Key West Transit Development Plan FY2025-2034

9.2 Long-Term Operating and Capital Improvements

The Short-Term Plan includes budget assumptions and contingencies, such as a new local funding source. While the approach is conservative regarding revenue generation, it features an ambitious implementation plan. This strategy requires consistent monitoring of potential revenue opportunities, budget adjustments, and priority shifts to maintain flexibility. 9.2 Long-Term Operating and Capital Improvements As outlined in Chapter 8, additional needs for the Key West Transit system were identified during the development of the FY 2025-34 Transit Development Plan (TDP). This TDP prioritizes these needs within a limited financial environment, as detailed in the Short-Term Financial Plan section. The Long-Term service and capital needs are scheduled for the last five years of the 10-year TDP cycle (generally years 6-10) but are excluded from the Short-Term Financial Plan due to their higher costs (see Table 9-4 ). The Long-Term Plan includes two operating improvements: a new route, the South Connector, and an expansion of the existing Workforce Express route. Details of these improvements can be found in Chapter 8. The capital improvements planned for years 6-10 of the TDP will require a significant increase in capital investment. These improvements are designed to support the new transit fleet and will necessitate substantial infrastructure expansion. They represent a future vision for the Key West Transit system, building on the immediate Short-Term Service Improvements. The KWIC is the most significant capital project in the TDP in terms of cost and impact with the potential to address several initiatives of the overall city Strategic Plan through Transit Oriented Development, incorporating mixed uses and generating potential revenue for the City.

The following section briefly describes each long-term recommendation. 9.2.1 TDP Recommended Alternatives: Long Term Plan In the Long-Term (years 6-10 of this plan), Key West must work to improve Key West Transit service quality by increasing the availability of services while also improving and expanding related passenger amenities and facilities. It is recommended that the Short-Term improvements described in this section be implemented within the latter five fiscal years of the TDP. Although these improvements are the most critical needs of the Key West Transit system, they are essential to maintain the momentum of the short-term priorities and fundamental for the future of KWT. As a result of the alternatives evaluation process, the following section describes the Recommended Alternatives for the Long-Term Plan for the Key West TDP. This includes a summary list of priorities targeted for the KWT system and the estimated implementation year. Fixed Route Service Enhancements Implementation of expanded KWT service routes and periods: » Increase Headways and Service Hours of Workforce Express of Lower Keys Shuttle (FY 2030) » Addition of South Connector (FY 2031) » All fixed route service enhancements also must include the provision of expanded complementary ADA paratransit service for each span increase and new route.

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