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Virginia Transit Update

Virginia Transit Association

May 24, 2017

Jennifer Mitchell Agency Director

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Key Priorities for Statewide Transit Program


Funding

Safety and State of Good Repair

Expansion

Funding


Smart Scale: $31 million for eight projects in FY17

$168 million for 17 projects in FY18

Use of Toll Revenues for Transit: I-66 Outside the Beltway

I-66 Inside the Beltway

I-395/I-95 Express Lanes

I-64 Hot Lanes

Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board

Developing New Revenue Streams For Transit


FY17 Smart Scale Transit Projects -$31M

• HRT Regional Commuter Express Bus

• HRT Peninsula Regional Park and Ride Enhancement

Hampton Roads

• Lynchburg Central Business District Circulator

• Danville Transit System Bus Shelter & Transit Buses Purchase

Lynchburg

• Ballston Metrorail Station West Entrance

• ART Service Restructuring and Expansion

• I-66 TDM Strategies

Northern Virginia

• Petersburg Station Park and Ride Structured Lot Richmond


FY18 Recommended Smart Scale Transit Projects - $168 M

Fredericksburg

• Brooke and Leeland VRE Stations Expansions

Hampton Roads

• Williamsburg Area Transit Authority Bus Expansion and Bus Shelter

Northern Virginia

• West End Transitway- Southern Towers Transit Facilities

• DASH Bus Service & Facility Expansion

• Columbia Pike Smart Corridor – 3rd highest Benefit/Cost Score in Virginia

• Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor Multimodal Connections

• Loudoun County Transit Buses Acquisition

• VRE Fredericksburg Line Capacity Expansion – Highest Raw Benefit Score in Virginia


Richmond

• Broad Street Pedestrian and Transit Stop Improvements

• Parham Road Pedestrian and Transit Stop Improvements

• City of Richmond E Smart Cities

• Cogbill/Hopkins/Chippenham - Park and Ride Lot

Salem • Greater Roanoke Transit Company (GRTC) Smart Way Vehicle Expansion

Project – 4th highest Benefit/Cost Score in Virginia

• GRTC Automatic Vehicle Locator/Real-Time Project

• Valley Metro Vehicle Expansion Project

• Blacksburg Expansion Bus Purchase

FY18 Recommended Smart Scale Transit Projects - $168 M

Staunton

• Waynesboro Towne Center Park and Ride


Service to start in August 2017

First completed Smart Scale project

Free service will run six days a week

Lynchburg Downtown Circulator


VRE Fredericksburg Line Capacity Expansion ($92.6M) Expands Crossroads Yard and

Maintenance Facility in Spotsylvania

Provides 11 new railcars as well as other station improvements to allow 8 car trains

Leeland and Brooke Stations Adds second platform and expands existing platforms to

accommodate 8 car trains

Expands parking at Leeland Station, installs new bicycle racks, and constructs shared use path and crosswalks

VRE Fredericksburg Line


I-66 Outside the Beltway

• Concession agreement includes $800M over the next 50 years

• Will support new and enhanced point-to-point, peak period commuter buses

• Operations begin in 2022

I-66 Inside the Beltway

• $10 million upfront payment followed by annual funding for transit

• Toll revenue allocations to fund new transit, TDM, bicycle, pedestrian, and roadway options

• Tolling to begin in December 2017

I-395/I-95 Express Lanes

• $15 million per year for transit and TDM

• DRPT and regional partners determined a comprehensive set of transit and TDM enhancements for the corridor that could be funded with annual transit payment

Toll Revenues to Transit: Northern VA



Transit Service To Be Supported by I-66

HOT Lanes

Toll Revenues To Transit: Hampton Roads


I-64 HOT Lanes

• Conversion of 8 miles of HOV lanes in Norfolk to HOT/Express Lane in Fall 2017

• I-264/64 Interchange to I-564 Interchange

• Westbound – Monday through Friday 5AM – 9AM

• Eastbound – Monday through Friday 2PM – 6PM

• Opportunity to utilize some toll revenue to support enhanced transit service in the corridor during toll hours

• Working with HRT to evaluate eligible routes and services

Transit/TDM-Related Projects

• Providing additional commuter parking in Spotsylvania and Stafford County

• Supporting a wide range of intelligent transportation systems and advanced technology improvements in the corridor

• Improving multi-modal access to the Pentagon

Rail Projects

• 14 miles of additional track from Franconia to Long Bridge provides VRE capacity, including 2 additional slots

Atlantic Gateway


Atlantic Gateway

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Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board

Created by HB 1359 to: Develop a proposal for new revenues to replace

expiring CPR bonds

Develop a project-based prioritization strategy for transit capital projects

State of Good Repair

Expansion projects (using same factor areas as Smart Scale)

Also addressed in Budget Item 448 E.1


Commonwealth Transit Capital Revenues

• Loss of bond funds will result in a 44% decrease in transit capital funding


Funding Scenario: State of Good Repair Only with Tiers

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Funding Shares for Capital Tiers Under Current Funding Rules

State of Good Repair Only

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Illustrative Structure for Capital Program Prioritization

SGR Ranking

Expansion Ranking

Project Submittal

Project Type

SGR

Major Expansion Minor

Enhanc.

Minor Enhanc. Ranking

Cost Effectiveness Score

Technical Score: Asset Condition +

Service Impact

Weighting

Technical Score

6 Criteria

SGR Needs Screening

Technical Score: Service Impact

State Share of Cost

State Match / Funding Tiers

Funding Allocation


Safety and State of Good Repair


FY 2018-2023 Six-Year Improvement Plan

Focus on State of Good Repair • 467 Replacement Revenue Vehicles

• 163 Buses to be Rehabbed/Rebuilt

• 132 Replacement Metro Railcars

• 360 Railcars to be Rehabbed

• WMATA PRIIA Match: $50M/year through 2020

Safety Enhancements • Light Rail Advance Warning

Intersection Control System (HRT)

• Driver Assistance Systems/Pedestrian Collision Avoidance Technology


Transit Asset Management

DRPT is sponsoring a group plan for Tier 2 providers

34 eligible Tier 2 providers in the Commonwealth

• Large variation in system size (2 to 79 vehicles)

• Operations in different geographies and operating conditions

• Large variation in internal abilities and resources

Initial targets were established before January 1, 2017

Documented “decision tool” to support goals – Trans AM

Working to develop TAM plan with members of the group


Metro Safety Commission

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• VA, MD, DC passed identical legislation • U.S. Senate approved the compact; U.S.

House yet to take action • Development is further along than other 28

states required to do the same

• FTA is withholding 5% of FY2017 5307 funds to transit agencies statewide until: • 3 jurisdictions enact identical legislation • Congress approves Interstate Compact • FTA certifies

• DRPT authorized to provide up to $6.2m annually in loans for 2 years for transit agencies facing cash flow issues. Agencies must have exhausted all FY17 funds first

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Supporting Expansion

Needs Across

Virginia


Capacity Expansion & Capital Projects

Capacity Expansion

• 61 Service Expansion Buses

• 28 Service Expansion Metro Railcars

• Bus Bay Expansion at East Falls Church

• Metro Station Engineering for Extension of Transitway (Crystal City/Potomac Yard) to Pentagon City

Capital Projects

• Greater Lynchburg Transit Company Maintenance Facility

• Blacksburg Multi-Modal Center


Norfolk Naval Station Transit Extension (DEIS): $0.8 State, $0.9M Flexible STP ($5.8M prior years)

VRE Track Lease Payments: $25.5M State, $37.5M Flexible STP

GRTC BRT project: $14.2M State ($24.9M USDOT TIGER Grant, $17.8M State prior years)

WMATA power upgrades program: $36.2M State and FHWA ($24.5M prior years)

Multi-Year Funding Agreements


Transforming Transit in Richmond

Broad Street BRT – “The Pulse”

• Construction activity underway throughout the 7-mile corridor

• The contract has a fixed completion date of June 30, 2018. The project is incentivized to encourage early completion with the highest incentive achieved if service is initiated in October 2017

Richmond Transit Network Plan

• Effort to revisit transit routing throughout the City of Richmond to make the system function more efficiently with the BRT Corridor

• Extensive public outreach and engagement to design

• GRTC and City of Richmond currently working to implement with the completion of the Pulse BRT

Greater RVA Transit Vision Plan

• 2040 Vision Plan adopted by TPO in April

• TPO, DRPT, and local governments working to develop new routes for study



Greater RVA Transit Vision Plan

Peninsula Corridor Study Future of High Capacity Transit in

Hampton/Newport News

Study scheduled to be completed in 2017

Norfolk Light Rail Extension Study options to extend The Tide to

Naval Station, ODU and other points of interest

Study scheduled for completion in 2018

Looking to the Future in Hampton Roads


Pilot Program: Blacksburg to Washington, D.C

• Planned routes along both I-81 and I-66

• Strong local interest and support

• Accessible to a number of colleges and universities

• Connectivity with local transit

Total annual operating cost: ~ $1M

• Estimated annual revenue: $525,000 (53% farebox recovery after 2 years)

• Within existing Federal funding allocated to support annual operating and capital (FTA 5311)

Virginia Intercity Bus Service


Former U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood will lead the study and issue a final report in November 2017

The study will: Review WMATA’s governance

structure, labor policies, and its long-term financial stability

Compare WMATA’s condition to similar transit systems throughout the country

Identify recommended executive and legislative actions

WMATA Funding and Governance Review


TransportationDemand Management

Moving people through TDM: Growing vanpooling and carpooling

General Assembly set aside $1.9 million annually to expand vanpools

Encouraging transit ridership

Promoting teleworking

Bike to Work Week

Working with VDOT on Major Projects to mitigate construction impacts through transportation management planning


Virginia Transit Update

Virginia Transit Association

May 24, 2017

Jennifer Mitchell Agency Director


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