Statewide Transit Strategic Plan CalACT 2011 Spring Conference Presented by: Jila Priebe California Department of Transportation Division of Mass Transportation Office of Statewide Planning, Policy, Research, &Capital, Statewide Transit Planning Branch

 Primary Functions: ◦ Administering State and Federal Grant Programs ◦ Providing technical assistance to agencies responsible for public transit ◦ Supporting development of multi-modal transportation systems that increase mobility and access choices

 Objectives ◦ Encourage the development of mass transportation concepts to mitigate congestion ◦ Promote the transit component of integrated multi-modal transportation systems through training, partnership, outreach, and studies ◦ Lead and support transit research to improve the productivity of transit to enhance options

 Enhancing the scope of the next update – the California Transportation Plan (CTP) 2040  Launching the first statewide effort to integrate proposed rail, goods movement, interregional road, and other strategic transportation projects into a single document  Improving decision making for better project delivery  Integrating statewide modal plans  Building upon existing Regional Transportation Plans and Regional Blueprint Plans

 The California Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the CTA and CalACT, will embark on an effort to develop the Statewide Transit Strategic Plan  In the process of contracting with the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to assist with developing the plan  The STSP will be developed over an 18-month period from May 2010 to March 2012

 Goals & Objectives: ◦ Increase Cooperation with the Transit Community ◦ Create a collective vision for California’s future transportation system through collaboration and coordination with the transit community ◦ Identify and integrate transit elements into Caltrans transportation planning and technical documents (e.g., Blueprint) ◦ Identify barriers that prevent the public from using transit services (funding, service connectivity, coordination, etc.) ◦ Develop implementable recommendations that support the transit community as a whole, and assist Caltrans with “improving mobility” ◦ Organizational support and collaboration

 This plan will be developed over three phases: ◦ ( 1) Baseline conditions, the compilation of background data and information on existing transit plans, identification of data sources for evaluating existing and future transit services ◦ (2) Stakeholder engagement, forging a vision, and key inputs to a strategic issues and actions report, formation of a steering and advisory committee, interviews and workshops ◦ (3) Plan Preparation, including an issues and actions report. The report and Executive Summary of strategic issues for consideration, possible areas for consensus and recommendations for developing strategies and actions to better support transit and integrate transit with other modal planning.

 Started the project in May 2010  Held two Steering Committee meetings (June & October)  First draft of the Baseline Condition Report o For Committee review, provided comments o Working on updating and incorporating comments  Contract Status: o Changed contract Principle Investigator o From UC Berkley to UCLA  Scope of Work—remains the same except: o One-on-one interviews with stakeholders o Workshops will be integrated with the California Interregional Blueprint o New task—prepare a research-based report on cost effectiveness of transit improvements Project Progress & Status

 Baseline conditions, the compilation of background data and information on existing transit plans, identification of data sources for evaluating existing and future transit services o Short Range Transit Plans  Data, Policies  Demographic Trend  performances measures  Transit sources of funding  Regional Connectivity  specialized transit  Bike & pedestrian o California State Controllers: Transit Operators and Non-Transit Claimants Annual Report o National Transit Database

Figure California Vehicle Revenue Miles by Region and Mode (percent) Source: National Transit Database Figure California Vehicle Revenue Hours by Region and Mode (percent) Source: National Transit Database

California Population Projection 2050 Source: The California Department of Finance % Change, Statewide +52% Yr M Yr M # Change, Statewide +20.4M

California Population Projection 2050 Source: The California Department of Finance Statewide +16.5M # Change, % Change, Yr M Yr M Statewide +114%

California Population Projection 2050 Source: The California Department of Finance # Change, Statewide +162% # Change, Statewide +7.2M Yr M Yr M

System Performance SafetyFinancial Sustainability Customer FocusOther On-time arrival (58%) Number of incidents in X miles (25%) Farebox recovery ratio (55%) Number of complaints in X miles (25%) Proximity of riders to service (22%) Distance between breakdowns (35%) Number of injuries in X miles (10%) Passengers per revenue mile or revenue hour (50%) Seating capacity (20%) Distance between stops (10%) Percent of trips missed (30%) Operating cost per revenue hour (25%) Accessibility (18%) Minimum service by density (10%) Headway (20%) Operating cost per revenue mile or passenger mile (20%) Cleanliness (18%) Average weekday/ weekend boarding (13%) Subsidy per passenger trip (13%) Number of passenger trips (8%) Common Performance Measures found In SRTPs (% of agencies studied that report using each measure)

Next Steps  UCLA will conduct one-on-one interviews and synthesize data o UCLA will produce the Strategic Issues Document o Highlighting common transit issues across California o Cost Effectiveness of Transit Improvement  Meet with the STSP Advisory Committee to discuss findings  Findings will be presented at the California Interregional Blueprint Workshops

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April 2011

 Program Overview  New Program Requirements  Program Update  Funding Issues  Q & A

Created by Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of $3.6 billion dollars was allocated to PTMISEA available to transit operators over a ten-year period.

 Use of Funds: -Safety or modernization improvements, -Capital service enhancements or expansions, -New capital projects, -BRT -Rolling stock procurement, rehabilitation or replacement.

 Expenditure Plans  Revised guidelines include a few changes ◦ Primarily, we will not allocate any funding to agencies that are behind in their reporting.  Certifications and Assurances document

 Expenditure Plans ◦ Agencies submit their plan for the life of the bond  First required in the FY 09/10 year  Indicates project description, when scheduled and cost.  Enables Legislature to appropriate according to need ◦ Amended Expenditure Plans are due June 30 each year. ◦ Allocation requests must be consistent with the Expenditure Plan on file.

 No new allocations until all past due reports have been turned in. ◦ Semi-Annual Progress Reports are due February 15 th and August 15 th each year ◦ A Copy of the TDA audit showing the receipt and expenditure of PTMISEA funds are due December 31 st each year ◦ A Final Project report is required 6 months after the completion of the project.

 Certifications and Assurances ◦ Contains general program conditions ◦ Each Project Sponsor must sign a copy and return it by June 1 st.

 $600 million appropriated in FY 07/08 ◦ All but $424,000 has been allocated  $350 million appropriated in FY 08/09 ◦ All but $10 million has been allocated  $350 million appropriated in FY 09/10  $1.5 billion appropriated in FY 10/11, intended to cover three years

 Allocated ◦ In FY 7/8 $530 million was allocated ◦ In FY 8/9 $235 million was allocated ◦ In FY 9/10 $84 million was allocated ◦ In FY 10/11 $78 million was allocated  Completed? ◦ 161 projects completed worth $534 M

 Next bond sale will likely be November 2011  PTMISEA competes with other bond programs WHEN bonds are sold.  We must “sell” the value of our bonds to receive a larger share of each sale.  Public visibility of PTMISEA projects.

 How to increase priority of PTMISEA projects  Begin your projects on time, within 6 months of allocation!  Expend your funds! ◦ What have you spent from your previous allocations?  Complete projects!

 Appropriations are at one level – fund distribution is at another  Smaller bond sales require prioritizing funds  How do we use the reduced funds? ◦ Priority by project?

Wendy King Transit Bond Program Manager 1120 N Street Sacramento, CA (916)