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Planning Partners. HART. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Mary Shavalier. New Tampa / Wesley Chapel – Making Better Connections. HART Rapid Transit Investment Plan and Alternatives Analysis. Presentation Overview. Rapid Transit Investment Plan

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Planning Partners

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  1. Planning Partners HART Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Mary Shavalier New Tampa / Wesley Chapel – Making Better Connections

  2. HART Rapid Transit Investment Planand Alternatives Analysis Presentation Overview • Rapid Transit Investment Plan • Alternatives Analysis Overview and Schedule

  3. Rapid Transit Investment Plan

  4. Bus System Expansion • More service on existing routes • New local routes • New express routes • New FLEX & Circulator service • Expanded service on evenings, weekends and holidays • More paratransit service for persons with disabilities

  5. Rapid Transit • MetroRapid • 6 new routes • 90 miles new service • Rail Transit • 46 miles and • 15 miles of regional connections

  6. Plan Funding - Revenue • Existing revenues • Passenger fares, local, state and federal funding, ad valorem property taxes • Potential revenues add • Sales tax revenue • 75% of proposed new 1¢ sales tax • Average household will pay an additional $12 a month • Significant additional revenue leveraged by sales tax • Around $3 billion in Federal and State New Starts

  7. Plan Funding - Expenses Expenses Covered In the Plan • Capital costs • Rail, bus facilities, Park and Rides, shelters, stop improvements, etc • Operating costs • For all modes (e.g., rail, HART Plus) • Maintenance: state of good repair • Contingency funds • Debt servicing • Interlocal Agreement creates Oversight Committee

  8. Alternatives Analysis

  9. Background Planning study to select the transit alternative to best address local needs, called the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) Elements: Travel demand modeling Alternatives development and evaluation Environmental evaluation Public involvement and agency coordination Documentation to seek capital funding under the federal New Starts program

  10. New Starts ConsiderationsProject Selection Travel Time Savings Important Costs Must Be Supported by Benefits Serve Low Income Households and Jobs Enhance Project Rating and Environmental Justice Supportive Land Use Densities and Pedestrian Infrastructure Plan Policies and Performance Length of Initial Segment Influenced by federal funding availability

  11. Study Area

  12. ALIGNMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION

  13. Alignment Evaluation 3 Step Screening Process

  14. Plan Funding - Revenue • Existing revenues • Passenger fares, local, state, federal, ad valorem • New revenues • Sales tax revenue • 75% of proposed 1¢ sales tax • Significant additional revenue leveraged by sales tax • Around $3 billion in Federal and State New Starts

  15. Mode Evaluation Considerations Ridership Costs, including life cycle Ability to support positive land use change Environmental – air quality Local plans and policies Public input

  16. Bruce B. Downs Boulevard • Coordination with Hillsborough County work evaluating roadway design and transit configuration

  17. Study Schedule Public Outreach Sept 7th – Oct 7th 2010 Findings to HART Board Oct 18th 2010 Public and agency feedback Mode Evaluation Alignment Evaluation Implementation Strategy Both Corridors

  18. Public Outreach Sept 7 – Oct 7 2010 Ways to get project information 7 Community Workshops Attendance at stakeholder meetings Newsletter and website 2 public hearings Late September What can you do tonight? Fill out a HART Alternatives Analysis comment form – we want to hear from you!

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