Gwinnett County TDP and Implementation Plan

This transit development plan (TDP) identified short and long-range recommendations for the transit system to set the stage for a successful referendum on a new sales tax to fund transit in 2024. Most of Gwinnett County is not served by transit and the current route structure encourages frequent transfers, which is difficult to time on a system with 30-to-60 minute headways. Ride Gwinnett has been working on some interim refinements and expansions of transit service, but this TDP includes a massive expansion of fixed route, microtransit, and high-capacity transit to meet both current and future needs of the County.

This study provided a development strategy for the short-term and direction and guidance on how the County should mold its transit program to support the continued growth and development of Gwinnett County for the long-term. The TDP serves as a tool to inform Gwinnett County officials and its residents about future transit needs, the projects and technologies that address those needs, and the cost and benefit implications of those projects. The plan also included an evaluation of potential funding sources. The engagement-led study resulted in broad support and sets the stage for a successful referendum on a new sales tax to fund transit in 2024.

With the combination of robust and innovative multimodal data analysis, objective evaluation and project ranking, and information and visualization, we informed and educated stakeholders by holding extensive public and stakeholder outreach and engagement to ensure meaningful input and feedback. We also developed an action-driven implementation plan that provides Ride Gwinnett with a strong foundation to build from and a clear guide to take the next steps.

After 18 months of continuous engagement, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the $17 billion TDP that will be implemented over 30 years. Key to this success was a plan that can implement microtransit across the entire county, bus rapid transit, and nearly every fixed route in the first 10 years of the plan. At the Georgia Transit Association Annual Conference, this project won the Innovation award.