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Bike Share Along the Wasatch Front Railvolution– October 28, 2015 Jennifer McGrath, Utah Transit Authority

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UTA : Region, Agency and Service

o  Serves  2  MPOs  •  Wasatch  Front  Regional  Council  

(WFRC)  &  Mountainland  Associa>on  of  Governments  (MAG)  

•   More  than  85%  of  the  total  popula>on  of  Utah  live  along  the  Wasatch  Front  

o  More  than  1  million  people  will  be  added  to  our  region  by  2040    o  (current  popula>on  2.2  million)    

o  Vehicle  miles  traveled  are  an>cipated  to  increase  by  70%  and  average  weekly  delays  will  increase  by  120%  

o  Geographically  constrained  landscape  limits  construc>on  of  more  roadways  

o  Fixed  Fleet  Service  •  105  Bus  Routes;  16  Flex-­‐Bus  

Routes;  6,250  Ac>ve  Bus  Stops  •  478  Buses  

o  Light  Rail/  Street  Car  •  4  Lines;  46.8  Miles  of  Track;  58  

Sta>ons;  114  TRAX  Vehicles  o  Commuter  Rail  

•  89  Miles  of  Track;  15  Sta>ons;  18  Locomo>ves;  53  Passenger  Cars  

o  Paratransit  and  Vanpool  o  11  Office/Opera>ons  Facili>es  and  

more  than  2,400  acres  of  property  o  Wasatch  Front  Service  Area  o  7  Coun>es;  85  Ci>es;  1,400  Sq.  

Miles;  100  Miles  in  length  

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UTA : Recent Capital Expansion

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Why?

A Blueprint for UTA’s Future Bike  Share  Regionaliza0on  Supports  UTA  Board  Goals  •  Develop  recommenda>ons  for  a  comprehensive  First/Last  Mile  Strategy  by  2014  

•  Increased  Ridership  Goals  •  Support  2015  Customer  and  Stakeholder  Sa>sfac>on  Goal  

•  Customer and Stakeholder Satisfaction Goal

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Why?

First/Last Mile Strategy Recommendations •  Way-finding and Information •  Bicycle Network Improvements •  Pedestrian Network Improvement •  Bike Share Stations •  Car Share Stations •  Access Connections •  Crossing Treatments •  Rail and Bus Stop Enhancements •  Shuttles (including current UTA shuttle programs

- Van pool, Vanpool Shuttles, Ridevan Plus)

•  Bike Share Stations

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GREENbike Annual Survey

Results •  62% are more likely to use other

public transit because of GREENbike

•  79% said that the GREENbike inspired them to take FEWER trips in their personal vehicle

•  96% said GREENbike is an enhancement to public transit.

Connection to Transit

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GREENbike Ridership Growth 2013 to 2014 Growth •  87% system expansion resulted in ridership increases of 184% 2014 to 2015 Growth •  220% system expansion resulted in ridership increases of almost

300%

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GREENbike Regionalization Study

•  Driven by other stakeholders including the mayors of Provo and Ogden

•  Determine goals and desired outcomes for a regional bike sharing system

•  Assess pros and cons of potential governance structures and their policy implications

•  Provide a governance structure recommendation for our region

GREENbike:  Access  Across  the  Region  

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GREENbike & Transit Passes

Additional UTA/GREENbike Efforts

•  UTA  is  partnering  with  the  VOLPE  Ins>tute  and  GREENbike  to  produce  a  proof-­‐of-­‐concept  pilot  to  test  a  joint  EFC/GREENbike  card  (payment  integra>on)  

 

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THANK YOU!!!

Jennifer K. McGrath, Strategic Planner III Utah Transit Authority, 801.237.1998

jmcgrath@rideuta.com