City of Tracy Short Range Transit Plan Final December 2009

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1 Executive Summary STUDY OBJECTIVES The City of Tracy Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) provides a vision and specific implementation recommendations for the development of local and regional public transit service for the City of Tracy, CA. The planning process provided opportunities for public input into the future of public transit services in the urbanized area of the City of Tracy. It also provided comprehensive market research information on potential ridership for both local and regional services. Specifically, the SRTP:! Establishes goals, objectives and performance standards! Documents transit needs! Provides service plan and fare recommendations! Plans for facility development! Establishes a detailed operating and capital financial plan OVERVIEW OF EXISTING TRACER SERVICES The City of Tracy provides three distinct services: 1. TRACER Fixed Route is the general public fixed-route and fixed-schedule service. Service is operated Monday through Saturday with services available from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm on Monday through Friday and 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday. 2. The TRACER Paratransit bus service is a door-to-door transportation service for seniors, age 60 and older, Medicare participants, and individuals with a certified disability, as well as the general public in the unincorporated areas of Tracy. Service hours are the same as the TRACER Fixed Route service. 3. The TRACER Paratransit taxi service is a subsidized taxi service to seniors when the TRACER Paratransit bus is not operating. The City of Tracy subsidizes 50% of the fare. The TRACER Paratransit taxi service is also available in the unincorporated areas of Tracy. ES-1

2 TRACY TRANSIT STATION Planning for the Tracy Transit Station, formerly referred to as the Tracy Downtown Multimodal Transit Station, began in the early 1990 s. At that time, the City recognized that continuing rapid growth would increase transportation needs and the desirability of a central transit transfer station to coordinate local transit and regional transit services. Construction of this $12.3 million, 4-acre facility began in mid-2008 with completion projected for Winter The project is located on the east side of Central Avenue at the intersection of Sixth Street in the southeast portion of downtown Tracy. The centerpiece is the project s 6,000 square foot station building, which will include an indoor passenger waiting area, a ticket sales and information office, public restrooms, three community meeting rooms, 222 parking spaces (including infrastructure for up to three recharging spaces for electric vehicles), an outdoor plaza, designated bus, taxi and vanpool pickup and drop-off zones, and secured bicycle storage. The Transit Station is designed to exceed current energy efficiency standards for buildings and facilities, and will include drought-tolerant landscaping to minimize water use. The project is also expected to have a positive impact on the effort to revitalize businesses in downtown Tracy. The Tracy Transit Station will be the new multimodal transit hub for TRACER Fixed Route buses, but also for SJRTD regional buses, bicycle parking, and potential future rail service. In the public outreach efforts, it was a major impetus for soliciting input on the future of public transportation in Tracy. EXTENSIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION A public workshop was held to solicit input from the public for their future vision of public transportation services both within Tracy and for Regional connections. A series of stations were set up to explain local TRACER Fixed Route services, Paratransit and RTD regional services. Participants were able to add comments directly on wall maps with Post-its. Approximately 45 participants attended the Open House session and provided excellent input on the future of public transportation services in Tracy. A workshop was also held with the City of Tracy Transportation Commission. The consulting team provided a Power Point presentation on the study process and solicited input on what was working well, needed local service improvements, needed regional transit improvements, as well as a discussion on the relationship between the General Plan and the Short Range Transit Plan. ES-2

3 A focus group was also held with eight seniors to solicit input on both the TRACER Fixed Route and Paratransit services. Questions were asked on what was working well and what short term service improvements they would like to see. Focus group participants also discussed the Paratransit Taxi program and future improvements they would like to see there. Supplemental interviews were also held with SJRTD and SJCOG staff to provide a regional funding perspective on both regional connections and funding opportunities and constraints. These workshops, focus groups, and stakeholder interviews were used to formulate questionnaires for surveys of:! City of Tracy General Public (408 Tracy resident telephone survey)! TRACER users (176 TRACER riders on-board buses)! ACE Train riders (98 ACE train riders) KEY FINDINGS OF MARKET RESEARCH The following is a general summary on the existing transit market and market potential for the future. Employed residents of the City of Tracy use many forms of alternative transportation for their commute to work, with 38% utilizing the ACE Train, BART, carpools, vanpools, walking, or bicycling to work. Therefore, there is an excellent foundation of alternative transportation usage by Tracy residents. The potential for additional transit ridership, both regionally and locally is quite high. The general public telephone survey found that if reasonable service levels were offered between commute origins and destinations, 61% of the general City of Tracy population are considered potential riders of local transit services, both for trips internally within TRACY and for connections to regional services such ACE or BART. There are differences in destination between the potential riders and non-riders. The most noticeable difference is that more of the staunch non-riders (41%) than potential riders (30%) commute within Tracy. Potential riders are more likely than staunch non-riders to commute to Livermore, Oakland, or to Contra Costa County. Clearly a substantial proportion of the potential market for local public transit is for travel outside of Tracy. The City of Tracy has very distinct existing transit markets. The existing TRACER service levels with 60-minute service weekdays and Saturdays and no Sunday service is mostly used by youth and lower-income individuals who do not have an automobile or license. 59% of users do not have a car or a license, another 6% have a car but no license, and 23% have a license and no car. ES-3

4 In contrast, existing ACE Train users and SJRTD express bus users are higherincome individuals who choose to utilize transit instead of commuting by car. The potential for increased ridership is high, but the awareness of both TRACER and SJRTD services is low. Only 32% of the population was able to name TRACER as the local bus service. Only 20% could name RTD as the regional transit service provider. While there are three round trips by RTD during peak periods to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, 69% of the general population is unaware that the RTD service exists. Use of the TRACER is very transitory. In fact, one-third of the ridership began using TRACER service in 2008, and almost three-quarters (76%) have been using the TRACER service only since When asked if they would be utilizing TRACER in a year, 43% of students said they would buy a car and stop using TRACER. Of non-students, 86% plan on using TRACER in a year. Student ridership is an important core ridership market segment for TRACER, and efforts need to be continued to capture that market. However, in order to build ridership over time, there is a need to attract a greater market share of nonriders to the system. TRACER FIXED ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS When the Tracy Transit Station (TTS) in downtown Tracy opens in Winter 2009, adjustments to existing TRACER routes will be required in order to serve the facility and improve transfers between local routes and San Joaquin Metropolitan Transit District (SJRTD) buses between Tracy, Lathrop, and Stockton. The following are recommended improvements when the Tracy Transit Station Opens. Recommended FY 2009/10 When Tracy Transit Station Opens Move current terminal where bus routes connect at City Hall to Tracy Transit Station (TTS), extended in both directions via East Street and 6 th Street. During peak commute periods, increase the bus frequency to every 30 minutes on Routes A and B. Extend Route B inbound and outbound to Tracy Transit Station in both directions on Central Ave to 6 th Street. Route B would no longer service the Civic Center Route A would be routed along 6 th to East St, and north on East to the Civic Center, where it would continue its existing route. ES-4

5 New bus stops in the vicinity of 10 th Street and Central Avenue will be needed to serve downtown Tracy to serve Routes B and C. Several candidate locations may require the removal of a parking space. With the opening of Tracy s new Kimball High School on Lammers Road near West 11 th Street in Tracy in August 2009, extend Routes D and E to serve Kimball High School. Initiate a subscription TRACER bus service between residential areas and the ACE train to serve the new October train schedule at 6:04 am and 6:49 am and from the ACE train at 5:09 and 6:09 pm to residential areas in Tracy. Twenty weekly passes would need to be bought before the service is initiated. Recommended FY 2010/11 Improvements In FY 2010/11, implement Sunday TRACER Fixed Route bus service on Routes A, B, and C. Limit TRACER Paratransit Bus trip to ADA eligible individuals. Hours of operation would be the same as Saturday service. Recommended FY 2011/12 Improvements If the subscription ACE Train shuttle service achieves a minimum of five passengers per hour, a new Route F would be established to serve the SJRTD commuter runs at the Naglee Park and Ride lots, Tracy Transit Station, and the ACE Train station. The route and schedule would be developed to build on the ridership established with the ACE Train shuttle. Recommended FY 2012/13 Improvements Restructuring of local TRACER fixed routes is recommended in FY Two new routes would replace the existing routes A, B, and C. The proposed changes would expand 30-minute service to all day, serving the highest patronage areas of Tracy, which is generally located north of downtown and the Tracy Transit Station. The Prime Outlets, Food Maxx, West Valley Mall and Walmart would all have improved service levels. A restructuring of Route A would be routed on Holly, Clover, Tracy Blvd and Kavanaugh to better serve neighborhoods with demographics that are more dependent on public transportation. The proposed changes would also extend direct service every 30- minutes in each direction via Central Avenue to the highest patronage areas of South Tracy, e.g., on the existing Central Ave./Tracy Blvd./Schulte Rd. loop. These changes would also expand TRACER service coverage on 60-minute headways to the Sycamore Parkway Area, and east of Tracy Boulevard to new residential developments located along Valpico Road to Eastlake Circle in Southeast Tracy. A map of the proposed route restructuring is included in ES-5

6 Chapter 3 on page The route restructuring would increase vehicle revenue hours by 9,300 annually. Recommended Longer-Term Improvements to FY 2017/18 As part of the General Plan, continued community growth has been planned for and is anticipated in South Tracy along Valpico Road and south Tracy Boulevard, and along Corral Hollow Road. At some point, additional transit service will be needed to serve these new growth areas; for planning purposes, this SRTP assumes that this new TRACER service will be in place by FY 2017/18: Beginning at West Valley Mall, two-way service via Naglee Road, WalMart, west Grant Line Road, Joe Pombo Parkway, West Lowell Avenue, Corral Hollow Road, Middlefield Road, Whispering Wind Drive, South Tracy Boulevard, to a counter-clockwise terminal loop via west Valpico Road and Sycamore Parkway back to Tracy Boulevard. Service every 60 minutes and between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm on weekdays, and 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and major holidays. Exhibit ES-1 is the long range vision for TRACER Fixed Route service in FY 2017/18. Proposed Fare Increases on TRACER Fixed Route In order to achieve an overall objective of 15% farebox recovery (fare revenues divided by total operating expenses), three fare increases are recommended in FY 2010/11, FY 2012/13, and FY 2015/16. During this period, the base fares for adults would increase fro $1.00 to $1.75. Student fares would increase from $0.75 to $1.50, and senior fares would increase from $0.50 to $0.75. A complete fare schedule is provided in Chapter 3 on page ES-6

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8 TRACER PARATRANSIT RECOMMENDATIONS Based on input from a focus group of seniors and the two public workshops, and a review of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, the following recommendations are made for TRACER Paratransit Bus and Taxi: The City of Tracy and MV Transportation should collaborate on the procurement of a telephone and computer integrated system that enables easy verification of applicant status and supplies trip update information. TRACER Paratransit is too small of an operation for automated dispatching, and this should continue to be done manually, but entered into the computer system as a record-keeping system to produce driver manifests, and provide monthly report information! The City of Tracy should purchase an integrated AVL/GPS system that provides at minimum the security and management functions. The passenger information function may be too expensive, but should at least have the capability for future expansion if funding becomes available.! The City of Tracy should purchase 2 minivans in FY 2009/10. This recommendation is already being implemented and is included in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)! The ability to apply for visitor status at other public transportation agencies if a person is ADA certified should be included in the Paratransit brochure, in the ADA application and on the TRACER website. The City of Tracy needs to issue a separate ADA card for ADA eligible individuals for use on other public transportation systems.! Increase the age eligibility for TRACER Paratransit from 60 to 65. The cost of TRACER Paratransit Service is three times that of TRACER Fixed Route bus service. This is a policy recommendation meant to reduce demand from those using the TRACER Paratransit service who could be using TRACER Fixed Route service. Existing certified individuals between 60 and 65 with TRACER Paratransit would be grandfathered in as eligible.! The City of Tracy should actively promote and market the availability of the half-fare or 50% subsidy taxi program to eligible TRACER Paratransit users. The information should be included in an updated TRACER Paratransit brochure that should be mailed to all certified users.! Implement two-nights-a-week service to 9 pm on the TRACER Paratransit service for one year. If the service does not have productivity, as measured by passengers per revenue vehicle hour (RVH), equivalent to ES-8

9 75% of the average for all TRACER Paratransit service, discontinue the service after the trial demonstration. A realistic objective for evening service should be 3 passengers per RVH.! In order to keep up with increased demands for TRACER Paratransit service driven by the aging of the population, increase the supply of Paratransit service by 250 vehicle service hours per year only when productivity, as measured by passengers per RVH, is 3.5 passengers per RVH or more in the past fiscal year.! TRACER Paratransit cash fares would be raised from $1.25 to $1.50 in FY 2010/11 and then again to $1.75 in 2015/16. REGIONAL SERVICES RECOMMENDATIONS SJRTD provides an array of regional services to the City of Tracy. Most of the recommendations in this section require approval by SJRTD. Recommendations for the Opening of the Tracy Transit Station It is recommended that SJRTD consider re-routing regional Routes 26 and 90 Hopper serving Tracy to and from the Tracy Transit Station when the Tracy Transit Station project opens in Winter Consider serving the location with selected SJRTD commuter routes along the I-580/I-205 corridor that also serve Tracy. Establish consistent timed connections between TRACER Fixed Route and revised SJRTD Routes 26 and 90 at the Tracy Transit Station. The San Joaquin County Regional Transit Systems Plan released by San Joaquin COG in June 2009 recommends selected Route 90 trips also serve the Tracy Transit Station, generally consistent with this recommendation. Mid-Day BART Service SJRTD currently provides three round-trip commuter runs to BART on weekdays, as described in the previous section. The general population survey conducted for this SRTP found that 69% of the general population is unaware that the service exists. This finding was validated at the August public workshop, as many residents attending were unaware of the existing connections. Morning and afternoon bus service is available on SJRTD Commuter Express Routes 160 and 171; however, casual riders must make seat reservations on these routes at least one day in advance. ES-9

10 It is recommended that SJRTD establish two runs per weekday in each direction between the Tracy Transit Station and Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. Recommended departure times from the Tracy Transit Station are around 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., with return trips leaving BART at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Shuttle Service to ACE Train A subscription TRACER shuttle service is recommended that would pick up Tracy residents in their neighborhoods and transport them to ACE Train station for the 6:04 and 6:49 a.m. (October 2009 schedule) westbound train and from the ACE Train arriving in Tracy at 5:09 and 6:09 p.m. to their neighborhoods. Twenty Tracy residents would need to purchase weekly passes before the service would be inaugurated. A TRACER Paratransit Bus would be used. Direct Bus Service To Manteca At present, for trips to Manteca, Tracy residents must take Route 26 to Stockton and transfer to Route 27 down to Manteca. It is recommended that the City of Tracy request that SJRTD consider direct service to and from Manteca. This recommendation is based on public input from the open houses and input from RTD riders. SJRTD Service to Mountain House With a growing population in Mountain House and the recent re-location of Delta College satellite campus from Tracy to Mountain House, there is a growing unmet transit need for public transportation service between Mountain House and Tracy. The City of Tracy should request that SJRTD implement new service between the Tracy Transit Station and Mountain House. Better Marketing of Ridesharing Opportunities The overall implications of market research conducted for this report point to the opportunity for building on the strong foundation of carpools and vanpools to serve destinations not served by RTD. SJCOG has a ridesharing program through Commute Connections. These services need to be better marketed to City of Tracy residents. Longer-Term Vision for Regional Connections to Tracy A 50-year vision for regional services in Tracy is shown in Exhibit ES-2 ES-10

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12 The elements of this long range vision include:! Relocation of the ACE Train Station from its present location to the Tracy Transit Station.! Implementation of bus rapid transit between Stockton and the Tracy Transit Station.! Construction of the proposed high-occupancy vehicle lane from Stockton to the San Joaquin County border on I-580.! Extension of ebart from Antioch through Mountain House to the Tracy Transit Station. ebart is the nickname that BART is using for the extension of BART service using Diesel Multiple Unit rail technology to Antioch.! Regular bus service between the Tracy Transit Station and the Livermore BART station.! High Speed Rail through the Altamont Pass serving the Tracy Transit Station. It is recommended that the City of Tracy regularly participate in regional forums to advance this vision from concepts to plan adoption to service implementation. Advocating for SJCOG to include this financially unconstrained vision in the Regional Transportation Plan would be a first important step in this process. MARKETING RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that the City of Tracy develop a Tracy-centric regional transit guide that provides information about all of the alternative transportation services available to Tracy residents traveling within Tracy or within the region. The guide doesn t necessarily have to provide every detail about every service, but it should provide a clear, easy to understand menu of options and directions on how to find out more about each service. The opening of the Tracy Transit Station will be an excellent opportunity to raise the awareness of transit services within Tracy. The key to accomplishing this will be hosting an event that encourages residents to visit the station and have a chance to see what it will offer. Following are some suggestions for planning such an event.! Hold the event on a Saturday when most residents are in Tracy rather than away at work.! Make it a family-oriented event with activities to attract various groups: refreshments, music, kids-oriented activities, balloons.! Provide free rides on the Tracy TRACER for the day (or the week). ES-12

13 ! Have an extra TRACER bus on site at the station as an exhibit.! Have staffed information tables for TRACER, SJRTD and other services such as SJCOG Commuter Connection, bike groups, etc.! Publicize the event through news releases, posters on board buses, posters at key locations around Tracy, notices on the City of Tracy and Chamber of Commerce websites, and notices on the government TV channel and, possibly through a cable TV commercial. Develop and implement an ad campaign to build awareness for Tracy s family of transportation options both locally and regionally. The opening of the Tracy Transit Station should serve as the kickoff for a campaign to build awareness of the transit services available to Tracy residents. The ads should communicate in summary form the message carried in the regional guide, i.e. what are all the transportation options available to Tracy residents for travel within Tracy and the region. The ads should encourage residents to request the Tracy regional guide or visit the new website. A version of the Tracy TRACER guide should be created for posting in each of the new bus shelters recently installed by the City. The displays should include the TRACER system map and the schedule(s) for routes serving that stop. For stops served also by SJRTD, the newly created regional map and schedules for all appropriate routes should be included in the display. It is recommended that the maintenance and update of the website on TRACER information be shifted from the contractor to the City of Tracy staff. The existing website can be enhanced for the benefit of local Tracy residents. It should include the following elements:! Direct link from Tracy Transit homepage to: Tracy TRACER: Local Bus Service.! Interactive system map showing all TRACER routes. By clicking on a route, the viewer should be taken directly to the schedule for that route.! Schedule information for all TRACER routes.! Fare and other how-to-ride information.! Paratransit Information including taxi information.! Easy link to Spanish information (provided as a page, not just a PDF). Free ride promotions can be highly effective in generating both trial ridership and community attention. TRACER has been very successful in promoting its services in free ride months every December and April. These should be continued. Regular outreach presentations to target markets, including seniors at the senior centers, low income families living in apartment complexes along the fixed route, social service agencies and schools is a fundamental aspect of all transit ES-13

14 marketing. TRACER staff has completed such presentations, but the effort should be more frequent and regular to these target markets. As a general rule, transit agencies should devote about 2% of their operating budget to promotional activities. For Tracy TRACER this would suggest an annual marketing budget of about $28,000 to be used for promotional materials and media advertising. This would be in addition to the cost of providing basic passenger information, which is a core element of system operations. FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY The financial plan provides the details on costs and revenues from FY 2008/09 to FY 2018/19 based on the recommendations discussed previously. Operations Expenditures There are four main components of operating costs:! The amount of service supplied! The cost of the operations and maintenance contractor to operate that service! Administrative Costs! Fuel costs In FY 2008/09, the actual number of revenue vehicle hours provided was 12,043 for the TRACER fixed routes and 6,540 for the Paratransit service. The suggested supply improvements would increase the number of revenue vehicle hours from 20,925 in FY 2009/10, rising to 40,773 by FY 2018/19. Taxi service is not included as fares are based on miles, and this is a contract service that is not based on vehicle service hours. The operations and maintenance contract was $743,965 in FY 2008/09 and represented about 59% of the total operations and administrative costs for Tracy in FY 2008/09. The current contractor is providing very cost effective service delivery at $31.08 per hour in FY 2008/09. The operations contractor expenditures are expected to increase from the $743,965 in FY 08/09 to $2,054,000 in FY 2018/19. This increase is a direct reflection of the significant increase in revenue vehicle hours needed to meet the forecasted mobility needs of Tracy residents. In FY 2008/09, utilizing the City of Tracy ledger information, the consulting team calculated the administrative costs at $329,993. This is 26% of the operating budget, higher than industry peers where administrative costs are typically in the 12-15% range. The City of Tracy has the transit administrative infrastructure in ES-14

15 place that will allow the system to grow, while keeping administrative staffing at the same levels. With this assumption, administrative costs are reduced to 16% of the total operating budget by 2018/19. Operating Revenues The fares collected by TRACER were $94,062 in FY 2008/09. The TRACER Fixed Route generated $61,285 or 65% of the total fares with an average fare of $.63 per passenger. TRACER fare revenues are expected to increase from $94,062 in FY 2008/09 to $439,000 in FY 2018/19. This is based on substantially higher ridership and three fare increase over the next ten years. The Local Transportation Fund is part of the funds received from Transportation Development Act (TDA) monies. TDA funds are derived from! cents of state sales tax and are earmarked for transportation purposes. TDA funds are utilized by the City of Tracy as the fund of last resort. In other words, after all other possible operating funds are used, TDA funds fill in the remaining operating revenue. In FY 2007/08, a total of $569,070 in TDA funds is projected to be used to support TRACER operations. By FY 2018/19, TDA fund utilization is expected to increase to $1.3 million, more than double the amount that it used today. The City of Tracy has received a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5307 apportionment of $1,293,577 in FY 2008/09. Because the City of Tracy is a small urbanized area between 50,000 and 200,000, the City of Tracy can use these funds for either operating or capital purposes. In FY 2008/09, there was $571,003 in FTA 5307 operating revenues used to support City of Tracy transit operations. This is expected to approximately double over the next 10 years to $1.3 million. Capital Expenditures There are four primary categories of capital expenditures for Tracy:! Vehicle Replacement! Vehicle Expansion! Bus Stop Improvements! Safety and Security Improvements The City of Tracy currently operates 13 buses. Seven of the buses are referred to as cutaways where specialized bus bodies are built upon standard Ford 350/450 chassis; the remaining six are MST II 30-foot buses built on a Freightliner chassis. All six of the 30-foot buses and four of the seven smaller ES-15

16 cutaways are powered by CNG (10 total); the remainder of the buses (3 cutaways) are powered by diesel fuel. Based on a review of vehicle technology and engine propulsion systems, the fleet plan recommends a transition to hybrid buses over the 10-year planning horizon of the Short Range Transit Plan. A total of 24 buses would be replaced during this time period, with a complete transition to hybrid buses in FY 2015/16 if the replacement plan is adopted. Over the next ten years, six 30-foot expansion buses are required. In keeping with the bus replacement vehicle technology policies described above, it is recommended that the City of Tracy purchase lowfloor hybrid buses for the expansion fleet if funding grants are successful. In FY 2008/09 and 09/10, money is budgeted for bus stop improvements. The first phase of this project had been already implemented on site and a total number of 55 stops benefited from various improvements: 22 received a shelter, bench and trash can and the other 33 a bench and trash can. The improvements so far have been done at the bus stops with the most boardings. There is a $1.8 million budget available to complete phase 2 from a total of $2.5 million (5307 funds from the Federal Stimulus ARRA program) for this bus stop improvement program. In summary, over the next ten fiscal years, starting in FY 09/10, the City of Tracy is expected to expend $11.4 million in TRACER capital projects. Capital Revenues As stated earlier under operating revenues, the source of TDA monies is a! cent sales tax. In addition to providing operating revenues, TDA funds have been historically used to provide a 20% match for capital projects. Due to the significant capital expenditure plan for transition to a hybrid bus fleet, this financial plan recommends a strategy for utilizing TDA funds at a rate of 10% match for the hybrid fleet, with the remaining match from Proposition 1B, discussed below. Between FY 2008/09 and FY 2018/19, a total of $1 million of TDA monies are projected to be used for capital matching purposes. As approved by the voters in the November 2006 general election, Proposition 1B enacts the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of Statewide, this is a $ billion state general obligation bond that is meant to fund high priority projects. There are 16 different programs under Proposition 1B, and two directly provide capital funding for transit purposes. The Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement and Service Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) is expected to provide $805,000 in funding for ES-16

17 the City of Tracy and will be primarily used to provide matching funds for the transition to a hybrid bus fleet. As described above in operating revenues, this formula-based funding can be used for either operating or capital purposes by the City of Tracy for Transit purposes. For replacement vehicles and other capital expenditures, FTA funding is being utilized to provide 80% of the cost. For the purchase of hybrid buses, FTA funding would provide 40% of the funding. The City of Tracy is projected to use $4.2 million in FTA 5307 funds for capital purposes over the next ten years. The Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) program is jointly administered by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. The program was continued as part of SAFETEA-LU. SJCOG, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization, administers this federal funding program designed to improve air quality in non-attainment areas. The City of Tracy should apply for funding from this program for the procurement of hybrid buses. To provide a balanced funding approach, 40% of the monies for the hybrid buses would come from CMAQ funding sources. The City of Tracy will be requesting almost $3.1 million in funding over the next ten fiscal years. In summary, the City of Tracy transit program is expected to total approximately $32.8 million over the next ten fiscal years. ES-17