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Vanpool Funding from USDOT
What is a commuter vanpool?
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A big carpool with rules
and a schedule!
Volunteer driven
Near home & work
Long commutes
Shared expense
Monthly subscription
Group determines
schedule and route
 10 cars  1 vanpool
Simple Benefit: Net Vehicle Reduction
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
1.2 occupants
10 Cars
12 occupants
1 Vanpool
Vanpool Programs for the Commuting Public
• Private sector initiatives
New York, Los Angeles, Washington,
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston
• Public sector initiatives
Chicago, Seattle
• Public/Private Partnerships
Detroit, Dallas-Fort Worth, HoustonGalveston, Atlanta, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, Phoenix, Minneapolis-St.
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The Make-Buy Decision
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Purchase/Lease vans
– FTA Capital Grant (80% Federal / 20% State-Local)
– At-risk, disposition responsibility
– Subject to out-of-service depreciation, insurance, etc.
Contract for Service
– FTA Capital Cost of Contracting (80% Federal / 20% State/Local)
– Never at-risk, no disposition responsibility
– Pay only for revenue service, no downtime expense
Maintenance
– Preventive Maintenance is 80% Federal / 20% State & Local
Insurance, Marketing and Management
– 80% Federal for “Non-Operating Expense” in Rural Areas (5311)
FTA Capital Cost of Contracting
Turnkey service contract
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Vehicles
Maintenance
Service delivery
Fare collection
Subsidy mechanism
Payment terms – Net 30 days
FTA Third-Party Contracting Guidelines
FTA National Transit Database (NTD) Reporting
Audit Provisions
50% of Total Cost at 80% Federal and 20% State/Local
Translation: 40% Federal, 10% Local and 50% Fares
4 Year Cash Flow – One vanpool
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Total
Vehicle (At-Risk)
$26,000
$0
$0
$0
$26,000
Maintenance
250
750
1,250
1,750
4,000
Interest
900
900
900
900
3,600
Spares
600
600
600
600
2,400
$27,750
$2,250
$2,750
$3,250
$36,000
Federal (Capital)
$7,200
$7,200
$7,200
$7,200
$28,800
Local (Capital)
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
7,200
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
$36,000
Private Expense
Public Expense
Existing Private Vanpool Operations
Federal Funding for Vanpools
• FTA Section 5307
– Urban Formula Funding
• FTA Section 5311
– Category “C”
• FTA Section 3037
– Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
• FHWA CMAQ
– Transfer to FTA @ 100%
• Flexible Funding
– Between sections for unspent monies
FTA Section 5307
Large UZA (200,000+ population)
– Funds flow to designated recipient
– MPO planning process
– Formula based on reported NTD statistics
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Bus/Vanpool Revenue Miles
Bus/Vanpool Passenger Miles
Fixed Guideway Revenue Miles (Rail, HOV, Ferry)
Fixed Guideway Miles (Rail, HOV, Ferry)
Population
Population Density
– Capital: 80% Fed / 20% State & Local
90% Federal for ADA and Clean Air Act
– Operating: None
Capital & Operating Expense/Rev-Mile
Motor Bus, ADA Paratransit & Vanpool (Texas)
$10
Current Formula @ $0.39/Rev-Mile (Large) and $0.52/Rev-Mile (Medium)
$8
$6
$4
$2
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FY2001 National Transit Database Statistics, USDOT
Reauthorization proposal – Increases to ~$0.55/Rev-Mile (1 MM Pop.)
and ~$0.60/Rev-Mile (200K->1MM Pop.)
Balance CCofC & Formula
CCofC
CMAQ
CCofC
Formula
Takes two years to reach formula cycle.
FHWA CMAQ Funding (Billions $)
$15
$10
$5
$13.4
$9.4
$8.1
$0
TEA-21
Senate
SAFETEA
House TEA-LU
100% Federal for Vanpool projects
FTA Section 5307 Small UZA
Small UZA (50K to 200K population)
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Funds flow to Governors or designees
State DOT planning process
Formula: Population & Population Density
Capital: 80% Fed / 20% State & Local
90% Federal for ADA and Clean Air Act
– Operating: 50% Fed / 20% State & Local
FTA Section 5311
• Category A
– Projects meet all Federal requirements
• Category B
– Projects in process of meeting Federal requirements
• Category C – “Program Reserve”
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Funds to finance unidentified projects
Not a contingency fund for Category A & B
No more than 10% of total grant can be in “C”
Use it or lose it!
FTA Section 5311 Eligibility
• Areas not currently in UZA are eligible for
Sec. 5311 funding, even if they are included
in metro area planning boundary (which
includes the AQ non-attainment boundary)
• Projects may include transportation TO and
FROM urbanized areas
• Service area may include destinations
CROSSING a state lines
FTA Section 5311 & Vanpools
Eligible Project Costs at 80% Federal $$$
– Capital
Vans, Financing, Maintenance, Delivery Charges
– Non-Operating
Project management and Marketing
Insurance premiums & payments to self-insurance
reserve
Facilities and equipment rental
Standard overhead rates
Drug and alcohol testing
“Promoting and coordinating ridesharing eligible, if part of
coordinated public transportation program.”
Vanpool Pricing Scenario
Urban
FTA 5307
Rural
FTA 5311
Federal Capital
$ 600
$ 868
State and Local Capital
$ 150
$ 217
$ 150
$ 217
Federal Operating
$0
$ 208
State and Local Operating
$0
$ 208
Fare Revenue
$ 750
$ 208
Total Fare Revenue
$ 900
$ 425
Fare Revenue
Job Access & Reverse Commute (JARC)
FTA Section 3037
• Use of transit/vanpool by
workers with non-traditional
work schedules
• Use of transit/vanpool
vouchers for welfare and
eligible low-income
recipients
• Use of employer-provided
transit/vanpool, including
the Commuter Choice
program
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Lansing
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Troy
Mt. Clemens
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Ann Arbor
Detroit