1. 5-Year Greater MN Transit System Plans
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5-Year Greater MN Transit System Plans
MPO Minnesota Summer Conference
August 8, 2018

2. Greater MN Public Transit
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Greater MN Public Transit
MnDOT provides $ and technical support to 30 rural transit providers (and seven urbanized systems)
Service is demand-response, not fixed route (like Metro Transit)
Local share of $ is required
Wrote out Greater in headline.
Second bullet put caps on Metro Transit,
Maybe I don’t understand demand-response. But doesn’t Greater MN include places like St. Cloud that have fixed route?
August 8, 2018
mndot.gov/transit

3. 2017 Greater MN Transit Investment Plan
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2017 Greater MN Transit Investment Plan
Legislature set target to increase ridership through 2025
2017 GMTIP identified the strategies to increase ridership
MnDOT’s 20-year plan for investing in rural public transit
Specific direction for transit providers NOT provided
Each transit system is different ≠ one size fits all
Local decisions are key
Wrote out Greater
Changed thru to through
Increased size of “does not equal” sign
Will you say the goal is 90% of need?
August 8, 2018

4. Project Purpose Each provider will develop a plan to:
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Project Purpose
Each provider will develop a plan to:
understand strengths and weaknesses,
identify unmet needs and future transit service changes, and
develop a financial plan that is adaptable to changing environments.
Help MnDOT and MPTA better articulate transit needs to the Legislature and other stakeholders
Changed system to provider
Cap on Legislature, per AP Style
mndot.gov/transit
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5. 5-Year Transit System Plans
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5-Year Transit System Plans
Plans will concentrate on the local issues with regional context
Build local support and community interest
Collaborate and coordinate services
Develop more accurate budgets and plans
Local decision-makers prepare for different $ scenarios
Improve long-term commitment of local $
Wrote out year in headline
Left $ because they’re eye catching
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mndot.gov/transit

6. 5/15/2018
30 Provider Plans
Transit providers work directly with consultant teams
All plans have same components but unique for each system
Capital, operations and financial plans
Yearly work/implementation plans
Transit Services needs analysis (status quo and constrained)
Identify unmet service needs
Performance monitoring
Local engagement
Future outlook for local match/grants
Changed system to provider in headline
4th bullet—what about unconstrained?
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7. FYTSP General Content Table of Contents Includes Executive summary
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FYTSP General Content
Table of Contents Includes
Executive summary
Why a five-year capital & operational plan
Agency background
Service area overview / background
Capital needs
Operational needs
Financial (fares, grants, contracts)
Transit provider’s strategic direction
Transit provider’s opportunities / risks / challenges
Too hard to read. Redid
August 8, 2018
mndot.gov/transit

8. Regions State divided into 5 regions 4 consultant firms selected
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Regions
State divided into 5 regions
4 consultant firms selected
MnDOT paying 100% of costs for plan development, $75K per plan
Reworded slightly
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9. Regions, Transit Providers & Consultants* * * *
LSC
PM -
A.T. Stoddard
AECOM
PM -
Jill Cahoon
WSB
PM –
Lee Nichols
AECOM
PM -
Jill Cahoon
SRF
PM -
Joseph Kapper
Removed contract numbers
Increased font on consultant names
Individual providers are hard to read
* Transit provider adjustments

10. 12-month Timeline Consultant teams started in July
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12-month Timeline
Consultant teams started in July
July – December 2018
Regional and stakeholder meetings
Data review, analysis and work with the transit providers
January– February Draft plans, review and revise
Plans complete by June 29, 2019*
*Full adoption subject to local processes and dates*
Minor tweaks
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mndot.gov/transit

11. 5/15/2018
Schedule
Hard to read. This is the DRB schedule, isn’t it? I’d skip this slide. -
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12. What has been happening to date?
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What has been happening to date?
Gathering data and information
Transit providers
MnDOT
Regional centers
Consultant teams –
meeting & greeting
Collecting…
Demographics
Employment
Service details
Other
Demographics and regional centers don’t belong in the same list.
Reworked text
Added “service details” to things collected
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13. Your Involvement Recognition that this is happening
Data and information support
Connect plans
Future outlook
August 8, 2018
mndot.gov/transit

14. Debra Brisk, MnDOT Contract Manager
Thank You
Debra Brisk, MnDOT Contract Manager
Sara Dunlap, MnDOT OTAT Project Manager
August 8, 2018
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