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AFFORDABLE STUDENT TRANSIT PASS PILOT PROGRAM Year One
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AFFORDABLE STUDENT TRANSIT
PASS PILOT PROGRAM
Year One
Tess Lengyel and Cathleen Sullivan, Alameda CTC
April 2017
Board of DirectorsApril 12, 2017Agenda Item 2
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Presentation Overview
• Introduction
• Pilot Program Design
• Update on
Implementation
• Next Steps
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Program Background
• The Affordable Student Transit Pass Program was
identified in the 2014 Transportation Expenditure
Plan, passed by 70% of voters in 2014 as Measure BB
“Successful models aimed at increasing the use of transitamong junior high and high school students, including a
transit pass program for students in Alameda County.”
$15 million for 3-year pilot program
• 2014-2016: Program development
• 2016: Program launch
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Student Transit Pass Pilot Program Goals
• Reduce transportation access barriers to and
from schools
• Improve transportation options for Alameda
County’s middle and high school students
• Build support for transit in Alameda County
• Develop effective three-year pilot programs
• Create a basis for a countywide student transit
pass program (funding permitting)
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Student Transit Pass Pilot Overview
• Commission adopted
Site selection methodology & shortlist of 36 eligible schools for Pilot
Pilot evaluation framework
• Testing different program models in different areas
* Free and Universal * Means-based
* Grade-limited * Discounted
• Programs include education/training on using public transit
• Passes effective year-round, not limited by day/time
• Year 1 – Passes distributed at 9 schools (AC Transit – 7)
• Year 2 – Passes distributed at 15 schools (AC Transit – 11)
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Student Transit Pass Pilot –
AC Transit passes
• Free and universal:
Five schools in Oakland (3 in Year 1, 2 added in Year 2)
Two schools in San Leandro in Year 2
• Means-based programs:
Two schools in Hayward in Year 2
Two schools in Union City in Year 2 (change from Year 1)
• Discontinuing models after Year 1:
Discounted: Two schools in Union City
Grade-limited: Two schools in Union City and Two in San
Leandro
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Student Transit Pass Pilot – Schools
with AC Transit passes in Year 2
Free and universal:
• Oakland
1. Castlemont High
2. McClymonds High
3. Fremont High
4. Westlake Middle
5. Frick Middle
• San Leandro
6. San Leandro High
7. John Muir Middle
Means-based:
• Hayward
8. Hayward High
9. Bret Harte Middle
• Union City
10. James Logan High
11. Cesar Chavez Middle
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Year Two Summary
North Central South EastTotal
Schools
Free and
UniversalX X X 11
Means-
based
program
X X 4
Schools Oakland
USD (5)
San Leandro
USD (2),
Hayward
USD (2)
New
Haven USD
(2)
Livermore
Valley
JUSD (4)
15
Transit AC Transit AC Transit
AC Transit
& Union
City Transit
LAVTA
eco-pass
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Outreach and
Engagement
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Outreach and
Engagement
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Program Evaluation
18 quantitative and qualitative measures
to evaluate performance, including:
Student perception of transit options
and barriers
Student transit ridership
Pass penetration and ease of use
After school activity participation
Participant, student attendance
Program cost per participant and
administrative costs
• Framework approved by Commission in March 2016
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Preliminary Findings
• August through December 2016
• Initial analysis draws on:
Data reported from transit agencies
Information tracked by the school program administrators
The first student survey
All students at participating schools were encouraged to
participate in online/paper survey regarding:
- Student perception of transportation barriers
- Transportation costs to families
- Program participation and usage
- BART usage by students
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Pass Distribution Summary
Planning
Area
Program
Total #
Students
Eligible
Number of Active Passes Total #
Active
Passes
Participa-
tion RateAC Transit
Union City
Transit
LAVTA/
Wheels
North 1,832 1,670 -- -- 1,670 91%
Central 1,616 813 -- -- 813 50%
South 2,309 151 100 ; 76 --251 ;
22711% ; 10%
East 2,441 -- -- 110 110 5%
County-
wide8,198 2,634 100 ; 76 110
2,844 ;
2,82034%
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Transit Usage
Total Transit
Boardings by
Passholders
(Aug-Dec)
Average Daily
Boardings
Average
Monthly Unique
Users
North 149,034 1,228 1,222
Central 25,562 211 388
South 14,179 116 125
AC Transit 6,722 55 125
Union City Transit 7,457 61 N/A
East 10,106 83 N/A
Countywide 198,881 1,638 1,735
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AC Transit Student Passholders –
Weekday Boardings by Hour (October 2016)
0%
5%
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25%
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40%
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AC Transit Student Passholders –
Weekend Boardings by Hour (October 2016)
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
12:00AM
1:00AM
2:00AM
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5:00AM
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Mode Split - Countywide
Get
dropped
off/get a
ride
63%
Public
transit
17%
Bike
2%
Walk
12%
Drive
myself
5%
Other/I prefer
not to answer
1%
Countywide Arrival Mode
Get
picked
up/get a
ride
49%
Public
transit
25%
Bike
2%
Walk
17%
Drive
myself
5%
Other/I
prefer
not to
answer
2%
Countywide Departure Mode
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Key findings
• Top uses of Passes:
1. Travel to/from school (~ 70% )
2. Afterschool activities
3. Spending time with friends
• Top reasons limiting student use
Prefer to travel other ways
Traveling by bus takes too long
Bus doesn’t meet needs
• >50% participating students
said cost savings provided by
the program is important
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Comments from Students• “The pilot program seems very excellent to me since it has helped me
and my family to have a safe way for me to get to school and get my
education. It’s a program that has helped a lot of students and for my
part I am very grateful.”
• “Everything is good about the transit pass and I started not being late
to school which make a positive dramatic change on my grades and
willingness to go to school."
• “Thank you for this program – it is allowing me to be more
independent.”
• “I like the transit pass and it keeps me from having to look for money
each day of the week that I ride the bus. It is convenient and I ride 5
days a week.”
• “It is a good idea to encourage public transit, because it is better for
the environment.”
• “You should keep doing this, it helps a lot of us with money issues.”
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Schedule & Next Steps
Pilot
Program
Development
Begins
Pilot
School
Selection
Finalized
Pilot
Program
Launch
Approve
Parameters
for Year 2
Year 1
Evaluation
Report
& Begin
Year 2
Year 2
Evaluation
Report
Year 3
Evaluation
Report
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Thank you!