TDP Study Group

This TDP Study Group has been convened to address the questions contained in a letter from the City of Springfield and City Utilities to the Ozarks Transportation Organization. Those questions are:

  • Do we need a downtown transfer station, regardless of the type of bus route system in place or planned for the future?
  • What are the one-time and ongoing costs associated with establishing and operating a complete grid system?
  • What is the optimal size of the City’s future buses?  What fuel should these buses use?
  • What are the advantages, disadvantages, and costs associated with establishing a regional transit authority and what steps would be involved in making this transition?  (Bring appropriate leaders representing area municipalities into the conversation when addressing this charge.)

Letter from Mayor O'Neal, Chairman of the OTO Board
Letter from the City of Springfield and City Utilities
Study Group Membership

Previous Transit Studies:

Transit Service Study - The Corradino Group, 1995
Springfield Planning and Organizational Management Services Study - Urbitran, 2002
Transit Development Plan - Ozarks Transportation Organization, 2007

August 13, 2009 Meeting Materials

Agenda for Meeting
E-mail to TDP Study Group Members
Fixed Route Bus Analysis of Peer Cities and Systems
Additional Transit System Comparisons
Bus Transfer Facility Feasibility Study Evaluation of Existing Facility
Bus Transfer Facility Feasibility Study Selection Criteria

Post August 13, 2009 Meeting Information

Meeting Notes
City Utilities Grid System Costs
Memo from City of Springfield Planning to City Council regarding Transit