CORE Connections‐2035 LRTP

Transit Mobility Vision Plany

Stakeholder Advisory 

Committee Presentation

March 31, 2011

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Presentation

P j t B k d/U d t• Project Background/Update

• Completing the TMVP– Connector Strategies

– Governance/Institutional Opportunities

– Financial and Funding Perspectives 

• Discussion and Next Stepsp

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Study Goals

• Develop a long‐term vision for public transportation in the region

• Identify and promote the development y p pof a seamless system of coordinated public transportation servicesp p

• Create sustainable programs and processes through building federal,processes through building federal, state, and local partnerships

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Opportunities for Savannah

Create a vision that best bi th t th dcombines the strengths and 

attributes of the regional i f t t ith thinfrastructure, with the emerging federal policy di ti bl di th tdirections – blending the top down with bottom up ‐ for a 

l t hcomplete approach.

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Matching Service to Corridor

• Understand components of current services

• Analyze relationship of travel patterns with• Analyze relationship of travel patterns with areas of demand

D l i t l i l t ti t t• Develop incremental implementation strategy to create regional framework 

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Potential Transit Strategies

• Regional Bus Service  • Rideshare

• HOV Lanes

• Bus‐Only Shoulders

• Express Bus

• Bus Rapid Transit

St t• Priority at Highway On/off‐ramps

• Travel Demand

• Streetcar

• Enhanced Local Bus Service• Travel Demand 

Management  • Park & Ride Facilities

• Other Intermodal Connections

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Connectors 

• IT

• Rideshare• Rideshare

• Park and Ride

C t S i• Commuter Services

• Shuttles

l• Intermodal Stations

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Connectors Discussion

Park and Ride and Intermodal locations etcPark and Ride and Intermodal locations, etc– SR 21

SR 17– SR 17

– Airport

l/– Rail/Intercity Bus stations

– Ports and Water Ferry Connections

– Others?

• Input from Stakeholder Advisory Committee

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IT Demo Project

• Start with website sharing• Start with website sharing

• Add in existing/proposed projects such as Rideshare and RouteMatch (orderRideshare and RouteMatch (order taking/scheduling/dispatch)

E d b ild i• Expand components to build out options:– Smartcard

– Real time passenger info

– Parking connection and street network info

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Governance/Institutional

• Within the Savannah‐Chatham County public• Within the Savannah Chatham County public transportation framework, there are multiple partnering entities There are a mix of bothpartnering entities. There are a mix of both public and private transportation providers. 

• In today’s environment it is essential to• In today s environment, it is essential to consider the value of different levels of partnership both as a way to maximize thepartnership, both as a way to maximize the use of available services but also to consider  shared use of capital and financial resourcesshared use of capital and financial resources. 

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Regional Transit Agencies

• State Transit Agency: Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Islandy,

• General Purpose Transit Authority or District: Washington State Public Transit Benefit Areas, Ohio g ,Transit Authorities (Cleveland, Akron)  

• Special Purpose Regional Transit Authority: BART (San Francisco), WMATA (Washington)

• Municipal Transit Agency: Honolulu Transit (City of Honolulu), CATS (Charlotte, NC)

• Joint Powers Authority: Caltrain (San Francisco), Trinity Railway Express (DART and Fort Worth)

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Multi‐function or ‐state Agencies

• Bi‐state Development Agency – St Louis MO• Bi state Development Agency  St. Louis, MO

• Metro Transit – Twin Cities, MN

i l i• Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority – Tampa, FL 

• Charlotte Area Transit System – Charlotte, NC

• Delaware Valley Regional Planning y g gCommission – Philadelphia, PA

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Incremental Implementation

• The following steps chart the path from study• The following steps chart the path from study to startup.– Sustain stakeholder advisory committee– Sustain stakeholder advisory committee

– Develop guidelines and  goals

Seek more partners– Seek more partners

– Conduct assessment of services for increased coordinationcoordination

– Conduct management assessment of providers to identify opportunities for policy level participationidentify opportunities for policy level participation

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Finance and Funding

• Sustainability crafted through developing• Sustainability  crafted through developing plans that are both realistic and implementable The plan needs to considerimplementable. The plan needs to consider both current and future public and private investment strategies to be successfulinvestment strategies to be successful. 

• Consideration should be federal, state, and local resourceslocal resources

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Federal Funding Proposals

• President’s Budget– $556 Billion

• Chair Mica’s Comments – Live within existing$556 Billion

– Expand transit funding for existing and new 

($ $

Live within existing funding

– Use unspent funds from programs ($119 B + $53 B for HSR)

– Expand FTA roles in

current projects

– Reduce FTA oversight

Use TIFIA tolling andExpand FTA roles in safety and SOGR

– Create Infrastructure 

– Use TIFIA, tolling and innovative finance

– Current budget expires Bank

– Work with Congress to develop funding

in two weeks; SAFETEA‐LU extended thru 9/30

develop funding

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Funding through State Partners

• GA DOT• GA DOT– TIA 2010

SPLOST– SPLOST

• S Carolina‐ SCDOT

• Bus Livability Grant

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Local Funding

• CAT revenue base• CAT revenue base

• Mobility Board

O• DOD

• Colleges and Universities

• Employer subsidies

• Bake salesBake sales

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Keys to Sustainability

• Maintaining lines of communication• Maintaining lines of communication

• Collaborating on ideas for service and communication enhancementscommunication enhancements

• Adding more partners and interested parties

• Coordinating on specific projects and proposals

• Developing the process to create a consolidated programp g

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Corridor and Service Alternatives MapAlternatives Map

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TMVP Process

• Reinforce Incremental I l iImplementation Existing

First TierFormali e collaborationFormalize collaboration

recognizing policy vs technical pathsUtilize mobility management strategies

First project – IT Pilot Project

Second TierBuild momentum to policy level

Develop vision/marketing strategyCreate specific vision and program of projects

Third TierImplement the vision

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Discussion

Marlene Connor Wilbur Smith Associates275 Southampton Rd275 Southampton RdHolyoke, MA 413-539-9005MConnor@WilburSmith.com

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