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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
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Funding
Safety and State of Good Repair
Expansion
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
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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
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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
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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
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Service to start in August 2017
First completed Smart Scale project
Free service will run six days a week
Lynchburg Downtown Circulator
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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
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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
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Transit Service To Be Supported by I-66
HOT Lanes
Toll Revenues To Transit: Hampton Roads
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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
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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
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Commonwealth Transit Capital Revenues
• Loss of bond funds will result in a 44% decrease in transit capital funding
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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