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Community Circulators Planning, Design, Funding, & Implementation of the Coral Gables Trolley

Community Circulators Planning, Design, Funding, & Implementation of the Coral Gables Trolley. What is the Trolley’s Purpose?. • Provide Non-Auto Mode of Transportation. • Relieve Local Traffic Congestion. • Lessen CBD Parking Demand. • Provide Transit Connection to Metrorail Station.

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Community Circulators Planning, Design, Funding, & Implementation of the Coral Gables Trolley

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  1. Community CirculatorsPlanning, Design, Funding, & Implementation of the Coral Gables Trolley

  2. What is the Trolley’s Purpose? • Provide Non-Auto Mode of Transportation • Relieve Local Traffic Congestion • Lessen CBD Parking Demand • Provide Transit Connection to Metrorail Station • Create Pedestrian Friendly Environment

  3. 1 Reduces Traffic Congestion 2 Reduces Competition for CBD Parking Study Background • Mid-1990s Behavioral Science Research Conducted Surveys for Circulator Service in Coral Gables • Survey Conclusions There was Support for Circulator Service Because: Survey Noted Circulator Would Have Greater Use During the Day, Rather than Commuting

  4. Study Corridor / Districts • Highest Concentration of Employment and Commercial Activity - 5M sf of Office Space - Over 40,000 Employees • Connection to Metrorail • Major Shopping Areas

  5. Full Route PEAK COMMUTE PERIOD • 7 to 9 AM; 4 to 6 PM • Goal: 8-10 Min. Frequencies • Demand Required 4-6 min. Frequencies Off-PEAK PERIOD • Goal: 10-12 Min. Frequencies

  6. Midday Route MIDDAY • 11 AM to 2 PM • Goal: 4-6 Min. Frequencies • Expected Highest Ridership ADJUSTMENTS • Midday Route Eliminated • 4-5 Vehicles on Full Route

  7. Vehicle Types • Standard Diesel Powered • Electric Powered • Hybrid-Electric Powered - On-board Generator Recharges Battery - Used in Chattanooga, TN and Visalia, CA • Bio-Diesel Powered

  8. Miami-Dade Short Bus Chattanooga Hybrid-Electric Miami Beach Electrowave Vehicles Miami-Dade Shuttle-Type Bus

  9. Vehicles Coral Gables Trolley

  10. Interior • 22 Seated Passengers • 12-15 Standing Passengers

  11. Trolley Size • Length: 22-Feet • Height: 9-Feet • Width: 8-Feet

  12. Vehicles • 5-Trolley Fleet • 4 Trolleys Required and 1 “spare” for Replacement or Added Service • Hybrid - Electric Vehicles

  13. Secondary • Employees Using Metrorail CBD Circulator Market Primary • Employees During Lunchtime • Visitors to Coral Gables • Employees Who Have Business in other Parts of City • Shoppers Destined for Miracle Mile & Village of Merrick Park • Residents in Close Proximity to Trolley Corridor

  14. How Many People Will Ride the Trolley?

  15. 1 New Metrorail Transit Users - 40,000 Employees - 80 People (0.2%) May Become Metrorail Users - 160 New Metrorail/Trolley Boardings - 80 Fewer Long-Term Parking Spaces Needed - 160 Fewer Peak Hour Auto Trips Per Day Ridership Estimates

  16. Ridership Estimates 2 Lunchtime Users - 29,000 Employees in Midday Route Area • Estimate 50% Non-Users Because of Quicker to Walk - 14,000 Employees Are Target - Estimate 3% to 5% to Use Circulator - 850 Midday Boardings

  17. Ridership Estimates - 1,000 Daily Boardings • 250,000 Annual Boardings - South Beach Annual Boardings is 1.25 Million

  18. 1,000,000 Trolley Riders in 22 Months Averaging Over 3,200 Riders Per Day

  19. Unexpected Ridership • Students from Elementary and High School • Transfers from Bus Routes • Business Relocations From Downtown Miami • New Metrorail Riders

  20. Unexpected Issue • Parking in Residential Areas • Started Residential Parking Program

  21. 1 Higher Ridership - $0.25 / Trip Fare 1 Less Ridership 2 Deters Unwanted Passengers 3 Fare Box Recovery only 5% to 10% 4 More Potential for Delays Fare Structure: Free or Not? - Fare-Free System Less Potential for Operational Delay 2 Examples: South Beach and Metromover

  22. 1 Vehicles 2 Charging / Refueling Equipment 3 Maintenance / Storage Facilities 4 Circulator Stop Signs and Shelters 5 Roadway Improvements Capital Costs Capital Costs for Circulators Consist of:

  23. 1 Labor 2 Energy 3 Maintenance Operating Costs - Operating Costs Include: • Center for Urban Transportation Research Recommends • $45 - $50 Per Hour for Studies of Circulators in • Miami-Dade County

  24. Operating Costs - Based on Plan, Need 200 Veh. – Hours Per Week • Operating Cost is $600,000 / Year

  25. Funding • $1.4M Miami-Dade County for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles • FDOT Public Transit Service Development Program - $325,000 for Operations & Marketing - $300,000 for Capital Improvements (Signage, Bulbouts) - FDOT Funds 50% & City 50% - Renewable for 3 Years • Balance of Funding from City’s Share of Half Penny Sales Tax

  26. Signage • Distinctive & Decorative • Fits Character of City • Informational

  27. Transit Tube • Rotating Transit Tube • Route Map, Stop Locations, • Phone # • Protected from Elements

  28. Keys to Success • Short Headways • Understanding Circulators Do Not Pay for Themselves • “Torch Carrier” • Density & Demand • Lessons Learned from Miami Beach • Customer Oriented System

  29. Keys to Success • Promotion • Major Kickoff (TV, Newspaper, Politicians) • City’s Cable Channel • Trolley Lolli’s • Top 100 Businesses

  30. 1 • City Purchasing 3 New Vehicles, Bio-Diesel Technology • Expanding Route 2 • Revisiting Fare & In-Vehicle Advertising 3 • Trolley Rental Policy for Special Events 4 Next Steps

  31. Community CirculatorsPlanning, Design, Funding, & Implementation of the Coral Gables Trolley

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