Metra Board of Directors. Board Meeting April 13, 2012

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1 Metra Board of Directors Board Meeting April 13, 2012

2 Presentation for Metra Board of Directors April 13,

3 Union Station History The last of Chicago s historic stations; now owned by Amtrak Designed primarily to serve long distance trains, including large amounts of mail and express traffic Trains approach from north and south but do not pass through Original Concourse Building, demolished 1968 Chuckman Collection The original concourse interior featured open space Univ. of AZ Library/Fred Harvey Collection The original station handled voluminous mail and express packages Jack Delano, 1943 Library of Congress During World War II 100,000 passengers per day passed through Chicago s Union Station Jack Delano, 1943 Library of Congress 2

4 Street Access issues Conflicts between: Taxis Buses Automobiles Shuttles Pedestrians Bicycles Station Congestion Issues Concourse Level during morning rush hour 3

5 Track/Platform Issues Existing track layout limits both train and passenger capacity Narrow, obstructed platforms cause overcrowding Single point of access to southern platforms Irregular platform lengths Limited ability to operate trains through the station 4

6 High Speed Rail / Improved Intercity Passenger Rail Midwest Regional Rail Initiative A 3,000 mile network of fast, frequent intercity trains Corridors with improvements currently funded include: Chicago-Bloomington/Normal-Springfield-St Louis Chicago-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Ann Arbor-Detroit Chicago-Milwaukee Chicago-Rockford-Dubuque Chicago-Quad Cities 5

7 Many Prior Ideas, But Most With Limited Analysis Winner of Chicago s Union Station 2020 Design Competition (2009) Original Daniel Burnham proposal for Union Station with office tower (c. 1914) West Loop Transportation Center proposal (2002) Helmut Jahn proposal for separate high speed rail station east of old Post Office (2010) Solomon Cordwell Buenz proposal (2011) 6

8 Goals of This Master Plan Study 1. Provide sufficient capacity for significant increases in Metra and intercity ridership estimated 40% increase in trains by 2040 possible significant further increases 2. Make the terminal more inviting for passengers 3. Provide more direct and convenient transfers to buses, CTA trains, taxis, shuttles, pick-up/drop-off 4. Create a terminal that is vibrant, a civic asset, and a catalyst for growth in the West Loop and region 7

9 Short Term Ideas Two upcoming CDOT projects can improve local street traffic flow and curb access: Central Area East-West Bus Rapid Transit project (improved bus lanes) Union Station Transportation Center (off-street bus terminal) 8

10 Medium Term Ideas Reallocate space not currently available to passengers Repurpose some unused baggage platform space Widen Metra platforms using this area Add direct access to/from street level Existing Unused Baggage Platform Possible 9

11 Medium Term Ideas Reallocate space not currently available to passengers Convert unused mail platform for higher speed intercity trains Adds platform capacity Creates new through tracks Space for improved through tracks Unused mail platform 10

12 Medium Term Ideas Enhance existing station facilities Improved navigation and passenger flow Canal Street Viaduct Reconstruction Opportunity for improved street access Existing View of Canal Street facing South from Adams Street Possible 11

13 Long Term/Visionary Ideas Possible new station tracks and platforms in subway under Clinton or Canal Streets Coordinate larger scale station expansion/enhancement with possible future land development 200 block of South Canal / Riverside Plaza 300 block of South Canal / Riverside Plaza 12

14 Placemaking opportunities Transform the historic station into an iconic destination Economic engine that draws people for dining, shopping, and other activities Easy connections to other transit modes Create a new intercity rail station Improve riverfront and nearby blocks Input from passengers, workers, and residents Example: Washington, D.C. Union Station 13

15 Project Schedule & Next Steps Develop simulation models to evaluate technical alternatives for: Street access improvements Tracks/platform improvements Station configuration improvements Identify agencies that will: Seek full funding for individual projects Lead each project through the planning, environmental review, detailed design, and construction processes Explore Public/Private Partnership Opportunities Continued public outreach for each project 14

16 Thank You Please visit 15

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18 State of Metra Operations Metra Board of Directors April 13, 2012 Presented by George Hardwidge Deputy Executive Director Operations

19 System On-Time Performance March

20 Metra System On-Time Performance March 2012 Percent On-Time Weekday Peak 96.9% Weekday Off-Peak 96.1% Weekend 93.3% Total 96.1% 3

21 Metra System On-Time Performance Mar 2012 Delays by Duration % Minutes Delays Total % % % % Annulled 26 4% % 4

22 Metra System On-Time Performance Major Incidents in March 2012 Freight Mechanical Track Construction Right-of-Way Accidents Signal/Switch Failure 102 delays 111 delays 39 delays 51 delays 95 delays 5

23 Metra System On-Time Performance March 21 - Power Failure CCF Com-Ed Power Surge Lost Uninterruptable Power Supply Units 27 Delays 3/17 St. Patrick s Day Heavy Loading Same Service Plan as Previous Years Unexpected Large Crowds 49 Delays 6

24 Metra System On-Time Performance March 2012 OTP by Line Percent Line On-Time Electric District 97.9% Rock Island District 94.8% SouthWest Service 94.8% Heritage Corridor 94.7% BNSF Railway 95.2% Union Pacific-West 95.2% Milwaukee District-West 95.2% Union Pacific-Northwest 96.4% Milwaukee District-North 94.1% North Central Service 94.4% Union Pacific-North 97.9% SYSTEM 96.1% 7

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26 Ridership Trends February 2012 Metra Board of Directors April 13, 2012 Presented by Lynnette Ciavarella Senior Division Director, Strategic Capital Planning/ Grants Development

27 Calendar Adjusted Including Free Trips February, Ridership in Millions 2 Metra System Ridership

28 Ticket Sales by Type February ( ) vs vs. 12 Monthly 91,857 91,241 92, % 1.9% Ten-ride 137, , , % 14.3% Station One-Way 307, , , % 16.2% Conductor One-Way 257, , , % 17.9% Total One-Way 564, , , % 17.1% Weekend 72,795 63,625 75, % 18.8% 3

29 Reduced-Fare Rides January 2011 February , ,000 Reduced-Fare Rides* 250, , , ,000 50,000 0 Jan-11 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan-12 Feb 4 *Includes all eligible and ineligible reduced-fare rides and does not include conductor, weekend, and group sales. Senior Ride Free Program discontinued on September 1, Metra s grace period expired on September 6, 2011.

30 Free Trips Circuit-Permit & Senior Free Trips (January 2011 February 2012) 450, , ,000 Free Trips 300, , , , ,000 50,000 0 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 *Senior Ride Free Program discontinued on September 1, Metra s grace period expired on September 6,

31 Average Auto Gas Prices Cook County $5.00 $4.50 Average Cost Per Gallon $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

32 Winter Weather February Year Winter Statistics yr avg Snowfall (inches) Days below zero Average Temperature

33 System Ridership February 2.3% increase Calendar adjusted -0.8% decrease Year to date 1.8% increase January & February 2012 Last 3 months 1.5% increase December 2011 February 2012 Last 12-months 1.9% increase March 2011 February vs

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35 Monthly Financial Report Metra Board of Directors April 13, 2012 Presented by Thomas Farmer Chief Financial Officer

36 February 2012 Budget vs. Actual In Millions Actual vs Actual Budget Budget Operating revenue Passenger revenue Other revenue (0.7) Total operating revenue Operating expense Operations and Maintenance Administration & Regional Services Diesel Fuel (0.1) Motive Power (0.2) Claims and Insurance (0.9) Downtown Stations Total operating expense Operating Deficit Revenue Recovery Ratio 51.4% 48.6% 2.8% 2 22

37 February 2012 Year to Date Budget vs. Actual In Millions Actual vs Actual Budget Budget Operating revenue Passenger revenue Other revenue (1.0) Total operating revenue Operating expense Operations and Maintenance Administration & Regional Services Diesel Fuel Motive Power Claims and Insurance (0.7) Downtown Stations Total operating expense Operating Deficit Revenue Recovery Ratio 47.1% 44.7% 2.4% 3 23

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39 Regional Fare Payment Update Metra Board of Directors April 13, 2012 Presented by Lynnette Ciavarella Senior Division Director, Strategic Capital Planning/ Grants Development

40 Small Commuter Rail Peers - North America Agency # of Stations Metra 241 # of Rail Lines 11 Annual Ridership (in millions) 82.7 Toronto - GO Transit 61 Montreal AMT 52 Los Angeles - Metrolink 55 San Francisco Bay-San Jose Caltrain 32 Virginia/DC Virginia Railway Express 18 Miami Tri-Rail 18 Seattle Sounder/Sound Transit 10 Vancouver West Coast Express 8 Dallas Trinity Railway Express 10 Salt Lake City Front Runner 14 San Diego Coaster 8 Albuquerque, New Mexico Rail Runner 13 Minneapolis - Northstar

41 Small Commuter Rail Peers North America Smart card systems Proof of Payment systems Closed-loop (proprietary) 8 of 13 have implemented already Contactless bank card systems Open payment 3 of 13 Utah implemented for one-way rides, but will expand Dallas to implement TVMs will accept contactless bank cards Vancouver to implement 2013 Remaining systems waiting/researching 3

42 Small Commuter Rail Peers North America Near Field Communication (NFC)/mobile phone ticketing None yet implemented Utah will pilot mid-2012 Virginia (DC) & Dallas just released RFIs All others interested Conductor handheld sale and/or validation devices Nine currently use for validation Utah testing contactless handheld devices Only one (New Mexico) sells on trains Any new technology easier to implement on the newer systems and smaller systems 4

43 Draft Principles - Regional Payment System Regional fare payment system must Improve fare collection and simplify overall collection activities and reconciliation Minimize on-train transactions and overall transaction costs Recognize that convenience has a value to the customer Simplify and optimize business practices Be cost effective Ensure a high degree of reliability Promote system use and be easily understood by the customers Have no adverse effect on train operations Allow for effective/efficient on-train ticket validation 5

44 August 2012 December 2012 June 2013 January 2015 Timeline Future State Plan Completed Demonstration projects, RFI/RFP release, on-going refinement of future state plan Tentative begin design/ implementation/testing Contactless credit card acceptance 6

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46 Strategic Plan Update Metra Board of Directors April 13, 2012 Presented by Lynnette Ciavarella Senior Division Director, Strategic Capital Planning/ Grants Development

47 Elements of Strategic Planning Process Set Context / Review Existing Conditions Establish Mission / Vision / Values SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats Situational Analysis Political, economic, technological, environmental, regulatory, and legal analysis Establish Goals & Objectives to bring about Mission / Vision Metra Board, Public, & Key Stakeholders Involved Through out the Process 2

48 Elements of Strategic Planning Process (cont.) Define Performance Measures to evaluate ways to accomplish Goals & Objectives Define Strategies, Initiatives and Scenarios to accomplish Goals & Objectives Evaluate Strategies, Initiatives, & Scenarios using previously developed Performance Measures Develop Financial Plans Develop Final Plan, Programs & Strategic Actions Metra Board, Public, & Key Stakeholders Involved Through out the Process 3

49 Existing Conditions State of the System Intro & chapters on each of Metra s 11 rail lines with separate chapters on NICTD & CBD Market Each rail line chapter contains: Existing Service & Conditions Improvements Since the Start of Metra Present and Future Demand Station & Parking Improvements Presented in DRAFT form to begin the Strategic Plan conversation with an accurate picture of the existing conditions in the system 4

50 State of the System Example: MD-W (1 of 2) Map of Line, Stations, Municipalities Service & Ridership Characteristics 2011 Average Trip Length miles 2011 Average Fare Paid $3.19 Source: Ridership Trends Report, December 2011 Number of Stations 22 Route Length 39.8 miles Number of Weekday Trains On-Time Performance* 93.0% *On-Time Performance Report, December 2011 Station Characteristics Line Level Ridership Trends Station Fare Mile Accessibility 1 Boardings Station Parking (2011) Zon Post Capacity Effective Observed e (Spaces) 4 Use 5 Use 6 Time to Chicago (mins) 1 Shortest Trip Longest Trip Union Station A 0.0 Full 6,548 10,144 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Western Ave. 7 A 2.9 Full % 100% Hermosa Grand / Cicero 8 B 6.5 Full n/a n/a Cragin Hanson Park B 7.7 Full % 96% Galewood B 8.6 Full % 43% Mars B 9.1 Full % 60% Mont Clare B 9.5 Full % 41% Elmwood Park C 10.2 Full % 96% River Grove 9 C 11.4 Full % 86% Franklin Park C 13.2 Full % 74% Mannheim C 14.0 None % 3% Bensenville D 17.2 Full % 58% Wood Dale D 19.1 Full % 75% Itasca E 21.1 Full % 73% Medinah E 23.0 Full % 85% Roselle E 23.9 Full 1,455 1,500 1,100 89% 73% Schaumburg F 26.5 Full 480 1,698 1,584 77% 76% Hanover Park F 28.4 Full 738 1,482 1,373 90% 78% Bartlett F 30.1 Full 669 1, % 72% National St. H 36.0 Full % 83% Elgin H 36.6 Full % 99% Big Timber Rd 10 H 39.8 Full % 87% TOTAL MD-W 14,184 22,343 8,676 82% 76% 5

51 State of the System Example: MD-W (2 of 2) Capital Investment History Rider Origins by Boarding Station MD-W System Rolling Stock $192.4 $1,856.6 Track Structure Signal Electrical Communications Facilities Equipment Stations Parking Downtown Terminals TOTAL $524.4 $5,472.3 (in millions of dollars) Corridor & Station Area Population, Households & Employment Growth 6 Station Fare Zone Area Sq. Mi. Population in Zone Percent Change vs vs 2040 Union Station, Western Ave. A ,046 56,719 76, % 34.6% Grand/Cicero, Hanson Park, Galewood, Mars, Mont Clare B , , , % 17.1% Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park, Mannheim C , , , % 8.0% Bensenville, Wood Dale D ,982 47,874 62, % 31.3% Itasca, Medinah, Roselle E , , , % 17.3% Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Bartlett F , , , % 14.4% National St, Elgin, Big Timber Rd. H , , , % 61.9% MD-W TOTAL , ,062 1,210, % 28.0% REGION TOTAL 3, ,091,717 8,456,762 11,717, % 38.6%

52 Timeline Today: Summer: Summer: Fall: Winter: Review evaluation of existing conditions DRAFT State of the System Report Develop draft policy statements for Board consideration Begin Board, public, & key stakeholder outreach regarding Strategic Plan Evaluation of strategies, initiatives & scenarios Approve final plan 7

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