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BETTER TOGETHER
What is a Vanpool ?
• A Vanpool is a group of 4-15 people
• Group shares costs and saves BIG over being
an SOV
• Vehicle used has to has accommodate at least
7 and as many as 15 people.
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Why Vanpool?
• Save $$$$ - Vanpoolers save an average of $800.00 a year or more compared with the cost of driving alone
– Plus they spend less for gas, parking and vehicle repair and maintenance
• Commuter Tax Benefit in many cases covers the entire cost of commuting- $165 at GMU !
• Save Time – Vanpools can use the HOV lanes, which can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to get to work
• Flexible and Convenient – Vanpools can operate where and when they are needed regardless of the availability of transit service
• Reduces Commute Stress – By not driving every day, you arrive at work and back home in a much more relaxed frame of mind
• Improved Quality of Life – Vanpooling shortens your commute, giving you more family or leisure time
• Save the Environment – One vanpool takes as many as 14 vehicles and their emissions off the road every day. That’s good for all of us.
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Program Mission
The purpose of Vanpool Alliance is to:
• Bring together the current private providers of vanpool service and
the public sector's ride-matching and demand management
expertise, and marketing to encourage new growth in the vanpool
market in Northern Virginia
• Collect and report National Transit Database information to help
generate additional 5307 formula funds for the region that can be
used in transportation projects. Potentially $4 million or more
annually.
Program Details
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• Open to new and existing vanpools
• 7 – 15 passenger vehicle, must be at least half full
• Provides $200 / $400 per van per month payment
• Funds can be used to offset gas, satellite radio, Wi-Fi, or
not
• No provider restrictions, open to all vendors
• Vans are required to be open to the general public,
assuming route match and van space.
• Required to report monthly and yearly NTD data to the
program staff.
• Reporting is done through web based software allowing
accurate and speedy electronic data collection
• Program retains fully ADA equipped lift van for federal
compliance.
Vans from Everywhere
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• Very similar distribution from last year. PRTC has
increased 2% and GWRC has decreased 2%
GWRC49%
NVTC17%
PRTC14%
Other20%
Van Origins
GWRC
NVTC
PRTC
Other
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• Program has demonstrated growth every month since launch
• Currently 675 enrolled vans
• Received roughly 1000 applications
• Enrollment inline with budgeted expectations and slowing as projected
Program Growth
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Vans Enrolled
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Beating Expectations
•Program now consistently reports around 130,000 passenger trips per month,
occasionally over 140,000
• More than some bus systems such as Omniride, Cue, Dash, Loudoun County
Commuter Transit
• $0.59 per mile to operate vs. $10 for bus or $30 for VRE
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Passenger Trips
Supporting Vanpooling
• Over $5.5 million in direct benefits since program inception
$0.00
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I-66 Incentives
• $150 guaranteed fare
• TMP pays all additional expenses
• This is where growth of vanpooling will come from in area
• I95 tapped out
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• 2 Year program with $1.975 million per year
• GOAL : To increase the number of people we move through
congested corridors in the Commonwealth
• $400 payment for new vans for 2 years
• 48 Vans already enrolled
Reduce Congestion
Increase Payments
Statewide Brand
Improved ride matching
Supporting Vanpooling
$0.00
$2,000.00
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$6,000.00
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$12,000.00
VanpoolVA Payment
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Revenue miles Increase
• Program has shown steady growth in revenue miles reported to NTD.
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FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18
REVENUE MILES
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Breakdown for FY18
• Breakdown is again largely inline with percentages originally
envisioned
• FY18 was 10,665,858.00 revenue miles
• 1 percent tick up for PRTC, maybe beginnings of I66 effect
54%
25%
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FY18 Percentages
NVTC PRTC GWRC
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Earned Funds
•Funds are split amongst three member jurisdictions
•Used for all transit projects, such as roads, buses, bike parking
earned funds
FY17 $1,805,000.00
FY18 $4,729,021.00
FY19 $5,766,768.00
FY20 $6,650,179.68
FY21 $6,800,000.00
Contact Us
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Joseph Stainsby
Vanpool Program Manager
703-580-6169
Denise Copeland
Vanpool Alliance Program Associate
703-580-6175
Bonnie Doherty
Vanpool Alliance Senior Program Associate
703-580-6172
TDM – Transit Demand
Management
TDM helps people make the most of existing and new
infrastructure through transit, ridesharing, walking,
biking and telework.
The OmniRide Ridesharing program provides a range of TDM services and programs to residents, employees, and employers in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park
Ridematching/commute itinerary
promotion of alternative travel options: carpool/vanpool/bus/rail
Employer Outreach
TDM Programs
Rideshare Program – PWC residents
Holly Morello – TDM Program Manager
Natasha Khan – Rideshare Program Assistant
Ridematch request sources: Commuter Connections DB, OmniMatch form on the OmniRide website, Customer Service, vanpool owner/operators
Average of 51 Ridematches a month
Program Promotion: table top events at large employers: Pentagon, Mark Center, Coast Guard & local employers: Stratford University, Quantico, Micron, Lockheed Martin and GMU
Van Pool Assistance
Programs Facilitate the formation of new vanpools and helps
maintain the existing fleet.
Van Start – Start up financial assistance for qualifying new vanpools in the region
Van Save – Provides financial assistance for vanpools in danger of ceasing operation
Personal Property Tax Relief – for vanpools that are kept overnight in Prince William County
Van Start
Van must be registered with PRTC’s Rideshare Program
Vanpool must be in the first three months of operation
50% occupancy of van must be demonstrated by providing PRTC with a list of riders including
contact information
Van pool owner must demonstrate active recruitment for new passengers
PRTC supplies Matchlists to help with recruitment efforts
Payment is dependent on the size of the van, and decreases by one seat every month, not to
exceed 4 months
Maximum Seat Assistance Per Month
15 – Month One (4), Month Two (3), Month Three (2), Month Four (1)
12- Month One (3), Month Two (2), Month Three (1) Month Four (0)
9 – Month One (2), Month Two (2), Month Three (1), Month Four (0)
7 – Month One (2), Month Two (1), Month Three (1), Month Four (0)
Van Save
The van must be registered with the PRTC rideshare database for a minimum
of thirty days
The van must have been operating for a minimum of six months and many
not have received any state assistance funds for twelve months
The van must have lost at least 25% of its paid passengers for more than
thirty days
Van pool owner must demonstrate active recruitment for new passengers
The subsidy is available only once every twelve months
Payment is dependent on the size of the van, and decreases by one seat
every month, not to exceed 4 months
Personal Property Tax
Relief
Notarized application required
Applications sent out in early February and
returned in April
Sent to the County in May
Vans that are kept over night in Prince
William County are not charged for
personal property tax
Please stay in touch
Holly Morello
703-580-6130
Natasha Khan
703-580-6178