Res 2020-192/approving the San Marcos Transit Plan, also referred to as the Five-Year Strategic Plan for Transit Service

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SAN MARCOS TRANSIT PLAN I FINALREPORT City of San Marcos Proposed Route 1 —Hunter The proposed Hunter route would run every 6o minutes on weekdays weeknights, and Saturdays between STAR Park on McCartyLn and downtown San Marcos via Hunter Road, Stagecoach Trail, and Hopkins Street. Key destinations include The Village (with offices of WIC, Community Action, Inc., and others), Hays County Government Center, and H EB. Nearly 8o percent of respondents supportedthis proposal. Proposed Route 2 — Post Route 2 would operate the same alignment every 6o minutes it does today except it would end at the proposed downtown San Marcos transit plaza rather than at the CARTS intermodal center. Between downtown San Marcos and the intersection of Thorpe Ln andAquarena Springs Dr, Route 2 shares its alignment with proposed Route 3, creating 30 -minute service in that segment. On weeknights and Saturdays, University express Post Road route couldbeusedbymanylocal riders to access their destination. 71 percent of respondents supported this change and the remaining respondents were equally divided between accepting it and not supporting it. Proposed Route 3 — Uhland Route 3 would operate the same alignment every 6o minutes it does today except it would end at the proposed downtown San Marcos transit plaza ratherthan atthe CARTS intermodal center. Between downtown San Marcos and the intersection of Thorpe Ln andAquarena Springs Dr, Route 3 shares its alignment with proposed Route 2, creating 30 -minute service in that segment. On weeknights and Saturdays, University express Blanco River route couldbe used bymany local riders to access their destinations. 75 p ercent of respondents supported this change while the remaining respondents were evenly split among acceptingthe change and not supporting it. Proposed Route 4 — Hopkins Route 4 would operate every 30 minutes on weekdays, weeknights, and Saturdays between downtown San Marcos and Walmartvia E Hopkins St, Linda Dr, and River Rd. This routewould replace the existing Route 4 and the eastern half of existing Route 1, both of which currentlyserve Walmart. Nearly8o percent of respondents support the proposed Route 4 changes. Proposed Route 5 — Guadalupe Route 5 would operate every 6o minutes on weekdays, weeknights, and Saturdays betweenthe San Marcos outlets along I-35 and downtown San Marcos. Key destinations along proposed Route 5 include Central Texas Medical Center, Target, the OutletMalls, and SunsetAcres,whichtodayis only served on a limited b asis. Roughly 75% of all respondents support the proposed change. 13 percent of respondents saidtheydidn't support it but could accept it. The remainderof respondents could not supportthe change. Proposed Route 6 — McCarty Route 6 would operate every 6o minutes during peaktimes as an extension of proposed Route 1 to serve the Amazon Fulfillment Center, San Marcos High School, and Redwood. Route 6would serve McCarty Ln, Rattler Rd, Guadalupe St, Old Bastrop Rd, and Redwood Rd. 75 percent of respondents supportthis change. 11 percent of respondents could not support the change while the remainder wouldn't support it but could accept it. Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. ( B-33