Casco Bay Lines Schedule Analysis SAC Meeting—Findings Presentation May 16, 2018 DRAFT
Schedule and Fleet Analysis Project Background Key Project Staff Mike Anderson, KPFF Kristen Kissinger, KPFF Scott Davis, KPFF Mike retired from Washington Kristen has 13 years of experience in Scott has 40 years of experience in State Ferries in 2008 as Chief transportation and land-use maritime safety, emergency Executive Officer after a 34-year planning and project management. planning an preparedness, career there. At KPFF, Mike has She has worked on waterborne personnel and resource overseen and managed multiple transit projects in Puget Sound, San supervision, cost-benefit analysis, ferry planning projects for Kitsap Francisco Bay, and New York Harbor. and financial and executive level Transit, Staten Island Ferry, and Her specialties include project leadership. His experience NYC Ferry through on-call projects, management, land use and includes serving as the first as well as many other contract transportation planning, Director of the King County Marine services for ferry operations environmental project permitting Division in Seattle, Safety Systems around the country. and scheduling, entitlement project Manager at WSF, and as a Captain management, and community in the U.S. Coast Guard. outreach and involvement. DRAFT May 16, 2018 2
Schedule and Fleet Analysis Project Background Key Project Staff John Waterhouse, EBDG Carla Sawyer, Progressions Pierre Vilain, SDG John has 40 years of experience in Carla 25 years experience in the Pierre has 25 years of experience in Naval Architecture and Marine transportation field, including 9 infrastructure and regional economic Engineering, and is a leader in the years as the Director of Finance and policy formulation and advisory, global maritime industry. He has Administration for Washington including analysis and appraisal of provided analysis and design State Ferries. Carla has extensive major infrastructure projects, services for ferry systems including experience in transportation transportation demand modeling, Staten Island Ferries, NYC Ferry, financial planning and analysis, economic cost-benefit analysis, risk Alaska Marine Highways, budget development, fare policy analysis, and financial appraisal. He Washington State Ferries, and development and analysis, and fare has worked with ferry services North Carolina DOT. collection system design and including NYC Ferry, Staten Island implementation for ferry systems Ferry, Kitsap Transit, and Port including King County, Kitsap Authority of New York and New Jersey. County, and Boston Harbor Now. DRAFT May 16, 2018 3
Public Outreach - Summary Goals: – To inform customers about the project – Gather input on schedule and fleet decisions. Outreach Activities: – Survey from August 24 to Sept 15, 2017 – Open House on August 29, 2017 – Public meetings in September and October 2017. Survey Scope and Methods: – Targeted questions to Peaks and Down Bay customers in order to focus on their unique concerns. – Electronic and paper comments and survey responses. Participation: – 589 electronic survey completed – 51 paper surveys completed DRAFT May 16, 2018 4
Can the schedules be more efficient? – Approach/Goals and Objectives – Alternatives, Level of Service and Cost Implications DRAFT May 17, 2018 5
Schedule Development Approach Analyze Alternatives Establish • Consider Baseline tradeoffs of Tool • Use operating competing characteristics Development scheduling as input to a goals and • Develop a tool customized cost costs for the to capture key model to Identify Goals various measures of establish a alternatives. baseline and • Identify baseline cost alternative applicable system and then assess Input sailing scheduling goals the financial schedules and as means to • From CBL and impacts of associated crew assess value of stakeholders to schedule shifts. schedule understand alternatives alternatives. system considered. characteristics, needs, and desires. DRAFT May 17, 2018 6
Key Scheduling Data Inputs & Considerations • Existing sailing & crew schedules • Preferable travel times • Dwell time requirements • Transit time requirements • Fleet configuration and vessel fuel consumption • Ridership analysis and demand forecasting • Service level preferences • Operating costs DRAFT April 20, 2018 7
Public Outreach – Key Findings for Schedule Commuter School Freight Lifestyle • Start and End • Minimum of one • Outside of AM and one PM commute • Island/Portland out and inbound window • After School • Year-round Activities DRAFT May 17, 2018 8
Public Outreach – Survey Results Down Bay – Preference between the two following choices: People and freight together on one boat (more layover time for loading/unloading 50% People and commercial freight on separate boats (less layover time for 29% passenger boat, may result in higher operating cost) No preference 21% Popular themes for DOWN BAY open-ended responses regarding vessels included: – Use faster boats (14 responses) – Have a separate freight boat or freight run (13 responses) DRAFT May 17, 2018 9
Public Outreach – Survey Results Down Bay: Preferred weekday times Down Bay: Preferred weekday times to arrive in Portland to arrive at your island 25% 33% 23% 35% 23% 22% 30% 27% 27% 20% 16% 25% 15% 14% 15% 20% 12% 12% 16% 11% 15% 15% 9% 12% 10% 11% 10% 6% 10% 5% 4% 5% 4% 5% 4% 3% 5% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% m m m m m m m e m m m m m m m e c m m m m m m m m m m m m m m a a a a p a c a p p p p p p p n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a p p p p p p p p a 0 0 0 0 0 0 a a a a n e e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 r e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : e 6 7 8 9 1 1 2 f : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 – – – – - - - – – – - e 6 7 8 9 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 1 2 f 1 1 1 e - - - r 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 m 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 – – – – – – – r 0 m p 0 o - - - p m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 m a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 : : : 0 a : : : : : : : N 0 : : : 0 1 3 7 p : : : : : : : N 5 6 7 8 : 4 5 6 : 0 1 3 7 p 5 6 7 8 : 0 4 5 6 : 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 : 0 : 0 1 1 : : 1 1 1 1 1 1 Key Findings: • Importance of provided morning commute sailings to Portland • Need for sailings returning to the islands both during the mid-day and evening commute period DRAFT May 17, 2018 10
Routes Served DRAFT May 17, 2018 11
Schedule Goals � Meet service needs : Maintain service that fully supports the � Retain sailing consistency between seasons : Look for ways to commuter, mail/freight, school, and lifestyle needs identified. retain, to the extent possible, similar sailing schedule times between the yearly schedules. � Support passenger preferences : Look for ways to support � Stagger ferry departure times : Eliminate duplicate sailing customer preferences, when such services do not add to operating costs, or do not do so appreciably. times from the schedule to avoid confusion. � Support schedule on-time performance : Adjust the schedule � Establish route uniformity : Provide route uniformity, which to ensure that printed schedules align with planned and supports predictability of service and helps passengers to actual performance. understand which islands they will be stopping at and in what order. � Right-size dwell time : Consistent with operational demands, � Be fiscally responsible : Either reduce operating costs or reduce in-port dwell time to minimize vessel wear and tear associated with start/stop/idle time, and reduce non- maximize the level of service provided from operating cost. productive crew time; or increase dwell times to allow the � Maximize labor productivity : Improve labor efficiency by vessel to be completely shut down. maximizing service delivery through optimum crew � Simplify the number/nature of sailing schedules : Reduce the assignments, including elimination of short shifts for which number of sailing schedules to a maximum total of three, by CBL is paying a 4-hour minimum. establishing a summer, winter, and single shoulder season � Maintain acceptable crew endurance posture : Maintain crew schedule serving both spring and fall periods. shifts within the 12-hour limit, consistent with current � Provide schedule uniformity : Establish schedules that maritime laws and industry best practices. provide uniformity in departure times to make the system more user friendly for both patrons and crews. DRAFT May 17, 2018 12
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