brian mills lti presentation

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Brian MillsDirector, Service and Infrastructure Planning

TransLinkJuly 20, 2011

Transport for Metro VancouverTransLink Update

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Outline

• TransLink Overview• Transport 2040: A vision and strategy• Implementing the vision• Investments toward the vision• The Olympic transportation experience

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Outline


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An Integrated Transport Authority

• Unique in Canada • Integrated approach to transportation:

– Transit, Roads, Cycling, Transportation Demand Management (TDM), Vehicle Emissions

• Funding from Local Sources– Fares, Gas Tax, Property Tax, Parking Tax, Facility Tolls

• Must support related plans:– Regional Growth Strategy– Regional Economic Objectives– Air Quality Management Plan

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Financial challengeBuilding the Asia-Pacific GatewayTransLink & the Metro Vancouver RegionPortland overlay?

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TransLink Governance Structure

Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation

TransLink Board of Directors

TransLink CEO

Regional Transportation Commissioner

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Legislative Requirements

Base Plan• Required by August 1 every year• Revenue estimates utilize only:

-Established funding resources-Funding resources accumulated from previous years-Established borrowing limits

• Reviewed by Commissioner

Supplemental Plan• Optional, can be submitted at any time• Revenue estimates based on rate increases beyond those established in

Base Plan• Reviewed by Commissioner (within 30 days)• Resolution by Mayors’ Council (within 90 days)

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TransLink Priorities

UpgradesState of Good Repair

Maintaining Services Expansion

2012 Base Plan and Outlook Supplemental Plan: Additional Funding Required

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Current revenue sources

Transit Fares Fuel Tax Property Tax Parking Sales Tax Facility Tolls Hydro Levy Advertising Real Estate

Provincial Government (for Capital) Federal Government (for Capital)

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Total $1.2 Billion

2012 Base Plan Projected Revenues

Values in thousands

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Total $1.3 Billion

2012 Base Plan Projected Expenditures

Values in thousands

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Outline


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Challenges to the Region

• Population aging and growing• Growth in outer communities• Dispersed employment• Air quality and vehicle emissions• Rising fuel prices

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The Land Use & Transportation Connection

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Transport 2040 Goals

• Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation are aggressively reduced, in support of federal, provincial and regional targets

• Most trips are by transit, walking and cycling

• The majority of jobs and housing in the region are located along the Frequent Transit Network

• Traveling in the region is safe, secure, and accessible for everyone

• Economic growth and efficient goods movement are facilitated through effective management of the transportation network.

• Funding for TransLink is stable, sufficient, appropriate and influences transportation choices.

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Transport 2040 Strategies

• Make early investments that encourage development of communities designed for transit, cycling, and walking

• Optimize the use of the region's transportation assets and keep them in good repair

• Build and operate a safe, secure, and accessible transportation system

• Diversify revenue sources and pursue new and innovative ways to fund transportation

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Outline


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TransLink Priorities

UpgradesState of Good Repair

Maintaining Services Expansion

2012 Base Plan and Outlook Supplemental Plan: Additional Funding Required

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Off Track to Meet Provincial Targets

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Development of 2012 Supplement

Needs

• Increased transit service hours to meet future needs– Crowding, service quality and growth areas

• Outstanding commitments remain including regional commitment to Evergreen Line rapid transit– Project is underway and Province requires confirmation of regional

share of funding

– Leveraging federal commitments over $400 million

• Public desire to make investments that support progress toward goals of Transport 2040

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Development of 2012 Supplement

• Supplemental Plan for 2011 (“Moving Forward”) submitted to Mayors’ Council in 2010

• Mayors’ Council declined to vote on it, because investments were solely funded by an increase in property tax.

• Mayors’ Council and the Province have recently agreed (MoU) on a funding strategy in support of the Moving Forward package of investments being put forward for consideration.

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New Revenue

Fuel Tax: 2¢/litre increase

AND:

• A property tax increase, implemented in 2013, that would amount to approximately $23 per year on the average residential property,or;

• A new long-term revenue source that the province and the Mayors’ Council would approve that, if implemented before the end of 2012, would replace the property tax portion of the total funding package.

Funding “Moving Forward”

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Moving Forward Funding Sources

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Benefits of Moving Forward

• Allows time to explore other funding options under MoU

• Provides funding solution for Evergreen Line– Retains Federal funding

• Moves region towards Transport 2040

• Region-wide investments in transit, cycling and roads, – Accessibility and capacity improvements at stations– Addresses overcrowding and pass ups– Serves new demand and areas of growth– Provides road and bike funding to municipalities

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Moving Forward Investment Package

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Plan Benefits

• Advances mobility needs for the region• Over 20 Million more annual transit boardings by 2014, and

over 40 Million more by 2021• Per capita Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT) drops through

2015– Significant reversal of historic trends– Contributes to decline in passenger vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG)

emissions

• Improves road efficiency and supports goods movement• Improves bicycle facilities and increases cycling

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Increasing Transit Modeshare

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Outline


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Recent Investments

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Major Road ProjectsCycling InfrastructureTraffic SignalsPedestrian SafetyMinor Road ImprovementsIntersection Upgrades Road-Rail Grade Separation

Strategic Road Investments Supporting Goods Movement and Safety

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Planning for the Future

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Good Destination accessibility

Creating Transit-Oriented Communities: the 6 “D”s

Places that facilitate a decreased reliance on driving by providing:

Short Distance to transit

Demand management

Density of jobs & residents

Diversity of uses

Pedestrian-friendly Design

Most permanent

Least permanent Need all SIX working together in concert

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Rapid Transit Studies Program

Strategic Network Review

Expo Line Upgrade Strategy

SurreyRapid Transit Study

Regional Rapid Transit Plan(Through Transport 2045)

UBC Line Rapid Transit Study

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Rapid Transit Expansion Priorities

Expo Line Upgrades

Existing Rapid Transit Network

Rapid Transit Network

Rapid Transit Active Studies

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Outline

• TransLink Overview• Transport 2040: A vision and strategy• Integrating transport with land use• Investments toward the vision• The Olympic transportation experience

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Doug Kelsey

April 6, 2010

2010 Winter Olympics

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2010 Winter Olympics

Line

Total System

Bus

Expo/Millennium

Canada Line

SeaBus

West Coast Express

HandyDART

Olympic WeekdayAverage

1.59 million

896,000

394,000

228,000

44,000

17,000

4,600

% Change fromNormal (Weekday)

31%

8%

64%

118%

119%

58%

(10%)

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What the World Had to Say“This well-planned city seemed more than able to handle the crowds” That’s mostly thanks to the transit system that seems futuristic to U.S. Residents” The Bellingham Herald

“Your team has really maximized the efficiency of your system to move massive amounts of people who are out celebrating this incredible event” Customer accolade

“The public transit is scarily efficient” Time Magazine

“Trains and buses steal gold for Vancouver – Vancouver’s driverless trains have been steady winners at the Winter Olympics” Reuters

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2010 Winter Olympic Success Factors

Supply• Enhanced Staffing• Preventive Maintenance• Mobility Management (road

space for pedestrians and cyclists)

• Team work• Fleet Renewal• Park and Ride lots

Demand• Destinations close to high

quality transit • TravelSmart Demand

Management Initiatives • Transit Priority• Crowd Management• Prepaid fares• Information• Communications Strategy• Parking Management• Community Support

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Brian MillsDirector, Service and Infrastructure Planning

TransLinkJuly 20, 2011

Transport for Metro VancouverTransLink Update

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Canada Line

•Canada’s first rapid transit line to connect downtown with the airport

•Enabled by private-public partnership

•Completed under budget

•Opened 3 months ahead of schedule

•Currently over 110,000 boardings daily

Canada Line: 2009

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What is it?• Charging for the use of an asset, be it a road or bridge, which

would previously have been free to the user.

• Aims to encourage the driver to consider the total cost of their journey and, as a result, alter behaviour to:

• make journey at a different time,

• combine journeys,

• take different routes,

• switching mode, or

• not taking the journey.

Road Pricing

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Typical Objectives

Congestion Relief

Revenue Generation

Environmental Management

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0 2.5 5

kilometres

Golden EarsBridge

Port Mann Bridge

Toll Point

Road Pricing – Metro Vancouver

Current

Past

Planned

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Factors to be considered

• Transportation

• Social

• Economic

• Environmental

• Financial

• Other Considerations (e.g. technical and institutional)

Road Pricing – Factors to be Considered

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• Travel influenced by natural and physical features:• Regional footprint is large• Challenging geography and topography • Multiple urban centres• Variety of urban form and densities

• A Multitude of demand characteristics/travel conditions• ‘Many-to-many’ travel pattern• A wide range of transportation performance

• Road network under many jurisdictions

Road Pricing – Metro Vancouver

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Moving Forward Capital Program

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Evergreen Line

Station Upgrades

New Vehicles

Roads and Cycling

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Reducing Vehicle Kilometres Travelled

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