DRPT Annual Update

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DRPT Annual Update

• 2009 VTA Conference
• Chip Badger
• Agency Director

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Current Trends in Virginia

• TEUs at Port of Virginia down 22.1 in April 2009
  compared to April 2008
• Diesel tax collections are down 14.5 in April
  2009 compared to April 2008
• Motor vehicle sales tax collections are down
  28.2 in April 2009 compared to April 2008
• Recordation tax revenue estimates for FY10 are
  down 47 from 2007 estimates
• Original vehicle registrations are down 11.4 in
  April 2009 compared to April 2008
• Virginias air carrier capacity is down more than
  12
• Latest Congressional Budget Office estimate
  predicts 13.5 billion reduction in federal funds
  a 33 decline

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Total Draft Six-Year Improvement Program
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Three Year Comparison of Transit and Rail Six
Year Program
(Figures in millions)
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Current DRPT Transit/TDM Goals and Priorities

• Goals
• Increase access to transit and TDM services
  statewide
• Provide more transportation choices
• Priorities
• Maintain existing levels of service
• Develop regional initiatives
• Plan for the future

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Maintaining Existing Service

• Draft FY10-FY15 Six-Year Improvement Program
• State revenues continue to be impacted by
  declines in fuel and home sales recordation taxes
• State blended matching share for transit capital
  projects is 78 percent
• State matching share of operating expenses is 40
  percent
• 1.785 billion for transit over the next six
  years
• Provides funds for replacement, maintenance or
  purchase of new vehicles facility maintenance or
  construction route signage and bus shelters,
  etc.
• Federal funding
• FTA federal funding programs generally maintained
  at previous year levels
• Initial 17.3 million in ARRA funding allocated
  through DRPT for rural and small urban transit
  capital projects to meet increasing demand for
  transit services. Larger transit systems received
  direct funding.
• Special application cycle this summer for second
  round of rural and small urban transit stimulus
  funding

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Regional Transit Initiatives

• Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
• 46 million included in SYIP
• Full Funding Grant Agreement signed with FTA for
  Phase 1
• Construction underway
• Norfolk Light Rail (The Tide)
• 10.7 million included in SYIP
• DRPT providing state safety oversight program
• Construction underway
• Regional transit development initiatives
• I-66 Transit/TDM Study
• Northern Virginia regional BRT analysis
• I-95/395 BRT operational study
• Richmond rapid transit alternatives analysis
• Radford area transit service evaluation
• Hampton Roads transit vision plan part 2

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Human Service Transportation

• Many Virginia operators are facing a significant
  challenge in meeting the increasing demands for
  human service transportation
• Customers of Medicaid and other state agency
  programs are increasingly relying on the state
  transit programs to meet their needs
• Coordinated Human Service Transportation plans
  will help to ensure that seamless service is
  provided across regions
• The Surface Transportation Plan will include
  recommendations on how to address the gaps in
  available service across state agencies and
  programs, in addition to the financial impact of
  the growth in demand for this type of transit
  service

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Surface Transportation Plan

• Transit and TDM Components

• Key Outcomes
• Identify Plan Purpose and Need
• Complement VTrans 2035 Goals and Objectives
• Identify Strategic Priorities
• Costs of Implementation Grouped in 9 Categories
• Asset Management/State of Good Repair
• Maintenance of existing service capacity
• Identify existing and future service gaps
• Transit Service Expansion
• Major corridor capital projects
• Major facility capital projects
• Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• Coordinated Human Services Plans
• Recommendations for Surface Transportation Plan
• Measurement of Successful Implementation

• Major Tasks
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Goals and Objectives
• Planning Guidelines
• Implementation Steps
• Multimodal Evaluation of Corridors of Statewide
  Significance
• Ongoing Evaluation

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Surface Transportation Plan Schedule

• Upcoming public involvement opportunities
• VTrans 2035 public meetings
• June 22 Northern VA
• June 24 Richmond
• June 25 Hampton Roads
• July 9 Roanoke
• Statewide ITS Plan stakeholder meetings
• June 10 Northern VA
• June 11 Richmond
• Ongoing statewide transit review team meetings
• Status of transit/TDM components
• Coordinated Human Service Plans are complete,
  statewide recommendations are under development
• Statewide ITS Plan nearly complete
• Transit components nearly complete
• Local plans for TDM agencies and statewide TDM
  recommendations are under development
• All components to be combined into a Surface
  Transportation Plan

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Local Planning

• Transit Development Plans
• Continuing to complete TDPs for all transit
  operators
• TDM Plans
• Developing a plan for each TDM agency and a
  statewide TDM plan
• MPO participation
• Improving transit and TDM involvement in
  transportation planning at the local level

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Spring Workshop Results

• DRPT recently completed spring workshops for
  transit/TDM grantees statewide
• Updates were provided on transit/TDM programs and
  new initiatives
• Grantees provided feedback on the applications
  process and OLGA, the online grants system
• DRPT is developing a major revision to the OLGA
  system based on grantee feedback
• Improvements are scheduled to be completed by
  next years (FY2011) grant cycle, but some
  critical improvements will be ready for this fall
• Grantees have until June 12, 2009 to send
  suggestions to improve OLGA and the applications
  process to drptpr_at_drpt.virginia.gov.

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Conclusion

• Difficult economic times require that we focus on
  maintaining current levels of service first and
  developing regional initiatives that will improve
  transportation choices across major population
  centers
• At the same time, transit and TDM have moved to
  the forefront of policy discussions as cost
  effective solutions for transportation challenges
  in Virginia
• Closing gaps in transit service availability,
  increasing human service transportation and
  pursuing innovative ways to provide more regional
  transportation choices will continue to be areas
  of focus
• Statewide transit and TDM planning initiatives
  will help Virginia meet the growing demand for
  new service and ensure that Virginia has
  shovel-ready projects for federal funding
  consideration

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Summary of Key Dates

• June 10 and 11 ITS Strategic Plan workshops
• June 12 OLGA improvement suggestions due to DRPT
• June 18 CTB action on FY10-FY15 Six-Year
  Improvement Program
• June 22, 24, 25 and July 9 VTrans2035 public
  meetings
• Summer 2009 Second application cycle for
  rural/small urban transit ARRA funds
• September/October fall transit/TDM grantee
  workshops
• December 1 annual applications period opens