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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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2000 2001 2002 2003
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