Agenda 07/09/2024 Item #16B13 (Approve the FY2024 Annual Progress Report of the Collier County Transit Development Plan and authorize its submission to the Florida Department of Transportation)07/09/2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the FY2024 Annual Progress Report of the Collier County Transit
Development Plan and authorize its submission to the Florida Department of Transportation.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain authorization to submit the FY2024 Annual Progress Report of the Transit Development
Plan to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in order to continue receiving State Block Grant funding
to offset the cost of the Transit system operation.
CONSIDERATIONS: In order to receive State Block Grant Funds for system operations, each transit agency must
develop a Transit Development Plan (TDP) Major Update every five (5) years and an annual progress report for all
other years. The deadline to submit all TDP updates to the Florida Department of Transportation for approval is
September 1, 2024. The requirements that must be met in the TDP Annual Progress Report are outlined in Rule 14-
731, Florida Administrative Code. The FY2024 TDP Annual Progress Report outlines the progress that Collier
Area Transit (CAT) has made in FY2024 towards achieving the goals and objectives identified in the last TDP
Major Update, which was approved October 27, 2020.
The TDP Annual Progress Report is a ten-year planning document that recommends implementation strategies to
achieve the goals and objectives. This document also evaluates where there were discrepancies in the
implementations that differ from the TDP Major Update. The funding shown in the Financial Section of the TDP
Annual Progress Report for FY 2025-2034 is for planning purposes only and should not be considered a proposed
budget.
The report documents changes that occurred in the system between July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. With
major changes being applied to routes over the past few years, FY2024 changes were more focused around optimal
timing of routes and enhancing service reliability. With continuing increases in traffic throughout the county, our
route timings have been stretched. CAT has reacted to the traffic by trying to accommodate our bus schedules to
allow operators the right amount of time from stop to stop. As a result, Routes 11, 12, 13, 14, and 17 have each lost
the last loop of service in FY24.
Even as these modifications were implemented, CAT has witnessed a steady growth in ridership over FY24 as
compared to the year prior. Ridership has increased year over year, for back-to-back years showing great results for
the changes that have taken effect.
Other activities that occurred during this annual update period include the ongoing and planned improvements of 36
total ADA accessible transit stops, including 14 shelters and 2 benches throughout the County. CAT was able to
attend many events and visited local schools to make presentations about the Fixed Route system. CAT completed
or continues to make progress on many of the goals and initiatives identified in the TDP.
The TDP Annual Progress Report has gone through the Collier Area Transit Public Participation Plan, required to
be distributed for public comment for 15 days, hosted from June 18, 2024 to July 3, 2024. The plan was distributed
to multiple public facilities throughout the County, and was also released online for comment. The document was
presented to the Public Transit Advisory Committee (PTAQ and received endorsement on June 19, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT: The TDP is not a budget or a financial commitment. The potential alternatives and
recommendations are part of the vision for transit. If new funding is not identified, the services in the needs plan
will not move forward.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This action supports the goals and objectives of the Transportation
Element of the Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to form and
legality and requires majority vote for approval. - JAK
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RECOMMENDATION: To approve the FY2024 Annual Progress Report of the Collier County Transit
Development Plan and authorize its submission to the Florida Department of Transportation.
Prepared by: Alexander Showalter, Planner 11, PTNE
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. FY2024 Annual Progress Report Q
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.B.13
Doe ID: 29219
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the FY2024 Annual Progress Report of the Collier County Transit
Development Plan and authorize its submission to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Meeting Date: 07/09/2024
Prepared by:
Title: — Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement
Name: Alexander Showalter
06/18/2024 3:53 PM
Submitted by:
Title: — Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement
Name: Brian Wells
06/18/2024 3:53 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Transportation Management Services Department Jeanne Marcella
Department
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Brian Wells
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Yousi Cardeso
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Omar Deleon
Transportation Management Operations Support Brandy Otero
Road Maintenance Alexander Showalter TMSD Reviewer
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Caroline Soto
Transportation Management Services Department Trinity Scott
Grants
County Attorney's Office
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
Grants
County Manager's Office
Board of County Commissioners
Erica Robinson
Level 2 Grants Review
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review
Debra Windsor
Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review
Agnieszka Chudy
OMB Reviewer
Therese Stanley
OMB Reviewer
Ed Finn
Level 4 County Manager Review
Geoffrey Willig
Meeting Pending
Transportation Management Services
Completed 06/25/2024 11:37 AM
Director Review Completed
06/25/2024 1:04 PM
TMSD Reviewer Completed
06/25/2024 1:25 PM
TMSD Reviewer Completed
06/25/2024 1:28 PM
TMSD Reviewer Completed
06/25/2024 3:48 PM
Skipped 06/26/2024 9:25 AM
TMSD Reviewer Completed
06/26/2024 9:26 AM
Transportation Completed
06/27/2024 9:41 AM
Completed 06/27/2024 9:43 AM
Completed 07/01/2024 2:29 PM
Completed 07/02/2024 8:26 AM
Completed 07/02/2024 8:31 AM
Completed 07/02/2024 2:03 PM
Completed 07/02/2024 7:51 PM
07/09/2024 9:00 AM
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