Transcript Lee G. Gibson - the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute

Regional Transportation Commission, Washoe County
Lee Gibson, Executive Director
Roger Hanson, Senior Planner
Presentation Outline
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Transit System Facts
Economic Challenges in the Truckee Meadows
RTC Transit Funding Trends
Why BRT and Why Virginia Street
RAPID Operating Concept
RAPID Results
Going Forward
Transit System Facts: RIDE
 7.7 million rides in
FY 2011
 30.5 passengers per
service hour
 100% wheelchair
ADA accessible
Getting People to Work:
46% of transit trips are to or
from work
RTC INTERCITY
 Connects Reno and Carson City
 Weekday Commuter Service
 Links with Carson & Tahoe transit
service
 35,000 passengers in FY 2011
RTC SIERRA SPIRIT
 Free circulator service between
UNR and downtown Reno
 15 minute headways
 261,000 passengers in FY 2011
RTC ACCESS
Non ADA Zone
ADA Zone
• Required by federal law to provide
“complimentary” ADA door-to-door,
demand-response service within ¾
mile of all fixed routes.
• Service provided 24/7
No Service
• Service split into ADA and non-ADA
zones
• Two fares:
– ADA Service Area = $3.00
– Non-ADA = $6.00
Transit System Facts
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400
Thousands
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350
300
250
200
Ridership
150
Population
100
Employment
50
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FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
Employment and population are for calendar not fiscal year
Population and Employment
Ridership
Millions
RTC Transit Ridership, Reno-Sparks Employment, and
Washoe County Population
Economic Challenges in Northern
Nevada
 Nevada Economy
 Unemployment
 Foreclosures
 Public Finances
 Sales Tax – FY 2006 high of $26.5 million to $19.4
million in FY 2011; 27% difference
 Political Changes
 Public employment
 Transparency/responsiveness/accountability
 Consolidation
Economic Challenges in
Northern Nevada
Unemployment Rates
Building Permits
RTC Transit Funding Trends
RTC Transit Funding Trends
Great Recession
RTC Transit Funding Trends
450,000
400,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
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1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
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2008
2009
2010
Revenue Vehicle Hours
• 1.3 service hours per capita
in 1993 (highest achieved
at 265,000 RVH)
• Since 1993-Population:
+48.5% RVH: -7.2%
• At 1993 ratio, 394,000 RVH
but operating 251,000 RVH
• Transit funding in the Reno
economy is not sustainable
350,000
Annual Transit Service Hours
Population (Reno & Sparks)
1993 Service Hour ratio per capita
RTC Transit Funding Trends
$35
$4.00
$30
$3.50
$3.00
Operating Cost
$25
$2.50
$20
$2.00
$15
$1.50
$10
Operating Cost
$5
Gas Prices
$0
$1.00
$0.50
$0.00
FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
Gas prices are for California and calendar not fiscal year
Gas Price
Millions
RTC RIDE Operating Cost and Gas Prices
RTC Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Revenue
RTC 5 Fuel Tax Indexing went into effect in April 2010
Why BRT and Why Virginia Street
 Operational
challenges
Long queue to board the bus
Route 1 Bus in Mixed-Flow Traffic
Heavy Peak Traffic on Virginia Street
Crowded Bus
Supportive Land Uses
City of Reno Master Plan
Elements
Transit Oriented Developments /
Regional Centers
UNR Regional Center Plan
South Virginia Street TOD
Downtown Reno
Regional Center Plan
Convention Center/Meadowood
Regional Center Plan
Reno City Limits
Virginia Street
Core Ridership Trends
RTC RIDE ROUTE 1 OPERATING STATISTICS
180,000
75.0
160,000
70.0
150,000
65.0
140,000
130,000
60.0
120,000
110,000
55.0
100,000
50.0
Productivity
Ridership
170,000
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Productivity
Linear (Productivity)
Linear (Ridership)
Loss of Sales Tax Revenues
Shift revenue to
non-sales tax
sources
$30,000,000
RTC Transit Sales Tax:
Impact of the Great Recession
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Projected with 5% growth after FY 2006
2011
2012 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016*
Actual Sales Tax Revenue
RAPID Operating Concept
• Develop express and
short haul feeder service
– Operate a higher level of
service
– 10-minute headways
between 5:30 AM and
8:00 PM.
– New 30-minute local
service, CONNECT
– Feed RAPID express
– Provide 24-hour service
• Save $5.0M annually in local
sales tax funds to offset
remaining service cuts
RAPID Operating Concept
• Capital Costs: $11,640,000
– 8 New Flyer Buses – $7,400,000
– 14 Stations – $4,200,000
– RIDE rebranding – $40,000
• Open 4th Street Station
– Downtown Reno transit center
• Complete construction of 14
RAPID Stations
• Implement Transit Signal Priority &
Queue Jump/Queue Bypass
RAPID Operating Concept
• Operating cost: $4,787,000
– RTC RAPID – $3,307,000
• (34,244 service hours)
– RAPID LOCAL – $1,480,000
• (15,330 service hours)
Service began October 11th
2009
RAPID Performance
Rapid Performance
Funding:
Public Transportation Expenses
$40
$35
$30
Millions
$25
$6.1
$5.7
$1.2
$0.5
$3.2
$3.4
$6.1
$6.2
$1.7
$0.7
$3.5
$3.7
$3.9
$3.8
$4.4
$6.0
$3.8
$3.8
$3.8
$3.8
$3.8
$4.0
$4.1
$4.2
Other
Capital Match
Fuel
$20
RTC Labor & Fringe
ACCESS Contract
$15
Fixed Route Contract
$10
$16.0
$15.9
$16.0
$16.2
$16.4
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
$5
$0
Other Cost:
Security
Contract Maint.
Custodial
Loomis/TVM
Insurance
Night Taxi
Utilities
ADA Assessment
RAPID Performance:
Public Transportation Revenues
$45
$1.3
$40
$35
$30
$4.2
$4.6
$6.7
$1.4
$4.1
$1.4
$4.3
$5.1
$6.9
$1.6
$1.4
$4.5
$1.5
$1.6
$4.5
Other
$1.6
Section 5307
$7.2
Millions
$7.6
$25
$8.0
$10.4
$20
$8.5
$8.6
Passenger Fares
$5.8
$1.4
Cash Balance
Sales Tax
$15
$10
CMAQ
$15.5
$15.9
$16.3
$16.8
$17.3
$5
$0
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Assessment
 Operational challenges overcome
 Productivity and ridership
increased
 Stations reinforce supportive land
uses and compliment TOD efforts
of the City of Reno
 Cost cutting measures have
helped but revenue is still going
down
 CMAQ funding helped bridge the
deepest part of the Great
Recession; yet
 Funding challenges still exist
Going Forward: RTP Update
Develop community-based vision to address
changing needs
 Economic development and diversification
 Safe and healthy communities
 Sustainability
 Increased travel choices
Going Forward: RAPID Extensions
• Expand RAPID to UNR, Legends
& Sierra Summit/Redfield
Going Forward: 4th Street/Prater
Way
• RAPID type service between 4th STREET
STATION & CENTENNIAL PLAZA
Next Phase of
RAPID
Expansion
Going Forward: New Technology
Proterra floor height
is close to BRT
station platform
height
Proterra vehicles present the first opportunity for Reno to deploy an advanced
technology vehicle . With a 24 mpg equivalent, the vehicles may hold an opportunity
to substantially reduce RTC’s fuel bill