Wake County Transit Plan Choose how you move! December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit 1

 What We Said We Would Do… Prepare a Bus Plan Prepare a Rail Plan Obtain Municipal Input Wake County Transit Plan 2

3  The Wake County Transit Plan is… Derived from the Bus Plan and Rail Analysis prepared by many stakeholders Based on a conservative set of financial and growth rate assumptions Connecting all municipalities, employment centers, universities/colleges, and the airport Wake County Transit Plan

4 Wake County Population Jurisdiction Apex 2,8473,71020,21237,47658,69098, ,227 Cary 21,763 35,520 94, , , , ,457 Fuquay-Varina 3,110 3,746 7,898 17,937 33,590 65,463 78,376 Garner 10,073 12,372 17,787 25,745 46,278 87, ,160 Holly Springs ,192 24,661 34,875 52,478 59,024 Knightdale 985 1,267 5,958 11,401 27,922 63,422 78,145 Morrisville ,208 18,576 22,615 27,400 28,707 Raleigh 150, , , , , , ,939 Rolesville ,786 8,560 18,696 22,879 Wake Forest 3,780 4,379 12,588 29,218 42,450 65,927 74,802 Wendell 2,222 2,663 4,247 5,845 12,908 27,845 33,998 Zebulon 2,055 2,794 4,046 4,433 9,444 19,970 24,294 Total Wake County 301, , , ,993 1,160,823 1,541,088 1,667,841

Wake County Transit Plan5 Bus Plan Rail Analysis Financial Realities Wake County Transit Plan

6 The Bus Plan

Wake County Transit Plan7  Creating the Bus Plan Stakeholders included o Bus service providers o All Wake County municipalities o CAMPO Identified common goals and service standards Balanced trade-offs county-wide Wake County Transit Plan

8  Bus Plan - Overview More frequent service Enhanced existing transit corridors Links population and employment centers Circulator service connecting key destinations Expanded service to unserved towns Coordination with rail service Incorporates new technology Wake County Transit Plan

9  Bus Plan – Capital Improvements New transit centers New park and ride lots Additional shelters, benches, sidewalks New buses Operational improvements Additional maintenance facility capacity Wake County Transit Plan

10 Bus Plan – Service Hour Expansion Wake County Transit Plan Existing 345,000 Bus Hours - Triangle Transit - Capital Area Transit - Cary Transit - NCSU Wolfline First Five Years 322,740 Additional Bus Hours Year Six and beyond 102,000 Additional Bus Hours

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Wake County Transit Plan12 *Projection

Wake County Transit Plan13 Presentation Title13 Connecting the County

Wake County Transit Plan14 The Rail Plan

Wake County Transit Plan15  Rail – Alternatives Analysis A focused look at the alternative corridors for commuter rail and light rail A means of reaching investment strategy for a particular corridor A requirement for federally funded transit projects Solicited feedback through a series of public workshops across the region Wake County Transit Plan

Presentation Title16 Rail Corridor Study Areas

Wake County Transit Plan17 Wake County Transit Plan  Commuter Rail Overview (Wake County Portion) Greenfield Parkway in Garner to Triangle Metro Center in RTP 9 stations – service every 30 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes off-peak New park-and-ride lots Can implement with locally generated funds

Presentation Title18 Commuter Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)

Wake County Transit Plan19 Wake County Transit Plan  Light Rail Overview Requires federal and state funding Downtown Cary to Millbrook Road (13.9 miles) 16 stations – service every 10 minutes during peak hours and 20 minutes off-peak New park-and-ride lots Coordination with bus service

Presentation Title20 Light Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) & Minimum Operable Segment (MOS)

Wake County Transit Plan21 The Wake County Transit Plan

Wake County Transit Plan22 A Practical Approach for Implementation Federal and State funding (existing funding streams only) New and Expanded Bus Service, Shelters, Park- and-Ride Lots Nearly doubles existing bus service in first 5 years Commuter Rail Service CORE TRANSIT PLAN Requires new federal and state financial participation that cannot be counted on Light Rail Service from downtown Cary to Millbrook Road ENHANCED TRANSIT PLAN

Wake County Transit Plan23 Core Transit Plan – Bus Costs Wake County Transit Plan Bus Plan Cost: First Five Years TotalNon-LocalLocal Capital Costs$262,929,000$197,197,000$65,732,000 Operating Costs$80,663,000$8,066,000$72,597,000 Total$343,592,000$205,263,000$138,329,000 Note: 1) All amounts are in FY 2011 dollars (not inflated) 2) Total Bus Plan cost FY is $1.9 billion 3) Includes existing federal & state capital assistance formula funding (75%)

Wake County Transit Plan24 Core Transit Plan – Commuter Rail Costs Wake County Transit Plan Commuter Rail Cost TotalWake County Share Durham County Share Capital Costs$650,000,000$330,000,000$320,000,000 Note: 1) All amounts are in FY 2011 dollars (not inflated) 2) Annual operating cost is estimated at $7.5 Million in FY 2011 dollars

Wake County Transit Plan25 Enhanced Transit Plan – Light Rail Costs Wake County Transit Plan Light Rail Cost Total Capital Costs$1.1 billion Operational Costs$14 million/yr. Note: All amounts are in FY 2011 dollars (not inflated)

Wake County Transit Plan26 Wake County Transit Plan  Local Revenue Half-cent Local Sales Tax o Revenue estimated at $53.47 million in FY 2011 o Growth assumption: o 1.0%.....FY 2012 o 1.5%.....FY 2013 o 2.0%.....FY 2014 o 2.5%.....future years

Wake County Transit Plan27 Wake County Transit Plan  Local Revenue New $7 county vehicle registration fee Increase from $5 to $8 regional vehicle registration fee Existing 5% vehicle rental tax Fare box revenue

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Wake County Transit Plan30 Wake County Transit Plan (Core Transit Plan) Expanded Bus Service Add 322,740 new bus service hours, doubling nearly existing service (Core Transit Plan) Commuter Rail from Greenfield Parkway in Garner to Triangle Metro Center in RTP 2022 (Enhanced Transit Plan) Light Rail from downtown Cary to Millbrook Road in northeast Raleigh (13.9 miles)

Wake County Transit Plan31  Interlocal Agreements (ILA) County / Municipal ILA and County / Triangle Transit / CAMPO ILA o Parties agree to the process for plan updates and amendments o Municipalities approve the Wake County Transit Plan o Municipalities support placing a referendum for the ½ cent sales tax on the ballot Wake County Transit Plan

 Where We Are Now… Draft Wake County Transit Plan is complete Finalize the Wake County Transit Plan Begin moving forward with municipal approval Wake County Transit Plan 32 Wake County Transit Plan

33 Wake County Transit Plan Task/MilestoneDate Finalize Wake County Transit PlanNovember 2011 Municipalities Consider/Approve Transit Plan & ILANov. – Feb CAMPO Consider/Approve Transit PlanFeb. – March 2012 Triangle Transit Consider/Approve Transit PlanFeb. – March 2012 Wake BOC Consider/Approve Transit Plan & ILAApril 2012 Wake BOC Authorize the ReferendumApril 2012 ReferendumNovember 2012

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