Pocatello Regional Transit

This document is a service evaluation, a key component of the Pocatello Regional Transit Master Transit Plan, designed to assess how PRT can better serve the Pocatello region. It provides a data-driven analysis of the transit system's design and performance, covering existing fixed-route, commuter, and door-to-door services, as well as fare structure and regional mobility options. The evaluation identifies service successes, such as comprehensive geographic coverage and clear schedules, alongside challenges including ridership decline, low productivity, limited service span, and issues with on-time performance and information availability. Future steps involve developing a vision for transit service, expanding service hours, restructuring routes, optimizing schedules, and improving information accessibility to enhance mobility and increase ridership.

This document serves as a Market Assessment for Pocatello Regional Transit's Master Transit Plan, aiming to identify how the organization can better serve the Pocatello region. It provides an understanding of current and projected land use patterns, population and employment characteristics, and existing planning efforts. The assessment identifies transit-reliant populations, transit-supportive areas, and reviews governing policy documents, concluding with an analysis of market strengths and challenges to guide future transit service recommendations.

This document outlines the Abbreviated Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan for Pocatello Regional Transit. It details the organization's commitment to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, covering policy dissemination, designated responsibilities, and internal audit systems. Key focus areas include recruitment, selection, training, and disciplinary procedures, with a strong emphasis on ensuring fair practices and addressing potential barriers for minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans. The plan also includes action-oriented steps for continuous improvement, such as updating recruiting resources, enhancing manager training, increasing minority representation, and refining data collection methods to achieve its EEO/AA goals.

The Pocatello Regional Transit Master Transit Plan outlines a long-range framework for developing and delivering transit services through 2040. Its vision is to provide safe, cost-effective, and reliable transportation that supports the community's social, economic, and environmental well-being by improving access to education, employment, public service, healthcare, shopping, and recreation. Key strategies include reducing travel times, increasing service spans and frequency, improving information availability, enhancing the customer experience, and matching transit service to market demand. Draft recommendations propose implementing bi-directional routes, expanding service hours, and designing a more intuitive system, with options for cost-neutral and scalable implementation.