Intercity and Regional Bus Network Study Statewide TAC Meeting #1 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Intercity and Regional Bus Network Study Statewide TAC Meeting #1 Kick ‐ off Kick off

Agenda Meeting Goal: Understand TAC role and l d d l d responsibility and initiate development of service objective and issue statements. • Introductions • Roles and expectations of the TAC • Project intent, scope, and schedule P j t i t t d h d l • Background • Existing conditions Existing conditions • Service Objective and Existing Statewide Issue Statements • Wrap ‐ up W

Introductions

Project Team • TransitPlus – Project Management • Suzanne O’Neill • KFH – Intercity Bus • Fred Fravel • Jacobs Engineering – I ‐ 70 Corridor Analysis • Tom Underwood • FHU – Public Outreach, Performance Measures • Holly Buck y

Roles and Expectations of the TAC

Advisory Committees • Statewide TAC • Operator and Station Subcommittee • I ‐ 70 Corridor TAG I 70 Corridor TAG • Transit and Rail Advisory Committee – T it d R il Ad i C itt Regional Transit Subcommittee

Statewide TAC • 5 meetings over 7 months • Review the analysis, findings, and g recommendations • Be actively involved in developing the goals y p g g • Assist with evaluating alternatives • Participate in prioritizing services and strategies Participate in prioritizing services and strategies • Act as liaison to community and local stakeholders stakeholders

Project Intent, Scope, Schedule

Project Intent and Scope • Updates the 2008 Plan, with emphasis on: • Developing the regional network g g • Policy foundation extending beyond ICB • Contains an I ‐ 70 Corridor Analysis: Contains an I 70 Corridor Analysis: • A plan within a plan • Time Horizon: • Time Horizon: • Long ‐ range plan • Emphasis on activities in early years E h i ti iti i l

Project Project Schedule

Background

Definitions Intercity Bus Service • Regularly scheduled bus service Intercity Bus Regional Transit • Generally operates with between cities and between communities only a few trips each day, only a few trips each day connects to national t t ti l but operates every day intercity bus network Local • Connects two or more Transit within a urban areas community • Makes meaningful connections with national intercity bus Amtrak Thruway Bus Service is network network unique, connecting train service to • Transport passengers’ another Amtrak route or urban baggage area. It is express and scheduled around the train arrival. around the train arrival.

More Definitions Regional Bus Service Regional Bus Service Colorado Regional Services Colorado Regional Services • Publicly funded • Crosses jurisdictions • RTD regional routes • May connect to an urban May connect to an urban • Steamboat Springs Transit • RFTA / ECO Transit area or operate in a rural • Gunnison Valley RTA, etc. • Road Runner ‐ SUCAP area • Private For ‐ profit • Often scheduled to serve a f h d l d • Colorado Mountain Express • Fresh Tracks specific market • Super Shuttle • Alpine Taxi / Home James • 20 ‐ 60 miles long 20 60 miles long • Ramblin Express, etc. R bli E t • Other • May operate 1 ‐ 2 trips a day • Disabled American Veterans or have a robust schedule • NECALG, etc.

2008 Study Review • Plan identified two preferred networks: • Intercity Bus • Regional Bus R i l B • ICB services are primarily supported by fares— • More services needed for coverage in rural areas More services needed for coverage in rural areas • Regional services are funded by local entities— • More services are needed to: • Support employment trips • Reduce congestion • Build ridership for future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or rail in some corridor corridors

Nebraska Wyoming LEGEND Julesburg Current Bus Stops 287 25 Amtrak Stops 76 Walden Sterling Amtrak Rail Fort Collins Craig Hayden Xyz Steamboat Springs Eaton Surrounding States Estes Park Greeley Highways 40 Brush Fort Morgan 34 40 Interstate 25 Yuma Longmont Rangely Wray Granby Meeker 40 U.S. Boulder Kremmling Fraser State Tabernash DIA Idaho Winter Park Winter Park Intercity Bus Services Intercity Bus Services Denver Springs 13 36 Gypsum Eagle Glenwood Avon Current Network Frisco New Castle Springs Vail Dotsero Englewood 1980 Network Keystone Minturn Rifle Silt Breckenridge 285 Castle Rock Utah Basalt Carbondale Limon Leadville 70 70 Snowmass Aspen Kansas Grand Junction Monument Woodland 82 24 24 24 Park Park Cedaredge Crested Butte 40 Paonia Colorado Springs 50 Delta Buena Vista Fountain Hotchkiss 71 Gunnison Canon Montrose Salida City 50 Pueblo Florence Norwood L Lamar 50 Rocky Ford Placerville Telluride Las Animas 17 Telluride 285 La Junta 25 Center 287 Del Norte 491 Walsenburg 550 350 Monte Alamosa 160 160 Springfield Cortez Vista Pagosa g D Durango Fort Garland Fort Garland Springs Ignacio Trinidad San Luis 160 Bayfield Antonito 0 15 30 60 New Mexico Oklahoma Miles Source: Base Map--Census 2000, ESRI Data CD. Bus Routes--Company Schedules. Figure 3-6 3-23 CURRENT INTERCITY AND REGIONAL BUS NETWORK vs. 1980 NETWORK

2008 Study Recommendations Intercity Bus Intercity Bus Regional Bus Regional Bus • Service recommended on 7 • Service recommendations segments; 4 implemented g p divided into segments and g “interim” vs. “long ‐ term” • Annual Operating Cost = • Cost of “interim” services $1.6 m = $28.4 m $28 4 m • FTA program share = h $0.8 m • “Long ‐ term” services cost an additional $6.4 m

CDOT Regional Bus Service Initiative • Use FASTER funds to provide regional services with a focus on: • Commuters in peak periods • Connectivity between regions y g • Proposed Corridors • I ‐ 70 corridor Grand Jct / Denver I 70 corridor, Grand Jct. / Denver • I ‐ 25 north, Fort Collins / Denver • I ‐ 25 south Colorado Springs / Denver • I ‐ 25 south, Colorado Springs / Denver

CDOT Regional Bus Service Initiative • Estimated annual investment of $2.5m • Proposed to be entirely funded by CDOT p y y • CDOT will ask connecting transit agencies for in ‐ kind contributions for in kind contributions

Statewide Planning Picture – 2013/2014 Colorado Intercity and Regional Bus Network Study y C l Colorado State Transit Plan – d St t T it Pl Statewide and Regional documents CO Statewide Transportation Plan – Statewide and Regional documents Statewide and Regional documents

Existing Conditions

Existing Conditions: ICB Trends • Services • National network continues focus on large cities • Gaps remain in Colorado’s network G i i C l d ’ k • Increase use of ICB interline agreements • Financial • Financial • Use of ICB investment for match is now a permanent feature of FTA program p p g • Facilities • Continued need for stable intermodal facilities with access for all providers

Existing Conditions: Regional Services • Recent or planned changes • FLEX initiated 2010 • FREX discontinued Aug 2012 • RTD West Rail Line opens April 2013 p p 3 • RFTA BRT opens Fall 2013 • RTD East Rail Line/Gold Line opens 2016 RTD East Rail Line/Gold Line opens 2016 • I ‐ 225 Extension: 2016

Service Objective and Problem Service Objective and Problem Statements wide intercity ment reflect egional bus vision for a this policy Potential Policy Statements Notes/Edits ork? statem statew Does t your v and re netwo Ensure a broad spectrum of the population has multimodal long-distance access to jobs, services, and recreation Provide connections Provide connections among national intercity bus network, airports, rail, and local transit services Others?

Worksheet Please mark Is this a current issue? If so please Is this a current issue? If so, please your top your top Potential Issue Areas describe. three priorities. Access to intercity/ regional service regional service Quality of intercity/regional service Roles and responsibilities Access to lifeline services Facilities (stations pnr Facilities (stations, pnr, stops) Customer information Oth Others

Wrap Up • Upcoming technical report • Next meeting