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Transportation Options Vanpool Solutions for Commuters

Discover the benefits of vanpooling as a sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective transportation option for Oregon commuters. Learn about vanpool models, costs, transit agency subsidies, and how the Oregon Department of Transportation supports vanpooling. Find out how vanpools can generate 5307 funds through the National Transit Database. Explore opportunities for rural vanpools and formula grants for rural areas.

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Transportation Options Vanpool Solutions for Commuters

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  1. Transportation OptionsVanpool Solutions for Commuters Oregon Public Transit Conference, Bend, October 2018 Stephanie Millar, ODOT Transportation Options Program Manager

  2. What is Vanpooling? A form of public transportation Enhances community mobility Sustainable Scalable and simple Economical Efficient use of investment Natural fit to transit Drivers are not paid .

  3. What do vanpools look like? Group of commuters traveling together Depending upon the vehicle size: 5 to 15 passengers Primarily travel between home and work destinations Decisions on travel criteria decided collectively 1. Routing (in most instances) 2. Departure 3. Arrivals 4. Meeting points

  4. Models of vanpools Transit Agency owned Third Party Vendor

  5. What are the costs? Costs of the vanpool split among the riders: Van lease Insurance Fuel Maintenance Parking

  6. Who pays? Passengers and drivers pay some or all of the cost through an agreement with vendor In most cases, transit agency subsidizes a portion of the vanpool operational costs (up to 50%)

  7. Where does the transit agency subsidy come from? Revenue miles reported to the National Transit Database are returned to the transit agency as 5307 funds These funds have a 2 ½ year lag, so gap funds are needed for start up

  8. Vanpools benefit transit agencies Serves a larger area to connect employees to employers Broadens an agency’s hours of operation Respond to state requirements, such as intercity service Enables the agency to earn additional federal transit funds via National Transit Database (NTD) statistical reporting • to fund vanpool program • to fund other capital needs

  9. Financial benefits to Transit Agencies Wholly or mostly self-sustaining as vanpool riders split the operational cost of the vanpool Actual operating expenses are generally cost neutral: • Operated in-house, the transit agency covers administrative costs (less than a peak hour commuter service) • Operated through a third-party, administrative costs factored into the riders fees.

  10. How is ODOT supporting Vanpools Supporting expansion with gap funding Prequalifying vendors Integrating vanpool info into new Drive Less Connect tool

  11. Key Take Away A Vanpool lease is a capital cost (not operations!) Vanpools that start, end or pass through a UZA may be revenue neutral after start up Some vanpools are STIF Intercity eligible STIF funds can be used for start up costs Transportation Options will help formulate your vanpool approach and STIF application

  12. Questions? Stephanie Millar ODOT Transportation Options Program Manager Stephanie.L.Millar@odot.state.or.us (503) 986-4224

  13. Rural Vanpools and extra info Stephanie.L.Millar@odot.state.or.us (503) 986-4224

  14. Formula Grants for Rural Areas - 5311 Provides capital, planning, and operating assistance to states to support public transportation in rural areas with populations of less than 50,000 Eligible recipients include states and federally recognized Indian Tribes Sub-recipients may include: • state or local government authorities; • non-profit organizations; and, • operators of public transportation or intercity bus service

  15. Formula Grants for Rural Areas – 5311 (cont.) Funds are apportioned to States based on a formula that includes land area, population, revenue vehicle miles, and low-income individuals in rural areas  Funds are available to the States during the fiscal year of apportionment plus two additional years (total of three years) Eligible activities include planning, capital, operating, job access and reverse commute projects, and the acquisition of public transportation services

  16. What is NTD? National Transit Database (NTD) is an assemblage of data on all modes of transit, including vanpools if a region chooses to do so NTD is administered by the FTA It’s comprised of operations, usage and cost data Data reported to the NTD generates 5307 funds to metropolitan areas based on revenue miles, passenger miles and other factors

  17. How does a vanpool generate 5307 funds? Transit agency collects, validates and provides vanpool data to the FTA thru the NTD On an annual basis, FTA compiles all NTD data nationally and uses the data to apportion each year’s Section 5307 formula funding among metro areas over 200,000 population. The above process has a 2 ½ year lag time from the time the data is collected to the time it figures in the apportionment

  18. C-Tran Vanpools Crossing state lines

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