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Intercity and Regional Bus Network Study

Statewide TAC Meeting #1 Kick‐off Kick off

Agenda

l d d l d Meeting Goal: Understand TAC role and responsibility and initiate development of service

• bjective and issue statements.
• Introductions
• Roles and expectations of the TAC

P j t i t t d h d l

• Project intent, scope, and schedule
• Background
• Existing conditions

Existing conditions

• Service Objective and Existing Statewide Issue

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• Wrap‐up

Introductions

Project Team

• TransitPlus – Project Management
• Suzanne O’Neill
• KFH – Intercity Bus
• Fred Fravel
• Jacobs Engineering – I‐70 Corridor Analysis
• Tom Underwood
• FHU – Public Outreach, Performance Measures
• Holly Buck

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Roles and Expectations of the TAC

Advisory Committees

• Statewide TAC
• Operator and Station Subcommittee
• I‐70 Corridor TAG

I 70 Corridor TAG T it d R il Ad i C itt

• Transit and Rail Advisory Committee –

Regional Transit Subcommittee

Statewide TAC

• 5 meetings over 7 months
• Review the analysis, findings, and

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• Be actively involved in developing the goals

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• Assist with evaluating alternatives
• Participate in prioritizing services and strategies

Participate in prioritizing services and strategies

• Act as liaison to community and local

stakeholders stakeholders

Project Intent, Scope, Schedule

Project Intent and Scope

• Updates the 2008 Plan, with emphasis on:
• Developing the regional network

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• Policy foundation extending beyond ICB
• Contains an I‐70 Corridor Analysis:

Contains an I 70 Corridor Analysis:

• A plan within a plan
• Time Horizon:
• Time Horizon:
• Long‐range plan

E h i ti iti i l

• Emphasis on activities in early years

Project Project Schedule

Background

Definitions

Intercity Bus Service

• Regularly scheduled bus

service

• Generally operates with
• nly a few trips each day

Regional Transit

between communities

Intercity Bus

between cities and t t ti l

• nly a few trips each day,

but operates every day

• Connects two or more

urban areas

connects to national intercity bus network

Local Transit

within a community

• Makes meaningful

connections with national intercity bus network

Amtrak Thruway Bus Service is

network

• Transport passengers’

baggage

unique, connecting train service to another Amtrak route or urban

• area. It is express and scheduled

around the train arrival. around the train arrival.

More Definitions

Regional Bus Service Colorado Regional Services Regional Bus Service

• Crosses jurisdictions
• May connect to an urban

Colorado Regional Services

• Publicly funded
• RTD regional routes
• Steamboat Springs Transit

May connect to an urban area or operate in a rural area f h d l d

• RFTA / ECO Transit
• Gunnison Valley RTA, etc.
• Road Runner ‐ SUCAP
• Private For‐profit
• Often scheduled to serve a

specific market

• 20‐60 miles long
• Colorado Mountain Express
• Fresh Tracks
• Super Shuttle
• Alpine Taxi / Home James

R bli E t

20 60 miles long

• May operate 1‐2 trips a day
• r have a robust schedule
• Ramblin Express, etc.
• Other
• Disabled American Veterans
• NECALG, etc.

2008 Study Review

• Plan identified two preferred networks:
• Intercity Bus

R i l B

• Regional Bus
• ICB services are primarily supported by fares—
• More services needed for coverage in rural areas

More services needed for coverage in rural areas

• Regional services are funded by local entities—
• More services are needed to:
• Support employment trips
• Reduce congestion
• Build ridership for future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or rail in some

corridor corridors

Sterling

Wyoming Nebraska

76 25 287

LEGEND

Current Bus Stops Amtrak Stops Amtrak Rail Julesburg Walden

DIA Craig Brush Granby Fraser Hayden Greeley Boulder Longmont Tabernash Winter Park Fort Morgan Fort Collins Steamboat Springs

40 40 34

Estes Park Eaton Yuma

Idaho Kremmling Wray Meeker Rangely Surrounding States

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Intercity Bus Services

State

Highways

Interstate U.S.

25 40

Avon Silt Vail Aspen Eagle Rifle Limon Basalt Denver Frisco Gypsum Dotsero Minturn Snowmass Keystone Monument Leadville Englewood New Castle Castle Rock Winter Park Breckenridge Grand Junction Glenwood Springs

36 24 285

82

70 70 24

13

Woodland Park

Springs

Utah

Kansas

Intercity Bus Services

Current Network 1980 Network

Carbondale L Delta Pueblo Norwood Gunnison Fountain Montrose Crested Butte Colorado Springs

40 50 50 24

71

Salida Canon City Florence Park

Buena Vista Cedaredge Paonia Hotchkiss

Telluride

Lamar Alamosa D Telluride Rocky Ford Walsenburg Placerville Springfield

50 550 491 285 160 350 287 160 25

Cortez Monte Vista

Del Norte Center Pagosa Las Animas Fort Garland 17 La Junta

Ignacio Durango Bayfield Trinidad

New Mexico Oklahoma

160

30 60 15 Miles

g Springs Fort Garland

Antonito San Luis

Figure 3-6 CURRENT INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS NETWORK vs. 1980 NETWORK 3-23

2008 Study Recommendations

Intercity Bus Regional Bus Intercity Bus

• Service recommended on 7

segments; 4 implemented Regional Bus

• Service recommendations

divided into segments and g p

• Annual Operating Cost =

$1.6 m h g “interim” vs. “long‐term”

• Cost of “interim” services

$28 4 m

• FTA program share =

$0.8 m = $28.4 m

• “Long‐term” services cost

an additional $6.4 m

CDOT Regional Bus Service Initiative

• Use FASTER funds to provide regional

services with a focus on:

• Commuters in peak periods
• Connectivity between regions

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• Proposed Corridors
• I‐70 corridor Grand Jct / Denver

I 70 corridor, Grand Jct. / Denver

• I‐25 north, Fort Collins / Denver
• I‐25 south Colorado Springs / Denver
• I‐25 south, Colorado Springs / Denver

CDOT Regional Bus Service Initiative

• Estimated annual investment of $2.5m
• Proposed to be entirely funded by CDOT

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• CDOT will ask connecting transit agencies

for in‐kind contributions for in kind contributions

Statewide Planning Picture – 2013/2014

Colorado Intercity and Regional Bus Network Study y C l d St t T it Pl Colorado State Transit Plan – Statewide and Regional documents

CO Statewide Transportation Plan – Statewide and Regional documents Statewide and Regional documents

Existing Conditions

Existing Conditions: ICB Trends

• Services
• National network continues focus on large cities

G i i C l d ’ k

• Gaps remain in Colorado’s network
• Increase use of ICB interline agreements
• Financial
• Financial
• Use of ICB investment for match is now a

permanent feature of FTA program p p g

• Facilities
• Continued need for stable intermodal facilities with

access for all providers

Existing Conditions: Regional Services

• Recent or planned changes
• FLEX initiated 2010
• FREX discontinued Aug 2012
• RTD West Rail Line opens April 2013

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• RFTA BRT opens Fall 2013
• RTD East Rail Line/Gold Line opens 2016

RTD East Rail Line/Gold Line opens 2016

• I‐225 Extension: 2016

Service Objective and Problem Service Objective and Problem Statements

Potential Policy Statements this policy ment reflect vision for a wide intercity egional bus

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Notes/Edits Does t statem your v statew and re netwo

Ensure a broad spectrum

• f the population has

multimodal long-distance access to jobs, services, and recreation Provide connections Provide connections among national intercity bus network, airports, rail, and local transit services Others?

Worksheet

Is this a current issue? If so please Please mark your top Potential Issue Areas Is this a current issue? If so, please describe. your top three priorities. Access to intercity/ regional service regional service Quality of intercity/regional service Roles and responsibilities Access to lifeline services Facilities (stations pnr Facilities (stations, pnr, stops) Customer information Oth Others

Wrap Up

• Upcoming technical report
• Next meeting