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TBITE 05/15/2014

Heather Sobush , Senior Planner Christopher Cochran, Senior Planner 727-540-1800. TBITE 05/15/2014. Today’s PSTA is Doing More with Less. Ridership climbed 19% despite $40 million in budget cuts (2008 - 2013), increased fares, and service reductions

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TBITE 05/15/2014

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  1. Heather Sobush, Senior Planner Christopher Cochran, Senior Planner 727-540-1800 TBITE 05/15/2014

  2. Today’s PSTA is Doing More with Less • Ridership climbed 19% despite $40 million in budget cuts (2008 - 2013), increased fares, and service reductions • Surviving off reserves, estimated to run out in 2017

  3. Greenlight Pinellas Goes to the Voters

  4. Referendum November 4, 2014

  5. THE GREENLIGHT PLAN • Elements • Countywide Bus Service Transformation • Frequency • Night Service • Weekends • Connections to Tampa • Implementation of Rail • Transit Supportive Land Use • Community Access • Phasing Strategy • Delivery Plan • Financial Plan

  6. Greenlight Plan: Bus • Layered Service Specific to Travel Market • Core Network • Frequent Local • Supporting Local • FLEX Connector Routes • Trolley Services • Regional Express Routes • Circulators • Over 65 % More Bus Service Compared to Today • Hub to Grid System

  7. Preparing for Future Rail Line

  8. Greenlight Plan: Transit Supportive Land Use • Conceptual Rendering, “Cloud Station” (Largo Town Center) • Looking southwest from Roosevelt/Dodge towards US 19 • Today Interactive Rail Tour: www.psta.net/tour

  9. Greenlight Plan: Community Access • All modes used to access transit Bike • Walk • Drive • Facilitating access • Bike racks in station areas & bus stops • Bikes on buses and in rail cars • Lighting • Park/Kiss & Ride Locations • Coordinate with FDOT, MPO, and local jurisdictions on bicycle facilities and sidewalks to provide safe access to transit

  10. Public Outreach Greenlight Pinellas Presentations and Events • 355Presentations & Events – Reach 95,000 People • Homeowners associations • Community meetings • Civic & professional organizations • Chambers Greenlight Civic & Business Committees • Approximately 100 different members • True cross-section of community • Members of the Greenlight Council Community Dialogue

  11. Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy FY 2024 Full System Implementation • FY 2021 - All planned bus service expansions in operation • Light Rail Transit • NEPA & Engineering – 2018-2020 • Vehicles & Construction – 2021-2023 • Service Opens – 2024

  12. Greenlight Plan: Delivery Plan • Recommendations • Maintain Detailed Website • Ongoing Oversight Councils • Continuous Outreach ITS’ ABOUT TRANSPARENCY

  13. Greenlight Plan: Financial Plan Due Diligence • Refined Completed Work • Pinellas AA • Community Bus Plan • More Detailed Financial Planning • Base Case Financial Model • Sensitivity Analysis • Alternative Project Delivery Strategies = Long-term, FTA-Compliant Financial Plan

  14. GreenlightPinellas.com It’s all HERE!

  15. Discussion

  16. Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy2014-2015 • FY 2014 • Restructured network • Begin Safety Harbor Jolley Trolley service • Begin Saturday service on 100X Regional Express • Referendum - November • FY 2015 • PSTA Property Tax Eliminated • Maintain/Expand service as possible with grants and reserves

  17. Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy2016-2019 • FY 2016 • Sales Tax Begins – January • Sales Tax Proceeds to PSTA – March • Expand night/weekend service hours across system • Increase service without immediate need for fleet expansion • FY 2017 • Purchase standard and coach buses for increased frequencies • FY 2018 • Begin increases in midday frequencies for frequent local routes & all trolleys • Begin new regional express service • FY 2019 • Increase local midday frequencies for supporting local routes and North County Connector • Begin new circulator service • Begin seasonal trolley service

  18. Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy2018-2021 • 6 BRT & Rapid bus service planned for PSTA’s highest volume, most productive corridors • BRT/Rapid Phase I: • Central Ave. BRT • 49th St./E Bay Dr. Rapid • Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. Rapid • Environment & Engineering - 2016 • Capital Procurement & Install - 2017 • Service Opens - 2018 • BRT/Rapid Phase II: • 4th St./Ulmerton Rd. BRT/Rapid • US 19 BRT/Rapid • Seminole Blvd. Rapid • Environment & Engineering – 2017-2019 • Capital Procurement & Install – 2018 - 2020 • Service Opens – 2019 - 2021

  19. How Does Pinellas Compare? What Can Pinellas Support? 2.5 5 8 2.5 9 2.5 9 3.5 9 3.75 11 4 12 5 5 12.5 14 7 13 43

  20. Weekday Passengers by Route

  21. Weekday Passenger Boardings Per Revenue Hour Average: 26.2 25.7 16.9

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