Throughout this study community outreach meetings have focused on getting the word out, providing information about different transit service concepts and ideas, and gathering input about transportation and community needs.

Community outreach meetings have engaged over 30 community groups including:

• Private citizens - Homeowners' Associations, Senior Citizens
• Business interests - Major Employers, Chambers of Commerce
• Public institutions - Area Churches, Schools and Colleges
• Government - Township and Borough Managers, Elected Officials
• Area transit agencies
• Users of park-n-ride facilities at Warrendale and Blade Runners

We have summarized what we heard and drafted five needs statements.

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1. Existing transit service, facilities and supporting infrastructure is very limited and does not support the communities' future vision for transportation and community development.

• Existing transit service in the study area is limited.
• Sidewalks supporting pedestrian access to / from possible transit service are limited.
• Most sidewalks in the study area are located in older communities and in neighborhood developments only.
• Paved shoulders along major routes in the study area, used by pedestrians and bicyclists, appear more often than sidewalks; however, many of the roadways currently do not include them.
• The communities' future vision is to become less auto-oriented and more multimodal.

2. A transit system in the study area is needed to support work, shopping and social / recreational / personal trips. It should service local circulation of travelers as well as regional trips.

3. Transit service is needed in major corridors and activity centers within Cranberry Township, surrounding municipalities and the region. These corridors and activity centers have been identified.

Where Service Is Needed	Corridor	Activity Center
Study Area Core	Route 19, Route 228, Freedom Road, Rochester Road, Powell Road, North Boundary Road	Cranberry Mall, Route 228 shopping areas, Walmart, shopping areas along Route 19, major employment areas / industrial parks,Cranberry Township Municipal Center, the proposed town center
Expanded Study Area	Route 8, Route 19, Route 228, I-79 / I-279	Adams, Cranberry, Forward, Jackson, and Middlesex Townships in Butler County; Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Valencia, Seven Fields and Zelienople in Butler County; Marshall and Pine Townships in Allegheny County; and Economy and New Sewickley Boroughs in Beaver County
Outside the Study Area	I-79 / I-279 and connections to other existing transit services	Downtown Pittsburgh, Oakland, Butler City / Township, Areas of Beaver County / Beaver Valley, Pittsburgh International Airport

4. The public has identified specific service needs and support structure for a future transit system that includes:

• Transit service that is frequent, convenient, safe and comfortable.
• Expanded capacity of the park-n-ride facilities, including both increasing the number of spaces at existing facilities and the creation of new park-n-ride facilities.
• A flexible mix of reliable vehicle types including smaller transit vehicles for local circulation service and larger vehicles for regional trips.
• A transfer center, where you can pick up service or change buses depending on your destination, at or near the Cranberry Township Municipal Center / future Town Center.
• Appropriate pedestrian amenities.

5. Transit system improvements need to be designed and phased to be financially viable based on how many people would use them and a realistic assessment of other possible revenue sources.

• Capital and operational funding (public and/or private) for any enhancement to the existing transit service will be identified.
  

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