Tennessee Transit 2025Tennessee Transit 2025September 24 Public MeetingSeptember 24 Public Meeting

NashvilleNashville

Tennessee Department of Transportation Organization

Office of Public Transportation What We Do

Transit planning, marketing, and technical assistance

Capital/operatingassistance

Elderly/disabled programs

Ridesharing assistance

Transit system training

Student internship program

Park and ride lot development

Resource coordination

Tennessee Transit Today

23 transit agencies state-wide

Ridership 29 million in 2001 (up 13.6% since 1998)

$45.6 million - capitalimprovements in 2001

$106.9 million - operating funds in 2001

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State Transit Funding

Metropolitan/Regional TransitFive Systems

25.8 million trips in 2001

660 TotalVehicles in

2001

RTA

MTAMetropolitan Transit AuthorityNashville

Fixed route service 34 routes, 7.2 million trips 221 vehicles including vanpools 8 express bus routes

Shuttle and Magnet buses Trolley routes – 2 routes Demand response – 115,505 trips Projects:

Replace 25 vehicles - $7.1 million

RTARegional Transportation AuthorityNashville Metropolitan Area Mission to develop region-wide

commuter rail system Transit Services

100 Vanpools Regional bus routes – 3 routes Carpool database Partnership with MTA –

Job Access services Regional Rail Planning

5 potential corridors East corridor to Lebanon

in final engineering Service scheduled to begin early 2005

Urban Transit Systems6 Systems

1.2 million trips in

2001

89 TotalVehicles

Trolley Systems3 Systems

1.4 million trips in

200144 TotalVehicles

FTAFranklin Transit Authority

Trolley service 3 routes 4 vehicles

Projects: Began new service in May 2003

Rural Public Transit11 Systems – 95 Counties

1. Delta HRA

2. Northwest TN HRA

3. Southwest HRA

4. Mid-Cumberland HRA

5. South Central TN DD

6. Upper Cumberland HRA

7. Southeast TN HRA

8. Hamilton County

9. East TN HRA

10. Hancock County

11. First TN HRA

1.4 million trips in

2001

649 vehicles

Mid-CumberlandHuman Resource Agency

Counties Served: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson

Service Area Population: 603,400 Trips Provided in FY 2001: 129,735 Plans to increase ridership under

age of 60 by targeting universities and colleges

Emerging Transit Markets

Towns become urban – Cleveland, Morristown and Murfreesboro

Service feasibility studies – Murfreesboro and Sevierville

Bus rapid transit study – Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville

Transit System Issues

Funding New technology Capital facilities Demand for paratransit

service rising dramatically Service development

and marketing Land use planning

and development

Transit Benefits(From Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Access to employment and medical services

Positive economic andenvironmental impacts

Urban transit returns $2.00-2.50 for each $1.00 invested

Rural transit has positive

cost-benefit ratio

Transit Vision

Customer-centeredalternatives toprivate automobiles

TDOT is multimodal“mobility manager”

What is the Transit Plan?What is the Transit Plan?

2025 Transit Plan

Part of TDOT’s long-range multimodal plan

Documents currenttransit services andfuture needs, costs,funding, marketing

Identifies major future projects

Contains transit agency and public input

Transit PlanTransit Plan

Goals and Objectives

Initial Findings

Plan Schedule

Draft Goals and Objectives Triple ridership by 2025

Improve service quality and safety

Create transit systems and services that enhance quality of life

Establish stable/reliable funding

Promote best practices

Encourage public-private partnerships

Develop user-friendlymodal connections

Benefits of GrowingTransit Ridership by 2025

Quality of Life Reduce traffic congestion

Support livable communities

Air Quality in Metropolitan Areas

Social Benefits Transportation for older

citizens & others Economic costs of

new infrastructure

Transit Ridership Growth is Achievable! Increase service to match

growth in population

Start service in new emerging markets

Construct “New Start” transit projects: Memphis Light Rail

Nashville Commuter Rail Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge /

Sevierville BRT

Programmatic Improvement Areas

Vehicle Procurement Improve procurement process and

reduce costs

Planning TDOT facilitate peer review program

among local transit agencies

Programmatic Improvement Areas, cont.

Safety and Training Oversight Enhance training Link up with insurers for training and

technology

Marketing Clarify roles for all parties (including

TDOT) Help organize and support transit

advocacy

Programmatic Improvement Areas, cont.

Technology Transfer TDOT overall transit technology

program management Access TN university research

centers for help

Cost of Additional Service

2002 Operating Costs

2010 Operating Costs

Rural Systems $ 19.2 M $ 22.4 M

Small Urban Systems $ 8.6 M $ 19.2 M

Metropolitan Systems $ 86.8 M $ 139.0 M

Total $ 111.7 M $ 174.1 M

Operating Cost Requirements(millions of year 2000 dollars)

Cost of Additional Service

2003-2010 Capital Costs

2011-2025 Capital Costs

Rural Projects $ 43 M $ 91 M

Urban Projects Excluding New Starts

$ 362 M $ 485 M

Urban New Start Projects $ 859 M $1,016 M

Total $ 1,264 M $ 1,592 M

Capital Costs(millions of year 2000 dollars)

Funding Objectives

Predictable and consistent funding stream

Adequate and growing Allows multi-year commitments

to large capital projects Allows state to plan for — or limit

exposure for state share of — high capital cost projects

Funding alternatives will be developed in TDOT Multi-Modal Plan

Options for New Local Funding

Increase gasoline tax Increase non-gasoline motor fuel

tax (diesel and CNG) Special sales tax Increase vehicle registration fee Vehicle excise / personal property

tax

Preparing the Plan

Steering Committee

Transit agencies speak out on goals/needs

Extensive publicoutreach

Stakeholder groups anduser surveys

Details on TDOT Web Site

TDOT.state.tn.us/TNTRANSIT25

Plan Schedule

June-October 2003: review, comment, public involvement

Early fall 2003:finalize as transit resourcedocument for long-range multimodal transportation plan

Transit Plan is One Part of the Long-Range Multimodal Plan

Aviation Plan Bike/Pedestrian Plan Freight Plan Highway Plan Rail Plan Transit Plan

The long-range multimodal planning process will begin this year and take about 18 months.

Now it’s your turn . . . How you can help shape the plan