Multi-City Working Group August 28, 2018 Sustainable Mobility Options RICAPS technical assistance is available through the San Mateo County Energy Watch program, which is funded by California utility customers, administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and with matching funds provided by C/CAG.
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Panel: School & City Fleet Electrification & Active Modes Safe Routes to School School Bus Conversions Tomas Ortiz Theresa Vallez-Kelly Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Energy Analyst, California Energy SMCOE Commission Heather Arata Community Health Planner, San Mateo County Health System Vanessa Castro SRTS for Health & Wellness Project Specialist, SMCOE
School Bus Replacement Program Tomas Ortiz Fuels and Transportation Division California Energy Commission August 28, 2018 C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N
School Bus Program Overview $75 million in grant funds for replacement of oldest school buses in CA. Eligible applicants: school districts, county offices of education (COE) and joint power authorities (JPA) in CA. Priority given to oldest school buses, or buses operating in disadvantaged communities and schools that have majority of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 5
Program Design Three complementary funding components: 1. School bus replacement (2 phases) Phase 1: Solicit public school districts/COEs to establish a list of buses eligible for replacement based on applications received. Phase 2: Solicit manufacturers to design, construct, and deliver the replacement electric buses to school districts and COEs awarded in Phase 1. This phase is a separate solicitation which is planned for release in late 2018. C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 6
Cont. Program Design 2. Provide fueling infrastructure to support awarded school buses. 3. Provide workforce training and development opportunities and resources to support electric school bus maintenance, charging, and operations. C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 7
Source of Funding School Bus Funds • $75 million (SB 110 Funds) will fund EV school buses. $18.75 evenly distributed between 4 regions (Northern ,Central, LA County, and Southern). • $3.7 million (ARFVTP Funds) will fund CNG buses. $165,000 per bus awarded to the Applicants who have the highest ranked buses in California and have justified their need for CNG bus. Infrastructure Funds • $13 million (ARFVTP) for EV infrastructure. $60k per awarded school bus. • $2.4 million (ARFVTP) for CNG infrastructure. Up to $500k per awardee. C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 8
Emphasizing Electric School Buses 1. Benefits Children’s Health 2. Lowered Emissions 3. Quieter Smoother Ride 4. Charging Overnight 5. Lower Maintenance 6. Lower Fuel Cost 7. Potential Vehicle to Grid C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 9
Distribution of $75 M • Evenly within four regions • Approximately $18.75 M allocated to each region. • Eligible applicants will Scenario A1 compete for funding within each region. C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 10
Evaluation Criteria Criterion Possible Points Age of School Bus 70 Free and Reduced Priced 20 Meals (FRPM) Benefits of Disadvantaged 10 Communities (DAC) C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 11
Key Dates Activity Date School District Solicitation May 31, 2018 Release Applications Due September 20, 2018 (5 p.m.) Post bus list (Initial NOPA) October 2018 Bulk Pricing for Electric Buses October 2018 Solicitation Release Award Manufacturer(s)/Dealer(s) February 2019 Award buses (Final NOPA) February 2019 Install Infrastructure April - December 2019 Begin Delivering Buses Estimated to be October 2019 C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 12
Stay Connected School Bus Replacement Application: http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/tran sportation.html#GFO-17-607 School Bus Website/List Server: http://www.energy.ca.gov/transportation /schoolbus/index.html Follow instructions on bottom left corner Contact: Schoolbusprogram@energy.ca.gov (855) 279-6381 C A L I F O R N I A E N E R G Y C O M M I S S I O N 13
Active Transportation and Schools San Mateo County Office of Education San Mateo County Public Health
Not all places are created equally John Daly Blvd, Daly City Chilco Blvd, Menlo Park
What we are doing to help…
How you can help... Get to Know Schools in Your City ● Meet Safe Routes to School Coordinator ○ 18 school districts ■ October 17 ■ Look for opportunities to collaborate ○ Safe Routes to School Community Advisory Committee ● Grant Opportunities ●
THANK YOU! Heather Arata, PhD Community Health Planner Health Policy and Planning Program San Mateo County Health System harata@smcgov.org 650-573-2737 Vanessa Castro Project Specialist, Safe Routes for Health and Wellness San Mateo County Office of Education vcastro@smcoe.org 650-598-2184 Theresa Vallez-Kelly, MPH Coordinator, Safe Routes to School San Mateo County Office of Education tvkelly@smcoe.org 650-598-2179
Questions for Our Panelists • How can city and county staff leverage the SRTS approach (targeting schools, city, and parents/community) for other climate action goals? • Is the private sector also undertaking bus conversions, for example for employee commutes?
Panel: Transportation Demand Management Alternative Commute Commute.org Countywide Programs Incentives John Ford John Hoang Kayla Gordon & Executive Director, Program Director, C/CAG Gwen Buckley, Commute.org Sara Muse Sustainability Transportation Planner & Coordinators, Programs Specialist, San Mateo County Office of Sustainability C/CAG
San Mateo County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meeting August 28, 2018
C/CAG Efforts • Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Policy • Land Use Guidelines and Compliance Monitoring • San Mateo County Congestion Relief Plan
Traffic Impact Analysis Policy • Purpose • Preserve acceptable performance • Provide uniformed procedures to analyze cumulative traffic impacts on the CMP Network • Project Types • Roadway Modification • General Plan and Specific Plans • Land Use Development Projects • Elements • Determine Near-term and Long-term impacts • Mitigations
Guidelines for Implementing Land Use Component • Purpose • Analyze impacts of land use decisions made by local jurisdictions • Criteria • Projects generates a net 100 or more peak hour trips on CMP Network • Mitigation Options • Reduce Scope • Impose Traffic Mitigation Fees • Implement TDM Programs to receive “Trip Credits” • Monitor TDM Programs
San Mateo County Congestion Relief Plan (CRP) • Purpose • Countywide effort to address deficiencies on CMP Network • Remove responsibilities from cities to correct deficient roadways • Programs • Employer-based shuttle programs and Local Transportation Services • Countywide Travel Demand Management • Countywide ITS/Traffic Operational Improvements • Climate Action Plan Activities
Goals • Reduce number of single occupancy vehicles on the road and increase usage of carpooling and ridesharing in San Mateo County during peak commute periods • Encourage residents and employees of San Mateo County to consider carpooling/ridesharing as an alternative to driving alone when commuting to and from work
Objectives • Initiate the C/CAG Countywide Carpooling Incentive Pilot Program • Provide incentives to offset the cost of carpooling trips • Enable Program to be available to all 20 cities and County residents and worker • Collaborate with private sector with Dynamic Ridesharing/Carpooling Application (App) for real-time ride-sharing services to support the Program
How the Program Worked • Applied to trips within peak AM and PM periods, M-F • Applied to trips that begins or ends in San Mateo County • Targeted users – for residents of San Mateo County or for workers who work in the County • Incentive established at $2 per trip per person (rider/driver) • Offered up to $1 million to subsidize the cost of the program over a one (1) year period or until funds are exhausted • Roll out in July 24, 2017 with Scoop, Officially launched August 1, 2017, completed June 30, 2018
Incentives Model Examples of how the incentive pricing is applied to one (1) trip for Scoop: Scoop oop Rider Pa Pays ys C/CAG Pa Pays ys Driv iver R Rec ec Scoop oop Get ets No Incentive $6 $0 $5 $1 With Incentive $4 $4 $7 $1 1 Trip = Rider or Driver
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