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Insert transit picture Denver Moves: Transit Task Force Meeting #3 December 1, 2016 1. Welcome & Introductions Opening remarks Task Force and audience introductions 2 12/01/2016 2. Task Force Assignment #2: Take a Transit


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Denver Moves: Transit Task Force

Meeting #3 – December 1, 2016

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  • 1. Welcome & Introductions
  • Opening remarks
  • Task Force and audience introductions

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  • 2. Task Force Assignment #2:

Take a Transit Trip

  • Summary of common themes
  • Highlights from select trips

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Your Trips: What Worked Well

  • Rail is on time, clean, fast, not too crowded
  • Finding a route is easy with RTD planner
  • Transit app is “a lifesaver”
  • Easy to buy tickets if you know what you

need; Ecopass makes it easy to pay fare

  • Signage to train station is clear
  • Shuttle is frequent and free

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Your Trips: What Didn’t Work Well

  • Bus stops lack sidewalks and

amenities

  • Buses late, crowded, unpredictable
  • Connectivity is challenging
  • Traffic speeds make it hard for bus

to merge after stopping

  • Signage to airport terminal is

confusing

  • Fares are high and confusing

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  • Interactive kiosk at final station would help

improve wayfinding

  • Smart Pass
  • More visible information about how to buy

day passes on the bus, validation machines

  • Better connections outside of downtown for

people traveling E/W or N/S

  • Easier bike connections and places to put

bike on train

Your Trips: What Would Make It Better

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Task Force Transit Trip Observations

  • “There were benefits to being able to

read/work/spend time with my son while on the bus…just took too much time to be a practical option…with the trips I had to make that day.”

  • “I had the luxury of just seeing how it went,

not worrying about a manager who will write me up for tardiness.”

  • “Due to the nature of our city, route access

and connections is not a one size fits all system.”

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  • 3. Our Challenge & Opportunity:

Why Denver Moves: Transit

  • Transit as a solution for growing cities
  • Need for Denver Moves: Transit

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Denver’s Mobility Challenge

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Congestion Safety

Percentage of Crashes Resulting in a Fatality by Mode

3-Year Average (2013-2015)

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Denver’s Mobility Challenge

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Avg 2-2.5% growth/year Same Street Network

Need to move more and more people in a fixed amount of space.

Denver Metro Area 3.8 mil in 2030

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One 10-foot lane can carry how many people per hour?

Transit’s Opportunity

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  • 4. Translating Desired Outcomes

to Goals & Measures of Success

  • Denveright values and vision elements
  • Desired outcomes and State of the System

findings

  • Building goals and measures of success

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Definition and Role:

Provide forward-looking direction and aims, set expectations for what each plan can do to help achieve the vision, and establish a decision- making framework

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Community Values

Goals/Guiding Principles Objectives

Vision Statement

Vision Element 1 Vision Element 2 Vision Element 3 Vision Element 4 Vision Element 5 Vision Element 6

Denver Moves: Transit Goals

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Definition:

Measurable, time- bound outcomes that help to achieve higher- level goals and principles

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Community Values

Goals/Guiding Principles Objectives

Vision Statement

Vision Element 1 Vision Element 2 Vision Element 3 Vision Element 4 Vision Element 5 Vision Element 6

Denver Moves: Transit Objectives

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Your Turn

Identifying Goals & Measures of Success for Denver Moves: Transit

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Focusing on Three Key Topics

  • Making Transit a Great

Choice

  • Improving Access,

Connections, and the Experience

  • Enhancing Opportunity

and Equity

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Resources for Each Topic

  • Desired Outcomes: What have we heard?
  • State of the System Findings: What have

we learned?

  • Peer Measures & Targets: What are other

cities doing?

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Sample Goal & Objective or Measure

  • Goal: Provide compelling and competitive

transit options to a broad cross-section of Denver’s residents

  • Objective: X% of Denver residents within a

Y-min walk of a frequent transit route (service every 15 min) by year Z

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Topic #1: Making Transit a Great Choice

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What have we heard?

  • Reliability
  • Speed
  • Frequency
  • Convenience
  • Choices
  • Perception

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What have we learned?

  • Rail provides high-quality service
  • Limited bus frequency outside of peak
  • On-time performance varies
  • Bus ridership has declined
  • Mode share lower than peer cities

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Rail

Rail investments provide a fast and high quality transit experience where available

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Frequency

There are limited frequent all-day routes; many bus lines run only every 30-60 mins

  • utside of peak

hours

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On-Time Performance

The rail system has the best on- time performance; bus routes serving downtown have the lowest

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Ridership and Service Hours

Bus ridership in Denver has declined slightly in the past 5 years while rail ridership has grown

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Use of Transit

Share of commute trips on transit is lower in Denver than most peer cities

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What are other cities doing?

  • Increase transit mode share to 10% of all

resident trips and 12% of all non-resident trips (Boulder)

  • Increase walk, bike, and transit trips per

capita annually (Los Angles Mobility Plan 2035)

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What are other cities doing?

  • 75% of residents within 10-min walk of

frequent transit line by 2035 (MTC)

  • % of transit trips that are no more than 10%

longer than an average trip (TCRP Report 88)

  • % of routes that are on-time (TriMet)

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Topic #1 Report Out

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Thank you for lunch, Downtown Denver Partnership!

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Topic #2: Improving Access, Connections, and the Experience

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What have we heard?

  • Comfort and safety
  • Convenience and ease
  • Accessibility
  • Sidewalks and crossings
  • Bike parking
  • Amenities and information

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What have we learned?

  • Access to transit is challenging
  • Bus stops lack basic amenities
  • Some downtown facilities are wonderful
  • Passenger information can be hard to

find

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Access

Bike/ped access to rail stations is challenging in many areas

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Amenities

Only 25% of bus stops with 40+ boardings have shelters

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Downtown Facilities and Circulation

Mall Ride and Union Station contribute to a vital downtown core, but other amenities and facilities should be enhanced

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Information

Limited information available to help riders understand how to use the system

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What are other cities doing?

  • % of streets that have sidewalks within ½ mile
  • f a frequent transit network stop (Salt Lake City)
  • % of light rail stations with bike parking (Seattle)
  • Provide real-time information at all major transit

stations by 2020 (LA Mobility Plan 2035)

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Topic #2 Report Out

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Topic #3: Enhancing Opportunity and Equity

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What have we heard?

  • Economic mobility
  • Healthy neighborhoods
  • Affordability
  • Connections
  • Fill gaps
  • Equity

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What have we learned?

  • Nearly half of local bus riders rely on

transit

  • Service may need to be improved in

neighborhoods with many low income households

  • Fares are high compared to peer cities

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Transit Reliance

46% of Denver local bus riders do not have a personal vehicle available for their trip

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Low Income Households

Low income households are concentrated near downtown, in Montbello, and in West Denver

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One-Way Fares

Fares

Fares are relatively high compared to peers; may be inequalities in zone fare structure for low-income neighborhoods

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What are other cities doing?

  • % of transit dependent populations within ¼

mile of frequent transit network (Salt Lake City)

  • % of jobs accessible within 45 minutes by

transit in congested conditions (Plan Bay Area)

  • Decrease share of household income spent on

transportation costs annually (LA Mobility Plan 2035)

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Topic #3 Report Out

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  • 5. Next Steps
  • Task Force roadmap and meeting schedule
  • Upcoming engagement activities
  • Next Task Force participation opportunity
  • Task Force Meeting #4: February 2, 2017

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Task Force Roadmap

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Upcoming Engagement Activities

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  • Youth Stakeholder Group

kickoff

  • Feedback on Denveright

values and vision

  • Think Tank Meeting #2
  • Build Your Own Transit

System tool (Q1 2017)

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https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/ en/denveright/share-your-voice/your-voice.html

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Read the State of the System Report

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  • Tell us what’s most

interesting or important to you

  • Share what you

learned and engage with your community

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  • 6. Questions and Comments

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www.denvergov.org/denveright