VANPOOL ALLIANCE

Innovation Corridor Transportation Visioning Forum

Wednesday, June 26

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What is a Vanpool ?

• A Vanpool is a group of 4-15 people

• Group shares costs and saves BIG over being

an SOV

• Vehicle used has to has accommodate at least

7 and as many as 15 people.

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Why Vanpool?

• Save $$$$ - Vanpoolers save an average of $800.00 a year or more compared with the cost of driving alone

– Plus they spend less for gas, parking and vehicle repair and maintenance

• Commuter Tax Benefit in many cases covers the entire cost of commuting- $165 at GMU !

• Save Time – Vanpools can use the HOV lanes, which can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to get to work

• Flexible and Convenient – Vanpools can operate where and when they are needed regardless of the availability of transit service

• Reduces Commute Stress – By not driving every day, you arrive at work and back home in a much more relaxed frame of mind

• Improved Quality of Life – Vanpooling shortens your commute, giving you more family or leisure time

• Save the Environment – One vanpool takes as many as 14 vehicles and their emissions off the road every day. That’s good for all of us.

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Program Mission

The purpose of Vanpool Alliance is to:

• Bring together the current private providers of vanpool service and

the public sector's ride-matching and demand management

expertise, and marketing to encourage new growth in the vanpool

market in Northern Virginia

• Collect and report National Transit Database information to help

generate additional 5307 formula funds for the region that can be

used in transportation projects. Potentially $4 million or more

annually.

Program Details

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• Open to new and existing vanpools

• 7 – 15 passenger vehicle, must be at least half full

• Provides $200 / $400 per van per month payment

• Funds can be used to offset gas, satellite radio, Wi-Fi, or

not

• No provider restrictions, open to all vendors

• Vans are required to be open to the general public,

assuming route match and van space.

• Required to report monthly and yearly NTD data to the

program staff.

• Reporting is done through web based software allowing

accurate and speedy electronic data collection

• Program retains fully ADA equipped lift van for federal

compliance.

A Regional Partnership

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Eligibility Area

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Vans could originate

anywhere in green area

Vans from Everywhere

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• Very similar distribution from last year. PRTC has

increased 2% and GWRC has decreased 2%

GWRC49%

NVTC17%

PRTC14%

Other20%

Van Origins

GWRC

NVTC

PRTC

Other

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• Program has demonstrated growth every month since launch

• Currently 675 enrolled vans

• Received roughly 1000 applications

• Enrollment inline with budgeted expectations and slowing as projected

Program Growth

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Nov-1

3

Feb-1

4

May-1

4

Aug-1

4

Nov-1

4

Feb-1

5

May-1

5

Aug-1

5

Nov-1

5

Feb-1

6

May-1

6

Aug-1

6

Nov-1

6

Feb-1

7

May-1

7

Aug-1

7

Nov-1

7

Feb-1

8

May-1

8

Aug-1

8

Nov-1

8

Feb-1

9

May-1

9

Vans Enrolled

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Beating Expectations

•Program now consistently reports around 130,000 passenger trips per month,

occasionally over 140,000

• More than some bus systems such as Omniride, Cue, Dash, Loudoun County

Commuter Transit

• $0.59 per mile to operate vs. $10 for bus or $30 for VRE

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

Dec-1

3

Mar-

14

Jun-1

4

Sep-1

4

Dec-1

4

Mar-

15

Jun-1

5

Sep-1

5

Dec-1

5

Mar-

16

Jun-1

6

Sep-1

6

Dec-1

6

Mar-

17

Jun-1

7

Sep-1

7

Dec-1

7

Mar-

18

Jun-1

8

Sep-1

8

Dec-1

8

Mar-

19

Passenger Trips

Vans from Everywhere

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51%

13%

18%

18%

Origins

GWRC

PRTC

NVTC

OTHER

Supporting Vanpooling

• Over $5.5 million in direct benefits since program inception

$0.00

$20,000.00

$40,000.00

$60,000.00

$80,000.00

$100,000.00

$120,000.00

Dec-1

3

Feb-1

4

Apr-

14

Jun-1

4

Aug-1

4

Oct-

14

Dec-1

4

Feb-1

5

Apr-

15

Jun-1

5

Aug-1

5

Oct-

15

Dec-1

5

Feb-1

6

Apr-

16

Jun-1

6

Aug-1

6

Oct-

16

Dec-1

6

Feb-1

7

Apr-

17

Jun-1

7

Aug-1

7

Oct-

17

Dec-1

7

Feb-1

8

Apr-

18

Jun-1

8

Aug-1

8

Oct-

18

Dec-1

8

Feb-1

9

Apr-

19

Over 60 Vendors, including

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• 7 New vendors added in last year

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I-66 Incentives

• $150 guaranteed fare

• TMP pays all additional expenses

• This is where growth of vanpooling will come from in area

• I95 tapped out

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• 2 Year program with $1.975 million per year

• GOAL : To increase the number of people we move through

congested corridors in the Commonwealth

• $400 payment for new vans for 2 years

• 48 Vans already enrolled

Reduce Congestion

Increase Payments

Statewide Brand

Improved ride matching

Supporting Vanpooling

$0.00

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

VanpoolVA Payment

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Revenue miles Increase

• Program has shown steady growth in revenue miles reported to NTD.

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

REVENUE MILES

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Breakdown for FY18

• Breakdown is again largely inline with percentages originally

envisioned

• FY18 was 10,665,858.00 revenue miles

• 1 percent tick up for PRTC, maybe beginnings of I66 effect

54%

25%

21%

FY18 Percentages

NVTC PRTC GWRC

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Earned Funds

•Funds are split amongst three member jurisdictions

•Used for all transit projects, such as roads, buses, bike parking

earned funds

FY17 $1,805,000.00

FY18 $4,729,021.00

FY19 $5,766,768.00

FY20 $6,650,179.68

FY21 $6,800,000.00

Contact Us

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Joseph Stainsby

Vanpool Program Manager

jstainsby@omniride.com

703-580-6169

Denise Copeland

Vanpool Alliance Program Associate

dcopeland@omniride.com

703-580-6175

Bonnie Doherty

Vanpool Alliance Senior Program Associate

bdoherty@omniride.com

703-580-6172

TDM – Transit Demand

Management

TDM helps people make the most of existing and new

infrastructure through transit, ridesharing, walking,

biking and telework.

The OmniRide Ridesharing program provides a range of TDM services and programs to residents, employees, and employers in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park

Ridematching/commute itinerary

promotion of alternative travel options: carpool/vanpool/bus/rail

Employer Outreach

TDM Programs

Rideshare Program – PWC residents

Holly Morello – TDM Program Manager

Natasha Khan – Rideshare Program Assistant

Ridematch request sources: Commuter Connections DB, OmniMatch form on the OmniRide website, Customer Service, vanpool owner/operators

Average of 51 Ridematches a month

Program Promotion: table top events at large employers: Pentagon, Mark Center, Coast Guard & local employers: Stratford University, Quantico, Micron, Lockheed Martin and GMU

Van Pool Assistance

Programs Facilitate the formation of new vanpools and helps

maintain the existing fleet.

Van Start – Start up financial assistance for qualifying new vanpools in the region

Van Save – Provides financial assistance for vanpools in danger of ceasing operation

Personal Property Tax Relief – for vanpools that are kept overnight in Prince William County

Van Start

Van must be registered with PRTC’s Rideshare Program

Vanpool must be in the first three months of operation

50% occupancy of van must be demonstrated by providing PRTC with a list of riders including

contact information

Van pool owner must demonstrate active recruitment for new passengers

PRTC supplies Matchlists to help with recruitment efforts

Payment is dependent on the size of the van, and decreases by one seat every month, not to

exceed 4 months

Maximum Seat Assistance Per Month

15 – Month One (4), Month Two (3), Month Three (2), Month Four (1)

12- Month One (3), Month Two (2), Month Three (1) Month Four (0)

9 – Month One (2), Month Two (2), Month Three (1), Month Four (0)

7 – Month One (2), Month Two (1), Month Three (1), Month Four (0)

Van Save

The van must be registered with the PRTC rideshare database for a minimum

of thirty days

The van must have been operating for a minimum of six months and many

not have received any state assistance funds for twelve months

The van must have lost at least 25% of its paid passengers for more than

thirty days

Van pool owner must demonstrate active recruitment for new passengers

The subsidy is available only once every twelve months

Payment is dependent on the size of the van, and decreases by one seat

every month, not to exceed 4 months

Personal Property Tax

Relief

Notarized application required

Applications sent out in early February and

returned in April

Sent to the County in May

Vans that are kept over night in Prince

William County are not charged for

personal property tax

Please stay in touch

Holly Morello

hmorello@omniride.com

703-580-6130

Natasha Khan

nkhan@omniride.com

703-580-6178