Steering CommitteePeoria/Riverside Transit Study

February 15, 2013

Agenda

1. Recap of 1/22 Meeting

2. Performance of BRT Systems in mid-size U.S. Cities

3. Definitions of Alternatives

4. Evaluation Results

5. Preferred Alternative

6. Next Steps

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Performance of Bus Rapid Transit Systems in the U.S.

Peoria Alternatives Analysis Steering Committee

February 15, 2013

James Wagner, AICPTransportation Projects Coordinator

INCOG

Performance & Experience of BRT Systems in the U.S. U.S. GAO Report 12-811 (July 2012)

o FTA Funding of BRT vs. Light Rail since 2005o Economic Development FactorsoPerformance after 1 yearo Travel time savings

Comparing Performance From 4 SystemsoKansas City MAXoAlbuquerque Rapid Rideo Ft. Worth SPURoNashville Gallatin Road BRT

Estimates for Tulsa

U.S. GAO Report 12-811

Completed July 2012

Median Cost

Light Rail: $575 Million

Bus Rapid Transit: $36 Million

30 of 55 Federally-funded transit projects

since 2005 have been BRT

Economic Development Factors:

• Physical features (stations) on the route

that convey a sense of permanence

• Major institutional, employment, and

activity centers

• Transit-supportive land use policy

Bus Rapid Transit Performance after 1 year

Source: GAO Report 12-811: Bus Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit Service and Can Contribute to Economic

Development, July 2012

80%

70% 70% 70%68%

49%

38%

21%17%

10% 9% 9%4%

Travel Time Savings

Source: GAO Report 12-811: Bus Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit Service and Can Contribute to Economic

Development, July 2012

BRT vs. Rail (1st Year Ridership)

Source: GAO Report 12-811: Bus

Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit

Service and Can Contribute to

Economic Development, July 2012

Comparison Systems & Cities

Kansas City MAX (2005)

Albuquerque Rapid Ride (2005)

Ft. Worth SPUR (2010)

Nashville Gallatin Road BRT (2009)

MAX Bus Rapid Transit – Kansas City

MAX Bus Rapid Transit – Kansas City

MAX Bus Rapid Transit Kansas City

Operating Frequency

Peak: 9 minOff Peak: 15 minEvening: 30 min

Hour Span 5am – 1am

Saturday Yes (15 min.)

Sunday Yes (30 min.)

Fare $1.50 (regular fare)

Length 8.2 miles

Cost $21 Million

Operatingstart year

2005

2004 (before BRT)Ridership: 3,622Service Hrs: 131

2011 (after BRT)Ridership: 5,483 ( 51%)Service Hrs: 201 ( 53%)

20% travel time reduction

23% of riders new to transit

Source: J. Gulbranson, Kansas City Area Transit Authority, 24 Jan 2013

Underlying Local Service: No

Rapid Ride - Albuquerque

Green Rapid

Red Rapid

Albuquerque Rapid Ride | Red and Green

Route 66 (local): 10 min. weekday

Red Route: 16 min. weekday

Green Route: 16 min. weekday

Route

Frequency

Rapid Ride - Albuquerque

Source: Blaich, J., ABQ Ride. 8 Feb 2013

Rapid Ride - Albuquerque

Source: Blaich, J., ABQ Ride. 8 Feb 2013

Operating Frequency

Local: 10 minBRT: 16 min (weekday)

11 min. with Green & Red combined

Hour Span 5:30am – Midnight

Saturday Yes (22 min)

Sunday Yes (22 min)

Fare $1.00 (regular fare)

Length 11 miles

Operatingstart year

2005

Year Rt. 66 (local only)

Red Route + Green Route + Route 66

% Change

2004 6,700 N/A N/A

2012 7,750 14,950(4,170 – Red)(3,030 – Green)

123%

Year Rt. 66 (local only)

Red Route + Green Route + Route 66

% Change

2004 166 N/A N/A

2012 137 281(84 – Red)(60 – Green)

69%

Service Hours

Ridership

Underlying Local Service: Yes

Gallatin Rd. BRT - Nashville

Gallatin Rd. BRT - Nashville

Operating Frequency

Local: 30-60 minBRT: 15 min until 6pm

30 min after 6pm

Hour Span 5am – 12pm

Saturday Yes (30 min.)

Sunday Local service only

Fare $1.60 (regular fare)

Length 12 miles

Operatingstart year

2009

Source: Smith, C. Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority, 6 Feb 2013

2008 (before BRT)

Ridership: 4,089

Frequency

Local Service

BRTBefore BRT After BRT

Peak 15 min 30 min 15 min

Mid-Day 20 min 60 min 15 min

Evening 30 min 60 min 30 min

SaturdaySunday

60 min60 min

60 min 50 min

30 minNo Sun. Serv.

2012 (after BRT)

Ridership: 5,245

( 28%)

Underlying Local Service: Yes

SPUR – Ft. Worth

Source: Dupler, P. Ft. Worth Transit Authority “The T” 29 January 2013

SPUR – Ft. Worth

Source: Dupler, P. Ft. Worth Transit Authority “The T” 29 January 2013

Operating Frequency

Local: None*BRT: 15 min until 7pm

30 min after 7pm

Hour Span 5:00am – 1:30pm

Saturday Yes (30 min.)

Sunday Yes (60 min.)

Fare $1.75 (regular fare)

Length 7 miles

Operatingstart year

2010

Route Frequency

2009: 15 min.

2012: 15 min.

Daily Ridership

2009: 3,600

2011: 3,900( 8%)

2012: 4,300 ( 19%)

*no local service on ¾ of the route

Underlying Local Service: No

Peoria Rapid – Tulsa

Operating Frequency

BRT: 15 min. peak20 min. off-peak

Hour Span 5:30am – 8:30pm

Saturday 30 min

Sunday No service

Fare $1.50 (regular fare)

Length 15 miles

Cost $16 Million

Operatingstart year

2016

2015 (year before open)

Ridership: 2,144

Service Hours: 63

Service Hours: 142

( 125%)

2016 Ridership: 2,322

( 8.3%) (KC MAX)

2023 Ridership: 4,780

( 10.9% annually)

( 123% over 7 years) (ABQ Rapid Ride)

Ridership & Productivity

1,908 2,022 2,144

2,322 2,574

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Estimates based on experience with Kansas City MAX and Albuquerque Rapid Ride after 7 years of service and similar revenue hours increases

Sources:

Bus Rapid Transit: Projects Improve Transit Service and Can Contribute to

Economic Development. U.S. Government Accountability Office. GAO

Report GAO-12-811. July 2012. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-811

Performance and Lessons from the Implementation of BRT in the United

States. Darido, G., Diaz, R., Kim, E., Schimek, P. Transportation Research

Board Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2007.

BRT Update. Kaiser, K. Mass Transit. April/May 2011.

J. Gulbranson, Kansas City Area Transit Authority, 24 Jan 2013

Dupler, P. Ft. Worth Transit Authority “The T” 29 January 2013

Blaich, J., ABQ Ride. 8 Feb 2013