June 9, 2020

2Transportation Update

• Arlington RAPID Pilot Project

• Via UTA Summer Shuttle Service

• Via TCC Student Ride Program

• Via Revenue Enhancement

• FTA CARES Funding for Via and Handitran

3Arlington RAPID

Arlington RAPID: Rideshare, Automation, and Payment Integration Demonstration

Overview: One-year demonstration project to integrate autonomous vehicles on the Via rideshare service and allow UTA students to ride the AVs for free

Program: One of 25 projects awarded through the Federal Transit Administration’s competitive Integrated Mobility Innovation grant program

Partners:

• Via Transportation, Inc.

• May Mobility

• University of Texas at Arlington

Demonstration Location: AVs will operate in Downtown Arlington and on UTA’s campus

4Arlington RAPID

Funding:

• Federal Transit Administration: $1,698,558

• Local Cost Share: $1,146,925

• Total Project Cost: $2,845,483

Timeline:

• Planning Phase: Present – February 2021

• Demonstration Phase: March 2021 – February 2022

• Evaluation and Knowledge Transfer: March 2022 – November 2022

Process:

• Requires amendment to existing Via contract and agreements with FTA and UTA

5Arlington RAPID

6UTA Summer Shuttle Service

Overview: Three-month partnership between UTA and Via to provide Via rides for UTA students, in place of UTA shuttles

Details:

• All UTA students will be able to take Via for free to and from certain designated areas on and around UTA’s campus

• Due to few students on campus for the summer, this will allow UTA to suspend their shuttle service

Funding: Via will invoice UTA directly for the cost of all eligible rides, at the rate of $3 per ride

Proposed Term: June 1 – August 21, 2020

7TCC/AISD Student ride program

Overview: Two-year pilot program to allow eligible students to ride Via for free

Eligible Students: All enrolled Tarrant County College students

Funding: $350,000 additional Federal Transit Administration funding from NCTCOG

Proposed Start Date: August 2020

Process: Requires amendment to existing Via contract and an agreement with TCC

8Via Revenue Enhancement

$322,500

$995,000

$2,135,674

$600,000

$807,375

$1,249,700

$-

$299,000

$667,136

$-

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Via Funding

City Contribution FTA Contribution Revenue

9Via Revenue Enhancement

Fare Restructuring Exploration

• Balance of ridership impact and revenue generation for service

• Distance-based tiered pricing

• ViaPass cost adjustment (~45% of users)

• ~100k additional annual revenue (current service area)

Advertising Opportunities

• On-vehicle (full wrap, partial wrap, digital sign)

• In-vehicle (digital screen)

• In-app

• No cost to City

• ~$100-$200k potential revenue (initial estimate for current service area)

CARES ACT – FTA Funding 10

The Federal Transit Administration was provided with $25 billion in supplemental funding to allocate to recipients of urbanized area and rural area formula funds

• 100-percent federal share, with no local match required

• Available to support capital, operating, and other expenses generally eligible under those programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19

• May be used on expenses Jan 20, 2020 and later

• Funds available until expended, but FTA encourages entities to use the funds quickly as the intent is to relieve COVID challenges now.

• No inclusion in TIP unless funding will be used for projects that have substantial functional, locational, or capacity changes

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CARES FTA funding offers near-term funding flexibility

• Maintain current Via and Handitranservice areas

• Expand in phases annually as done over the past three years

• Citywide expansion

* Handitran service area city limits plus 1.5 miles outside City

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