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Regional Transit Development Plan (RTDP) TBARTA Board Workshop November 15, 2019 1 Boar Board Wo Workshop Expect Expectations ns Review TBARTAs Purpose and Vision (and Guiding Principles) Understand issues that influence how regional transit

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Regional Transit Development Plan (RTDP)

TBARTA Board Workshop

November 15, 2019

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Boar Board Wo Workshop Expect Expectations ns

Review TBARTA’s Purpose and Vision (and Guiding Principles) Understand issues that influence how regional transit is defined in TBARTA’s service area Provide high‐level direction regarding TBARTA’s future roles in regional transit planning, funding, operations, and image/brand

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Boar Board Wo Workshop Outc Outcomes

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  • Board direction will inform the Envision 2030 action plan
  • Position TBARTA to achieve the stated vision, goals and

guiding principles

  • Determine organizational support needed to obtain

goals/outcomes of workshop

  • Direct process for funding regional transit projects
  • Implement and leverage opportunities for regional projects
  • Identify appropriate image and branding for regional transit

service

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TB TBAR ARTA Pu Purpose and and Vi Vision sion

The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA) works to advance regional transportation needs in Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas counties. Our purpose is to plan, develop, fund, implement, and

  • perate a regional transit system in this area.

Our vision is a world‐class transit system that connects and moves the Tampa Bay region.

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Guiding Principles:

Innovative Solutions Safe and Efficient System Environmental Stewardship Economic Development Socioeconomic Mobility

  • Develop and maintain a regional transit development plan
  • Develop, implement, and operate a sustainable and efficient

regional transit system

  • Identify and secure sustainable funding sources to support a

regional transit system Implementation Focus Regional Partnerships Integrated Planning Sustainable Funding Community Engagement

Goals:

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Under Understanding nding of

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“Regional egional Tr Transit” and and Re Regional Tr Transit Vi Vision sion Net Networ

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What is regional transit?

  • Service that crosses county

lines/jurisdictions?

  • Service that has a regional impact (key

activity/employment centers)?

  • Coordinated amongst several local

transit agencies?

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Peer eer Re Review Re Recap

Regional agencies play an important role in four key areas:

Branding

Funding

Operations

Planning

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Pl Planni anning ng

TBARTA is already engaged in planning

Regional Transit Development Plan (RTDP)

‐ Underway, scheduled completion August 2020; 5 year updates required ‐ Aggregates local TDP data, need process for rolling regional plan into local TDPs and LRTPs

Regional Rapid Transit (RRT) PD&E

‐ Underway, scheduled to submit to FTA Summer 2021

Regional Commuter Service (Program, Capital, Operating, and Service Planning)

‐ Ongoing

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Pl Planni anning ng

Various roles of planning:

  • Capital Planning
  • Operations Planning
  • Service Planning
  • Technology Implementation/System Consistency

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BO BOARD ARD CO CONSENSUS PLAN PLANNIN NING

What should be the focus

  • f TBARTA planning

efforts?

  • Lead transit planning?
  • Focus only on service that crosses

county lines?

  • Ensure seamless integration?
  • RTDP aggregates local TDPs in the
  • region. How will RTDP relate to

local TDPs and LRTPs?

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  • TBARTA manages operations of the Regional Commuter

Services Program

  • Includes Regional Vanpool, Carpool, Bikepool,

Emergency Ride Home, and School Pool

  • Local transit agencies operate regional express bus

services that cross county lines

Oper Operations ns

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  • Should TBARTA act as an administrator of regional

services or actual operator?

  • Options for discussion:
  • TBARTA as operator
  • Requires procurement of vehicles, maintenance costs, funding,
  • rganizational and physical infrastructure)
  • TBARTA contracting for operations
  • Local transit agencies
  • Private operators
  • Regional Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) service
  • pportunities

Oper Operations ns

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BO BOARD ARD CO CONSENSUS OPERA OPERATIONS NS

Should TBARTA provide all regional commuter service?

  • Regional Commuter Vanpool
  • New regional transit service
  • Transit service that crosses county lines

Should TBARTA operate OR administer/fund regional services?

  • Should TBARTA develop organization to

support handling operations?

  • Should local agencies continue operating

regional service? Does TBARTA contract this service?

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Fundi Funding ng Two main areas of funding:

  • 1. Funding for regional projects
  • 2. Dedicated funding for TBARTA operations

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Fundi Funding ng

  • 1. Regional Transit Project Funding
  • TBARTA currently brings NTD dollars back to the Tampa

Bay region

  • Envision 2030 RTDP will make TBARTA eligible for State

Block Grants

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Fundi Funding ng

  • 1. Regional Transit Project Funding (continued)
  • Administrator/distributer of regional transit projects only
  • r all transit projects?
  • What is the role of the RTDP in determining project

funding?

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Fundi Funding ng

  • 2. Dedicated funding for TBARTA Operations
  • How does TBARTA demonstrate value?
  • What sources should provide continued operations

funding?

  • Grants
  • Taxes
  • Local Contributions
  • What steps are needed to secure funding?

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BO BOARD ARD CO CONSENSUS FUNDIN FUNDING

Should TBARTA facilitate funding of regional transit projects?

  • What does that look like?

TBARTA as an administrator? Regional funds flowing through TBARTA?

  • Capital, operating or both?

Should TBARTA pursue dedicated funding for ongoing operations?

  • What are the next steps?

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Re Regional Im Image and and Br Brandi anding ng

  • TBARTA has a regional look/brand used for

Commuter Services

  • Local transit agencies have their own brand

‐ Used for local and regional service

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Re Regional Im Image and and Br Brandi anding ng

  • Branding considerations:
  • Completely unified branding (regional and local)
  • Co‐branded (regional + local)
  • Separate branding for regional and local
  • Phased approach vs. ultimate vision

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Re Regional Im Image and and Br Brandi anding ng

  • How have peer agencies ensured cohesive,

seamless service to the customer? Which systems do it well?

  • How can regional branding help facilitate regional

fare collection that local agencies have started the model for?

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BO BOARD ARD CO CONSENSUS

IM IMAGE/B E/BRANDING

Should there be a cohesive regional transit brand?

  • Regional service only or all service?
  • Is this a priority for TBARTA?

Should TBARTA set branding standards? Should TBARTA pursue regional standards for customer experience?

  • Fare collection, customer expectations for

service

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Ne Next St Step eps

  • Board direction will inform the Envision 2030 action plan
  • Position TBARTA to achieve the stated vision, goals and guiding

principles

  • Determine organizational support needed to obtain

goals/outcomes of workshop

  • Direct process for funding regional transit projects
  • Implement and leverage opportunities for regional projects
  • Identify appropriate image and branding for regional transit

service

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