STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL 22, 2014 CITY OF HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA High Point Short Range Transit Improvement Plan

Project Overview and Scope 1. Existing Conditions Assessment  Existing data analysis and peer review  Budget review  Technology assessment  Performance analysis  Public involvement summary 2. Future Scenario Development and Recommendations  Develop future service options  Develop service recommendations  Council/Stakeholder briefings  Action-oriented planning document

PartProject TasksStatus 1 Existing Conditions Assessment 2 Future Scenario Development and Recommendations June-October Project Task Completion Update Activities in May, 2014 Complete draft existing conditions report Educational Session (Transit 101) for Sounding Board and Steering Committee (Date TBD)

Weekday Ridership Approximately 3,550 average daily boardings

Weekday Boardings per Half Hour

Passenger Activity Locations and Peer Review Major Passenger Activity Locations  Broad Avenue Terminal  Weekday averages: 1,500 boardings and 1,400 alightings  42 percent of all trip ends system-wide  GTCC High Point, GTCC Jamestown, Guilford County Complex, Walmart South Peer Review  Considered cost effectiveness, productivity, service characteristics, and investments  Operating cost per passenger below peer average  Subsidy per rider is below peer average  Farebox recovery is above peer average  High Point ranks near the top of peer group for passengers per revenue hour  High Point is slightly above operating cost per capita peer average

Public Involvement Summary On-board ridership survey was administered in September 2013 Questions regarding:  Riders’ trip characteristics  Ridership habits  Demographic information  Recommendations for improvements Results  Most users are traveling between home and work (home-based work)  65% said the bus was their only option  54% indicated they been using Hi-Tran for at least three years  74% of respondents had household incomes of less than $15,000

FTA Programs Overview Section 5307 – Urbanized Area Formula Grants  Grants for capital, planning, JARC projects  Operating expenses (special circumstances)  Funding  80% federal share with required 20% local match for capital  50% federal share with required 50% local match for operating Section 5339 – Bus and Bus Facilities  Capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment  Construct bus-related facilities  Funding  80% federal share with required 20% local match

Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Goal: Improving the Nation’s air quality and managing traffic congestion  Attain national ambient air quality standards Eligible Activities:  Transit system capital expansion and improvements  Travel demand management strategies  Shared ride services  Pedestrian and bicycle facilities and promotional activities CMAQ funds may be used in conjunction with local match funds for Section 5307 grants

Open Discussion Thank You Questions/Comments Kirk Stull, PE (919) Thomas “Alec” More, AICP (602)