Update of the 2016 TDP and Community Involvement HART Board Meeting - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Update of the 2016 TDP and Community Involvement HART Board Meeting September 14, 2015

Transit Development Plan (TDP) • 10-year business plan • FDOT requirement • Major update every 5 years – FY2012 major update – Annual abbreviated updates • Accomplishments • Revised implementation program and financial plan • TDP aligned with budget process

Transit Development Plan

Community Outreach 11 TDP open house meetings • – 125 total attendees – 116 new email contacts – 12 presentations • MPO, organizations, business groups Getting the word out • – CEO radio interview and spots on WTMP – Press release in English and Spanish distributed widely – Ads in 3 newspapers (FL Sentinel, La Gaceta, Tampa Tribune) – Fliers posted at Transit Centers and on buses – Website, social media promotion – Meeting dates & locations posted on gohillsborough.org – Fliers distributed to community relations contacts, including County and City Offices of Neighborhood Relations Participation in ongoing GO Hillsborough meetings •

Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Summary of Input Received • 179 logged TDP comments – T op categories: • Ferry (54) • Route improvements (13) • Transit center and bus environment (10) • Shelters (9) • Riverview service (9) • Hours and frequency (8) • Brandon service (8) • Bicycles (6) • Downtown, airport and shuttle connections (6) • Operators (5) • MetroRapid (5) • Valrico service (4)

Summary of Input Received – Other categories: • Service issues • Westchase service • Fares • Westshore service • Funding • West Tampa service • Good service • HARTFlex • South County service • HARTPlus • USF service • Plant City • Temple Terrace service • Pass sales • Lutz service • PSTA consolidation • N. Hillsborough/Pasco • Small buses service • Streetcar • Seffner service

Updates: - Adds SoHo shuttle, with local sponsorship - TBX MOT & feeder service - Bus stop improvements & shelters

Action Plan highlights Increases frequency, late night and weekend service • – Each route will have a consistent frequency – 12 routes extended to Saturday – 5 routes extended to Sunday – All local routes run to at least 10 PM on weekdays – Core routes at 30 minute frequency on Saturday and Sunday – Reorganizes route 10 to serve Rocky Point Adds 6 new van-based routes • – New Tampa Flex FY 2016 – T emple T errace Flex FY 2018 – South Shore Community Plan enacted – 2 new loop circulators and 2 new HART Flex – SoHo weekend shuttle service (with sponsorship) Pilot New Alternative Transportation Options • – HARTPlus Customer Choice program pilot – First & Last Mile connector service pilot in 2-3 zones

Updates: - Service to proposed ferry -Westshore circulator - Address West Tampa circulation - Additional bike facilities - Bus stops & shelters

GO Hillsborough component highlights Frequency improvements on 7 local routes, 5 Flex zones • Route 34 connection to PSTA in Oldsmar – Route 46 extends to MacDill AFB – Adds 7 new local bus routes • Adds 3 new MetroRapid routes • Adds 9 new HARTFlex zones • Adds Robust Commuter Express and Park-n-Rides • Adds 5 new regional Park n Rides, creating a 7 site regional system – Current Express routes expand to 8 AM trips, 8 PM trips – Brandon to MacDill routes serve water ferry dock – Adds 9 new Commuter Express routes – Adds Tampa-Airport-Carillon-St. Pete Express (2017) – Infrastructure needs • Vehicle acquisition & replacement; bus stop accessibility improvements – Additional bike facilities – New HART satellite operations and maintenance facility – Supportive technology – Commitment to new Alternative Transportation Options • HARTPlus Customer Choice program – First & Last Mile connector service expansion – More solution-oriented transit –

FY2016 Action Plan service  2.6% increase in service miles + Alternative Transportation Options -Express pilot with Megabus -HARTPlus Customer Choice pilot -First Mile & Last Mile pilot