Regional Public Transportation Authority

Regional Public Transportation Authority
Capabilities Overview
Coyote Crisis Collaborative Community Workshop
April 26, 2012
Overview
• In 1993, the Regional Public Transportation Authority
Board adopted the name Valley Metro as the identity
for the regional transit system in the Phoenix
metropolitan area. Under the Valley Metro brand, local
governments joined to fund the Valley-wide transit
system that the public sees on the streets today.
• Valley Metro is a federally registered trademark. Under
which, three organizations operate.
1.
2.
3.
Regional Public Transportation Authority.
City of Phoenix.
City of Tempe.
Valley Metro Overview (Cont’d)
• Highlights of Valley Metro services include:
– Local, express, bus rapid transit and commuter
bus services
– Neighborhood circulators
– Dial-a-Ride (paratransit)
– Vanpool service
– Online carpool matching system
– METRO light rail
Rolling Stock
0
79
City of Phoenix
125
481
0
39
City of Tempe
0
117
9
0
RPTA
68
182
0
100
Rural Commuter
200
300
Circulators/Reserve-A-Ride Vehicles
400
Paratransit Vehicles
500
Fixed-route Buses
600
Rolling Stock Capacity/Length Considerations
Bus Type
Seating Capacity
Length
Fixed-route (Articulated)
55
60’
Fixed-route (Typical)
41
45’
Fixed-route (Typical)
36/37
40’
Fixed-route (Typical)
29
35’
Fixed-route (Typical)
25
30’
Rural Commuter
22’ & 35’
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Fixed-route Buses
Articulated Buses
Length - 60’
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Fixed-route Buses (Cont’d)
RAPID
Transit Bus
Length – 45’
Length – 40’
Other Transit Vehicles
Paratransit
Lengths – 20’, 22’ & 24’
Rural Commuter
Lengths - 22’ & 35’
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Fuels Used
Diesel
Liquid Natural Gas
Compressed Natural Gas
22%
28%
13%
37%
Gasoline
Operational Considerations
• Facilities for each entity are located
throughout the Valley
– RPTA
• Mesa
• Glendale (contractor owned)
• Ajo (contractor owned)
– City of Phoenix
• Three facilities located in north, south, and west
Phoenix
– City of Tempe
• One facility located in Tempe
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Personnel Considerations
• Currently, bus operators for the City of Phoenix,
City of Tempe have union personnel and have
work agreements in place that may restrict work
hours, runs, locations, etc.
• RPTA’s Mesa operations are unionized; however,
its Glendale, and Ajo operations do not have
unionized personnel.
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METRO Light Rail
METRO trains (light rail vehicles) should also be
considered in a time of crisis. Seats 174
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The Process
MCDEM Notified of Need
MCDEM Notifies RPTA of Need
RPTA Notifies Contractor(s) of Need
Contractor Informs RPTA of Availability
RPTA Notifies MCDEM of Availability
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