IBTTA Annual Meeting Halifax, Nova ScotiaSeptember 17, 2019

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CONGESTION and CLIMATE: 2 BIRDS, 1 STONE

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2019 2050Today Long-Range

Planning Horizon

Significant risk of earthquakes

Increasing flooding due to sea level rise

Uncertain impacts of new technologies

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Rising unaffordability

Increasing commute times

Growing inequality

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Meeting the new 2035 GHG target will only be possible with ambitious new strategies.

-15%Plan Bay Area 2040 Strategies

As low as -11%Plan Bay Area 2040 Strategies

Up to -8% neededNew Strategies

-15% per-capitaPrevious CARB Target

-19% per-cap.New TargetPreliminary Analysis for Illustrative Purposes

What magnitude of strategies would be necessary, if the boards want to close this gap?

approx. -5%Reduce freeway speed limits to 55 mph with robust enforcement

approx. -3%Fund set of transformative transit megaprojects with new revenues

approx. -5%Incorporate strategies to enable nearly all job and housing growth to focus in the region’s lowest-VMT areas (e.g., SF)

Consider Change to HOV3+ for “Ring Around the Bay”

“Very” Degraded Express Lane Corridors• Existing SR-237 Express Lane• Existing I-880 HOV (Future I-880 Express Lane in 2019)• Existing US 101 HOV (Future US-101 Express Lane in 2021+)

Addressing DegradationStep 1: Enforce Violations

Average Violations in HOV Lanes (2015)• AM – 24%• PM – 19%

Step 2: Toll Clean Air Vehicles

• HOV lanes had 6-8% CAVs in 2015• 38% CAVs on SR-237 WB in 2017

Opportunity: Utilize Empty Seats

4 seats/vehicle 48% seats are empty

16,000+ empty seats/hour = 70% of BART Tube Capacity

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Source: BATA 2015, Caltrans 2014, MTC 2015

Source: Bay Area Council 2016 Poll

Where do Bay Area residents experience the most traffic frustration?

Transbay WB Peak Hour

BART

AC Transit

WETA

Move More People in Fewer Cars with a $40m Investment

Phase 1: HOV/Bus Lane Opened in January 2019

Phase 2: HOV/Bus Lane Extension to Frontage

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West Grand Ave On-Ramp HOV/Bus Only Lane

21 Minutes Saved

109% HOV Volume Increase

Flexible On-Demand Transit Pilot with UCSF

= UCSF & Kaiser

= ½ mile radius (10 min walk)

10,000+ trips served during pilot period

780+ unique users

Commute Management Platform with Kaiser

4900 registered employees

WETA Ferry Service Enhancement

28% increase in Alameda/Oakland weekday ridership

WestCat Double Decker Transbay Express

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ridership 09-10ridership 11-12

ridership 13-14ridership 15-16

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Total Annual PassengersFY06-FY19

FY19 = 332,000

24% increase in daily passengers in June 2019

19% increase in average weekday passengers over 2018

Bay Area Commute Challenge

Enterprise

EQUIP EMPLOYERS WITH TOOLS AND DATA

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TEST COMMUTE STRATEGIES AND OFFER INCENTIVES2 3REDUCE SINGLE OCCUPANCY

VEHICLE RATES ON CONGESTED CORRIDORS

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• Strategies to reduce SOV rates, including parking management, incentives, disincentives

• Future funding for carpool incentives as resources become available

• 3 year commitment• Employers will select a commute

management tool from pre-qualified vendors

• Data to be provided to MTC

• Support HOV3+• Support Commute Benefits Program• Support employer parking management

strategies

Provide a Convenient Commuter Experience

Check real time parking availability information before

leaving

Drive, walk, or bike to the commuter

parking lot

Pay for parking using mobile

payment

Hop on transit or carpool to destination

Regional Customer Account Platform in Salesforce

Customer Service

User Account Management

Document Generation

Language Translation

Customer Communications

API Integration

Data & Analytics

Discounts & Rewards

Memberships & Payments

Regional Customer Account Platform

Clipper & FasTrak

Integration

Bike Share Integration

3rd Party Mobility Services

Other Discount

Applications (e.g., RTC)

Means-Based Application & Eligibility Verification

FasTrak Customer Service Escalation

Bike Share for All

Eligibility

Discounts, Rewards, Promotions