The Kansas CollaborativeRegional Transit Breakthrough Team

May 12, 2009

Meeting Agenda

• Welcome, Introductions• The Journey of How We Got Here• Regional Transit Approach – Mobility Mgmt.• The Task of the Team• Adjourn

Background: T-LINK• 35 member task force created by Gov. Sebelius

• Charged with– Keeping roads and bridges safe and in good repair– Looking at needs across all modes – Forward thinking without relying on old business

models– New approach that reflects today’s fiscal realities and

creates a new approach for our transportation future

• Held 8 meetings across the state with more than 860 attendees

T-LINK Progress

• Recommendations finalized in early 2009

• Former Gov. Sebelius referenced T-LINK in State of the State Address: “Their efforts will provide the framework for our future transportation strategies.”

• Final report available at www.kansastlink.com

T-LINK Recommendations

• Call for business model changes and increases in funding

• Stress link between transportation and economic development

• Align well with the Special Legislative Committee on a New Transportation Program’s recommendations

Business Model Recommendations - Transit

• Create a regional transit approach to expand and improve delivery of rural transit service.– Start with one or more pilot projects in rural areas. – Eventually, the development of 10-20 transit

jurisdictions that would cover the entire state.– Jurisdictions would be defined by travel patterns.– Each jurisdiction would have a lead agency, that

would be required to meet a specific level of service and could use subcontractors.

– On-call dispatching would be required and would assist with scheduling efficiencies.

Coordinated Transit Districts

• Created in 1992 by statute to require regional coordination.

• Each CTD is managed by a volunteer

• Very limited funding associated with administration of CTD

•Members are KDOT grantee transit providers (limited membership otherwise)

Current Service Delivery Model

Coordinated Transit Districts

CTD vs. MMD

TodayCTD

ProposedMMD

Coordination Administrative Operating

Dispatching Free-for-all “One-Call”Level of Service Requirement No Yes

• Attempt implementation of business model at four pilot sites:*Riley County Transit *DSNWK (Hays)*Finney County Transit *OCCK (Salina)

• Summer 2009: Create a Breakthrough Team at each location that will:– Define a market-based region – Decide the criteria for a Mobility Manager– Define the benefits/role of being a Mobility Manager

Business Model Implementation

• May-December 2009: Provide statewide public involvement and awareness building around the new business model.– Meetings with each of the CTD’s– Presentations at meetings of Kansas Association

of Counties, League of Kansas Municipalities, and Kansas Public Transit Association.

– Participation of the United We Ride Committee

Business Model Implementation

• 2010: Implement new business model at two of the pilot locations

• 2010: Begin process of forming regions, determine the involvement of the urban transit providers, and create a timeline for statewide implementation.

Business Model Implementation

The Kansas Collaborative

Breakthrough Teams

Regional Transit Approach

Mobility Management

Mobility Management

Making innovative use of transit resources to respond to the demands of customers, which may include:

• Regional (both urban and rural) administration of all transit resources.

• Implementing technologies, such as one-call central dispatch that increase travel options and convenience.

• Putting the customer first by providing one phone number to request transit services

• Include all types of transit: fixed route, demand response, paratransit, vanpool and carpool.