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Project Connect: Lessons in collaboration

Project Connect: Lessons in collaboration. Presented to: Clean Air Trough Energy Efficiency CATEE Conference San Antonio December 18, 2013. Project Connect: Why?. Capital Metro jurisdiction, and prior planning efforts, did not encompass entire region

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Project Connect: Lessons in collaboration

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  1. Project Connect: Lessons in collaboration Presented to: Clean Air Trough Energy Efficiency CATEE Conference San Antonio December 18, 2013

  2. Project Connect: Why? • Capital Metro jurisdiction, and prior planning efforts, did not encompass entire region • Community feedback on transit projects: “How does this fit in with big picture?” • Growing recognition that region requires multimodal system, including transit, to meet future needs • Need for agency coordination

  3. Project Connect • A partnership between Central Texas transportation agencies • A regional, long-range high-capacity system plan for Central Texas • The firstregional transit system plan in Central Texas history

  4. Three main questions • System: How will high capacity transit components in CAMPO 2035 plan work as a system? • Organization: How will our region organize to develop and operate the system? • Funding: How will we pay for the system over the long term?

  5. Project Connect Organization • Staff level- formed core team and weekly meetings • Mid to senior and exec. level staff • Intermittent participation by transit CEO and Asst. City Manager levels • Interlocal Agreement developed to guide decision-making and funding actions • Consultant team hired for project • Substantial public outreach effort

  6. Transit Working Group • CAMPO subcommittee • Primary stakeholder group in the Project Connect process • 26 meetings over past 18 months! • Role: Evaluate and provide input on a regional high-capacity transit plan for Central Texas

  7. Project Development Process Regional Plan System Plan Corridor Studies Preliminary Design/Environmental Analysis Final Design Construction Operation

  8. High-Capacity Transit • “Congestion resistant/proof” • Has one or both of the following: • Dedicated lane/right-of way for at least a portion • Transit priority • Fewer stops, higher speeds, more frequent service, carries more people

  9. High-Capacity Transit modes

  10. Vision Map • 25 Centers & ABIA • 4 Counties/13 Cities • Bastrop: Elgin • Hays: Buda, Kyle, San Marcos • Travis: Austin, Manor, Pflugerville • Williamson: Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto, Leander, Round Rock, Taylor

  11. System FUNDING plan • By 2030 • Capital Cost - $1.9 B of $4.0 B • Capital Maintenance - $424 M • O&M Cost – $82 M of $151 M • 49% of the Vision • BRT – 15 miles • Express Bus – 56 miles • Regional Rail – 74 miles • Commuter Rail – 32miles (upgrades, double tracking) • Urban Rail – 12miles (24 miles single track) • Maintenance Facilities, fare collection, replacement vehicles

  12. System Organization & Relationships Lone Star Rail District* Capital Metro City of Austin Other Investor-Owners • 1. Regional services focus • 2. Non-political governance • 3. Scalableand adaptable • 4. Urbanandcommuterservices included • 5. Seamless functionality– “single system” • 6. Planningfor all modes Integrated System Mgt. Regional Service Committee System Planning & Business Ops. BRT & Express Bus Operations Other Capital Investment Ops. Rail Operations *Relationship will need to accommodate LSRD inter-regional service delivery and internal governance structure.

  13. Three main questions • System: How will high capacity transit components in CAMPO 2035 plan work as a system? • Organization: How will our region organize to develop and operate the system? • Funding: How will we pay for the system over the long term? All answered…at the system level

  14. Project Connect: Capital Metro Perspective • Lessons Learned: • Recognition that partnerships are only way to realize vision of regional transit system • ‘Leap of faith’ to actively study/plan beyond jurisdictional boundary • Compromise and trade-offs required, but not always welcomed • Funding remains as a major challenge

  15. Project Connect: City of Austin Perspective • Lessons Learned: • Citizens do not understand who is responsible for services • Public Agencies must continuously work on their relationships and develop mechanisms to resolve conflicts • City shaping or serving current riders

  16. Transit Working Group • CAMPO subcommittee • Primary stakeholder group in the Project Connect process • Lessons Learned: • Engage key elected and stakeholders early and often • People support what they help create • Simplifying complexity is hard work- needs to be done carefully • Be mindful not to let ‘the tail wag the dog’ • 26 meetings over past 18 months! • Role: Evaluate and provide input on a regional high-capacity transit plan for Central Texas

  17. Project Connect Summary • Lessons Learned: • Partnerships are hard work • Coordination meetings essential, despite the pain • Personalities, not just inter-jurisdictional differences, can be the make or break element • Open dialogue is critical…but not always what happened • Maintaining momentum post-study essential for long-term success

  18. Questions and Discussion Rob Spiller, P.E. Director City of Austin Transportation Department Javier A. Argüello, Assoc. AIA, CNU-A Director Long Range Planning Capital Metro

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