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City of Tucson Transit Connections Focus Group

Str e ngthe ning T uc son’s F r e que nt T r ansit Ne twor k Nove mbe r 1, 2018 Me e ting

9-11am T DOT , 201 N Stone , 4th F loor

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Agenda

1. We lc ome and Intr

• duc tions

2. Re vie w: Me e ting Age nda & Disc ussion 3. Pr e se ntation: Upda te o n Ma yo r a nd Co unc il

Disc ussio n a t 10/ 9/ 18 Me e ting o n T ra nsit Unive rsa l Ac c e ss a nd T ra nsit-Orie nte d De ve lo pme nt

4. Continuation of 10/ 04/ 18 Disc ussion:

 Pa rk T

uc so n Budg e t & Pa rking -re la te d Po lic ie s

 E

nha nc ing T ra nsit Ride rship thro ug h F unding & Po lic y

5. Ne xt Ste ps & Adjour n

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• 2. Review: Meeting Agenda &

Discussion

Jan Waukon, Facilitator Jenn Toothaker, Project Manager

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Agenda

1. We lc ome and Intr

• duc tions

2. Re vie w: Me e ting Age nda & Disc ussion 3. Pr e se ntation: Upda te o n Ma yo r a nd Co unc il

Disc ussio n a t 10/ 9/ 18 Me e ting o n T ra nsit Unive rsa l Ac c e ss a nd T ra nsit-Orie nte d De ve lo pme nt

4. Continuation of 10/ 04/ 18 Disc ussion:

 Pa rk T

uc so n Budg e t & Pa rking -re la te d Po lic ie s

 E

nha nc ing T ra nsit Ride rship thro ug h F unding & Po lic y

5. Ne xt Ste ps & Adjour n

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Purpose of Today’s Meeting

• Co ntinue / c o nc lude disc ussio n o n funding

fo r pa rking a nd tra nsit

• Disc uss sta ff a sse ssme nts o f funding a nd

po lic ie s

• Sha re sta ff re c o mme nda tio ns tha t will fra me

the Re c o mme nda tio ns Re po rt

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8/8/17 Mayor and Council Direction

Re tur n with L ist of Re c omme nde d Ac tionable Ite ms that:

• Builds fro m the T

ra nsit Visio n (the F re q ue nt T ra nsit Ne two rk) de ve lo pe d with tra nsit e xpe rt Ja rre tt Wa lke r

• Co nside rs pe de stria n a nd b ic yc le c o nne c tio ns with

hig h-use b us ro ute s

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de ntifie s stra te g ie s fo r ho w to inc re a se ride rship

• Re c o mme nds lo c a tio ns o f b us ra pid tra nsit (BRT

) a nd mo de rn stre e tc a r ro ute s

• Conside r

s how par king r e ve nue s c an suppor t the T r ansit Vision, a nd

• Co nside rs wa ys to e xpe dite imple me nting pilo t

pro g ra ms (e .g . future b us ro ute s)

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Focus Group 2018 Meeting Outline

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• 2/ 22 Me e ting 1: Orie nta tio n
• 4/ 19 F

ie ld Obse r vations T

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: E

xpe rie nc e

• 5/ 17 Me e ting 3: Be st Pra c tic e s
• 6/ 21 Me e ting 4: Pre limina ry L

ist: Go a ls & Re c o mme nda tio ns

• 7/ 19 Me e ting 5: Pre limina ry L

ist: Po te ntia l Stra te g ie s & T a c tic s

• 8/ 16 Me e ting 6: Pre limina ry L

ist Ana lysis; F unding : Bo a rds, Co mmitte e s, a nd Co mmissio ns

• 10/ 4 Me e ting 7: Budg e ts fo r Pa rking & T

ra nsit; Oppo rtunitie s

• 11/ 1 Me e ting 8: Co ntinue / Co nc lude Disc ussio n o n

Budg e ts fo r Pa rking & T ra nsit, a nd Oppo rtunitie s

• 12/ 6 Me e ting 9: Re vie w Dra ft Re c o mme nda tio ns Re po rt
• 2019 Ma yo r a nd Co unc il Pre se nta tio n

Recommendations Progress to Date

• Pro je c t T

e a m ha s b e e n re vie wing the Re c o mme nda tio ns list with a ll the a dditio na l c o mme nts

– What is alr

e ady unde r way, or will be ? (Planning pr

• c e sse s,

pr

• je c ts, day- to- day oppor

tunitie s)

– What ar

e things that c an be unde r take n in ne xt 3- 5 ye ar s? Or longe r ?

• I

de ntifying / o rg a nizing the Re c o mme nda tio ns list a s a wa y to do c ume nt the se c o nne c tio ns

• Re c o mme nda tio ns re po rt will b e g in to b e dra fte d

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Meetings Outline & Progress to Date

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#1

Kick‐

• ff

#2

Tour

#3

Best Practices

#4

Goals & Recomm.

#5

Revise Goals & Recomm. & Values

#6

BCCs

#7

Budgets &

Opportunities

#8

Budgets & Opportunities

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Draft Recomm. Report

Preliminary List of Actionable Recommendations You are Here

• 3. Presentations:

Update on Mayor and Council Meeting Items – Transit Universal Access and Transit-Oriented Development (10/9/18)

Sam Credio, Interim Deputy Director

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• 4a. Continuation of 10/04/18

Discussion: Park Tucson Budget & Parking-related Policies

Donovan Durband, Administrator

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Mayor and Council Directive to Transit Connections Focus Group: “Consider how Parking Revenues can support the Transit Vision”

Parking Revenue: Capacity to Fund Transit Needs

• Curre nt Re ve nue s:

– No e xc e ss re ve nue s re la tive to o pe ra ting a nd de b t

e xpe nse s

– Pa rk T

uc so n Spe c ia l F und 005 b a la nc e : o pe ra ting re se rve

– Give n c urre nt ma rke t c o nditio ns a nd o b lig a tio ns,

c a nno t suppo rt tra nsfe rring funds to tra nsit

• F

uture Re ve nue s:

– E

xpe c te d to inc re a se in the c o ming ye a rs a s the City Ce nte r c o ntinue s to de ve lo p, b ut . . .

– Will like ly b e o ffse t b y inc re a sing c o sts o f ma inta ining

a g ing fa c ilitie s a nd g e ne ra l o pe ra tio ns

Parking Funds: Increases through Rate and Policy Changes

• Re ve nue will inc re a se in c o ming ye a rs a s the fo llo wing
• c c ur:

– Ge o g ra phy o f ma na g e d/ pa id pa rking e xte nde d – Da ys/ time s whe n me te re d pa rking is c ha rg e d a re e xte nde d – Pa rking ra te s inc re a se – Mo re de ve lo pme nt g e ne ra te s a dditio na l utiliza tio n – Mo ne tiza tio n o f o the r use s o f Curb Spa c e – F

re e pa rking a lte rna tive s disa ppe a r

• An inc re a se in re ve nue fro m $6M to $7M/ ye a r is

fo re se e a b le o ve r ne xt 5-7 ye a rs

• S

ignific ant de mands fo r parking fac ility c apital impro ve me nts c o uld e asily abso rb suc h inc re ase s in re ve nue

Transit-friendly Parking-related Policies: TDOT/Park Tucson

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nc re a se d pa rking ra te s (a s the ma rke t de ve lo ps) will e nc o ura g e :

– Mo de shift to tra nsit, inc re a sing ride rship – Ride -sha re , whic h re duc e s ne e d fo r pa rking

• F
• c us Ne ig hb o rho o d Re inve stme nt funds o n

infra struc ture tha t impro ve s c o nne c tio ns to F T N

• Co st-sha ring a nd c o lla b o ra tio n re : Sha re d-

b e ne fit I nfra struc ture o r Se rvic e s (sig na g e , wa y-finding , ma rke ting , mo b ile a pps, studie s, e tc .) with

Transit-friendly Parking-related Policies:

City of Tucson and/or Other Jurisdictions

• Re duc e / e nd pub lic sub sidie s fo r pa rking a nd a c tive ly

e nc o ura g e use o f tra nsit:

– Do wnto wn/ City Ce nte r e mplo ye e s – Re c ruitme nt o f ne w b usine sse s to City Ce nte r

• De ve lo pme nt re q uire me nts to re duc e pa rking pro vide d,

e nc o ura g e tra nsit suppo rt (I I D a nd c ity-wide ). E xa mple s:

– Re duc e / e limina te pa rking minimums, a dd pa rking

ma ximums

– Re side ntia l De ve lo pme nt: pro vide mo re tra nsit suppo rt fo r

te na nts a nd le ss pa rking

– Co mme rc ia l De ve lo pme nt: e nc o ura g e e mplo ye e s to use

tra nsit

– Priva te De ve lo pme nt: pro vide pa rk-a nd-ride fa c ilitie s

Today’s Recommendations that will Frame the Recommendations Report

1. Re c o g nize tha t the Pa rk T uc so n fund c a nno t pro vide a sig nific a nt fina nc ia l c o ntrib utio n to the T ra nsit F und c urre ntly

• r in the fo re se e a b le future .

2. Pa rk T uc so n e xpe nditure s to inc o rpo ra te tra nsit-suppo rtive e le me nts a nd c o lla b o ra tio ns with T ra nsit whe ne ve r po ssib le . 3. Co ntinue to inc o rpo ra te pa rking fa c ility, ra te , a nd po lic y pla nning into the City’ s o ve ra ll tra nspo rta tio n a nd de ve lo pme nt pla nning e ffo rts. 4. Pursue the a do ptio n o f City Ce nte r a nd c ity-wide pa rking - re la te d po lic ie s tha t re duc e pa rking a nd e nc o ura g e tra nsit use , in the fo llo wing e nde a vo rs:

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De ve lo pme nt Sta nda rds a nd Re q uire me nts

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City Ce nte r c o mmuting po lic ie s

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E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt/ Busine ss Re c ruitme nt

Park Tucson Budget & Parking-related Policies

Disc ussion Que stions:

• Give n the infor

mation pr

• vide d, do you

agr e e that par king r e ve nue s ar e not a signific ant funding sour c e for tr ansit at this time ?

• Do you suppor

t the par king r e c omme ndations put for war d?

• Is the r

e anything missing?

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• 4b. Continuation of 10/04/18

Discussion: Enhancing Transit Ridership through Funding & Policy

Steve Spade, Sun Tran General Manager

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Local Funding Options Review

• Discounted Passes
• Fares
• Fees / Rents
• Geographic Districts

with special fees

• Levies
• Taxes

Assessment of Funding Options ‘Actionability’ by Degree of Control

Total COT Control (Easier) No COT Control (Difficult) Local: Operational Local: Public Body External Local: Public Body/Vote External Non-Local: Public Body

• Advertising
• Station Air

Rights

• Station

Rents

• Deep

discount passes

• Expanded

Parking Pricing

• Parking Taxes
• Parking Levy
• Fare

Increases

• Impact Fees
• Employee Levy
• Fuel Taxes
• Income Tax
• Land Value

Capture

• Road Tolls
• Utility Levy
• Vehicle Miles

Traveled

• Property

Taxes

• Sales Tax

Short‐Term Gains vs. Long‐Term Sustainability

Shor t- T e r m

• Re ve nue foc use d
• Appr
• ac he s inc lude

savings or r e ve nue inc r e ase s by:

– Inc re asing fare rate s,

taxe s, or le vie s

– Cutting r

• ute s

– Re duc ing inve stme nts

• Not sustainable ove r

the long- te r m be c ause :

– T

e nd to be one - time only

– May c r

e ate ‘tax’ fatigue among vote r s

– May r

e sult in loss of r ide r s and ongoing r e ve nue s

L

• ng- T

e r m

• Ride r

ship foc use d

• Appr
• ac he s inc lude

Unive r sal Passe s/ Bulk Disc ount Passe s and tr ansit- suppor tive polic ie s; r e sults take longe r to me asur e

• Mor

e sustainable ove r the long- te r m be c ause :

– De ve lops str

ate gic partne rships and Champions

– Re quir

e s inc r e ase d e duc ation about tr ansit’s value , de ve loping ne w fans 22

Example Policies Supporting Transit Ridership

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• City/ E

mploye r Or ganizational Polic ie s – All pub lic me e ting s pro vide instruc tio ns fo r ho w to a rrive b y

va rio us mo de s, no t just ve hic le s

– Co o rdina te d c a mpa ig ns to he lp pe o ple le a rn to ride – Cro ss-mo da l ma rke ting fo r spe c ia l e ve nts to g e t pe o ple o ut o f

the ir c a rs

– Sub sidie s a nd re la te d suppo rt to e nc o ura g e e mplo ye e s to use

tra nsit

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r anspor tation Polic ie s – De fine tra nsit c o rrido rs a nd de sig n to fa c ilita te fa ste r se rvic e – Be tte r c o o rdina te d de sig n to suppo rt tra nsit c o nne c tio ns

• De ve lopme nt Polic ie s

– T

ra nsit-Orie nte d De ve lo pme nt De sig n o n tra nsit c o rrido rs suppo rt hig he r de nsitie s o f pe o ple a nd “live / wo rk/ pla y” life style s, a nd e nc o ura g e multi-mo da l mo b ility o ptio ns

Implementing Transit-Supportive Policies

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Today’s Recommendations that will Frame the Recommendations Report

1. F

• c us o n ide ntifying a nd a lig ning Go a ls, Stra te g ie s

a nd T a c tic s Re c o mme nda tio ns o n lo ng -te rm susta ina b ility in the se a re a s:

• Building Ride rship
• De ve lo p Pa rtne rships
• E

duc a te the Pub lic a b o ut the Va lue

• Cre a te Co nne c tio ns to the Syste m

2. Prio ritize po lic ie s tha t suppo rt o ng o ing tra nsit stra te g ic pla nning , b ut a lso inte g ra te tra nsit, a c tive tra nspo rta tio n, pa rking , a nd la nd use into pla nning ,

• pe ra tio na l, inve stme nt, a nd c o nstruc tio n de c isio ns

Enhancing Transit Ridership through Funding & Policy

Disc ussion Que stions:

• Do you suppor

t the tr ansit r e c omme ndations put for war d?

• Is the r

e anything missing?

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Adjourn

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Ne xt Me e ting: De c . 6, 2018 9-11am T DOT 4th F loor Conf R

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Me e ting T

• pic : Re vie w Draft

Re c o mme ndatio ns Re po rt

Thank you! Thank you!

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