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
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Enhancing the scope of the next update – the California Transportation
Plan (CTP) 2040
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Launching the first statewide effort to integrate proposed rail, goods
movement, interregional road, and other strategic transportation projects
into a single document
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Improving decision making for better project delivery
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Integrating statewide modal plans
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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
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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
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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.
Project Progress & Status
 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
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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
100%
80%
60%
40%
Bus
20%
Rail
0%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Bus
Rail
Demand Response
Demand Response
Figure 4. 2009 California Vehicle Revenue Hours by Region and Mode (percent)
Source: National Transit Database
Figure 3. 2009 California Vehicle Revenue Miles by Region and Mode (percent)
Source: National Transit Database
California Population Projection 2050
<Total Population>
% Change, 2010-50
# Change, 2010-50
Yr2050
59.5M
Statewide
+20.4M
Yr2010
39.1M
Statewide
+52%
Source: The California Department of Finance
California Population Projection 2050
<Latino>
# Change, 2010-50
% Change, 2010-50
Yr2050
31.0M
Statewide
+16.5M
Statewide
Yr2010 +114%
14.5M
Source: The California Department of Finance
California Population Projection 2050
<Over 65 Yrs Old>
# Change, 2010-50
# Change, 2010-50
Yr2050
11.6M
Statewide
+7.2M
Statewide
+162%
Yr2010
4.4M
Source: The California Department of Finance
Common Performance Measures found In SRTPs
System
Performance
Safety
Financial
Sustainability
Customer Focus
Other
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%)
(% of agencies studied that report using each measure)
Next Steps
UCLA will conduct one-on-one interviews and synthesize data
oUCLA will produce the Strategic Issues Document
oHighlighting 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
E: [email protected]
P: (916) 651-8243
Website: www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/index/html
April 2011
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Program Overview
New Program Requirements
Program Update
Funding Issues
Q&A
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Created by Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety,
Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
Bond Act of 2006.
$3.6 billion dollars was allocated to PTMISEA
available to transit operators over a ten-year
period.
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Use of Funds:
-Safety or modernization improvements,
-Capital service enhancements or expansions,
-New capital projects,
-BRT
-Rolling stock procurement, rehabilitation or
replacement.
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Expenditure Plans
Revised guidelines include a few changes
◦ Primarily, we will not allocate any funding to
agencies that are behind in their reporting.
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Certifications and Assurances document
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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.
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No new allocations until all past due reports
have been turned in.
◦ Semi-Annual Progress Reports are due February
15th and August 15th each year
◦ A Copy of the TDA audit showing the receipt and
expenditure of PTMISEA funds are due December
31st each year
◦ A Final Project report is required 6 months after the
completion of the project.
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Certifications and Assurances
◦ Contains general program conditions
◦ Each Project Sponsor must sign a copy and return it
by June 1st.
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$600 million appropriated in FY 07/08
◦ All but $424,000 has been allocated
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$350 million appropriated in FY 08/09
◦ All but $10 million has been allocated
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$350 million appropriated in FY 09/10
$1.5 billion appropriated in FY 10/11,
intended to cover three years
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Allocated
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In
In
In
In
FY
FY
FY
FY
7/8 $530 million was allocated
8/9 $235 million was allocated
9/10 $84 million was allocated
10/11 $78 million was allocated
Completed?
◦ 161 projects completed worth $534 M
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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.
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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?
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Complete projects!
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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 95814
(916) 651-8239
[email protected]
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/Proposition-1B.html