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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVTA Saratoga Council MeetingDraft Transit Service Plan February 1, 2017 Saratoga City Council 2 Goal: Increase Transit Ridership 3 San Diego Seattle PortlandSan FranciscoDenverLos AngelesSalt Lake CitySacramentoAC Transit VTA Goal: Improve Efficiency 4 Goal: Connect to BART at Milpitas and Berryessa 5 Public Meetings •12 Community Meetings •15 Neighborhood Meetings •104,000 Unique Website Visits •1,139 Social Media Interactions •860 Email List Subscribers •2,236 Online Survey Responses •12 Blog Posts •150 Rider Comments 4 Community Leader Workshops •Elected officials, community organizations, neighborhood leaders Summer 2016 Outreach Gather Community Input Draft Network Discuss with Community & Revise Adopt Final Network Next Network Service Begins Project Schedule 6 SUMMER 2016 JAN 2017 EARLY 2017 APRIL 2017 FALL 2017 7 What We Heard Willing to walk longer to faster and more frequent transit Service should be more frequent Prefer frequent service with transfers over infrequent direct service 8 Some Transit Service for Ridership Purposes •Service that fills a bus •Service meant to reduce congestion •Service for environmental benefits •Service dollars allocated to “most productive” use Ridership is the goal and measure of success 9 Some Transit Service for Coverage Purposes •Service to a regional destination •Service for seniors •Service for communities that rely on transit •Service for isolated communities •Service for a community with no other transportation option Ridership is not the goal or measure of success 10 VTA Routes Classified by Purpose 11 Direction from Community to Reallocate Resources 12 Access for Current Riders 13 Current Riders Near Transit 131,153 130,362 99% Current Proposed 100% More Weekend Service 14 Saturday Sunday 3,045 Service Hours 3,320 Service Hours 2,790 Service Hours 2,980 Service Hours +9% +7% Current Proposed Current Proposed Existing Grid of Frequent Routes 15 15-minute or better service, all day Eastridge Berryessa BART Lockheed Martin Great America Milpitas BART Santa TeresaWinchesterBascomBowers Proposed Expanded Grid of Frequent Routes 16 Eastridge Berryessa BART Lockheed Martin Great America Milpitas BART Santa TeresaWinchesterBascomBowers15-minute or better service, all day Existing Rapid Service 17 Diridon Station Eastridge Transit Center Palo Alto Transit Center De Anza College Valley Fair/ Santana Row Vallco Wide Stop Spacing Transit Signal Priority Proposed Rapid Service 18 Lockheed Martin Diridon Station Berryessa BART Station Eastridge Transit Center Palo Alto Transit Center De Anza College Valley Fair/ Santana Row Sunnyvale Caltrain Vallco Wide Stop Spacing Transit Signal Priority BART Connections -Milpitas 19 42 Buses & Light Rail Trains Per Hour BART Connections -Berryessa 20 28 Buses Per Hour Proposed Light Rail Network 21 Saratoga Service Today 22 WVC 58 53 57 37QuitoAllendaleSaratoga-SunnyvaleEvery 60 minutes Every 30 minutes Every 15 minutes 26 Saratoga Service Proposed 23 WVC 26 57Quito Allendale Every 60 minutes Every 30 minutes Every 15 minutes Saratoga-Sunnyvale56 VTA Express Bus network remains unchanged (except routes to Fremont BART, replaced by BART extension) 24 25 Transit Access Today 26 Transit Access Proposed 27 Related Efforts 2016 Measure B $500 million over 30 years ($16.7 million per year) is eligible to be used for transit: •Expand mobility services and affordable fare programs for seniors, disabled, students and low-income riders •Enhance frequent core bus network •Improve amenities at bus stops to increase safety, security and access •Support new innovative transit service models to address first/last mile connections 28 Related Efforts Fare Study Design of the transit network and fare policy work in harmony •Evaluate free transfers •Youth and EcoPass pricing •Base fare change ($2.00 to $2.25 or $2.50) •Continuation or expansion of TAP Program (low-income passes) •Community bus fare elimination 29 Related Efforts Paratransit Policy Update Update paratransit policy so that no current paratransit users in Santa Clara County are negatively impacted (access to paratransit or fares) by transit network changes. Core Connectivity Exploring service models that are a better fit for suburban land use patterns •Contributions to city shuttle programs •Subsidizing rides made by on-demand services nextnetwork.vta.org 30 project website nextnetwork.vta.org Gather Community Input Draft Network Discuss with Community & Revise Adopt Final Network Next Network Service Begins Project Schedule SUMMER 2016 JAN 2017 EARLY 2017 APRIL 2017 FALL 2017 31