UTA Service Choices Difgerent Goals Result in Difgerent Service What is the “job” of public transit in our region? • We have 18 buses to deploy in this fjctional town. • Dots represent residents or jobs. • Should transit be designed to maximize ridership or maximize service coverage? Ridership Goal Coverage Goal Concentrated and More Frequent Spread-Out and Less Frequent • “Think like a business.” • “Think like a public service” • Focus where ridership potential is • “Access for all” highest. • Support low-density development. • Support dense and walkable • Lifeline access for everyone. development. • Service to every member city or • Maximum competition with cars. electoral district. • Maximum VMT reduction.
Ut Utah County Ser ervi vice Agree eemen ent Key C Consider erations fo for Servi vice e Agreemen ent a and S Ser ervi vice e Plan annin ing D Decis isio ions 1. UTA’s service performance evaluation process is rigorous and includes both quantitative and qualitative considerations, including the following: o Integration with both UTA and local long-range visions, plans and policies o Health, environmental, social, economic, and land use impacts o System connectivity o Service classification o Service quality o Market factors o Resource availability o Service efficiency o Operational feasibility o Travel time o Paratransit performance o Title VI and Environmental Justice compliance o “Transit Propensity Index,” an evaluation of population and employment density, street connectivity, and favorable characteristics and demographics 2. UTA provides monthly and annual data to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for inclusion in the National Transit Database (NTD). NTD data provides a method for measuring UTA’s performance on a variety of factors in comparison with other transit agencies around the country. UTA also participates in the American Bus Benchmarking Group (ABBG), and the American Rail Benchmarking Group (ARBG) as well as the Benchmarking Group of North American Light Rail Systems (GOAL). Membership in both organizations provides a mechanism for an independent, third-party review and comparison of UTA’s performance against similar sized transit agencies. 3. UTA’s is transitioning to a new service design and service change process, which includes four phases ranging from high-level and long-range visioning to changes in specific route schedules. This process will be highly collaborative and incorporates input and formal action milestones for Utah County, the Mountainland Association of Governments, and UTA Boards. It also includes multiple engagement opportunities with local municipalities, community stakeholders and the general public within all four phases. o Phase I – Regional Transportation Plan Update o Phase II – Five Year Mobility Plan Update o Phase III – Annual Service Planning Process o Phase IV – Service Implementation 4. UTA may reallocate existing service within Utah County through the process described in #3 (above) to reflect changing needs. However the total amount of service available for Utah County will not increase until new funding becomes available. 5. The final routing and implementation of the UTA transit service within Utah County shall be determined in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies regarding transit service planning (including, without limitation, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act) and operational considerations shall be addressed in consultation with the County.
UTA Service Planning and Service Implementation Process Phase I Phase III Phase IV Phase II 4-Year Cycle 2-Year Cycle Annual Cycle Annual Cycle Five-Year Annual Regional Service Transportation Mobility Plan Service Planning Update Implementation Plan Update August Establish Establish Afgected Local T Change Day Goals Goals Govt. Meetings Major Service Changes Operations Develop Develop Planning Scenarios Scenarios F & & December & Local Local April Stakeholder Stakeholder Public Change Days Input Input Hearing A Ski Service & Emergency Operations Changes Draft Preferred Draft Preferred Planning Scenario Scenario R Title VI Endorse Endorse Analysis Vision Vision Draft Plan Draft Plan D Outreach Outreach UTA Board of Trustees Finalize Approval Plan County Consultation Finalize MAG Plan Technical Advisory Capital Committee Development Process Approval Major Transit Projects: • Bus Rapid Transit UTA Advisory Board • Light Rail MAG Approval • Commuter Rail Regional Planning Committee Approval Community Engagement Opportunity UTA Board of Trustees Approval
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