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Transcript of Wake County Transit Plan Choose how you move! December 7, 2011 Capital Area Friends of Transit 1.
Wake County Transit PlanChoose how you move!
December 7, 2011Capital Area Friends of Transit
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What We Said We Would Do…
• Prepare a Bus Plan
• Prepare a Rail Plan
• Obtain Municipal Input
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The Wake County Transit Plan is…• Derived from the Bus Plan and Rail Analysis
prepared by many stakeholders• Based on a conservative set of financial and
growth rate assumptions• Connecting all municipalities, employment
centers, universities/colleges, and the airport
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Wake County Population
Jurisdiction 1980
1985
2000
2010
2020
2035
2040
Apex 2,847 3,710 20,212 37,476 58,690 98,638 114,227
Cary 21,763 35,520 94,536 133,812 160,512 189,419 196,457
Fuquay-Varina 3,110 3,746 7,898 17,937 33,590 65,463 78,376
Garner 10,073 12,372 17,787 25,745 46,278 87,543 104,160
Holly Springs 688 746 9,192 24,661 34,875 52,478 59,024
Knightdale 985 1,267 5,958 11,401 27,922 63,422 78,145
Morrisville 251 580 5,208 18,576 22,615 27,400 28,707
Raleigh 150,255 194,228 276,094 402,825 490,982 596,038 624,939
Rolesville 381 586 907 3,786 8,560 18,696 22,879
Wake Forest 3,780 4,379 12,588 29,218 42,450 65,927 74,802
Wendell 2,222 2,663 4,247 5,845 12,908 27,845 33,998
Zebulon 2,055 2,794 4,046 4,433 9,444 19,970 24,294
Total Wake County 301,429 360,387 627,846 900,993 1,160,823 1,541,088 1,667,841
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The Bus Plan
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Creating the Bus Plan• Stakeholders included
o Bus service providers o All Wake County municipalitieso CAMPO
• Identified common goals and service standards• Balanced trade-offs county-wide
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Bus Plan - Overview• More frequent service• Enhanced existing transit corridors• Links population and employment centers• Circulator service connecting key destinations• Expanded service to unserved towns• Coordination with rail service• Incorporates new technology
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Bus Plan – Capital Improvements• New transit centers• New park and ride lots• Additional shelters, benches, sidewalks• New buses• Operational improvements• Additional maintenance facility capacity
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Bus Plan – Service Hour Expansion
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*Projection
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Connecting the County
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The Rail Plan
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Rail – Alternatives Analysis• A focused look at the alternative corridors for
commuter rail and light rail• A means of reaching investment strategy for a
particular corridor• A requirement for federally funded transit
projects• Solicited feedback through a series of public
workshops across the region
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Presentation Title 16
Rail Corridor Study Areas
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Commuter Rail Overview (Wake County Portion)
• Greenfield Parkway in Garner to Triangle Metro Center in RTP
• 9 stations – service every 30 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes off-peak
• New park-and-ride lots• Can implement with locally generated funds
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Commuter Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
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Light Rail Overview• Requires federal and state funding• Downtown Cary to Millbrook Road (13.9 miles)• 16 stations – service every 10 minutes during peak
hours and 20 minutes off-peak• New park-and-ride lots• Coordination with bus service
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Light Rail Corridor– Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) & Minimum Operable Segment (MOS)
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The Wake County Transit Plan
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A Practical Approach for Implementation
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Core Transit Plan – Bus Costs
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Bus Plan Cost: First Five Years
Total Non-Local Local
Capital Costs $262,929,000 $197,197,000 $65,732,000
Operating Costs $80,663,000 $8,066,000 $72,597,000
Total $343,592,000 $205,263,000 $138,329,000Note: 1) All amounts are in FY 2011 dollars (not inflated) 2) Total Bus Plan cost FY2013-2040 is $1.9 billion 3) Includes existing federal & state capital assistance formula funding (75%)
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Core Transit Plan – Commuter Rail Costs
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Commuter Rail Cost
Total Wake County Share
Durham County Share
Capital Costs $650,000,000 $330,000,000 $320,000,000Note: 1) All amounts are in FY 2011 dollars (not inflated) 2) Annual operating cost is estimated at $7.5 Million in FY 2011 dollars
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Enhanced Transit Plan – Light Rail Costs
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Light Rail Cost
Total
Capital Costs $1.1 billion
Operational Costs $14 million/yr.Note: All amounts are in FY 2011 dollars (not inflated)
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Local Revenue• Half-cent Local Sales Tax
o Revenue estimated at $53.47 million in FY 2011o Growth assumption:
o 1.0%.....FY 2012o 1.5%.....FY 2013o 2.0%.....FY 2014o 2.5%.....future years
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Local Revenue• New $7 county vehicle registration fee• Increase from $5 to $8 regional vehicle registration fee• Existing 5% vehicle rental tax• Fare box revenue
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Interlocal Agreements (ILA)• County / Municipal ILA and County / Triangle
Transit / CAMPO ILAo Parties agree to the process for plan updates and
amendmentso Municipalities approve the Wake County Transit Plano Municipalities support placing a referendum for the ½
cent sales tax on the ballot
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Where We Are Now…• Draft Wake County Transit Plan is complete• Finalize the Wake County Transit Plan• Begin moving forward with municipal approval
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Task/Milestone Date•Finalize Wake County Transit Plan November 2011•Municipalities Consider/Approve Transit Plan & ILA Nov. – Feb. 2012•CAMPO Consider/Approve Transit Plan Feb. – March 2012•Triangle Transit Consider/Approve Transit Plan Feb. – March 2012•Wake BOC Consider/Approve Transit Plan & ILA April 2012•Wake BOC Authorize the Referendum April 2012•Referendum November 2012
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