rts roundtable. rts team 2 goals for today 1.outline key communications to partners 2.identify how...
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Goals for Today1. Outline key communications to partners
2. Identify how we can better inform, or support you to inform, elected officials
3. Share insight on key topics and best practices around the province
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Thank you for your input!Topics Requested for Discussion Today
TIP ProcessService Standards and Performance Guidelines Effectively communicating proposed service changesService Change Requests Shelters and benches Betterments ProjectsCustomer Service ReportsSpecial Group Trip RequestsSharing best practices around the Province
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Thank you for your input!Topic Requested Covered in…
Provincial fundingLean Transit: Financial Opportunities and Risk
Fleet replacement impact on asset chargesRidership Data SmartBus: Technology in TransitProcess for piloting alternative fuel types
Fleet Management and Right SizingContingency BusesFleet Procurement & Greener VehiclesRight Sizing VehiclesAccommodating Seasonal schedules The Relationship of Scheduling to CostsTransit Systems with Multiple AOAs
Future Session or CommunicationInforming Riders (especially new ones)Contract Life Cycle
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APSRoute
Route Boardings
as % of Total
1 20.80%2 16.69%3 14.68%4 2.66%5 5.58%6 3.49%7 2.61%8 1.95%9 0.40%
10 1.11%11 4.62%
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Discussion Topic• What does the APS tell you about your
system?• How can it better inform future efforts?• What is the key info elected officials want
to know?
Service StandardsWhat they are and why they matter:• Define minimum levels of service desired
to meet community needs• Reflect community values• Assist local governments and BC Transit
staff in:• Determining and managing community
expectations• Assessing land development proposals• Designing the transit system and service
When to provide new service When to increase or decrease service
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Performance Guidelines• A tool to:
– Evaluate existing services and trends in performance– Evaluate past investment or reinvestment– Evaluate service to make evidence-based planning
recommendations on where to implement new resources, re-invest existing resources or reduce resources
– Identify areas for more detailed analysis• Ensure resources are used efficiently and effectively• Help to develop specific targets by system, route and service
layers/corridors (route classes)
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What We’ve Heard So Far
• Most valuable for prioritizing investments, answering customer feedback, and (going forward) development referrals
• Useful as a “flagging” system, a basis for further analysis• Developing them with communities can be very complex and
time consuming• The diversity and data availability in smaller communities
makes performance guidelines hard to create and they are likely of limited use
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Discussion Topic: ProposalService Standards• Consistent service design standards across all systems
‣ Reflect industry best practices‣ Ability to customize around fleet type, service span, frequency
Performance Guidelines• Developed for Transit Future Plan communities
‣ Route level monitoring/measures in tandem with APC improvements
• For smaller communities:‣ System level analysis as part of APS‣ Route level analysis as part of Service Reviews
Your thoughts?
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TIP• Confirms alignment on initiatives• Informs Draft Service Plan (September)• Informs 3YB – Initiatives (October)• Provincial Budget confirmed (February)• Funding availability confirmed (March)
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Discussion Topic• Recognizing the challenges of timelines,
are there ways we can better communicate and align the TIP process?
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3YB• Three Year Budget Forecasts
‣ Base Budget (September)‣ Calendar Year Budget (October)‣ Expansion Initiatives Budget (October)
• Local Gov’t feedback in advance of AOA
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AOA• Follows Provincial Budget announcement• Confirms Service Levels• Confirms Budget for Operating Year
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AOA - Amendments• Potential changes to AOA require an MOU
‣ ie. Service Plans, Service Implementations
• MOUs include:‣ Scope ‣ Deliverables/Reports ‣ Timeline‣ Partner Agreement
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Discussion Topic• Are there ways we can better present, or
assist you in presenting, outcomes and recommendations to elected officials?
• Are there ways we can improve the MOU process to further align outcomes with the expectations of staff and elected officials?
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Informing Elected Officials• Presentations to Boards/Councils
‣ BCT Orientation‣ Annual Performance Summary‣ Budget‣ Expansion Initiatives
• Attendance at LGAs• BC Transit Workshop
APS
TIP
3YB
AOA
Discussion Topic• How have these communications
supported your ability to inform and/or make key budget and service level decisions?
• What improvements would you like to see?
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FAQs• Why are all of the buses
running around empty? money? ‣ Perception vs Reality‣ True cost/benefit of smaller
vehicles• Shouldn’t transit be 100%
funded by users?• How come we don’t use
smaller buses? 22
Discussion Topic Elected officials are faced with these questions and often have this perception themselves. • What other perceptions are out there?• How can we better inform their opinion
and response?
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Bus Stop Infrastructure• Local Gov’t responsibility• Provincial Shelter Program• MOTI Betterment Program
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Discussion Topic• What are the challenges faced by Local
Gov’t today with regards to bus stop infrastructure?
• How are local governments addressing them?
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Discussion Topic• Are you tracking information independently
of BCT and the Operator?• How can we collaborate better to ensure
complete, consistent and timely feedback?
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Review of Goals1. Outline key communications to partners
2. Identify how we can better inform, or support you in informing, elected officials
3. Share insight on key topics and best practices around the province
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Reminder• If we didn’t get to your topic, or we didn’t
answer your questions
Please contact your RTM
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