Metro ransit Service Improvement Plan ransportation Committee April 13, 2015 Cyndi Harper Manager of Route Planning Kyle Burrows ransit Planner
What is the Service Improvement Plan (SIP)? Bus service expansion plan Builds on existing network Identifies potential new routes, frequency and span improvements on existing routes Prioritized, specific list of how to grow and improve local and express bus service between 2015-2030 Establish a framework of when and how to expand the bus network Implementation requires additional operating funds Informs the legislative program, Regional SIP, and other transit funding opportunities i 2
SIP Evaluation ation Criteria Productivity criteria demonstrate the ridership potential of service improvements e using land use and density factors (50% weight) Social equity criteria evaluate how well improvements serve people most reliant on transit (25% weight) System connectivity criteria establish how well projects improve connections and service throughout h t the Metro ransit service area (25% weight) 3
SIP Scoring hree project priority categories High 75 percent of possible points or greater Medium 55 percent of possible points or greater Low less than 55 percent of possible points High and Medium projects prioritized for implementation Represent resource requirements and ridership growth in SIP Arterial BR included in resources but not evaluated under SIP Implementation Phases 2015-2017; 2018-2020; 2021-2030 4
Nov. 2014 Public Comment Period Received 570 service suggestions; 176 contacts from individuals and organizations ravel ime General, SIP Process Coverage, Reverse Commute Routing, Structure Frequency, Span of Service 0 50 100 150 200 250 5
SIP Modifications Guiding principles, evaluation criteria reviewed and clarified Improve transit equity Define key destinations Weight high-frequency routes and transitways higher Compared with regional solicitation evaluation criteria Evaluated park-and-ride based routes in all relevant categories 24 new projects were evaluated 6
Ramsey Andover Ham Lake Columbus Forest Lake Anoka Ramsey Andover Scandia New or Modified Items in Recommended SIP Ham Lake Columbus Lino Lakes Scandia Forest Lake Dayton Rogers Coon Rapids Champlin Anoka Blaine Hugo Centerville May wp. Marine on St. Croix Lino Lakes Dayton New or Modified Rogers Circle Pines Coon Rapids Included in Draft SIP Hanover Lexington Blaine Champlin Arterial BR Osseo Corcoran Circle Pines Lexington Mounds View White Bear wp. North Oaks ransitways Spring Lake Park Corcoran Fridley Brooklyn Park Maple Grove Shoreview Fridley Shoreview New Hope Vadnais Heights Roseville Maple Plain Lauderdale Golden Valley Medicine Lake Long Lake St. Louis Park Mound Spring Park Minnetonka Beach Deephaven Minnetonka Deephaven Lake Elmo West Lakeland wp. West Lakeland wp. St. Paul St. Paul Landfall Lakeland Landfall Lake St. Croix Beach Greenwood Excelsior Shorewood St. Marys Point Lilydale Lilydale Excelsior Victoria Baytown wp. Minnetonka Hopkins onka Bay Greenwood Bayport North St. Paul Lake Elmo Hopkins onka Bay Baytown wp. Oakdale Minneapolis St. Louis Park Woodland Sh Shorewood d Minneapolis Woodland Minnetonka Beach Maplewood Oak Park Heights North St. Paul Falcon Heights Wayzata Orono Oakdale Lauderdale Maplewood Falcon Heights Golden Valley W Wayzata t Little Canada St. Anthony Medicine Lake Long Lake Stillwater Oak Park Heights Pine Springs Robbinsdale Plymouth Birchwood Village Mahtomedi Pine Springs White Bear Lake Willernie Gem Lake Little Canada Roseville Independence Stillwater New Brighton Columbia Heights St. Anthony Robbinsdale New Hope Crystal Plymouth Grant White Bear wp. Hilltop Medina Mahtomedi Willernie Crystal Birchwood Village Gem Lake Vadnais Heights Arden Hills Brooklyn Center Columbia Heights Loretto Stillwater wp. White Bear wp. White Bear Lake New Brighton Hilltop Suburban ransit Auth. Service Area Dellwood North Oaks Arden Hills Brooklyn Center Grant White Bear wp. Mounds View Areas of Concentrated Poverty Minnetrista Stillwater wp. Dellwood Osseo Greenfield Orono May wp. Spring Lake Park Brooklyn Park Maple Grove Existing Network Medina Hugo Centerville Edina W db Woodbury Woodbury West St.St. Paul West Paul Afton Aft Afton Edina Richfield Richfield Chanhassen South SouthSt. St.Paul Paul Mendota Mendota Mendota Heights Mendota Heights Newport Newport Sunfish Lake Sunfish Lake Victoria Fort Snelling (unorg.) Fort Snelling (unorg.) Eden Prairie Chanhassen Eden Prairie St Paul Park St. Bloomington Laketown wp. Inver Grove Heights Bloomington Eagan Chaska St. Paul Park Inver Grove Heights Cottage Grove Denmark wp. Denmark wp. Cottage Grove Eagan Chaska Grey Cloud Island wp. Dahlgren wp. Jackson wp. Shakopee Savage Jackson wp.carver Louisville wp. Grey Cloud Island wp. Burnsville Shakopee Carver Savage Burnsville Apple Valley Rosemount Nininger wp. Nininger wp. Hastings
Evaluation Results 50 High projects 9.7 Million new rides 48 Low projects 87 Medium projects 8.8 Million new rides 11 Arterial BR projects 10.2 Million new rides Recommended for Implementation 2.7 Million new rides 148 projects on 94 routes 58 expand coverage/ improve connectivity 71 improve frequency on existing service 52 expand span of service 7 add reverse commute service 8
Ramsey Andover SIP Projects by Rank Ham Lake Columbus Scandia Forest Lake Anoka Marine on St. Croix i h High Lino Lakes Dayton Rogers Medium Coon Rapids Champlin Blaine Hugo Centerville Low May wp. Hanover Arterial BR Circle Pines Lexington Existing Network ransitways Corcoran Greenfield Osseo Spring Lake Park Brooklyn Park Maple Grove Dellwood North Oaks Stillwater wp. Areas of Concentrated Poverty Fridley Shoreview White Bear wp. New Brighton Vadnais Heights Hilltop Birchwood Village Mahtomedi White Bear Lake Willernie Gem Lake Stillwater Columbia Heights New Hope Medina Crystal Pine Springs Independence Grant Arden Hills Brooklyn Center Suburban ransit Auth. Service Area Loretto White Bear wp. Mounds View ransit Centers Roseville Maple Plain Oak Park Heights Little Canada St. Anthony Robbinsdale Plymouth Maplewood Bayport North St. Paul Baytown wp. Medicine Lake Lauderdale Golden Valley Long Lake Minneapolis Minnetrista Woodland St. Louis Park Mound Deephaven West Lakeland wp. Lakeland Landfall St. Paul Minnetonka Hopkins onka Bay Minnetonka Beach Spring Park Oakdale Wayzata Orono Lake Elmo Falcon Heights Lake St. Croix Beach Greenwood St. Marys Point Lilydale Shorewood Excelsior Woodbury West St. Paul Afton Edina South St. Paul Mendota Fort Snelling (unorg.) Mendota Heights Richfield Newport Sunfish Lake Victoria Chanhassen Eden Prairie St Paul Park St. Bloomington Laketown wp. Inver Grove Heights Eagan Chaska Cottage Grove Denmark wp. Grey Cloud Island wp. Dahlgren wp. Burnsville Shakopee Carver Jackson wp. Carver Louisville wp. Savage Apple Valley Rosemount Nininger wp. Hastings
Annual Ridership and Resources otal Service Hours 870,000 Additional Peak Buses 161 New Annual Passengers 29 Million Additional Annual loperating Cost t($2015) $98.3 Million Additional Annual Subsidy ($2015) $67.3 Million Subsidy Per Passenger ($2015) $2.35 * Costs do not include capital costs of fleet, expanded bus operating facility 10
Proposed Action hat the Metropolitan Council approve the Metro ransit Service Improvement Plan Project report and additional information available at metrotransit.org/sip