Final Draft SamTrans Service Plan Presentation Public Workshop - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Final Draft SamTrans Service Plan Presentation Public Workshop City Hall, Brisbane March 20, 2013

Presentation Outline • Plan Purpose – Recap • Draft Plan released August 2012, public outreach fall 2012 • Summary of comments • Proposed Revisions – March 2013 • Next Steps 2

Plan Purpose More of what works • Improve service where our customers need it Less of what doesn’t work • Discontinue routes or segments that aren’t working Try new things • Try innovative ways of delivering transportation services 3

Plan Approach SSP Framework • Guiding Principles - Customers - Service - Service Markets - Financial Stability - Coordinated Planning 4

Crafting the Draft Plan • Balance various elements of our guiding principles • Focus the plan to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and ridership for the system as a whole • Understand the tradeoffs needed to move SamTrans into the future 5

6 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Weekday Ridership (2011) 0 390 391 397 120 292 122 121 296 130 250 260 110 295 El Camino 140 281 133 274 112 Weekday Boardings 132 271 Local 123 251 294 280 262 Express 118 270 141 359 297 Community KX 14 83 17 53 85 36 54 46 16 73 24 58 35 55 72 38 43

Route Performance (2011) Legend El Camino Real Financial Effectiveness Local Express Community 120 390 391 KX 292 Productivity 7

Draft Plan Resources Annual In-service Hours Existing Draft Plan Percent Aug 2012 Differential Weekday 335,505 311,208 -7.24% Saturday 36,052 34,445 -4.5% Sunday 32,287 33,174 2.7% Total 403,843 378,826 -6.2% 8

Engaging the Community • Involved the community in locally-focused conversations • Utilized community organization partnerships to create additional awareness • Engaged all levels of the community in the process: - SamTrans riders - Public - Operators - Stakeholders - City Councils 9

Public Feedback Outreach in fall 2012 yielded more than 1,200 comments: • 9 public meetings • E-mail and U.S. mail • Multiple operator outreach sessions • Online survey • 16 City Council meetings • Dedicated project phone line • 3 tabling events 10

Major Comment Themes • Route-specific - Keep route the same - Change the route in a different way - Expand route and increase frequency - Concern about how changes to route will impact specific populations • General - Amenities - Customer service - Outreach 11

Total comments 12 100 150 200 250 300 Route Comments 50 0 14 16 17 24 46 85 110 112 118 120 121 122 123 130 131 Comment Count 132 133 140 Route number 141 250 251 260 262 270 271 274 275 280 281 292 294 295 296 297 359 390 391 397 ECR KX Other Comments

Final Draft Proposals Route Proposed change August 2012 Revised change March 2013 110 no change added morning schedule 118 discontinue restore peak hour service 121 discontinue mid-day service restore mid-day service 251 route change: no service to restore service to Beach Park Beach Park 270 route change: no service east of maintain service east of 101 and 101, no Saturday service provide service to new county jail 275 new route Saturday trips to Canada College 280 discontinue no changes without East Palo Alto shuttle coordination 281 increased frequency no changes without East Palo Alto shuttle coordination 292 Discontinue off-peak & weekend restore route service to SF 13

Multi-City Route Proposals – revised from Draft Plan 14

Route 292 - revised August 2012 Draft: discontinue off- peak/weekend service; reduce service to SF March 2013 Revision: Off-peak/weekend service to SF restored 15

Multi-City Route Proposals – same as Draft Plan 16

Route KX Recommendation: • Discontinue off-peak service to SF, discontinue service south of Redwood City • Low ridership and multiple alternative services are available including Muni, Caltrain, and improved ECR service 17

Route ECR Recommendation: • New consolidated route (former 390/391) along El Camino Real from Daly City to Palo Alto • Discontinue service to San Francisco due to low performance • Alternatives include BART, Caltrain, Muni • Service will have fifteen minute frequencies seven days a week 18

Route 397 No change proposed 19

North County Route Proposals – revised from Draft Plan 20

Route 121 - revised August 2012 Draft: Discontinue mid- day service March 2013 Revision: Restore mid-day service 21

North County Route Proposals – same as Draft Plan 22

Route 120 Recommendation: • Improve weekend service span • Operate more frequent Sunday service 23

Route 122 Recommendation: • Realign route for less circuitous trip through Westborough area 24

Route 123 Recommendation: • Candidate for discontinuation due to low ridership/ duplicative service • Route 123 service overlaps with Routes 121 and 122 • Route 121 also provides service between Serramonte and Skyline College • Route 122 realigned to serve Callan Blvd 25

Route 130 Recommendation: • Split into two routes: northern segment will end at Colma BART • Improve weekday frequency • Extend service span on the weekend 26

Route 131 Recommendation: • New route which follows former Route 130 in South San Francisco and then extends to Serramonte • Improve weekday frequency • Extend service span on the weekend 27

Route 132 Recommendation: • Operate select trips on school days only • Duplicates service provided by Routes 131, ECR, community shuttles 28

Route 133 Recommendation: • Discontinue portion of route between Serramonte and Tanforan due to low ridership/duplicative service • Other service options provided by ECR and Route 131 • Improve frequency to 30 minutes all day (weekday and Saturday) • Introduce 60 minute service on Sunday 29

Route 140 Recommendation: • Straighten route along Sneath Lane between Cherry Ave and San Bruno BART and along Longview Drive. 30

Route 141 Recommendation: • Realign route via San Bruno Ave rather than Jenevein Ave to serve Shelter Creek riders • Run only select trips on segments along San Mateo Ave and 3 rd Ave 31

Route 24 No change proposed 32

Route 35 & 36 – not revised No change proposed 33

Route 38 – not revised No change proposed 34

Route 43 – not revised No change proposed 35

Route 46 – not revised No change proposed 36

SSP Project Schedule March April May Final Draft Released Public Outreach/Comments Public Call for Hearing Public Hearing Revise Plan Adopt Plan 37

Let’s Hear from You! • Email: ssp@samtrans.com • Phone: 650-508-6338 Download final draft plan at: www.samtrans.com/ssp 38

Questions 39