CALSTART. Innovative Mobility Strategies. Fred Silver / Vice President LACMTA TDM Symposium February 5, 2009

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1 CALSTART Innovative Mobility Strategies Clean Transportation Technologies and Solutions Fred Silver / Vice President LACMTA TDM Symposium February 5, 2009

2 MISSION STATEMENT CALSTART is a non-profit organization headquartered in Pasadena, CA that is dedicated to supporting and accelerating the growth of the advanced transportation technologies industry and its related markets, with the goals of: Cleaning the air; Improving energy efficiency; and Creating high-quality jobs.

3 CALSTART Focus Areas (current programs) Vehicles and Technologies Hybrid Truck Users Forum National Fuel Cell Bus Tech Initiative LNG and Hybrid Electric Yard Hostlers Consulting Services Fleet AFV Choices Strategic Partnering Market Analysis 5-Year Goal: To Develop Vehicles, Fuels and Systems that Can Reduce Petroleum Use 20% by 2020 New Fuels CA E85 Network Biomethane Task Force Hydrogen Biofuels Innovative Mobility Bus Rapid Transit First Mile MyGo-Pasadena Bikestation Seattle Industry Support Participant Program Technical Advisory Committee Conferences Publications Policy California Secure Transportation Energy Partnership 2020 Conference

4 CALSTART s First Mile Program Fostering and implementing innovative mobility and transportation demand management solutions

Packaging of Innovative Mobility Services and Products Closer destinations TOD /New Urbanism Elements working to reduce automobile dependency and

5 Packaging of Innovative Mobility Services and Products Closer destinations TOD /New Urbanism Elements working to reduce automobile dependency and use Personal small-size powered mobility for local trips Mobility substitution - Telecommute/e-Commerce - Dynamic ridesharing - Inter-modal tools

Urban Clean Fuel Car Sharing Program 2002 Sought to expand the capability of car sharing by incorporating clean fuel vehicles into fleets in Washington state.

6 Urban Clean Fuel Car Sharing Program 2002 Sought to expand the capability of car sharing by incorporating clean fuel vehicles into fleets in Washington state. Tested electric, hybrid electric, and natural gas vehicles in FTA-funded program. Cars linked with public transit parking spots located near transit nodes Currently has over 350 vehicles in Seattle alone and 20,000 members nationwide

CALSTART Opens Nation s First Clean Mobility

electric and conventional bikes for rent

Beach Transit stops CMC is designed as a

7 CALSTART Opens Nation s First Clean Mobility Center 2002 CALSTART opens first fully integrated Clean Mobility Center at the Bikestation facility in Long Beach, CA Offers four different types of clean mobility electric cars, electric scooters, electric and conventional bikes for rent Site adjacent to Metrorail station and Long Beach Transit stops CMC is designed as a modular installation that can be situated at transit stations nationwide

The continued success of the past 2 ½ years: funding in part from FTA- CALSTART Operated at 90% - 95% of

8 Bikestation Seattle Grand Opening 2003 Conveniently located adjacent to a bus transit center in downtown Seattle. Goal is to establish a network of automated bike parking / instant rental facilities. The continued success of the past 2 ½ years: funding in part from FTA- CALSTART Operated at 90% - 95% of capacity Increased bicycle trips at the expense of single occupancy vehicles 9,502 bicycles parked 57,171vehicle miles reduced

First Mile Solutions Compendium 2005 Local-Use Electric Vehicle Compendium A 2005 publication that lists all available local-use EV s in an effort to integrate a new class of vehicles with public

9 First Mile Solutions Compendium 2005 Local-Use Electric Vehicle Compendium A 2005 publication that lists all available local-use EV s in an effort to integrate a new class of vehicles with public transit, including: Low and high-powered e-scooters E-Bikes EPAMDs (Segways) Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV s) EV Storage Devices Currently available on the CALSTART website

MyGo-Pasadena E-Bike to Transit Program 2007 MyGo-Pasadena provided significant rebates and cash rewards to transit commuters to purchase/use a two-wheel electric bicycle/scooter to connect to their

10 MyGo-Pasadena E-Bike to Transit Program 2007 MyGo-Pasadena provided significant rebates and cash rewards to transit commuters to purchase/use a two-wheel electric bicycle/scooter to connect to their neighborhood transit stations. Sought current & future Gold Line riders to drive an EV (vs. a single occupancy vehicle) to one of three stations. Sierra Madre Villa, Memorial Park or Del Mar will be the origin stations, while Union Station in downtown LA was most common destination station for participant commuters.

Compendium of Sustainable Community Transportation Strategies 2009 Toolkit of innovative mobility technologies and strategies that can help California communities meet requirements of SB375.

11 Compendium of Sustainable Community Transportation Strategies 2009 Toolkit of innovative mobility technologies and strategies that can help California communities meet requirements of SB375. Includes summaries of strengths & weaknesses of each approach and examples of showcase communities. Contains select metrics: VMT reduction potential Cost savings to community & user GHG / criteria emissions reductions

12 Clean Transportation Technologies and Solutions SM

Thinking Outside the Bus: New Approaches to Commuter Transportation

Thinking Outside the Bus: New Approaches to Commuter Transportation Advanced Transportation Technologies Clean Transportation Solutions SM Whitney Pitkanen Project Manager CALSTART Focus Areas (current