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What it means to you

Why we’re here

Regional transportation connecting people and places, driving economic growth and expanding quality of life choices. SORTA’s Mission

By the numbers

• 14 million: Rides per year
• 46: Total routes
• 357: Buses
• 101: Buses that are 12+ years old (outdated)
• 49: Access paratransit vehicles

Dwight Ferrell, CEO & general manager, Metro

Started Jan. 5, 2015 30+ years transit experience Previous work locations: Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, New Orleans, Philadelphia

Darryl Haley, Executive VP & COO, Metro

Joined Metro in 2005 Oversees:

• Planning & development
• Scheduling
• Operations
• Maintenance

What matters most to our riders?

(1) frequency, (2) span and (3) trip time

FREQUENCY

Wait time between buses Priority: Shorter waits, dependable service

SPAN

How long buses run each day Priority: Covering shift work

TRIP TIME

Time on the bus Priority: Faster trip times

CAPITAL FUNDING

Our Current Route System

• Routes are

concentrated in the urban core

• This route structure in

Hamilton County, generally speaking, will be sustained at the .5% sales tax level

• Routes outside

Hamilton County are contracted and subsidized by those counties and have higher fares

• Routes south of the

Ohio River are

• perated by TANK

New Routes & Route Alignment Changes

(.7% Sales Tax Level)

• 8 new routes, all of

which serve suburban Hamilton County

• On-demand

circulator service

• 8 existing routes

will be realigned or extended

• Bus amenities will

improve

• Bus stop shelters

will be added

New Routes & Route Alignment Changes

(.9% Sales Tax Level)

• Addition of two

more routes on the east and west side serving suburban Hamilton County

• Bus Rapid Transit

Corridors are built

• ut along the

busiest corridors in the Metro service area

New Routes & Route Alignments

(BRT Corridors)

• Includes 4 BRT lines
• BRT service will
• perate in both mixed

traffic and bus-only lanes

• Provides:
• frequent, regular

service with limited stops

• off board fare payment
• faster travel times with

amenities like comfortable seats, Wi- Fi, stations with shelter and seating, real-time arrival screens, lighting, cameras and

• ther safety features

BRT Station and Park & Ride BRT Station and Park & Ride BRT Station and Park & Ride BRT Station and Park & Ride

Route Frequency (current)

• The thicker and

more blue the lines the more frequent the service

• Current service is

Downtown and Uptown focused, with less service in suburban Hamilton County

• Frequencies are

weekday averages between 6 am – 6 pm

Route Frequency

(.7% Sales Tax Level)

• Greatly improved

frequency within the current service area and including suburban Hamilton county

• More convenient

service and connections

• Sharonville /

Springdale and Blue Ash circulators are on-demand

Route Frequency

(.9% Sales Tax Level with BRT Corridors)

• Improved suburban

service

• Bus Rapid Transit

(BRT) adds fast and frequent service to the busiest corridors in the region

• Frequent local bus

service provides convenient connections to the BRT service

High Frequency Routes (15-minute)

• Current Metro

service includes 7 routes that operate every 15 minutes or less

• Frequent bus

service is reliable, convenient service

• Frequencies shown

are the weekday averages from 6 am to 6 pm

High Frequency Routes (15-minute)

(.7% Sales Tax Level)

• 3 crosstown routes

will have service every 15 minutes, including the new Galbraith Road crosstown

• 5 additional local

routes will operate at least every 15 minutes

• A total of 13 routes

will operate every 15 minutes or less

High Frequency Routes (15-minute)

(.9% Sales Tax Level)

• BRT will add to the

high frequency network connecting the high frequency crosstown and local routes

• High frequency

service provides the convenience of not having to check the times of when the next bus is coming

Crosstown Routes (Current Service)

• The lighter the

shade of green the less frequent the service

• SORTA currently

has 3 crosstown

• routes. All three

routes operate primarily in the city

• f Cincinnati

Crosstown Routes (Current Service)

(.7% Sales Tax Level)

• 8 new routes – all
• f which are

crosstowns

• 2 of the 8 are on-

demand circulator routes serving low density, job rich areas

• More freedom to

move throughout the county without having to go downtown

Crosstown Routes (Current Service)

(.9% Sales Tax Level)

• 2 additional

suburban crosstown routes

• BRT adds the

ability to use crosstown service to get to and from stations and where you need to go faster

• Improved frequency
• n crosstown

routes

24-Hour Routes (Current)

• The latest current

Metro service departs downtown is 12:55 AM on weekdays

• The latest trips

depart downtown at similar times on weekends

24-Hour Routes

(.7% & .9% Sales Tax Levels)

• Our six core routes

will have 24 hour a day service every day of the week

• These six routes

are the highest ridership routes in the Metro system

• These routes serve

a large portion of Hamilton County

Increased Span

• f Service

(.7% Sales Tax Level)

• The majority of our

current service area will have earlier and/or later service

• This helps people

get to jobs that are not at the conventional 9 am – 5 pm times

Increased Span

• f Service

(.9% Sales Tax Level)

• The addition of

BRT allows people to travel faster within that corridor and use local service to travel to and from home and work early in the morning or late at night

• Service hours will

be expanded on both weekdays and weekends

New transit centers and park & rides

• In each expansion

scenario, multiple new transit centers and park & rides will be included. Their locations are yet to be determined.

Access service improvements

• SORTA provided about 228,000 rides to

riders with disabilities within our service area in 2017

• With additional funding and expanded

service, we will reach even more of these customers and connect them to more places they need to go.

2018 Expenses & Revenue

$6.4 million

$184 million

If we do nothing

Future projected deficits over the next 10 years will require:

• Route elimination;
• Reduced frequency of service;
• Increased fares; and
• More people unable to reach

jobs and much-needed services.

2018* 2019 2028

Projected deficits (operating and capital)

$27.4 million $39.8 million $33.3 million

$62 million

$122 million

Operating budget Capital Budget * Balanced 2018 operating budget

Reinventing Metro: Conceptual Plan

• We studied .5%, .6%, .7%, .8%, .9% and 1.0% sales taxes

for impact on service improvements (we assumed elimination of the city earnings tax)

• For discussion purposes, we presented:

– .5%: Sustainable service at current levels – .7%: Major service improvements in Cincinnati and Hamilton County – .9%: Transformed transit system includes Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

To see all sales tax options, visit: www.reinventingmetro.com