Commuter Bus Service Analysis (2020)

EPTA and Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO) investigated the feasibility to implement commuter bus service connection from the Martinsburg and Ranson/Charles Town areas to the new Silver Line Metro Station in Ashburn, VA.  A transit market analysis was completed for potential enhancement opportunities to determine reasonable estimates for total potential riders.  This analysis also provides proposed routes, sample schedules to the morning and evening commutes, cost estimates for the service, and performance measures to evaluate the commuter service. 

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Transit Development Plan (2020)

The Transit Development Plan (TDP) is an opportunity to review the existing services that EPTA provides and reassess the transit market in which it operates. This plan highlights efforts to modernize EPTA's system and includes recommendations to meet current service needs and expand service areas. This effort includes a market assessment of EPTA’s service area and detailed service recommendations per route, including an illustration of the recommended alignment, service level information and justifications for the recommended changes.

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Facility Expansion Study (2017)

This project will determine the space constraints of the current EPTA facility and then

consider short-term (2020) and long-term (2030) facility space needs. This screening

analysis was developed to support the conceptual design and site layout task and to

identify any environmental obstacles that could impact the EPTA facility expansion. This Phase 1 study includes a

Facility Space Needs Assessment, an Environmental

Screening Analysis, Conceptual Facility Design and Site Plan Layout, and a Financial

Analysis and Capital Funding Strategy.

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Bus Transfer Point Study (2016)

Concerns over several operational issues and public transit ridership growth identified in EPTA’s Transit Development Plan lead to this study’s development and its aim to identify a new site for a bus transfer station in the City of Martinsburg. Partnering with the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority, City of Martinsburg, Berkeley County Council, and the West Virginia Division of Transit this study examined nine potential sites providing detailed site analysis, evaluated traffic flow and impacts, assessed proposed bus routes adjustments, estimated project costs and laid out an implementation strategy. In addition, a conceptual site layout and rendering was borne from the analysis addressing current and future public transit needs.

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