1.  California Association for Coordinated Transportation Spring Conference March 29, 2016

2.  4 Partnerships have resulted in 43% growth in service hours operated and 555% growth in passenger trips over the past 8 years o Joint Powers Authority o Town of Mammoth Lakes o U.S. Forest Service o Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

3.  Eastern Sierra Transit Authority o Joint Powers Authority 2 counties, 2 municipalities o Formed in 2006, began operations 2007 o Predecessor to Inyo-Mono Transit Division of Inyo County

6.  Requires high level of trust among member agencies  Can be hard to keep together  Diversity of the extensive area served

7.  2007 = last year of operation of Inyo-Mono Transit  Relatively Even Mix of Demand Response and Fixed Route  Comparatively low productivity

8.  Significant service growth in 7 years  Total service hours +43% (DR -6%; FR+90%)  Total passenger trips +555% (DR -51%, FR +2055%)

9. Measure T = expansion of Town routes Reds Meadow Shuttle (USFS) Ski Area contract service commences

10.  Measure T passed in 2007  Provides a percentage of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) for transit  Generates approximately $1.1m/year  Town awarded FTA grant for 12 buses delivered in 2007 (6 cutaways, 6 trolleys)

11.  Pre-ESTA Service (prior to July 2007) o Approx. 7,000 annual VSH o Approx. 32,000 annual passenger trips o Dial-a-Ride and 1 seasonal fixed route  FY 2013/14 Service o 18,350 Vehicle Service Hours o 388,000 passenger trips o DAR plus 3 year-round fixed routes, 1 seasonal fixed route servicing recreation in the Lakes Basin

13.  Approached in 2008 to explore interest in combined grant application for buses to operate Reds Meadow Shuttle (Sarbanes Transit in the Parks Program)  3 Separate grant awards resulted in fleet of 12 35’ and 40’ transit buses, delivered 2012 – 2014  ESTA began operation of seasonal mandatory shuttle service June 2009, using leased buses

14. Reds Meadow Shuttle

15.  Challenge Cost Share Agreement first three years of service  Transitioned to Special Use Permit 2012  Route provided 178,000 passenger trips in 2015 and generated $530,000 in passenger fares.

16.  Ticket sales  Boarding area management  Passenger & interpretive information  Service level demand mgmt.

17.  Consistent service provider  Enhanced level of rolling stock  Partnership with public sector transit expert  Transition of components previously provided by USFS o Ticketing o Brochure design/printing  Partner with flexibility

18.  Sarbanes grant for buses included funding benefit to use the buses during the winter months to shuttle passengers to a USFS recreation Special Permit holder: Mammoth Mountain Ski Area  Discussions ensued in 2012 for ESTA to contract with MMSA to provide transit services

19.  MMSA had provided transit services for 40+ years from the Town to the ski areas portals  MMSA’s motivations may have had to do with a provision of the early Special Use Permit, definitely had to do with lack of parking  Transit services operate throughout the Town and are not limited to passengers traveling to the ski area

21.  Fleet: (25) 35’ and 40’ buses o Commercial version of schoolbus model (Bluebird and Thomas) o High-floor o Exterior ski racks Legality issues with 102” buses o AQMD compliance issues for ½ of fleet in 2013  4 primary routes throughout Town and to their portals, 2 secondary routes plus outlying parking service and airport shuttles for their lodging  Approximately 750,000 annual passenger trips

22.  Contracted with ESTA for the 2012/13 winter season to operate 4 primary routes

23.  12 primary vehicles operated, supplemented with up to 4 trolleys on max. days  530,000 passenger trips  12,800 vehicle service hours  41.25 passenger trips per hour  $1.11m total cost for the season

24.  Low-floor access o Easy load/unload for passengers in ski boots o Easy loading for passengers with skis/snowboards o Eliminates slippery/icy stairs (safety)  Real-time Bus Arrival Predictions  Google Transit

25.  Reduced overall transit expenses  Eliminated need for significant, one-time capital investment to replace or retrofit their fleet to meet air quality standards  Enhanced quality of buses and related amenities  Flexible partner to respond to variances in visitation  Allows ski area to concentrate on core services

26.  Partnership #1: Joint Powers Authority o Existence of regional transportation provider enabled the further partnerships  Partnership #2: Town of Mammoth Lakes o 11,000 increase in VSH; 355,00 increase in pax trips  Partnership #3: U.S. Forest Service o 5,000 increase in VSH; 178,000 increase in pax trips  Partnership #4: Mammoth Mountain Ski Area o 12,000 increase in VSH; 530,000 increase in pax trips