New with Sun Tran Operations PAG Environmental Planning Advisory Committee May 4, 2012
Agenda System Overview and Ridership Environmental Performance Measure Alternative Fuel Usage LEED Gold Certified Bus Facility Smart Card Update
Our Mission To provide safe, reliable, well-maintained and costeffective public transportation with a team of innovative and diverse employees dedicated to our customer, the environment and the community.
System Overview Regional fixed route transit system open to the public 9.3 million system miles 240-square mile area 40 fixed routes Service provided 365 days a year More than 2,200 bus stops 27 Park & Ride lots 3 transit centers More than 600 employees
System Map
13,628,899 15,016,131 15,393,817 15,847,429 17,179,275 17,857,618 19,491,376 21,648,350 20,483,709 19,702,472 20,066,900 Ridership Trends 23,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 (proj)
RTA-funded Improvements Trips to relieve overcrowding Later weeknight and weekend service 21 routes with extended evening service 23 routes with improved weekend frequency and service hours More express services 4 new express routes added 5 express routes with added service Suburban circulator services Bus pullouts
Route Performance Measures Ridership Passengers per hour Financial Farebox Recovery Environmental?? Energy consumption CO 2 emissions Criteria pollutant emissions
Environmental Performance Determined average emissions per mile for the fleet Used the Clean Air and Climate Protection model Emissions based on quantity of fuel used Short Tons Gallons CO 2 e NOx CO VOC PM10 SOx CNG (GGE) 1,396,588 11,112 52 122 21 0.2 0.7 Diesel 1,491,024 15,779 95 86 11 2.6 4.3 TOTAL 26,891 147 208 32 3 5 GGE = gasoline gallon equivalents
Environmental Performance Pounds per mile CO 2 e NOx CO VOC PM10 SOx CPs Bus 6.0397 0.0330 0.0467 0.0072 0.0006 0.0011 0.089 Private Vehicle* 0.8560 0.0019 0.0253 0.0025 0.0000 0.0001 0.030 *private vehicle - 1.2 passengers @ 20.44 mpg CO 2 e Sum of Criteria pollutants Fleet average emissions per mile 6.040 0.089 Private vehicle (PV) emissions per passenger mile 0.856 0.03 # passengers per mile on bus equal to PV emissions 7.06 2.97
Alternative Fuel Usage Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Biodiesel Diesel / Electric Hybrids Hydrogen Plug-in Electric Propane (LPG)
Compressed Natural Gas 2012 1987 Experimental conversion of CNG/diesel bus 1993/94 Acquired 44 dual fuel buses 2001 Acquired 45 dedicated CNG buses Replacing 1997 CNG buses with biodiesel and hybrids 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 1991 3 dual fuel (diesel/cng) buses introduced 1996/97 Acquired 44 dedicated CNG buses 2003-2007 All Dual Fueled buses converted to diesel fuel use only 2016 Replacing 2001 CNG buses with new CNG buses
Biodiesel Fueled Buses 2010 2012 2005 Acquired 38 buses using B-20 2007 All diesel buses switch to B-20 One biodiesel/electric hybrid bus added to fleet 10 additional hybrids to replace CNG buses 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2006 B-20 trial on three older buses 2007 38 buses acquired in 2005 switched to B-5 2010 All diesel buses switched to B-5
Today s Fleet 240 bus fleet uses alternative and cleaner burning fuel 170 B5 Biodiesel 69 Compressed Natural Gas 1 Hybrid electric/biodiesel All buses lift or ramp equipped Bike racks on all buses
Fleet Challenges Low-floor buses allow for faster and easier boarding, however
Fleet Challenges Low floor hybrid and CNG buses require greater clearance
The Future of Transit New vehicles CNG and hybrids CNG fueling station rebuild Fleet growth to 300+ buses RTA improvements More frequent service Route expansions Sun Link streetcar
Northwest Bus Facility
Phase III Administration building and maintenance addition for 250 buses completed December 2011
Maintenance Repair Bays
Solar Power 68kV Photovoltaic Solar ~ 5% of electric usage Panels are integrated into six shade ramada roofs
Other LEED Items Concrete and CMU locally produced Reclaimed water used for irrigation and toilets Low VOC furnishings and finishes High recycled content (steel, floor tile) High efficiency HVAC systems Automatic lighting controls Dusk to dawn exterior lighting control Occupancy sensors in offices and other spaces Timer switches for storage spaces
Smart Card Update
Seamless Regional System Vehicle Branding, integrated marketing and communications, consistent fare policies, consolidated call center Smart Card Fare Payment
Serving the Region
What is a Smart Card? Plastic or paper card embedded with a computer chip and antenna Works like cash or a pass Automatically tracks value of different fares and transfers Fare is paid by tapping card to farebox
Smart Card Benefits Purchasing organizations Simplifies product line Add pass or value to any employee s card Online account management Ability to pay with credit card Customer Benefits Single card to pay all fares Flexible payment and purchasing options Faster boarding Balance protection
Project Status Low-income SunGO ID and Cards Issuance - Complete Workstations installed at Special Services Complete Farebox hardware and software 80% complete Issue senior and disabled Economy IDs in progress Centralized computer system in progress Final Design Review - all equipment and systems complete except website
Project Status (cont.) Vendor Contract Status Initial project delay due to website development issues TDOT/Sun Tran/COT Procurement currently renegotiating with vendor to solicit web development assistance Sun Tran is working to establish a new timeline and go-live date
Questions? Steve Boberg Quality and Environmental Systems Manager steve.boberg@tucsonaz.gov Jenny Sirnio Product Manager/Smart Card Program Manager jenny.sirnio@tucsonaz.gov Thank you!