The Consultant will review MST’s current Designing for Transit and will research and summarize industry best practices for developing design guidelines and meeting ADA standards at bus stops, as well as conducting peer agency reviews. The peer agency reviews will focus on understanding processes and policies that have been most effective in maintaining and managing stops and most efficient in completing stop improvements. The review of MST’s current guidelines will ensure the updated guidelines are in alignment with existing policies and identify any policy that may require refinement based on updates to bus stop design best practices. The Consultant will also research and summarize all relevant transportation and land use documents and policies affecting the study area, including a review of existing data collected for previous planning efforts. This includes, but is not limited to, AMBAG’s Monterey Bay Moving Forward 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, City of Monterey’s ADA Transition Plan, MST’s Title VI Program Update, MST Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Study, and ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities. The ADA Analysis will evaluate all MST bus stops and be used to make recommendations for future bus stop locations and improvements. A peer review will be conducted to understand how other agencies have incorporated ADA requirements into their bus stops, including signage. The Consultant will review ADA standards and analyze current bus stops within MST’s service area to identify locations where bus stops are ADA compliant and where upgrades are needed. The Consultant will also review transit operating schedules and data to compile performance measures to be used for ADA analysis.
