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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-22-2014 Council Agenda Item 2-A Supplement P������p D�,R=WG Cou.uUC=L M�ETZA� op S-2Z- zoiq j=oK 'a-A' INOC)4,T A VA\,'G Tav1S�0,1- u ,Cwl Fresno-ClovisMetropolitan Area Public Transportation Strategic Service Evaluation W wuh Ld� 1 an� "mi �... r E ■ ■ y wwn { mum CMnir WF`• 6fa.r rrl • COW IJOnry Cd �+ 14/fiM fir' _wrr wk -q - � - c�G Lw n s.. C 9rr i d/s ~ 'W CCIG - �_ l Nig 1 y: 1 COY C1«A 7r�nFYt Gmar ■ Tony Mendoza, • - • • YA • 3 Gaue Iki� . • "' ,�, • Fresno Council pAiWOOM Associates. - x^° k..b " "`°'°° ) of Governments BROCKMHOFF Project Objectives Balance the three transit ...by addressing the following considerations.... goals: — �� • Assess and implement plan to improve services Customer '�,, f • Develop linkages to major Service and - Safety trip generators • Increase productivity Increase cost-effectiveness Long-Term'- cost Policy Goals Effectiveness Fresno Council pARSomsCl of Governments BRWGCERHOFF Process �YB1E'�TiVES POLLCI€5& FFF�'•?'.:6'rCf P�JRLIC: OPERASa0Ea5 ,.-, ;:I +; SrAnEHGk lil�li INCl7T System Assessment — Fall Z�13 PPLGI>YS- 6ESi[HASION SY31€ht &TRAVEE ASS�SSM€Ni a.;TTFRH3 7ECHHSCAL 1{(1YiSORY CGMAAITTL� ECWAME SYSTEM [}{AIICES COKCEPIYJAL TEfi+HICAt Network Aiternati�es and Preferred Alternative — Now — HFTw�R>< "aavtsr�teT ALTERrU7NE5 Ca1ASi+SIFfFE CAL7RANS July 2�14 REVIEW AaaG ACCEPTANCE THREE NETLVORK ALrERNATrvF5 e are �e�'� uaaLrcvFrnra TFtMNICTiI. ApVISpRY CS)MMITTEF caLrRARs RREFFRRFo REvl�w Aran r�L7waRlc ALCEPS4NGf TLRNAT I mplementat�on Flan - August�5eptember ��14 CALTRAraS NfTWWiK R€NEWAMO iMPLEM€HTFTSOH ACCEPTANCE RLAN .I DiiE58lT T4 Final Report — September 2014 - CAL7RA11S a:RcSr�oe�. EIl1Al REV�IYARU REPORT FNESN4CETk ACCEPTANCE CGIlL1'C•Ol1 LdV Fresno Council pARSoNs SYSTEM PERFORMANCE —o Fresno Council pARSONg f Governments BOLVVCKERNOFF Frequency of current service N 58e n 4t /� 58 City of Clovis {r ... 32 10 fw }} 50 45 AA � I d5� 20 � 1 3S 3 1 113 .22 City of Fresno 26 �.. 32 Al i Frequency(min) City of Fresno Zp City of Clovis + .30 Unincorporated Areas 1 60 $tagekne Routes FAX RoUleS �TAiRs 4 (C, Fresno Council pARSONSRiNC of Governments BRNV(KERFIOFF We know where the ridership is Systemwide Boardings with FAX and Stageline Routes Stop-by-stop N A ridership data � City of CI e .'o o � -fll 0 WANDCr AVE Ap^ r i st Fmna Mop C%atlaa Ap � " Bo(dings o • 13-20 • 21-39 N • -59 •6o 165 Q uI,d aws 9 0]s 15 GI,dF-- 1 `f�of Governments BRMWCKERHOFF Ridership, weekday vs Sat . N N 1' Weekday Sal rd Cil�of C1 AVIS 1 • �.� 3MN'AYC { • .. ... • r-0,r. , + - 4 s r .way-- --" - - .-. —� v..-. �"` •-- - - s .-�-.. . .. ���,... ... . y 7 � •• �7�1-o4�}YE _ t ' + lalE3..4d}YE tk: 7' I 11Cl ILEY AVE ._- IICi(Fl L Ef'FvF ' Cry of Fresno City of Fresno Average Weekday AcUvity C,y cf Pm nc :.m ar F.a.,n Average Saturday Activity i 01 ® Cry c!Ghva u U =q�of Gc+e � 6 +DD+• 0 0 aD -sDD uwnaaWa ,v.ar cm.sroroaaao Amu aDd e.i2oD � 3oD,laa =?a lioYm � Fix Rpu:n ® 527D s-]5t4 L11les I m:.+79t 1'.111e5 A,*v F+ara SuLrn U 2 4 ® Jlrnxa•Franc Sir.?' 0 I 2 4 Route Productivity : Boardings per hour 60 50 L 0 0 40 L Q o 30 to 20 0 m 10 9 20 22 26 28 30 32 33 34 35 38 41 45 58 FAX Route C( JFresno Council pARSOM of Governments BRNWCKERNOFF FAX is incredibly productive Boardings/Rev Hour 50 40 30 20 10 0 �Fresno Council pAinow of Governments BRNWCKERNOFF Unproductive routes thin green 58e N at A 58 I City of Clovii 45 32 10 22 il 'Il 1 r 45 26 _ .. r..r _ : 39 flt N 4 1 33 1 1 1 1 22 City of Fresno = 26 1 32 41 €t 11 Frequency(min) City ofFresno ��20 City of C lovis 30 Unincorporated Areas --60 Stageline Routes FAX Routes (CJFresno Council pARSp/yS of Governments BRNVCKERHOFF TRAVEL MARKET ANALYSIS 1 C� Fresno Council of Governments OMWC E Major Origins/ Desti nati N Downtown Fresno Pacific University Manchester Transit ,r- _ City OfClovis Center California .q _ r SMIWAYc State University, Fresno I �SNELDSAVE Highway City residential , '�` �` ryDHNLEYAVE - r area Fashion Fair Mall/Fresno- City of Fr _ Shaw u _ Fresno Yosemite Airport 7Hotspots d, �Li 1 City of Fresno �1 City of Clovis Miles Unincorporated Areas 0 1 2 p Fresno Council pARSO g 1 of Governments Travel Markets Anonymous Cell Phone Data Transit Suitability Index (TSI) N. 'Alders ca-•: Madera County si. ti A _ - City of Clovis _ 4 City of Clovis 1 City of Fresno *t � City of Fresno t7 :g9' 47 aenoa.ryp. rnau.cy yvti� pn...o�u.r�uwy.nm ..ey.�.� �ma.ryp. nrw��rw.i o...�. n,..aa,r�rrrcr nw ra l� ❑ 9 1 z 4 k. Fresno Council pAleSOM ll(((Cl of Governments BRIMCKERHOFF , Overview of data Anonymous Cell Phone Data — All O-D Survey — Transit Trips Only Modes • Survey conducted on Fall 2013 on • Tracks travel patterns for all FAX and Stageline buses modes • Results from 3,730 surveys • Data collected in Fall 2013 included in analysis: — 3,379 weekday surveys — 351 weekend surveys WIRELESSNETWORf[ ::� o;;;;;� ai a,.:iny — 125 Spanish language surveys OPERATORS Mark°+'„ Sr,r,. A o,y agar — 154 Clovis Stageline surveys p,, N -ANONYMIZING A Iqi•9.n.ow t5� Y4�d f ,4AA� z t Aa5apu Will,IE-iF Srpnar y Eztranori IWS0 T&ClIM"y Platform 4 ® �IrERK5 � Itrcurance Atbtytks Real Estate E—ge—y site selection Management J 00 AA TraPlanning {Yda olrfNe 1�Fresno Council pARSOM of Governments Trips to Downtown Anonymous Cell Phone Data — All Modes O-D Survey — Transit Trips Only �rf N N it � r ' + YC�pkE1.v1 � City of r i City❑ Fresno Crty of Fresno -Crty of Clovis • Gry of Fresno ' g Unincorporated Areas d E -Gry of Clovis 19 ■ `3 Unincorporated Areas _ Downtown Holspot i1 s s -Downtown Hotspot Trips to Downtown Trips To Downtown 0 1%-2% 01%-2% 21%-4% f.7Hp5 -41%-41% .Miles 41%-4.9% 0 1 2 4 Fresno Council FUR_SCM of Governments BRNVCKFRHOFF N Current transit travel times to Downtown d, A �'"1 �� �■ City of Clovis � • `� � WfL01Rvs � Y[gpfrwE 1• W qNd O1 A'/V� City of Fresno .e�e,Rve City of Clovis City of Fresno Unincorporated Areas ° 5 Downtown Fresno w of Time to Downtown(in Wrij s ai 44 Within 15 15-30 30-60 Miles Greater than 60 0 1 2 4 �� ��ofrGovernments BRH4CKERHOFF Trips from No Vehicle households to Downtown N _ A g r C of Cl aid IICIUtl}'f�Y[ 1 " gtia pl[!p[ City of Fresno �dlGM'VG City of Clovis ■ City of Fresno Unincorporated Areas m pp 3 3 r1 u Downtown Fresno Proportional Trips Low -Medium Miles - High iD 1 2 4 Fresno Council pARSONS of Governments ORNWCKERHOFF WHO RIDES TRANSIT TODAY? � Fresno Council pyg of Governments M I XE Riders have many purposes Weekend: Employed Full-Time=28% Homemaker, 5% Student=16% (Clovis=5%) Retired,4% Retired=8% (Clovis=8%) Disabled--Unable Student, 26% to Work, 11% (Clovis=21%) (Clovis=8%) - - - Not Employed, 17% (Clovis=12%) Employed Full- Time, 19% Employed Part- (Clovis=20%) Time, 18% (Clovis=26%) \� Fresno Council pyRgpNg of Governments Transfers are inevitable features of an efficient network Mean Number of Transfers--all bus riders= 0.89 Mean Number of Transfers---riders who transfer= 1.37 Three, 5% Two, 14% None, 35% Clovis: None=34% One=40% One,46% Two=25% Three=1% Fresno Council pAjjSoNg of Governments BRNVCKERHOFF Existing riders re ■ grateful , they" re also self-selected Clovis: Weekend: Very Well=50% Very Well=43% Reasonably Well=36% Very Well, 40% Reasonably Well=43% Not Very Well=8% Not Very Well = 11% Very Poorly=6% Very Poorly=3% Very Poorly,4% Not Very Well, Reasonably Well, 11% 45% 1�Fresno Council pARgoja of Governments ORMCKERHOFF ' Satisfied with trip time No.20% Yes, 80% (Clovis 82%) / Fresno Council pARSOM 111�of Governments BFIROCKERHOFF receivingCustomer preference for information ■ Current ■ Preferred 45% f 40% 40 35% 29% 30% 26% 28% 25% 22% 20 15% 10% o v 5% 1% 1% 2% 2% 0% kip le ��``°ice �° � o ,,o)--of gFresno Council pAptSol Governments STAKEHOLDER INPUT 'f Council Mg of Gov G ernments BRONNUMFOKIF7 meetingsInterviews, surveys and 2013 Outreach 30 stakeholder interviews: Values asked about - Policies, efficiencies, safety & customer service October 2013, on-board survey: 3,379 weekday surveys 351 weekend surveys 4 March Workshops: Fresno State Fresno City College \� Fresno Council pA#UWM of Governments BREOCKERNOFF Long-TermThemes from Stakeholders Policy Goals ■st-Effective n ess Customer ■ Encourage infill • Potential improve development downtown efficiencies Accommodate bicycles on • Assess developers a fee • Better align service with buses for increased service to high school and college Improve communication and new outlying areas students' travel patterns better market service • Support fare increases to • Improve night service for • Consider safety of bus stop improve service, suggest off-peak commuters, locations — example - Locate raising fares on an annual including night shift bus stops on Fresno State basis workers and students Campus. • Provide incentive to take • Improve coverage - Communications for Hmong the bus • Provide improved service community to Southeast Fresno + Cleaner buses, friendlier and • Revive Route 12, which safer environment looped around Southeast Fresno and served seniors Fresno Council pARSOM of Governments BRNNCKERHOFF NETWORK ALTERNATIVES Fresno Council PAnsow of Governments BRNOCKERmoFF How to recognize a development pattern that supports • • ' • transit Density Walkability linearity • How many Of these Can the bus people are people, how follow a going to and many can walk straight line from the area to a bus stop, that many around each in their desired people will find bus stop? direction, useful, or must safely and in it meander reasonable through an distance? obstructed street pattern? C( JFresno Council RMVCK g of Governments Ridership or Coverage? Fictional Urban Area = : • 4 miles 3 miles • Dotsresidents -T and jobs • 18 buses = - t• ®JarFett Wal Assoc s Fresno Council pA#UWMCf J of Governments BRNOCKERNOFF Ridership Goal To maximize ridership you think like a business choosing which markets . you will enter. The straight lines offer density, walkability, and an efficient transit B path, so you focus frequent,, attractive service there. , .. . (D Jarrett Walker+AssdbIates Ridership Performance Measure: Productivity Network Productivity: Passengers per unit of service cost (high) Operating cost per rider, subsidy per rider (low) TRAI•IgIT gYSTq;�FGt &AcG, MMl 6 of Governments sRr CKERHUFF Coverage Goal N To maximize coverage, think like a = °' u government service. Try to serve everyone, even those in expensive- to-serve places. 'A The result is more routes covering c• everyone, but less frequency, more complexity, and lower ridership. _' ° Coverage Network Performance Measure: Availability % of population and jobs that can walk to some all-day service l�Fresno Council pAitSCM of Governments BRMWCKERFWFF Both goals are im but they lead opposite directions ! • v a v C C Q v. :x•f; Q Y a F Y • � F �Ridership Goal Coverage Goal • "Think like a business." • "Access for all" • Focus where ridership • Services for hard-to-serve potential is highest. areas, despite low ridership. • Support dense and • Support suburban low-density walkable development. development. • Max. competition with cars • Lifeline access for everyone. • Maximum VMT reduction q)—of Fresno Council pIARSOM Governments OFMCKERHOFF Ridership or Coverage ? • N 9 M a si e o •"g'x `m 4 ® 3 • - :a:•- - - : • 'A Ridership Goal Coverage Goal • "Think like a business." • "Access for all" • Focus where ridership • Services for hard-to-serve potential is highest. areas, despite low ridership. • Support dense and • Support suburban low-density walkable development. development. • Max. competition with cars • Lifeline access for everyone. • Maximum VMT reduction Fresno Council pARSOM 1 C( J of Governments BRNWCKERMOFF So transit agencies must find their point on the spectrum Ridership Goal Coverage Goal Think like a business! Access for everyone! i � i 1 1�Fresno Council pAnSo g of Governments agenciesSo transit point on the spectrum Ridership Goal Coverage Goal Think like a business! An ideal policy: "Devote _% of our Access for everyone! . X`r budget to the Ridership Goal, and ` Y: the rest to the Coverage Goal" 's Ridership s - . Scenario System Scenario ' . • - s - ss - s a 100% 90% 85% Fresno Council pARSONS� � of Governments BRIPOCKERHOFF i 3 I .. '-7~-' •I _ s. M-Jai-i�. 1 t ,r The Existing System All-day frequency ❑ •�- _ Existing System F � 20 min ; 1 3w 30 min su 50 min -- t A Main transfer ,�� • paint I ��of�Governments BRNWCKERHOFF Ca�erage Scenario. New -72 Expanded ser�ic routes added in response to area means low customer and stakeholder }requency. requests. - ,� Routes a fang Cedar, Jensen a First cut from 2 � min to 30 min. n So lower ridersh ,� � � � ■ � 5er�ice extende ■ Coverage All-day frequency rial 15 minScenario � � 7120 min Highway City 30 min �� Church 5f JARRETT 60 min WALKER � Far NE Dial--a-Ri + ASSOCIATES � Main transfer Far SE Dial-a-Ri point Let s Uiink a6ouf[ra nv[ Fresno Council pARSONS of Governments Ridership scenario. Frequency concentrated on busiest corridors. This scenario also: 15-minute service means that bus is extends service always coming soon. on red lines to e- midnight, Dn weekends, runs red lines every 15 min - for grid effect. � _ � But it deletes ALL � � ■ ■ ■ 1� ■ �■9 low ridership segments! 1 1 Ridership ■ll-day frequency �. scenario 20 min 30 min JARRETT WALKER ASSOCIATES Main transfer E11 point tcl's unk ahoae[mny2 Fresno Council pAjWpow ofGovernments BRMCKERHOFF Ridership scenario. Frequency concentrated on busiest corridors. This scenario also: 15-minute service means that bus is extends service always coming soon. on red lines t❑ e midnight, • �n weekends, runs red lines eye ry 15 m i n - for grid efFect. � _ � But it deletes ALL .a � ■ ■ ■ �� � �� low ridership segments ■ / � :i � �'""'�' � {Dashed pink � 2z Al Ridership All-day frequency -T 2i�, Scenario 20 min 30 mill JARRETT60 min Main transfer WALKER �'' . �ssoctArEs point lPi's!Wink 06v-di Ira nv! — Deleted _ The tradeoffs Ridership Scenario Coverage Scenario % of residents and jobs covered by service % of residents and jobs covered by + frequent service Travel time benefits + Support for land use intensification ++ 40 Positivity of Most Public Feedback + T Ridership and Productivity + 40 1( J Fresno Council pAitSOM C of Governments BFINOCKERHOFF OTHER RIDERSHI P-IM PROVING ACTIONS Downtown Stops for connecting buses are very far apart and not always in clear sight of each other. Wasteful operations arise due to inability 5 of buses to terminate, take end-of-line breaks. Signage needs updating, clarity. St Fregno / M. L King tir. ' North - Wkday 30 Arlin_ Sat. 3() W In. S West Freer, ' Elm St. Aensen St ---�--- da sw SUL 30 - , � ;_ _ River Park TC ParkdWer �n Man routes naturally Chlldrens Ave 10 i Woodward Hospital Ave 10 Cenlral /'!� Library■ Y California "+� ��a � T n Chidrens Clovis �'d converge at the north i I West f' Maulput �, -� schoa 2 reams end of Blackstone, a n d 1� 5 _ some feeder routes El b Q begin. E ' (M �41�81 �, Retirement -- � �rs Ri Facility These services need a e F °� S lam � Hospital common terminus and LOOUM U N �n�" transit center. Herndon 'r "2�g i =3 Reduce wasteful Sbwra DMV San circulation . quIn sequoia 114 Comer �°" • Safe and legible + Bullardo s��o customer experience. Heald Cer�iter L litimy ■save Mart College Bullard Robinson Hoover Sc ghM Park ■�OGI Belden , � Fresno Council pARSONS I J of Governments NEWCKERHOFF CSUF Off-Street Stops 5214 Nor'lh Cedar Avenue "F Exit Street View Most major universities have off- street transit centers suitable for p their high demand. y CSUF still requires students to walk to stops on Cedar or Shaw Long walks in some cases i High-speed traffic Inadequate space at stops. Night safety issues ' CSUF would also get better service if buses could terminate there. Fresno Council pARsam llfCJ of Governments BFJOCKERHOFF Legibility " low hanging fruit " • Info system is too "coded ." * Name routes after major streets for easy legibility and 11� � passive marketing. � I p .g "30 BLACKSTONE to River Park" . 2 "The transit is part of the street." Limit use of "feel good" 2 2 messages that interrupt info. 41 11fill. 1 11 "Have a Nice Day" 1mrs- .� Refresh signage at major stops. Fresno Council pAR_4; g 1 of Governments BRwgcERHOFF POLICY OPTIONS Fresno Council pARSom (rP 5- of Governments BOMVCKERNOFF Stop spacing Current policy mandates optimum spacing of every 0.2 mile and every block in CBD. Problems: These generate very slow travel times, especially in CBD. City's % mile street grid makes % (0.25) mile more practical than 0.2. In newer parts of city, safe street crossings are rarely < % mile apart on average. On high speed streets, stops should not be located where it's unsafe to cross the street. 1�Fti esno Council p�pM of Governments BRNVCKERNOFF Stop spacing s acin and traffic Planning : the "% mile rh thm" v 3----- Mvn+v Ave-- V �- ` INS,, - .: � .-�_ _ ._ � � � _ __ - .- ter. ... • ._,��.�r..-. . -�• E-KingC-an.yan-Rd - Ir f r� k; Jw 9) 26i 3 GOogle l f i �o > Ic ea . L— f - E�Clt AVe�r C +� 1998 + #- Imagery Date_ 3/15/2013 lat 36.735518° Ion -119.72 3P ft eye Alt 3399 ft• Stop spacing Recommended policy: Aim for a stop every % mile. Can be 800-1000 ft in ped-friendly areas (older street grid)* Place stops closer only in response to high senior-disabled demand. Never place facing stops where it's unsafe to cross the street. Work with land use and traffic planners on optimal permanent stop locations averaging % mi. * 3 lettered streets downtown, or two named streets. of Council pARSOM � of Governments ORMVCKERMOFF Policy on service purpose Ridership Goal Coverage Goal Think like a business! Access for everyone! Ilk "` _,; . 7 After suitable discussion and outreach, form a policy on the % of resources to be devoted to a Ridership goal. Policy could • • Confirm current practice, about 90% • Shift further toward 100916, deleting coverage. (Ridership scenario) • Shift lower, expanding coverage and lowering ridership. (Coverage scenario) 1�Fresno Council pARSOMg of Governments BRMKVIERHOFF Current feedback Vetting of Alternatives through June 23 Vag CounciI worksho Eblast to over 4,000 database — OD Survey, Gap Analysis, BRT, FAX share your preferences Online survey http ://www.fresnocog. org/strategic-transit-pla n 1 C� Fresno Council ~tgpyg l of Governments Next steps IP Draft Preferred Network and implantation Plan — August, 2014 Presentations to Fresno, Clovis, and FCOG — August & September, 2014 DISCUSSION 11�Fresno Council pAMtSO q of Governments ,r ITEM NO. 2 A DATE : 5/22/2014 NO MATERIAL AT THE TIME OF PRINTING WORKSHOP - Public Transportation Planning and Policy — Transportation Department This page intentionally left blank.