Heather Sobush Senior Planner Christopher Cochran Senior Planner

Heather Sobush, Senior Planner Christopher Cochran, Senior Planner 727 -540 -1800 TBITE 05/15/2014 1

Today’s PSTA is Doing More with Less • Ridership climbed 19% despite $40 million in budget cuts (2008 - 2013), increased fares, and service reductions • Surviving off reserves, estimated to run out in 2017

Greenlight Pinellas Goes to the Voters 3

Referendum November 4, 2014

THE GREENLIGHT PLAN • Elements – Countywide Bus Service Transformation • • Frequency Night Service Weekends Connections to Tampa – Implementation of Rail – Transit Supportive Land Use – Community Access • Phasing Strategy • Delivery Plan • Financial Plan 5

Greenlight Plan: Bus • Layered Service Specific to Travel Market – – – – Core Network Frequent Local Supporting Local FLEX Connector Routes Trolley Services Regional Express Routes Circulators • Over 65 % More Bus Service Compared to Today • Hub to Grid System 6

Preparing for Future Rail Line

Greenlight Plan: Transit Supportive Land Use Conceptual Rendering, “Cloud Station” (Largo Town Center) Looking southwest from Roosevelt/Dodge towards US 19 Today 8 Interactive Rail Tour: www. psta. net/tour

Greenlight Plan: Community Access • All modes used to access transit Bike • Walk • Drive • Facilitating access – Bike racks in station areas & bus stops – Bikes on buses and in rail cars – Lighting – Park/Kiss & Ride Locations – Coordinate with FDOT, MPO, and local jurisdictions on bicycle facilities and sidewalks to provide safe access to transit 9

Public Outreach Greenlight Pinellas Presentations and Events • 355 Presentations & Events – Reach 95, 000 People – Homeowners associations – Community meetings – Civic & professional organizations – Chambers Greenlight Civic & Business Committees • Approximately 100 different members • True cross-section of community • Members of the Greenlight Council Community Dialogue

Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy FY 2024 Full System Implementation • FY 2021 - All planned bus service expansions in operation • Light Rail Transit • NEPA & Engineering – 2018 -2020 • Vehicles & Construction – 2021 -2023 • Service Opens – 2024 11

Greenlight Plan: Delivery Plan Recommendations 1. Maintain Detailed Website 2. Ongoing Oversight Councils 3. Continuous Outreach 12

Greenlight Plan: Financial Plan Due Diligence • Refined Completed Work – Pinellas AA – Community Bus Plan • More Detailed Financial Planning – Base Case Financial Model – Sensitivity Analysis – Alternative Project Delivery Strategies = Long-term, FTA-Compliant Financial Plan 11/6/2013

Greenlight. Pinellas. com It’s all HERE!

Discussion

Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy 2014 -2015 • FY 2014 – Restructured network – Begin Safety Harbor Jolley Trolley service – Begin Saturday service on 100 X Regional Express – Referendum - November • FY 2015 – PSTA Property Tax Eliminated – Maintain/Expand service as possible with grants and reserves 16

Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy 2016 -2019 • FY 2016 – Sales Tax Begins – January – Sales Tax Proceeds to PSTA – March – Expand night/weekend service hours across system – Increase service without immediate need for fleet expansion • FY 2017 – Purchase standard and coach buses for increased frequencies • FY 2018 – Begin increases in midday frequencies for frequent local routes & all trolleys – Begin new regional express service • FY 2019 – Increase local midday frequencies for supporting local routes and North County Connector – Begin new circulator service – Begin seasonal trolley service 17

Greenlight Plan: Phasing Strategy 2018 -2021 • • 6 BRT & Rapid bus service planned for PSTA’s highest volume, most productive corridors BRT/Rapid Phase I: – Central Ave. BRT – 49 th St. /E Bay Dr. Rapid – Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. Rapid • • • Environment & Engineering - 2016 Capital Procurement & Install - 2017 Service Opens - 2018 • BRT/Rapid Phase II: – 4 th St. /Ulmerton Rd. BRT/Rapid – US 19 BRT/Rapid – Seminole Blvd. Rapid • • • Environment & Engineering – 2017 -2019 Capital Procurement & Install – 2018 - 2020 Service Opens – 2019 - 2021 18

How Does Pinellas Compare? What Can Pinellas Support? 2. 5 5 8 2. 5 9 3. 75 4 11 12 5 5 12. 5 7 13 14 43

Route 1 T T DT L JT CB JT TS 10 0 X 30 0 X SB CA 4 90 30 44 98 32 97 58 68 15 76 73 7 38 75 20 67 61 5 62 23 78 11 66 14 60 79 74 4 59 52 18 19 Weekday Passengers by Route 7 000 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0

Route T T DT L JT CB JT TS 10 0 X 30 0 X SB CA 1 30 62 44 4 58 23 61 90 97 66 74 75 5 38 73 98 7 68 32 79 20 11 76 59 15 18 4 67 19 14 52 78 60 Weekday Passenger Boardings Per Revenue Hour 45 40 35 Average: 26. 2 30 25. 7 25 20 16. 9 15 10 5 0