TREASURE ISLAND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AGENCY LAST UPDATED July 2015 Managing Mobility ON TREASURE ISLAND Treasure Island: Background With the closure of the naval station on Treasure Island, the City of San Francisco was given a rare opportunity to develop a new neighborhood guided from the very beginning by the most innovative sustainability practices. With a bold vision for a walkable and bikeable community with excellent transit options, the City established the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) in 1997. In 2011 TIDA adopted a development plan for the island, with planned development including 8,000 homes, 500 hotel rooms, and 550,000 square feet of office and retail uses, all with close access to expansive open spaces. Adopted in conjunction with the master development agreement, the Treasure Island Transportation Improvement Plan (TITIP) provides the transportation vision for the redeveloped neighborhood. The vision seeks to support walking, biking, and transit, and to minimize additional congestion on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This vision is to be achieved through a congestion toll, parking charges, and transit pass purchases which will fund extensive new transit, shuttle, and bicycle services. We are getting closer to a new transportation system for Treasure Island. We have heard the needs and interests of current residents, workers, and visitors, and want to share our ideas with you for a transportation system that can serve as a model of sustainable urban neighborhood development. What We ve Heard So Far Through a survey distributed in-person and online in English, Spanish, and Chinese, we reached 14% of residents and also heard from workers and visitors. Read the results at http://bit.ly/1enm24t WHAT WE VE HEARD More than 60% of current residents say the bus, walking, or biking are the easiest way for them to get around Treasure Island today. A similar share of residents primarily use the bus to get on and off the island. However, improvements are wanted. Residents, workers, and visitors seek more frequent and reliable transit to San Francisco, whether Muni or ferry, and direct transit to the East Bay. Improvements to bicycle infrastructure are desired. Survey takers reported that the most difficult issues about driving include congestion, the cost of gas and vehicle upkeep, and finding parking. WHAT WE VE DONE Supported Muni s expanded route 25 service to Treasure Island, including Owl service. Created a concept for multimodal transportation affordability program (see inside). Planning new mobility options for the Island, including direct AC Transit service to Downtown Oakland, a new ferry service, shuttle service, and car and bike share locations. ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION VISION Rendering of the proposed redevelopment project on Treasure Island. How We Got Here 2006 Draft Transportation Plan endorsed by TIDA and Board of Supervisors sets vision and principles of sustainability and minimizing Bay Bridge impacts. 2008 California Assembly Bill 981 authorizes congestion toll and calls for a Treasure Island Mobility Management agency to manage the new transportation system. 2008 Master Development Agreement and TI Transportation and Improvement Plan adopted. 2014 Board of Supervisors designates SFCTA as TIMMA. TIMMA surveys residents and workers on Treasure Island about desired transportation improvements. 2015 Major Phase I Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island development is approved. For more information Sign up for our email newsletter on the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency website: www.timma.org Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency email: timma@sfcta.org Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency/ San Francisco County Transportation Authority phone: 415-522-4800 Treasure Island Development Authority website: www.sftreasureisland.org
Land use supports walking, bicycling, and transit Higher-density urban housing (90-100 units per acre) 90% of homes within 15-minute walk to Intermodal Hub WALKING DISTANCES FROM INTERMODAL HUB INTERMODAL HUB 15-MIN 15-MIN WALK WALK WALKING RADIUS BUILT AREA 12-MIN WALK 9-MIN WALK 6-MINWALK WALK 6-MIN 3-MIN 3-MINWALK WALK 3-MIN -M WALK 3 UNBUILT AREA 12-MIN WALK N 0 500 1000 6-MIN WALK 3-1CompactDevelopment.ai 9-MIN WALK Source: Perkins+Will; SOM Major transit improvements provide multiple connections to Treasure Island Community Development, LLC both sides of the Bay TICD New ferry service to San FranciscoTREASURE ISLAND TRANSPORTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Figure 3.1 Expanded San Francisco Muni bus service to Transbay Terminal and Civic Center DEVELOPMENT New East Bay bus service to COMPACT downtown Oakland FRAMEWORK Free on-island circulator shuttle NEW AND EXPANDED TRANSIT FROM TREASURE ISLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO AND EAST BAY TRANSIT DEPARTURES FROM TREASURE ISLAND (PEAK HOUR) 30 25 2 20 6 15 5 10 12 5 6 0 Treasure Island 2015 Ferry to Ferry Building Bus to Oakland Treasure Island 2030 Bus to Civic Center Bus to Transbay Transit Center
Car-light living for sustainability and minimal Bridge impact Toll for driving on- and off-island All parking is priced; residential parking unbundled from unit cost Mandatory transit pass purchases for residents and hotel guests To be successful, the redeveloped Treasure Island needs to minimize added congestion on the Bay Bridge. A toll during congested periods will help achieve this. In addition, residents of market-rate units will purchase transit passes each month, providing a built-in incentive to use transit. Bike share and a free shuttle will provide excellent options for getting around on the island. Parking fees on the island will be set to ensure a minimum number of available spaces at any time. Bike share and car share stations will be located throughout the island. The congestion toll, designed to minimize traffic added to the Bay Bridge, will not apply to transit or shuttles. Developing a sustainable mobility program Toll program must meet transportation performance goals, including 50% transit mode share Tolls, parking fees, and transit passes pay for new services We ve tested many ways to meet the transit mode share goal and raise enough funding to support the new transit services. Below are some of the measures we used to determine what approach to recommend. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MATRIX Indicators to increase Higher share of transit, bike, walk trips Program goals Promote walking and biking Indicators to decrease Lower share of driving trips High transit service levels High cost recovery ratio Greater than 50% non-auto mode share during peak Highquality transit Financial viability Car-light living Minimize unfunded operations, maintenance needs Low vehicle miles traveled Less transit crowding Benefits widely distributed Affordability Lower overall transportation costs for lowincome households City Carshare pod photo courtesy Frank Farm via flickr Commons: https://www.flickr.com/. Licensing information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode Bay Bridget toll plaza photo courtesy SMcGarnigal via flickr Commons: https://www.flickr.com/. Licensing information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Recommended congestion toll policies Over the long run, the Treasure Island Mobility Program must support 50% of all on-off Island trips by transit and cover the costs of new services. This combination of program policies will achieve those goals. Who pays the toll? When is the toll charged? Which directions? How much is the toll? All drivers. Transit and vanpools are exempt. Every day during transit s core hours of service, seven days a week. Both directions, on and off, with a credit for Bay Bridge toll payments. $1 or $3 by time of day at first $3 or $5 by time of day after ferry service starts Proposed Toll Amounts INITIAL TRANSIT SERVICE LEVELS (2019-2022) AFTER MORE TRANSIT SERVICE BEGINS (STARTING 2022) $5 ($2018) TOLL RATE TYPICAL CONGESTION ON BAY BRIDGE (2014) 6am 10pm 6am 10pm Toll Amount Set to Fund Transit The congestion toll allows TIMMA to cover transit operations, maintenance, and replacement costs, ensuring financial stability for the program. An affordability program (see next page) ensures a broad distribution of program benefits. The toll level is set based on the cost of providing the Island s mobility programs, divided by the expected number of driving trips. $60M $55M $55M 50 40 $8 $5 $4 Parking Tolling Transit + + 30 20 10 $39 $27 $2 $9 TDM Operating reserve Annual capital Transit discount TOLL = 0 $8 Revenue in year 2030 $5 $3 Cost in year 2030
Affordability programs ensure access to benefits for all residents A multimodal transit discount would: Benefit all residents in affordable units Benefit all modes of travel Decrease overall transportation costs Promote the performance goals of the overall program Driving is a more costly way to get around than taking transit, walking, or biking. Today, Treasure Island residents spend more on transportation than the average San Franciscan, in large part because transit, walking, and biking are often not good options. In developing an Affordability Program, we sought to provide discounted driving to low-income residents for those trips that need a car, while also discounting travel for the 50% of trips made on transit. Sample affordability package Comparing the Transit Discount to a Toll Discount We also analyzed a toll discount for low income residents. A toll discount would benefit fewer people, and works against the 50% transit mode share goal. One of the best ways to reduce overall transportation costs is to have a good transit, walking, or biking option for your trip, reducing the need to own one or more cars. At the same time, the Transit Discount would provide car share and toll discounts for those trips that really do need a vehicle. Program features Program cost TOLL DISCOUNT Discount on tolls $3 million per year TRANSIT DISCOUNT A monthly combination of transit passes, toll credits with frequent transit ridership, Bay Area Bike Share memberships, and car share membership discounts, and more $3 million per year Transit discounts Toll credit program (earn credits towards toll costs for each transit trip) Bike share memberships FasTrak balance and deposit covered Carshare memberships A transit discount helps reduce transportation costs more than a toll discount This chart compares average out of pocket transportation spending among low-income households. Due to increased driving-related expenditures, the total transportation spending to be covered by the resident is 40% higher with a toll discount. Transportation performance Less transit use, fewer carpools Higher transit use, more carpooling Transit discount 55% 42% 9% +40% Affordability performance The transit discount saves lowincome households 40% on out of pocket expenditures compared to the toll discount. Toll discount 58% 26% 16% People served Drivers, residents with very low incomes Travelers by any mode, all residents of below market rate units Driving spending (non-toll) Driving spending (toll) Transit spending
Next steps and timeframe 2015 Present draft toll policies to TIDA Board of Directors, TIMMA Commissioners Present final recommendations to TIDA Board of Directors, TIMMA Commissioners conceptual design Develop partner agreements for transit service and tolling Outreach to residents and stakeholders July 15 TI/YBI Community Meeting Fall community meeting 2016 2017 final design Develop Transit Pass Benefits and Affordability Program Ongoing outreach and engagement 2018 construction 2019 First home occupancy on Yerba Buena Island in operation Phased introduction of new transit services 2020 First new residents on Treasure Island TIMMA partner agencies AGENCY AC Transit Bay Area Toll Authority/Metropolitan Transportation Commission Caltrans Federal Highway Administration San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Treasure Island Development Authority Treasure Island Development Corporation Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency/San Francisco County Transportation Authority Water Emergency Transportation Authority ROLESRESPONSIBILITIES Operate new bus transit service between Treasure Island and East Bay Funding partner; has tolling authority on Bay Bridge Manage on/off ramps and Bay Bridge operations Funding partner; has approval authority over system Manage parking system, operate expanded bus transit service between Treasure Island and San Francisco Funding partner and developer Funding partner and client; oversees master development planning process Implement/manage mobility program Operate new ferry transit service between Treasure Island and San Francisco How to get involved Sign up for our email newsletter and find community meeting announcements on the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency (TIMMA) website: www.timma.org Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency email: timma@sfcta.org Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency/ San Francisco County Transportation Authority phone: 415-522-4800 Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) website: www.sftreasureisland.org We will present our draft policy recommendations and hear your feedback at an upcoming meeting, open to the public: Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Community Meeting, July 15, 2015, 6:00pm, ShipShape Community Center (850 Avenue I, San Francisco, CA 94130)