Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX D: POLICY BASELINE AND DEVELOPMENT

· Enter an interlocal agreement with Texas State University · Offer real-time bus arrival app · Develop a unified brand · Expand marketing and communications

Recent achievements outlined in the Transit Plan include: • Adoption for a ADA Complementary Paratransit Plan – December 14, 2022 • Elimination of on-board fare collection on local routes and Paratransit – October 17, 2023 • Staff continuously working on upgrading and standardizing bus stops • Staff prioritizing ADA access for pedestrian access • Interlocal Agreement with Texas State University signed August 15, 2023 • Real-time bus app available on City website • Expand service to the Village of San Marcos, which is home to San Marcos Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Any Baby Can, Community Action of Central Texas, and the San Marcos-Hays County Family Justice Center Policy Issues/Questions for Consideration · What basic improvements are still needed to support safe and convenient mobility (e.g., sidewalks, bus shelters)? · How can we ensure new transportation networks / infrastructure don’t create barriers and segregate neighborhoods? · Do we want to encourage consolidation of the two transit systems (City and University)? · What should the major armature of the transit system look like? · How can we support high-frequency transit service through land use planning (e.g., transit supportive density standard)? · How can the city institutionalize development patterns and standards that are less auto oriented? · How can we improve the safety of travel routes along and across I-35 for pedestrians and cyclists? · What are the priority improvements identified in the Transportation Master Plan? · How do we ensure a sufficient multi-modal network to support new growth beyond the major thoroughfares?

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