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CORE Connections 2035 LRTP Transit Mobility Vision Plan y Stakeholder Advisory Committee Presentation March 31, 2011 1 Presentation Project Background/Update P j t B k d/U d t Completing the TMVP Connector Strategies

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CORE Connections‐2035 LRTP

Transit Mobility Vision Plan y

Stakeholder Advisory Committee Presentation

March 31, 2011

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Presentation

P j t B k d/U d t

  • Project Background/Update
  • Completing the TMVP

– Connector Strategies – Governance/Institutional Opportunities – Financial and Funding Perspectives

  • Discussion and Next Steps

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Study Goals

  • Develop a long‐term vision for public

transportation in the region

  • Identify and promote the development

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  • f a seamless system of coordinated

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  • Create sustainable programs and

processes through building federal, processes through building federal, state, and local partnerships

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Opportunities for Savannah

Create a vision that best bi th t th d combines the strengths and attributes of the regional i f t t ith th infrastructure, with the emerging federal policy di ti bl di th t directions – blending the top down with bottom up ‐ for a l t h complete approach.

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Matching Service to Corridor

  • Understand components of current services
  • Analyze relationship of travel patterns with
  • Analyze relationship of travel patterns with

areas of demand D l i t l i l t ti t t

  • Develop incremental implementation strategy

to create regional framework

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Potential Transit Strategies

  • Regional Bus Service
  • Rideshare
  • HOV Lanes
  • Bus‐Only Shoulders
  • Express Bus
  • Bus Rapid Transit

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  • Priority at Highway

On/off‐ramps

  • Travel Demand
  • Streetcar
  • Enhanced Local Bus

Service

  • Travel Demand

Management

  • Park & Ride Facilities
  • Other Intermodal

Connections

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Connectors

  • IT
  • Rideshare
  • Rideshare
  • Park and Ride

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  • Commuter Services
  • Shuttles

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  • Intermodal Stations

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Connectors Discussion

Park and Ride and Intermodal locations etc Park and Ride and Intermodal locations, etc

– SR 21 SR 17 – SR 17 – Airport l/ – Rail/Intercity Bus stations – Ports and Water Ferry Connections – Others?

  • Input from Stakeholder Advisory Committee

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IT Demo Project

  • Start with website sharing
  • Start with website sharing
  • Add in existing/proposed projects such as

Rideshare and RouteMatch (order Rideshare and RouteMatch (order taking/scheduling/dispatch) E d b ild i

  • Expand components to build out options:

– Smartcard – Real time passenger info – Parking connection and street network info

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Governance/Institutional

  • Within the Savannah‐Chatham County public
  • Within the Savannah Chatham County public

transportation framework, there are multiple partnering entities There are a mix of both partnering entities. There are a mix of both public and private transportation providers.

  • In today’s environment it is essential to
  • In today s environment, it is essential to

consider the value of different levels of partnership both as a way to maximize the partnership, both as a way to maximize the use of available services but also to consider shared use of capital and financial resources shared use of capital and financial resources.

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Regional Transit Agencies

  • State Transit Agency: Maryland, Massachusetts, New

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  • General Purpose Transit Authority or District:

Washington State Public Transit Benefit Areas, Ohio g , Transit Authorities (Cleveland, Akron)

  • Special Purpose Regional Transit Authority: BART

(San Francisco), WMATA (Washington)

  • Municipal Transit Agency: Honolulu Transit (City of

Honolulu), CATS (Charlotte, NC)

  • Joint Powers Authority: Caltrain (San Francisco),

Trinity Railway Express (DART and Fort Worth)

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Multi‐function or ‐state Agencies

  • Bi‐state Development Agency – St Louis MO
  • Bi state Development Agency St. Louis, MO
  • Metro Transit – Twin Cities, MN

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  • Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation

Authority – Tampa, FL

  • Charlotte Area Transit System – Charlotte, NC
  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning

y g g Commission – Philadelphia, PA

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Incremental Implementation

  • The following steps chart the path from study
  • The following steps chart the path from study

to startup.

– Sustain stakeholder advisory committee – Sustain stakeholder advisory committee – Develop guidelines and goals Seek more partners – Seek more partners – Conduct assessment of services for increased coordination coordination – Conduct management assessment of providers to identify opportunities for policy level participation identify opportunities for policy level participation

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Finance and Funding

  • Sustainability crafted through developing
  • Sustainability crafted through developing

plans that are both realistic and implementable The plan needs to consider

  • implementable. The plan needs to consider

both current and future public and private investment strategies to be successful investment strategies to be successful.

  • Consideration should be federal, state, and

local resources local resources

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Federal Funding Proposals

  • President’s Budget

– $556 Billion

  • Chair Mica’s Comments

– Live within existing $556 Billion – Expand transit funding for existing and new ($ $ Live within existing funding – Use unspent funds from programs ($119 B + $53 B for HSR) – Expand FTA roles in current projects – Reduce FTA oversight Use TIFIA tolling and Expand FTA roles in safety and SOGR – Create Infrastructure – Use TIFIA, tolling and innovative finance – Current budget expires Bank – Work with Congress to develop funding in two weeks; SAFETEA‐ LU extended thru 9/30 develop funding

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Funding through State Partners

  • GA DOT
  • GA DOT

– TIA 2010 SPLOST – SPLOST

  • S Carolina‐ SCDOT
  • Bus Livability Grant

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Local Funding

  • CAT revenue base
  • CAT revenue base
  • Mobility Board

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  • DOD
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Employer subsidies
  • Bake sales

Bake sales

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Keys to Sustainability

  • Maintaining lines of communication
  • Maintaining lines of communication
  • Collaborating on ideas for service and

communication enhancements communication enhancements

  • Adding more partners and interested parties
  • Coordinating on specific projects and

proposals

  • Developing the process to create a

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Corridor and Service Alternatives Map Alternatives Map

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TMVP Process

  • Reinforce Incremental

I l i Implementation

Existing First Tier Formali e collaboration Formalize collaboration recognizing policy vs technical paths Utilize mobility management strategies First project – IT Pilot Project Second Tier Build momentum to policy level Develop vision/marketing strategy Create specific vision and program of projects

Third Tier

Implement the vision

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Discussion

Marlene Connor Wilbur Smith Associates 275 Southampton Rd 275 Southampton Rd Holyoke, MA 413-539-9005 MConnor@WilburSmith.com

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