Capital Metro Plans & Projects Update NASWC July 27, 2017 1
Capital Metro at a Glance Established in 1985 535 square mile service area 1,079,995 population 7 Member Cities Austin Leander Manor Lago Vista Jonestown Point Venture Former Travis County Pct. 2 Anderson Mill (WilCo) 2
Capital Metro at a Glance 32 million annual ridership 14.75 million revenue miles 105,000 daily ridership 2,800 bus stops 43 MetroRapid stations 9 MetroRail stations 550 revenue vehicles 10 MetroRail vehicles 3
Capital MetroRail Red Line 814,292 ridership (FY16) 288,000 revenue miles (FY16) 32-miles of revenue track 10 Stadler GTW DMU fleet 6 in service 4 in testing 9 MetroRail stations Operations began in 2010 4
Capital MetroRapid Routes 801 & 803 43 MetroRapid Stations 15-20 minute headways Real-time arrival data FTA funding 40 MetroRapid vehicles 60-foot articulated 40-foot standard 15 vehicles on order 347,022 rides in March 2017 20 percent increase 5
Capital MetroExpress Commuter Routes 7 Express routes Tech Ridge (Rt. 935) Lantana (Rt. 970) Pavillion (Rt. 982) N. 183 (Rt. 983) Leander/Lakeline (Rt. 985) Leander/Lakeline (Rt. 987) Manor/Elgin (Rt. 990) MoPac Managed Lane Service New Howard (Rt. 981) 6
Capital MetroBus Local Routes 50 MetroBus routes 4 Frequent Local Routes 15-minute frequency 19 UT Shuttle routes 355 MetroBus fleet 2,700 local bus stops Major changes ahead as part of Connections 2025 7
Capital MetroAccess Paratransit Service Point-to-Point paratransit service for disabled customers 698,896 revenue trips 116 paratransit vehicles Services operates within ¾ mile of fixed route bus lines Eligibility assessment required 8
Capital Metro RideShare Carpool Service 259,000 trips (FY16) 2,241,335 revenue miles (FY16) Over 200 vans and SUVs 5 to 12 passengers per pool Month-to-Month agreement, including insurance, repairs, fuel card, and roadside assist. Available for trips in and out of the Capital Metro service area 9
Capital Metro Freight Operations 162 miles of track between Giddings and Llano 70,000 revenue car miles Operated by Watco Companies $5,000,000 +/- annual revenue Austin Steam Train Association weekend excursion operations 10
New Northwest Express Routes Introducing new services once CTRMA MoPac Express Lanes open Retiring 1 duplicative service Expanding overall hours and trips Providing more reliable and faster travel in peak hours Entry/Exit to MoPac toll lanes restricted to three locations Parmer Far West Downtown 11
Current Northwest Express Routes 12
New Northwest Express Routes 13
Route 983 N US 183 Express P Retire route Underproductive & duplicative service P Hours and trips added to routes 982 & 985 Will accommodate current 983 riders P P 14 January 2017 Service Changes
NEW 980 Howard Express P Operates in toll lanes New Park & Ride at New Life Church 22 trips total 11 in AM peak 11 in PM peak Connectivity to Round Rock Transit Center 15
NEW 981 Oak Knoll Express P Operates in toll lanes P Pavilion and Great Hills Park & Rides 6 trips total 3 in AM peak 3 in PM peak 16
Route 982 Pavilion Express P No changes to route design P Does not operate in toll lanes All day, bi-directional service from 5:30 AM to 10:00 PM Currently 11AM-5PM in both directions 17
Route 985 N183 Express P Route changed to operate in toll lanes No longer serves Riverside Drive Served by Route 987 P All day, bi-directional service from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM Currently 3 AM & 3 PM peak trips 18
Route 987 NW Express P No changes to route design May operate in toll lanes for certain trips P 20 trips total 10 in AM peak 10 in PM peak Increase of 5 trips 19
New MetroRail Vehicles 20
New MetroRail Vehicles 4 new vehicles funded through a TxDOT s $22 million grant 21
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Capital Metro Park & Ride Projects 25
Lakeline Park & Ride Parking Expansion Parking lot exceeds capacity daily and during SXSW 115% capacity weekdays 485 current spaces 451 additional spaces Completed in Spring 2017 26
Lakeline Park & Ride Parking Expansion 27
TIGER V Railroad Infrastructure Improvements Lakeline Station 28
TIGER V Railroad Infrastructure Improvements Lakeline Station (looking South) 29
Railroad Infrastructure Improvements $35 Million Federal Grant Improvements to Track Sections (complete) Bridges (underway) New Passing Tracks Lakeline Howard Crestview Complete in 2018 30
TIGER V Railroad Bridge Improvements 31
TIGER V Railroad Bridge Improvements Brushy Creek Trail Work completed in June 2017 Allows for speed increases and increased capacity for MetroRail 32
Rail Maintenance Facility Improvements Improvements for four new rail cars delivered in 2017. Adding Fueling Capacity Expanding maintenance building Adding safety improvements Adding track section Complete in early 2018 Future Leander North maintenance facility 33
Why Transit, You Say? 34
Why Transit, You Say? Geometry 35
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Questions? Thank You! Sam Sargent, J.D. sam.sargent@capmetro.org 37