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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 , 201 N Stone , 4 th F 9-11am T DOT loor Conf. R oom 1

Agenda 1. We lc ome and Intr oduc tions 2. Re vie w: Me e ting Age nda & Disc ussion e se ntation: Upda te o n Ma yo r a nd Co unc il 3. Pr 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 2

2 . Review: Meeting Agenda & Discussion Jan Waukon, Facilitator Jenn Toothaker, Project Manager 3

Agenda 1. We lc ome and Intr oduc tions 2. Re vie w: Me e ting Age nda & Disc ussion e se ntation: Upda te o n Ma yo r a nd Co unc il 3. Pr 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 4

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 5

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 I 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 ansit Vision , a nd T r 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) 6

Focus Group 2018 Meeting Outline 2/ 22 Me e ting 1: Orie nta tio n • : E xpe rie nc e • 4/ 19 F ie ld Obse r vations T our 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 • 7

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 oc e sse s, pr oje 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 • 8

Meetings Outline & Progress to Date Preliminary List of Actionable Recommendations #5 #1 #2 #4 #3 #9 #7 #8 #6 Revise Kick ‐ Tour Goals & Best Budgets & Draft Budgets & BCCs Goals & off Recomm. Practices Recomm. Opportunities Opportunities Recomm. Report & Values You are Here 9

3 . Presentations: Update on Mayor and Council Meeting Items – Transit Universal Access and Transit-Oriented Development (10/9/18) Sam Credio, Interim Deputy Director 10

4 a. Continuation of 10/04/18 Discussion: Park Tucson Budget & Parking-related Policies Donovan Durband, Administrator 11

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 • o 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 • I 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 o 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 o 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: De ve lo pme nt Sta nda rds a nd Re q uire me nts – City Ce nte r c o mmuting po lic ie s – – 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 ovide 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? 18

4 b. Continuation of 10/04/18 Discussion: Enhancing Transit Ridership through Funding & Policy Steve Spade, Sun Tran General Manager 19

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 No COT COT Control Control (Easier) (Difficult) Local: Local: External Non-Local: External Local: Operational Public Body Public Body Public Body/Vote • Deep • Property • Advertising • Impact Fees discount Taxes • Station Air • Employee Levy passes • Sales Tax Rights • Fuel Taxes • Expanded • Station • Income Tax Parking • Land Value Rents Capture Pricing • Road Tolls • Parking Taxes • Utility Levy • Parking Levy • Vehicle Miles • Fare Traveled Increases