Xpress Transit Service SRTAGRTA Integration Providing Reliable Mobility

Xpress Transit Service & SRTA/GRTA Integration: Providing Reliable Mobility Choices and Innovative Financing Solutions September 1, 2016 Christopher Tomlinson Executive Director State Road and Tollway Authority Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

Xpress has broad reach – connecting to job centers in Downtown, Midtown & Perimeter 33 Xpress routes are funded and managed by GRTA Ø 166 coaches Ø 30 park and ride lots in 12 metro counties Ø Draws ridership from 40 counties Ø More than 2 million boardings per year Ø 11 years in Service 1

Ø $75 M in state GO bonds for transit capital projects statewide Ø Program open to existing public transportation operators as well as local, regional, and state governmental units, including CID’s Ø Examples of eligible costs include construction/renovation of facilities, land acquisition, and purchase of vehicles or equipment Ø Applications were accepted thru Jan 2016; projects awarded in June 2

How is Atlanta’s transportation landscape changing? 3

Xpress Transit and Express Lanes Can Improve the Capacity of Georgia’s Most Congested Highways Less than 2% of Vehicles during Morning Commute are express commuter coaches…. …But express commuter coaches move 26% of the commuters travelling thru the Lane! 4

GRTA & SRTA INTEGRTATION Ø Re-aligning positions and functions to support core businesses Shared Talent Shared Planning Shared Overhead Ø Revisiting Organizational Chart to rightsize by function Shared Mobility Goals Shared Finance Models Ø Identifying shared cost and revenue opportunities STRATEGIC Ø Implementing shared infrastructure opportunities INTERGRATED SOLUTIONS LEAN SUSTAINABLE Ø Addressing the region’s transportation issues through true innovation and collaboration between transit and tolling strategies

Increased Efficiencies Through Integration ü Consolidated Executive Management Team ü Implementing Workforce Development Action Plan Recommendations ü Seeking FTA Grantee Status for SRTA ü Integrating and Cross-Training Customer Service Staff ü Consolidating Assets & Asset Management ü Evaluating Joint Data Warehouse Options ü Implementing IT Assessment Findings 6

Increased Efficiencies Through Integration (Cont’d) ü Identifying Opportunities to Allocate Toll Revenues to Support Managed Lane Transit ü Implementing Efforts to Grow the Vanpool Program ü Considering Enhanced Overhead Cost Allocation Practices ü Continuing Efforts to Reduce Cash Fare payments and Eliminate Legacy Fare Media ü Acquiring Park and Ride Lot Land Early On 7

Xpress Upgrades: Improved Service Frequency 3 Service Hours New Routes Serving Perimeter Center from Cobb, Gwinnett, and Forsyth Counties 15 Park-and-Rides Will offer trips every 15 minutes (or better!) during peak hours Reliability 18 Destinations Connectivity Park-and-Rides gain more trips 3 Park-and-Rides get first ever service to Midtown 8

Xpress Upgrades: Streamlined Downtown Routing Example: Existing and Proposed East Route Corridors 9

Xpress Transit Fleet Rehab Ø 166 coaches, 95 of which are 10 years or older Ø Extends useful life from 12 years → 16 years Ø Renovations include overhaul of all major components (engine, transmission, etc. ), bus interior/exterior, fare systems 10

The Future of Xpress Ø Imperative that all motor coaches are rehabbed (FY 17 -FY 21) along with motor coach replacement in FY 22 Ø Airport service expansion would serve commuters, Airport workers, and supply workforce Ø Expand service opportunities along managed lane corridors 11

Providing Reliable Mobility Choices And Innovative Financing Solutions Christopher Tomlinson Executive Director State Road & Tollway Authority Georgia Regional Transportation Authority ctomlinson@georgiatolls. com w Peach. Pass. com w grta. org w. Xpressga. com 12