to you Why were here SORTAs Mission Regional transportation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What it means to you

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

By the numbers • 14 million : Rides per year • 46 : Total routes • 357 : Buses • 101 : Buses that are 12+ years old (outdated) • 49 : Access paratransit vehicles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 SPAN Wait time between buses How long buses run each day Priority: Shorter waits, Priority: Covering shift work dependable service 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 operated 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 out along the busiest corridors in the Metro service area

New Routes & Route Alignments (BRT Corridors) • Includes 4 BRT lines • BRT service will BRT Station and operate in both mixed Park & Ride BRT traffic and bus-only Station and Park & Ride BRT lanes Station and Park & Ride • Provides: BRT o frequent, regular Station and Park & Ride service with limited stops o off board fare payment o faster travel times with amenities like comfortable seats, Wi- Fi, stations with shelter and seating, real-time arrival screens, lighting, cameras and other safety features

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 of Cincinnati

Crosstown Routes (Current Service) (.7% Sales Tax Level) • 8 new routes – all of 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 on 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 of 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 of 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

If we do nothing Projected deficits (operating and capital) Future projected deficits over 2018* 2019 2028 the next 10 years will require: $6.4 million • Route elimination; $33.3 million $62 million $27.4 million • Reduced frequency of service; $39.8 million • Increased fares; and • More people unable to reach $122 jobs and much-needed million services. Operating budget Capital Budget * Balanced 2018 operating budget $184 million

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