

loop and connects main parking areas to
key destinations within Park Once locations
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WHAT IS THE
CIRCULATOR?
The circulator is a public
transportation option that
would connect major
destinations in Downtown
Boise
The City of Boise completed a
federally funded alternatives
analysis for the circulator

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THE REGION Boise Area Transit

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CIRCULATOR HISTORY

2001 2005 2007 2008 2011

2001 2005 2007 2008 2011

Boise Smart Downtown Treasure Valley Mayor Bieter City of Boise
City Initiative Mobility Study High Capacity adopts the receives a grant
recommends recommends the Transit Study Boise Streetcar to complete
exploring a implementation recommends as a city initiative, an alternative
downtown of a downtown the transfer of resulting in analysis for a
circulator to help circulator as responsibility of a feasibility downtown
create a a necessary further study of the assessment and circulator system
vibrant urban component of circulator to the implementation
environment Boises larger City of Boise and strategy
transit system CCDC

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ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
The Alternatives Analysis Steering
Committee studied potential routes,
funding options and vehicle types
The study was required before the
city could request additional federal
funds
Public input gathered on potential
routes, destinations and vehicle
types at an open house, focus
groups and community workshops

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CIRCULATOR GOALS
Connect activity centers in
and around Downtown Boise
Connect regional transit to
Downtown Boise
Maximize use of transit for
downtown circulation
Provide transportation
alternatives
Encourage economic activity
Result in positive environmental
effects
Be cost-effective and fundable

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RECOMMENDATIONS
T The Steering Committees recommendation to the
City Council is a fixed route circulator system based
on the T alignment with these conditions:
1. Meet the stated goals of the Alternatives Analysis
2. Further exploration to define and receive prelim-
inary commitment of the required local funding
sources to include, for example, partnership, LID,
TIF, institutional, city resident support and parking
revenues
3. Accommodation of existing/emerging technology
to potentially include wireless and driverless systems

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T-ROUTE Recommended Circulator Route

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MODE + ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

BUS STREETCAR
$23 M Construction $111 M
$2.2 M/Year O & M* $3.3 M/Year
1,100 Daily Ridership 1,400
$0-235 M Economic Activity $75-305 M
$26 M Capital Local Funding $37.5 M
$400 K O & M Local Funding $1.5 M
$13 M Potential Federal $67 M
Funding
* Operations and Maintenance

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NEXT STEPS City Council consideration of Alternatives

Analysis and public feedback
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