Closing the Loop:

Ken Zatarain

TriMet, Director Service Delivery

Portland, Oregon

Transit/City Partnerships for Streetcar Planning & Operations

Ken Zatarain

TriMet, Director Service Delivery

Portland, Oregon

• Service Planning & Operations

• Institutional Structure

• Ingredients for Success

Outline

But first…

A bit of historical &

geographical context

Portland Plans

Transit Mall Spine

1986 Light Rail

Transit Grid

Pearl District

2001 Streetcar

South Waterfront

2012 Streetcar 2005-07 Streetcar

2012 Streetcar

2015 Streetcar

Two-Way Loop

Service Planning &

Operations

One Network for Customers

Shared stops

Coordinated scheduling

Integrated fares

Shared customer information

Branding

One Network for Customers

Shared stops

Coordinated scheduling

Integrated fares

Shared customer information

Branding

Institutional

Structure

Portland

Own, maintain, manage

Land use planning

TriMet Fund and supply operations staff/services

Regional transit operator and marketer

Portland Streetcar, Inc.

Provide oversight and assistance

Non-profit authorized by Portland

Portland Responsibilities

Station & vehicle cleaning Operations Control Fare collection Substation maintenance Inventory

TriMet Responsibilities

Operators Maintenance technicians Superintendents Technical support

PSI Responsibilities

Management Community relations Planning

Personnel Power Crossing train movements &

maintenance Fare revenue TriMet cost reimbursement

Operating Agreement

2017 Operations Funding in millions

$13.6 gross operating cost

$ 1.7 fares and sponsorships $ 1.0 TriMet fare reciprocity $ 6.6 TriMet $ 4.3 City

2012 Master Agreement

Portland Capital Funding

TriMet & Portland Share operating costs TriMet % increases with each line’s success

Agree on extensions and service levels

Success Measures

Present… …Future

Development

Ridership

Development Transportation

Operations Funding Share

Development

Ridership

City TriMet

27% 73%

City TriMet

50% 50%

Loop Line Original Line

2017 Operations Funding Net fare and sponsorship revenue

Ingredients for

Success

Private sector - Civic leadership

Development - Parking - Transit

Residential development

City - TriMet partnership

Integrated network (service & fares)

Private Sector, Civic Leadership

Development-Parking-Transit

Development-Parking-Transit

Residential Development

Multifamily Units since 2000

Multifamily Units since 2000

City – TriMet Partnership

City – TriMet Partnership

Photo: Steve Barry

Integrated System

Thank you…