AGENDA PROJECT OVERVIEW PAST AND PRESENT YOUR VALUES FOR TRANSIT NETWORK CONCEPTS
VTA’S NEXT NETWORK REDESIGN OF VTA’S TRANSIT NETWORK CONNECT TO BART (FALL 2017) IMPROVE RIDERSHIP (PRODUCTIVITY) INCREASE FAREBOX RECOVERY RATE BUS LRT
PROJECT SCHEDULE SUMMER 2016COMMUNITY MEETINGS FALL 2016COMPILE COMMUNITY INPUT LATE 2016DRAFT NETWORK PLAN RELEASED EARLY 2017COMMUNITY REVIEW OF DRAFT PLAN SUMMER 2017BOARD ADOPTS FINAL NETWORK PLAN
MEDIA COVERAGE “VTA PROPOSES CHOPPING ROUTES IN MOUNTAIN VIEW” - KEVIN FORESTIERI, MV VOICE “STAGGERING DROP IN RIDERSHIP SIGNALS DRAMATIC CHANGES” - GARY RICHARDS, MERCURY NEWS
MEDIA COVERAGE “THROWING VTA UNDER THE BUS” - SCOTT HERHOLD, MERCURY NEWS “VTA BOARD TO VOTE SOON ON BUS CUTS” - MATT BIGLER, KCBS
+12% POPULATION -13% REVENUE HOURS -23% RIDERSHIP TRENDS
FAREBOX RECOVERY RATE San Diego Seattle Portland San Francisco Denver Los Angeles Salt Lake City Sacramento AC Transit VTA FAREBOX RECOVERY RATE YEAR
THE RIDERSHIP RECIPE FREQUENT ALL-DAY SERVICE FOLLOWING PATTERNS OF: DENSITY WALKABILITY LINEARITY PROXIMITY
High PRODUCTIVITY ( Riders / Op. Cost ) WHY FREQUENCY? FREQUENCY HAS TRIPLE PAYOFF: TRANSIT IS ALWAYS COMING SOON TRANSFERS ARE SHORT FREQUENT SERVICE CREATES RELIABILITY
WHY ALL-DAY? VTA RIDERSHIP IS NOT VERY PEAKED LOWER INCOME PEOPLE, STUDENTS AND PEOPLE IN DENSE URBAN CENTERS, RELY MOSTLY ON ALL-DAY SERVICE.
DENSITY HIGHER RIDERSHIP LOWER RIDERSHIP
WALKABILITY HIGHER RIDERSHIPLOWER RIDERSHIP
LINEARITY HIGHER RIDERSHIP LOWER RIDERSHIP
PROXIMITY HIGHER RIDERSHIP LOWER RIDERSHIP
IS HIGHER RIDERSHIP WHAT YOU WANT?
THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP GOAL: THINK LIKE A BUSINESS FOCUS WHERE RIDERSHIP POTENTIAL IS HIGHEST COVERAGE GOAL: THINK LIKE A SOCIAL SERVICE ACCESS FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE <> RIDERSHIPCOVERAGE
THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT 70% RIDERSHIP 30% COVERAGE VTA TODAY
DISCUSS: YOUR TRANSIT PRIORITIES HOW DO YOU BALANCE: RIDERSHIP DIRECTNESS TRANSFERS SPAN COVERAGE FREQUENCY STOP SPACING PEAK SERVICE FARES PUBLIC SUBSIDY WEEKDAYS ALL DAYS
NETWORK CONCEPTS ALL NETWORK CONCEPTS: CONNECT TO BART REALLOCATE BART EXPRESS BUSES EXPAND GRID NETWORK EXPAND WEEKEND SERVICE USE SAME SERVICE HOURS
NETWORK CONCEPTS NOT SHOWN BUT STILL THERE: VTA EXPRESS NETWORK CALTRAIN AND ACE SHUTTLES FLEX SERVICE
PLEASE LEARN FOUR COLORS RAPID. EVERY 15 MIN OR BETTER AND WIDELY SPACED STOPS EVERY 15 MINUTES EVERY 30 MINUTES EVERY 60 MINUTES FREQUENT NETWORK
HOW FAR CAN JANE TRAVEL BY TRANSIT AND WALKING IN… 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTES CURRENT
HOW FAR CAN JANE TRAVEL BY TRANSIT AND WALKING IN… 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTES NETWORK 70
HOW FAR CAN JANE TRAVEL BY TRANSIT AND WALKING IN… 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTES NETWORK 80
HOW FAR CAN JANE TRAVEL BY TRANSIT AND WALKING IN… 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTES NETWORK 90
ACCESS TO JOBS
ACCESS TO RESIDENTS
TRANSIT ACCESS FOR EXISTING RIDERS
DISCUSS: NETWORK CONCEPTS WHICH NETWORK CONCEPT DO YOU PREFER?
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DISCUSS: CURRENT TRANSIT SERVICE WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FACING VTA? WHY DO YOU/DON’T YOU TAKE THE BUS? WHAT COULD/SHOULD VTA CHANGE?
WHY ALL-DAY? VTA SERVICES ARE MORE CROWDED IN MIDDAY THAN PEAK
HIGHER FREQUENCY High PRODUCTIVITY ( Riders / Op. Cost ) WHY FREQUENCY? HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY