Project Background and Overview

The Kingman Area Transportation Study prepared in 1997 included a Transit Element which recommended a starter transit system to be implemented for a trial period of two to three years. The suggested system is based on checkpoints located at key transit destinations including Historic Kingman, Stockton Hill Road/Johnson Avenue, Stockton Hill Road/Gates Avenue, Stockton Hill Road/Detroit Avenue, Medical Center, Heidenreich Adult Center, Library, and Mohave Plaza. So far, no steps have been taken to implement the transit system. This Transit Feasibility Study will determine the best system and develop an implementation plan.

The first phase of the project will be to develop an inventory of the existing conditions. This will include the community characteristics and existing transportation providers. Although there is no public transit service in Kingman, there are agencies which provide transportation services for their own clients. This phase will also include a transit needs assessment. This will be an update of earlier work completed for as part of the Western Arizona Transit Development Plan completed in 1995. The estimated demand at that time was 1,139 daily passenger trips.

The second phase will be to develop service options. The first step in this phase will be to develop a strategic transit plan. The community will be asked to provide comments on this strategic plan which will then be used to develop specific transit service options. Questions to be addressed include the areas to be served, the type of service, hours, and days of operation. Three different transit scenarios will be developed and evaluated in terms of the goals established for the community.

The final phase will be to select a preferred transportation plan and develop an implementation plan. The draft plan will be presented to the community for comment and input before the final plan is prepared.

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