Wake Transit Implementation Overview Workshop. January 18, :00-3:50 PM

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1 Wake Transit Implementation Overview Workshop January 18, :00-3:50 PM

2 Wake County Transit Planning Advisory Committee (TPAC) 22 member staff-level technical committee Created by Governance ILA among CAMPO, Wake County, GoTriangle Recommends technical implementation details to governing boards Annual Work Plan including budgets, mid-range project programming, financial model updates 3 sub-committees (meet every week to 2 weeks) Staffed by CAMPO

3 IN A NUTSHELL, THE TPAC: Is advisory similar to CAMPO TCC Serves a mostly programmatic implementation role rather than a project-level implementation role Facilitates a fair, transparent, accountable and responsible technical-level implementation structure for determining use of new transit funding sources Intends to standardize and augment existing but disconnected decision-making structures for use of new funding sources

4 TPAC Voting Membership

5 WHAT DOES THE TPAC ACTUALLY PRODUCE?

6 Annual Wake Transit Work Plan Multi Year Operating Program First Year: Annual Operating Budget (Includes Tax District Admin Budget) First Year: Annual Operating Budget Ordinance Annual Operating Funding Agreements Multi Year Capital Improvement Plan First Year: Annual Capital Budget First Year: Annual Capital Budget Ordinance Annual Capital Funding Agreements Update of the Wake Transit Financial Plan Financial Model Assumptions Corresponding Update of Funds Available for Future Projects Not Included in Multi Year CIP ***Considered/Approved by CAMPO and GoTriangle Boards Annually***

7 AND THINGS THAT INFORM ANNUAL WORK PLANS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT Multi-Year Service Implementation Plan Bus Projects Transit Corridors Major Investment Study Fixed Guideway Projects Staffing Plan for Transit Plan Implementation/Administration Program Management Plan for Community Funding Areas Templates for Project Status and Financial Reports Project Prioritization Policy to Guide CIP, Operating Program and Annual Budgets

8 AND THINGS THAT INFORM ANNUAL WORK PLANS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT Designation of Project Sponsors Multi-Year Vision Plan (Update to 10-year plan) Strategy for Making Critical Project Implementation Decisions Public Outreach, Involvement and Communication Strategy

9 Lead Agency Work Product Assignments CAMPO Planning (Long-Range/Prioritization/Project Sponsors/Mid- Range Programming) Administration (TPAC) Program Management (Community Funding Areas) GoTriangle Planning (Short- to Mid-Range Planning) Financial (Bank/Modeling/Budgets/Debt) Regulatory (Agreements)

10 WHAT THE TPAC DOES NOT DO? Make specific technical decisions on project-level implementation details Supplant existing transit provider decision-making structures Supersede transit provider autonomy Make final Wake Transit Plan implementation decisions

11 FOR WHOM DOES THE TPAC PRODUCE THESE THINGS AND WHO REALLY HAS COMMAND OVER THESE STRUCTURED IMPLEMENTATION DECISIONS?

12 CAMPO EXECUTIVE BOARD BICAMERAL DECISION MAKING GOTRIANGLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IMPLEMENTATION GOALS Municipal/Agency Input TPAC Municipal/Agency Input

13 CAMPO EXECUTIVE BOARD BICAMERAL DECISION MAKING GOTRIANGLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS Municipal/Agency Input TPAC Municipal/Agency Input

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16 Representation on the TPAC MUNICIPAL/AGENCY ROLES Representation on CAMPO Exec Board and GoTriangle Board of Trustees Participation in development of tasks that inform work plans Non-Urban Core Communities Community Funding Area Service Planning Participation in development of regional services Internal prioritization of projects and associated budget development Based on priority recommendations in tasks that inform work plans Based on response to community demands Internal service design, development/refinement of technical specifications, project-level public engagement

17 General Approach to FYs 2017 and 2018 Work Plans Most revenue used to build reserve/fund balance Establish staff resources for tax district and transit plan admin/implementation Kick off and continue systemwide planning studies (studies that inform future annual work plans) Low-hanging fruit bus services deployed with existing capital resources Existing regional routes Weekend and weeknight service expansions Frequency improvements Transit provider staff to support expansion

18 Approach to FY 2019 and Beyond Work Plans Informed by Studies: 10-Year Bus Service Implementation Plan to prioritize projects and provide 10-year programming of bus projects Transit Corridors Major Investment Study to prioritize projects and provide mid-range programming of fixed guideway projects Staffing plan for additional staff Public Engagement Processes/Procedures for Work Plan development/adoption

19 Wake Transit Implementation Agreement Structure Shorter Time of Performance Fewer Parties More Program/Project-Specific

20 Wake Transit Implementation Agreement Structure

21 Any agency benefitting from tax district must be party Commitment to implement all Wake Transit Plan projects Acknowledge minimum service standards, reporting requirements, etc. established in subsequent agreements Approach to compliance with State law maintenance of effort Remittance of $7 vehicle registration tax FTA requirements Joint Agency Agreement Provisions Community Funding Areas to be managed by program management plan

22 Joint Agency Agreement Execution Schedule

23 Intermediate step between Joint Agency Agreement and annual funding agreements Parties: GoTriangle as tax district administrator/campo/project Implementer Driven by mid-range programming developed by studies ~5 Years Programmatically covers grouping of projects contained in 10-Year Operating Program or CIP Invoicing and payment Master Implementation Agreements Other programmatic requirements specific to type of project

24 Annual Capital/Operating Funding Agreements Project-level agreement Parties: GoTriangle as tax district administrator/campo/project Implementer Driven by annual budgets ~1-2 Years Project Description/Service Details and Standards Public Engagement for Project Reporting Requirements

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26 Community Funding Areas Information Wake Transit Plan 10 municipalities and RTP eligible Wake Transit Plan 50% match for local services Current financial model assumes following amounts as operating expenses for Community Funding Areas per year: Wake Transit Plan and current financial model generally mute on eligible expenses General assumptions made based on local service in Wake Forest Program management plan to determine how to handle allocations and timing

27 Transit Planning 101 Evaluate and adjust Vision Detailed Plan Implement service Route planning Prepare capital

28 Vision Determine or review community goals Better access to economic and social opportunities for those who cannot drive or cannot afford to drive Support higher-density development nodes Mitigate growing traffic congestion Create a vision plan for transit Tied to revenue sources Based on current/future demographics, land use, and traffic patterns Sell it to public by having them help create it Current example: Wake County Transit Plan

29 Detailed Plan Brings vision to the street Add detail to the projects in the vision plan Creates year-by-year list of prioritized projects Allows agencies/municipalities to prepare for implementation Wake Transit: Multi-Year Bus Service Implementation Plan (Bus Plan) and Major Investment Study (MIS) Enter contracts w/consulting team (Feb 2017) Create stakeholder teams Prioritization policies Refine operating and capital projects Update financial plan Implementation steps (who, what, where, when)

30 Prepare capital for operations Some capital projects must be completed in advance of operations Purchase of buses Capacity in garages and at transit centers On-street amenities and Park-and-Ride lots Construction of fixed guideways for rail or BRT Wake Transit: Purchase of 20 buses in FY2018 Expansion of parking lot at GoRaleigh garage Design for new GoCary garage Planning for Raleigh Union Station bus component Downtown Raleigh and Cary street operations studies

31 Route planning Tied in with capital planning for fixed-guideway projects Open vs. closed BRT Planning for future extensions of rail lines Regular bus service Lots of details to work out (turns, stops, schedule) Balance between speed and access Wake Transit: Bus plan and MIS will do some of this for early years Fuquay-Varina to Raleigh Express (Route FRX)

32 Implement service Final preparations to roll out service Hire new operators (current challenge) Update technologies such as real-time, Google Transit Print brochures and market new services Wake Transit: Additional hours and frequency beginning in summer/fall 2017 for Wake TRACS, GoCary, GoRaleigh, and GoTriangle Fuquay-Varina to Raleigh Express (Route FRX)

33 Evaluate and adjust Route must be analyzed routinely to ensure quality: Reliability (on-time performance) Productivity Safety Wake Transit: Performance standards and minimum trial periods will be established New routes added will be constantly evaluated and adjustments made to ensure reliable and efficient service

34 Rinse and Repeat Vision Evaluate and adjust Detailed Plan Implement service Prepare capital Route planning

35 QUESTIONS?