Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Overview of Transit Services, Capital Improvement Plans and Challenges in Chester County April 10, 2013
Public Transportation Provides mobility for work, school, medical and discretionary trips Reduces traffic congestion Improves the environment Supports economic development 1
SEPTA Facts Largest transit system in Pennsylvania; fifth largest in nation Serves Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties (2,184 Square Miles, 3.9 Million Residents) Multi-Modal Operation: 1,402 Buses (City and Suburban Transit) 38 Trackless Trolleys 343 Subway/Elevated Cars 185 Trolley/Subway-Surface Cars 404 Regional Railroad Cars 418 Paratransit Vehicles 2
SEPTA Facts Fiscal Year 2013 341,000,000 annual trips Highest Ridership in 23 years 14% increase since 2008 Chester County 80,000 annual bus trips 2,730,800 annual regional rail trips 3
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Bus Routes Serving Chester County 6
Bus Routes Serving Chester County 92 Exton to King of Prussia 99 Norristown to Royersford 104 69 th Street TC to West Chester University 105 69 th Street TC to Paoli 106 69 th Street TC to Paoli 119 Chester TC to Cheyney University 120 69 th Street TC to Cheyney University 124 13 th -Market to Chesterbrook 139 King of Prussia to Limerick 204 Paoli Station to Eagleview 205 Paoli Station to Phoenixville 206 Paoli Station to Great Valley 7
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Regional Rail Line 9
Rail System Map 10 0
Paoli-Thorndale Line Tidbits Weekday Ridership: 22,775 trips per day 85 Weekday Scheduled Trips 20% of Weekday Scheduled Trips Are Designated as EXPRESS 60 Scheduled Trips on Saturdays 34 Scheduled Trips on Sundays SEPTA s most utilized commuter rail line 11
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SEPTA Train Stations 13
SEPTA Train Stations Thorndale Downingtown Whitford Exton Malvern Paoli Daylesford Berwyn Devon Strafford 14
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Municipalities with SEPTA Service 16
Municipalities with SEPTA Service Caln Schuylkill Charlestown Spring City Downingtown Thornbury East Goshen Tredyffrin East Pikeland Uwchlan East Vincent West Chester East Whiteland West Goshen Easttown West Whiteland Malvern Westtown Phoenixville Willistown 17
Enhance Service Changes to Route 92 to Speed Travel Time from West Chester to Exton, Malvern, Paoli and King of Prussia Route 139 Routing Changes in Phoenixville Schedule Additional Express Trips on Route 104 to/from West Chester University Early AM Weekday Train Service to Thorndale (Reverse Commuters) 18
Enhance Service Route 99 Sunday Service to Phoenixville Route 104 Improved Weekday Rush Hour Service Route 120 Added Service on Weekends Paoli-Thorndale Early AM Trip to Philadelphia from Malvern Late night Paoli-Thorndale service on Friday and Saturday nights (3 initiatives) 19
Enhance Service US 202-300 CMS Initiatives Route 204 Bus Service Route 205 Bus Service Additional Mid-Day & Rush Hour Train Service to Exton, Whitford, Downingtown and Thorndale Stations Great Valley Flyer Future Chester Valley Flyer (planned for 8/2013) 20
Planning Studies Rail Extension from Thorndale to Atglen DVRPC, Chester County Planning Commission, SEPTA Transit Signal Priority along West Chester Pike to Improve Transit Travel Time DVRPC, TMACC, TMA of Delaware County, SEPTA Comprehensive County Study on Public Transit DVRPC, Chester County Planning Commission, SEPTA, TMACC, DART First State, PART, Krapf Coaches Plan The Keystone PennDOT, Amtrak, SEPTA 21
FY 2014 Operating Budget $1.32 Billion Budget No Changes in Scheduled Service in FY 2014 NPT and Energy Conservation Stagnant Funding Assistance Could Result in Potential Service Reductions Public Hearings 4/15, 4/16, 4/17, 4/19, 4/22 4/19 Hearing at West Chester Borough Hall 22
FY 2014 Operating Budget As Part of the Upcoming SEPTA Operating Budget Hearings Fare Zones on Rail and Transit Will Be Simplified Cash Fare to $2.25, Tokens to $1.80 Fare Zones to be Eliminated on 26 Bus Routes, Including Routes 92, 99, 104, 105, 106, 119, 120, 139 Route 124 Service to Chesterbrook Would Become a Premium Route with No Zone Charges All Transit Pass Prices Would Increase Weekly Cross-County Pass to be Introduced 23
Fare Collection Modernization As Part of the Upcoming SEPTA Operating Budget Hearings Fare Zones on Rail and Transit Will Be Simplified Regional Rail Zone Changes (7 reduced to 6) Paoli would be rezoned as a Zone 5 station pricewise, rebranded to a Zone 4 station Daylesford, Berwyn and Devon presently Zone 4 stations would be rebranded as a Zone 3 station Intermediate Railroad fares would be one fare instead of two different fares Via Center City fares would be one fare instead of four different fares 24
Capital Reinvestment Bring Existing System to a State of Good Repair Acquire New/Retire Older Vehicles Expand Parking Improve Station Facilities Introduce New Technology 25
New Vehicles 400 Hybrid Buses -- $250M; 245 Addt l Hybrid Buses -- $40.7M 120 New Silverliner V Trains -- $324M 26
Station Improvements High level platforms and ramps for operational efficiency and ADA compliance. Designs recognize the historic significance of each station. Increased parking capacity (where possible). 27
Exton Station Parking Expansion Project 643 Total Spaces 28
ARRA (Stimulus) Project New pedestrian ramps and tunnels to provide egress through the station Project increased parking capacity at the station Cost: $10.4 million Completed in 2011 High level platforms to be addressed in a future project Malvern Station 29
Signage Improvement Program AARA (Stimulus) Project Development and implementation of new signage standards for use across the Authority New signage at 17 of the 22 stations along the line Remaining stations will receive updated signage when planned capital improvements are made 30
Keystone Corridor Improvements Partnering with Amtrak to maintain reliable, safe, and attractive service on the Keystone Corridor. Replaced wooden ties with concrete ties on tracks 1 and 4. Installed new continuous welded rail (CWR) between Zoo Interlocking and Paoli Station. Work performed by Amtrak forces. Cost to SEPTA: $42 million. 31
Fare Collection Modernization Project features an open payment system using contactless technology.that will accept payment from PayPass & VisaWave, pre-loaded cards, SEPTA branded contactless cards and other devices 32
Fare Collection Modernization Rendering of proposed revenue equipment at 30 th Street Station. 33
Challenges So Many Worthwhile Projects, So Few Capital Funds $308 M Allocated in FY 2014 Constrained Funding Levels for Foreseeable Future $4 Billion Capital Improvement Backlog Operating Budget s Inability to Expand Scheduled Service with Limited Resources Potential Resolution As Part Of Transportation Funding Reform 34
Planned Improvements: Stations 35
Planned Improvements: Stations Paoli Transportation Center Multi-Modal 600+ Planned Parking Spaces Mixed Use Facility Planned Road Improvements Diverse Group of Stakeholders Contingent on Funding 36
Contingent on Funding Planned Improvements: Stations High Level Platforms for Exton and Devon Stations Station and Parking Improvement Programs Exton Intermodal Improvements, Including New Transit Access 37
Downingtown Planned Improvements: Stations 38
Keystone Corridor Improvements Replacement of interlockings between Zoo Interlocking and Paoli Station Working with Amtrak on designs for interlockings between Thorndale and Philadelphia Will allow new service patterns for SEPTA Will support Amtrak s higher speed operations Cost to SEPTA: $84.6 million (currently unfunded) 39
Replace Silverliner IV Trains 231 Cars of this series Built in 1974-1975 Capital Costs exceed $500 Million No Funds Programmed at this time 40
Thank you. John F. Calnan Mgr., Suburban Service Planning & Schedules 215-580-7947 jcalnan@septa.org