Cellular Mass Transit (CMT)

CMT4Austin.org

SOLUTION: Cellular Mass Transit Circulator Routes would converge on each Transit Center

A Feeder Van in Austin could be like the Sprinter

Seats 14 + Wheel Chair

High enough to stand in

How CMT Serves Neighborhood

Advantages for a neighborhood

Travel from anywhere to anywhere Travel time cut in half Wait time cut from 30 minutes to 10 Feeder routes within half mile of every home TC waiting room with air conditioning TC and CC next to shopping center with grocery CC has day care & after school activities

FROM LOYOLA LANE & CIELO VISTA DR TO BALCONES WOODS DR & HIGHWAY 1834,340 Live East and Work North

1/2 the travel time

OLD WAY IS SLOW

• 120 Minutes• Lots of Stops• More Miles• Through

Congestion of CBD

CMT = FAST

• 63 Minutes• Few Stops• More Direct• Avoids

Congestion of CBD

In Austin …only 39 % of jobs can be reached in under 90 minutes by Public Transit.

From Brookings Institute Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/jobs_transit/0512_jobs_transit.pdf

CMT CostCost Cost

Quantity $ thousand $ millions Paid for by

Transit Centers 29 times $ 3,000 equals $ 87 Cap Metro

Vans 800 times $ 50 equals $ 40 Cap Metro

Queue Jumpers 40 times $ 250 equals $ 10 Cap Metro

Community Centers 28 times $ 3,000 equals $ 84 City of Austin

Total Cost $ 221

$ millions

Express Grid RoutesRun by Express bus Every 10 minutes

Connect 30 Transit Centers

Transfer from Circulator to Express

Transit Center Floor Plan

Feeder van

HEB & storage sheds at

South First and William Cannon

TC & CC

near HEB

URBANCMT RAIL

Percentage of Home to Work Trips served 80+ 2-

New Riders 65,000 2,000

Reduction in motor vehicles used 64,000 2,000Can be used to encourage density

or enable car –free life style ? YES YES

Cost of Construction and Vehicles in millions $221 $1,300

Can we afford it ? YES NO

Provides Facilities near all neighborhoods YES NO

Compare CMT & Urban Rail

Annual Cost of Operations for CMT

• Add $123 million cost for 4 million van hours• Add $ 3 million cost for TC operations• Minus $55 million cost, fewer bus hours• Costs go up $71 million• + $91 million fares from new riders• Subsidy goes down $20 million

We Can do Better

BRT or Bus Rapid Transit is the cheaper way to reach more jobs and increase ridership

BRT in Curitiba

http://www.streetfilms.org/curitibas-brt/

350 TTPC vs 73 TTPC for Portland

Conclusion : CMT will …• Double the number of jobs that can be reached by public

transit• Enable riders to accomplish more tasks with one trip.• Enable workers from your neighborhood to get to jobs all

over Austin.• Improve public transit without racking up a $ billion debt.

For more details visit : CMT4Austin.org

QUESTIONS ?

Make a Presentation to Your NBHD Assoc ? NBHDs could lobby city and cap metro for better

service ? ANC resolution recommending CMT ? NBHD resolutions recommending CMT ?

Next Steps