Chair Carrin Patman High Capacity Transit Task Force July 28, 2017 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Chair Carrin Patman High Capacity Transit Task Force July 28, 2017 1 Service Area METRO Service Area in Unincorporated Harris County City of Houston Multi Cities Bellaire

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Chair Carrin Patman

High Capacity Transit Task Force

July 28, 2017

Metropolitan Transit Authority

  • f Harris County
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Service Area

  • METRO Service Area in

Unincorporated Harris County

  • City of Houston
  • Multi‐Cities
  • Bellaire
  • Bunker Hill Village
  • El Lago
  • Hedwig Village
  • Hilshire Village
  • Humble
  • Hunters Creek
  • Katy
  • Missouri City
  • Piney Point
  • Southside Place
  • Spring Valley
  • Taylor Lake Village
  • West University

Place

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New Bus Network

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Local Bus

  • Fixed Route
  • Community Connector

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Park & Ride and HOV/HOT

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METRORail

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METROLift

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  • Paratransit service offered in

accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

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METRO Star (Vanpool)

8 Star Van Map

  • Vanpools are a public transit

mode operating with vans as a ride sharing arrangement

  • Vanpools provide

transportation to groups of individuals traveling directly to and from work

  • METRO Star reduces

vehicular travel across the Houston region by 60 million miles per year

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Service Area

Activity Centers Local Bus Network METRORail Park & Rides Park & Ride Service Transit Centers HOV/HOT Lanes

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METRO Services and Ridership 2016

  • Local fixed route bus routes
  • 58.7 million boardings per year
  • Park & Ride fixed route bus routes
  • 8.2 million boardings per year
  • Light Rail
  • 18.5 million boardings per year
  • METROLift (Paratransit)
  • 1.9 million boardings per year
  • METRO Star (Vanpool)
  • 2.2 million boardings per year
  • HOV/HOT Lanes
  • 26.5 million users other than METRO bus passengers per year

Total System Ridership: 116 million per year

Source: FY 2016 Ridership Numbers

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Automatic Passenger Counter

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$640 million in bonding authority (never enough to complete the entire plan)

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2003 METRO Solutions Referendum Passed by Voters

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METRO Bond Initiative

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  • Operation of buses (METRO)
  • Northwest Transit Center expansion (METRO)
  • West Loop Dedicated Bus Lanes (TxDOT)
  • Post Oak Boulevard bus guide way/stations (Uptown)
  • Bellaire/Uptown Transit Center (Uptown)

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Current Project: Uptown Bus Rapid Transit

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Houston‐Galveston Area Council 2040 RTP

H‐GAC Eight County Transportation Management Area

*Source: Bridging Our Communities – H‐GAC 2040 Regional Transportation Plan

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H‐GAC 2040 RTP

*Source: Bridging Our Communities – H‐GAC 2040 Regional Transportation Plan

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$640 million in bonding authority (never enough to complete the entire plan)

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2003 METRO Solutions Referendum Passed by Voters

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