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SAN MARCOS TRANSIT PLAN I FINALREPORT <br />City of San Marcos <br />Qualify for additional Federal funding. <br />Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Small Transit Intensive Communities (STIC) funding is <br />awarded to small urban transit operators that exceed specific performance measures. By <br />voluntarilyrep orting its ridership to the FTA, Texas State University helped the City of San <br />Marcos qualify for $1.3M in FY 2019 and $1.4M in FY 2020. The Cityof San Marcos did not <br />previously qualify for STIC funding. STIC fundingmaybe used for operations, vehicle <br />replacement, planning, engineering, design, and capital projects. <br />Expand transit access for the entire community. <br />Employment and social services destinations not currently served by San MarcosTransit include <br />an Amazon Fulfillment Center and the Village of San Marcos, which is home to San Marcos <br />Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), AnyBaby Can, CommunityAction of Central Texas, and <br />the San Marcos -Hays County FamilyJustice Center. The Hays CountyArea Food Bank has plans <br />to construct a 6o,000 square foot distribution center at the Village campus. Texas State <br />University students also expressed in interested in directtransit accessto shopping destinations. <br />Improve multimodal connectivity. <br />Relocating San MarcosTransit connections to downtown would be a major step towards <br />achieving the Comprehensive Pla n's obj ective of creating a connected network of efficient, safe, <br />and convenient multimodal transportation options. <br />Respond to continued population and enrollment growth. <br />Over the past decade, San Marcos' population has increased at a greater rate t ha n Texas State <br />University's student enrollment. The rapidly growing non -student population will likely increase <br />demand for local bus service. <br />ac7,c:00 <br />�7c1,aaE� <br />40,000 <br />tcl,c�t�c� <br />),000 <br />10,000 <br />— ' San Marcos Total Population — Texas State University- Enrollment <br />i,rn[Irc�os LJ,G i7si.i rx�r�,`iifstfr,I1i7ivr,i ify <br />Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. 11-5 <br />