Blue Ribbon Committee

February 26, 2015 Kick-off Meeting

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Metro Statistics

• 2,228 Metro CNG Buses • 170 Bus Routes

• 18 are Contract Lines • 2 Transitway Lines (Orange/Silver Lines) • 20 Metro Rapid Lines

• 12 Limited Stop Lines

• 16,000 Bus Stops

• 2 Heavy Rail and 4 Light Rail Lines

• 87 rail miles; 80 stations

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Current Issues/Challenges/Opportunities

• FY 2016 Budget Stable • FY 2017 Budget Shortfall

• Expo and Gold Lines Extension Openings

• Possible shortage of buses

• CNG tanks expiring • Lack of funding to fulfill options

• Ridership decline (7.6%)

• Strategic Bus Network Plan • Comprehensive Operational

Analysis • “Speed up” the service/OTP

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Metro Bus Average Weekday Ridership

Exposition Transit Corridor Phase 2

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Gold Line Foothill Extension

Foothill Transit Overview

LA Metro Blue Ribbon Committee| February 26, 2015

Foothill Transit Overview • Fleet Size: 330 Clean Energy Buses

– 315 Compressed Natural Gas – 15 Electric (Proterra)

• Routes: 36 Local and Express routes • Area served: 327 Square miles of the San

Gabriel and Pomona Valley • Ridership: More than 48,000 a week, and

approximately 14 million a year

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Foothill Transit System Map

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Comprehensive Operational Analysis • Looked at the area demographics • Customer surveys

– 11,723 on-board surveys – 1,206 phone surveys

• Recommendations based on demographics, survey results, and different levels of budget constraints

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Desired Foothill Transit Improvement – All Riders

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.

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More Frequent Service

On-Time Performance

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Lower Fares

Faster Service

Cleaner Buses

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Initial COA Recommendations • Core improvements • Gold Line Integration • Regional service area enhancements

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Recommended Core Improvements • Improve frequencies on core lines during off

peak and weekends – Lines 187, 280, 291, 486, and Silver Streak

• Maintain at least 30 minute frequencies during the weekday and weekends for all lines

• Increase span of service on weekdays and weekends

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Gold Line Integration • Split the 187 into two routes at the Azusa Gold Line Station

– Line 187A Pasadena to Azusa Gold Line Station – Line 187B Montclair Transit Center to Azusa Gold Line

Station • Extend or realign routes to connect to Gold Line Stations

– Line 272 West Covina to Duarte Station – Line 280 Puente Hills to Azusa Station – Line 284 Glendora/ West Covina to Citrus Gold Line Station – Line 488 Plaza at West Covina to Citrus Gold Line Station

• Increase frequency to meet demand • Increase the span of service to match the Gold Line

schedule

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Regional Service Area Enhancements • Regional subareas

– Pomona – West Covina – Puente Hills Mall – Commuter Routes

• Streamline routes, more direct trips • Improve connectivity and transfers • Reduce duplication of services • Fill unmet needs as determined by the public

outreach process

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Upcoming Service Modifications • Silver Streak

– 20 to 15 minute headways between peak – Extend route to Staples Center

• Possible transition of LA Metro Lines 190/194

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Foothill Transit Core Service Area

Area of Opportunity for

Service Coordination

Opportunities for Improved Coordination

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Thank You

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BRIEFING ON LADOT TRANSIT OPERATIONS

BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 26, 2015

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LADOT Transit Services Group

• Made up of the following three (3) divisions and division heads:

• Transit Operations – Corinne Ralph • Transit Development – Phil Aker • Specialized Transit and Grants – Kari Derderian

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LADOT Transit Services Group Highlights

• LADOT Transit Services Group has operated

transit services in the City for approximately 30 years.

• Second largest transit operator in Los Angeles County (after Metro) with a fleet of over 350 vehicles.

• LADOT’s bus fleet is 100% clean fueled.

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LADOT Transit Services Group Highlights

• Annual operating budget of approximately $100 million.

• Employs approximately 800 full time equivalent (FTE) workers (including contract staff).

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Overview of LADOT Transit Operations

• LADOT operates a variety of transit services to

meet the needs of residents and visitors. • Commuter Express features 15 routes that

connect suburban residential areas to work sites in and outside of Downtown Los Angeles.

• DASH features five routes in Downtown LA and 26 DASH routes throughout the rest of the City that provide convenient intra-community trips via transit at an affordable price.

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Overview of LADOT Transit Operations

• LADOT also operates Cityride curb-to-curb dial-a-ride services and discount taxi service for older adults and persons with disabilities (Specialized Transit Division).

• Finally, LADOT operates a Charter Bus Program that provides bus trips to older adults and youth groups for educational and recreational purposes(Specialized Transit Division).

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LADOT Bus Fleet

• As previously discussed, LADOT’s fleet of Commuter Express and DASH buses are 100% clean fueled.

• All Commuter Express buses are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), while DASH buses are fueled by CNG or propane.

• LADOT is also pursuing new zero emission bus technology such as pure electric and hydrogen fuel cell.

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LADOT Bus Fleet

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Electric Bus

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Overview of LADOT Transit Operations

• LADOT competitively contracts for all of its transit services in order to increase efficiency and maximize service to the public.

• The buses are owned by the City and the contractor(s) provides the facility and the labor to operate the service and maintain the vehicles.

• LADOT currently contracts with two companies, MV Transportation and Veolia Transportation, to operate our transit services.

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Overview of LADOT Transit Services

• LADOT staff in the Transit Operations Division monitors the contractor provided services to ensure performance is in compliance with requirements of the contract.

• LADOT maintenance support staff ensures that the City owned buses are being maintained to the highest level as required in the contract.

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Overview of LADOT Transit Services

• LADOT Transit Operations uses performance metrics to measure the quality and effectiveness of the services being provided.

• We use a comprehensive, web-based data management database system to collect and compile all of the required reporting information from the contractors.

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Customer Service

• LADOT Transit strives to provide highest quality of service to our customers.

• LADOT operates its own Transit Store in the LA Mall under City Hall East. (We’re moving to a larger space there in Spring, 2015)

• LADOT’s Commuter Express and DASH transit services maintain a high customer satisfaction rating of approximately 90%.

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Customer Service

• LADOT Transit has full-time contracted transit store staff that that receive customer complaints and suggestions.

• All customer complaints and suggestions are entered into LADOT Transit’s comprehensive web-based complaint information system.

• LADOT Transit has a 72 hour turn around time for all complaints to be addressed. Complaints are sometimes used as a trigger to initiate service improvements.

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• Sample of LADOT Transit’s web-based complaint form

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Technology

• LADOT Transit has embraced new technological enhancements to improve service to our customers and to make it easier for us to monitor service quality.

• Our real-time bus arrival information system,

which uses GPS to let riders know in real-time when their bus is expected to arrive, is one such improvement.

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Real time bus information @ Ladotbus.com

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Using GPS data to improve on time performance

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Technology

• LADOT Transit also uses technology and social media to disseminate service information to our riders and to the general public quickly and efficiently.

• Examples include video screens in all buses, a dedicated LADOT transit website, use of email blasts, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, etc.

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On-board screens for updates and LADOT media

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Ladottransit.com

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LADOT Transit on Twitter

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Technology

• LADOT Transit also uses technology to increase customer convenience in purchasing and use of transit passes.

• LADOT Transit is part of the regional TAP transit smart card network and features its own TAP card designs.

• LADOT Transit was the first transit agency in the region to launch a demonstration of new mobile ticketing technology in February, 2015.

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Technology

• LADOT Custom TAP Cards

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Mobile Ticketing

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Conclusion

• Thank you for your time.

• Any questions?

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