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Transit Alliance

Transit Alliance. Founded in 1999 Coalition of 39 groups Local governments Business organizations Community groups. Transit Alliance.

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Transit Alliance

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  1. Transit Alliance • Founded in 1999 • Coalition of 39 groups • Local governments • Business organizations • Community groups

  2. Transit Alliance • Our purpose is to contribute to the economic vitality, the quality of life, and the environment of theDenver Metropolitan region by promoting public transitas part of a balanced,multi-modal transportation network.

  3. Transit Alliance • Education & Outreach • this year reached over 15,000 people through presentations and at street fairs and events • trained 150 activists at half-day workshops • quarterly newsletter sent to over 3,500 people • about 2,000 monthly web site visits • annual forum featuring national speakers www.transitalliance.org

  4. Transit Alliance 10-min. educational video Briefing Book for Policy Makers Quarterly Newsletter

  5. Transit Alliance • Policy & Advocacy • work at local, regional, state and federal level • Alliance Action Fund led state lobbying effort to authorize a regional transit sales tax vote • TEA-21Reauthorization

  6. The Denver Story: Growth • 1 million new people expected in the metro area in the next 20 years

  7. Light rail: A success! • 3 light rail lines built on-time & on-budget • 1994 - Central line • 2000 - Southwest • 2002 - LoDo • Light rail ridership 37% over projections Average Weekday Light Rail Ridership

  8. More light rail on the way • Voter-approved light rail expansion opening 2006 • 19 mile extension along I-25 • Light rail users will save 20 minutes compared to driving during rush hour (Lincoln Ave to downtown, 2020) • 1 in 4 rush hour commuters will be on light rail (peak point, 2020)

  9. FasTracks plan • FasTracks Vision Plan, RTD’s plan to build 110 miles of new rail and bus rapid transit • 1 in 5 rush hour commuters would be on transit in the corridors where built (peak points, 2020)

  10. FasTracks requires voter support • After T-REX, no new rapid transit can be built for the next 20 years without new local funding • FasTracks could be built in 12 years if voters approve a 4/10 cent sales tax increase

  11. Public supports transit expansion • Strong public support for expanded rail and bus service • 2001 poll found78% support fora 4/10th of a centsales tax increase for transit Support for IncreasedTransit Funding Don’t Know/Und. Oppose Support

  12. Our Key Messages • More rail and bus service gives commuters choices that provide an alternative to driving during rush hour traffic. • With another million people on the way to the metro area in the next 20 years, we need to accelerate construction of key transportation projects

  13. Our Key Messages • Rail and bus service benefits the entire community, not just the people who ride it. • A great transportation system will help attract quality jobs to our area • FasTracks will provide a convenient way to get to sporting and cultural events and to the airport

  14. Messages -- Lessons Learned • Develop and test message through opinion research • Get message out • Stay on message: respond to critic, return to message • Do opposition research

  15. Rail transit is ... • Fast • 20 min. faster by light rail than driving from Lincoln/I-25 to downtown (2020) • Efficient • One in five rush hour commuters will be on rail in corridors where it is built (peak point) • Cost-Competitive • Costs less than adding the same capacity with highway lanes

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