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Proposal 145: Transit Referendum

Will ask the public for dedicated transit funding

Indiana Code 8-25-2 (SEA 176, 2014) authorizes advisory referenda by county for an income tax between .1% and .25% 3 step process:

1. Council certifies a referendum (Proposal 145 – Approved May 9) 2. The public votes (November 8, 2016) 3. If approved by a majority of voters, Council may enact a tax

Approved May 9, 2016 - Proposal 145 will put the question of dedicated transit funding on the November 2016 ballot

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$70M operating budget 10M annual ridership 31 routes + countywide paratransit, each with different weekday, Saturday, Sunday schedules Service is infrequent, short weekend and evening hours Running old buses – $10M of federal capital replacement funds are used for operating each year

Snapshot of IndyGo in 2016

Spread out, tough to use, but trying to get the most out of the least

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HOW DOES INDIANAPOLIS COMPARE?

Central Indiana v. Other Regions

Revenue Hours per Capita | National Transit Database

INDIANAPOLIS

60 Virginia Beach, VA 61 Allentown, PA-NJ 62 Lancaster, PA 63 Scranton, PA 64 Sacramento, CA 65 Raleigh, NC 66 Nashville-Davidson, TN 67 Des Moines, IA 68 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 69 Tampa- St. Petersburg, FL 70 Bakersfield, CA 71 Richmond, VA 72 Knoxville, TN 73 Detroit, MI 74 Kansas City, MO-KS 75 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 76 Winston-Salem, NC 77 Provo-Orem, UT 78 Little Rock, AR 79 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 80 Worcester, MA-CT 81 Youngstown, OH-PA 82 Harrisburg, PA 83 Chattanooga, TN-GA 84 Mission Viejo-Lake Forest-San Clemente, CA 85 Omaha, NE-IA 86 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 87 Baton Rouge, LA 88 Colorado Springs, CO 89 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 90 Birmingham, AL

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• - Over 100 advertised public meetings,

reaching over 3,000 individuals

• - Presentations to more than 250

stakeholder groups

• - 100+ media stories, articles, op-eds
• - More then 110,000 visits and 300,000

page views on IndyConnect.org

• - More than 10,000 comments have

been incorporated into the plan

INDY CONNECT HAS BEEN CENTRAL INDIANA’S LARGEST EVER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

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“Buses need to run earlier in the morning and later at night.” “Buses don’t come often enough… too much time waiting.” “Not enough weekend service.” “Shouldn’t have to go downtown to transfer.” “Don’t cut my route.”

WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID

During the Planning Processes

LINEARITY

Transit that runs in straight lines attracts through- riders.

CONTINUITY

Transit that doesn’t cross long low- ridership gaps increases ridership.

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Frequency is Freedom

There’s an upside to being behind… we can learn from successes and failures in other regions

DENSITY

More people going to and from areas around each stop increases ridership.

WALKABILITY

Ridership is higher among people who can easily walk to a stop.

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Significant improvements to local bus network

• - shorter waits, later hours
• - easier transfers
• - every route every day

3 rapid transit lines along high-ridership corridors

• - Red Line Phases 2 & 3
• - Blue Line
• - Purple Line

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Ballot Language

Proposal 145, 2016: Referendum for transit funding

“Shall Marion County have the ability to impose a county economic development income tax rate, not to exceed a rate of 0.25%, to pay for improving or establishing public transportation service in the county through a public transportation project that will create a connected network of buses and rapid transit lines; increase service frequency; extend operational hours; and implement three new rapid transit lines?”

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10 minutes (rapid transit) 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes

Current (2016) vs. Proposed MCTP (2021)

that will create a connected network of buses and rapid transit lines; increase service frequency;

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EVERY ROUTE, EVERY DAY

SUNDAY SATURDAY MON-FRI MARION COUNTY TRANSIT PLAN CURRENT INDYGO SYSTEM

extend operational hours;

and implement three new rapid transit lines?

Current Network 2016 Marion County Transit Plan 2021

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MORE ACCESS TO FREQUENT SERVICE

Population Jobs Low Income Households Minority Households

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

10% 27% 16% 14% 35% 48% 51% 45% The red routes on the maps

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