Shared Mobility and Transit It is The Road to Economic Mobility? February 20, 2018 Todd Plesko VP Planning & Development Dallas Area Rapid Transit 1
DART Transit Riders Are Disproportionately From Low Income Households Income Distribution of DART Riders 25.0% 20.0% 56.8 % of Riders Have Household Income Below $35,000 20.7% 22.6% 16.0% 15.0% 14.2% 10.9% 10.0% 9.2% 6.4% 5.0% 0.0% Less than $12,000 $12,000-$19,999 $20,000 - $23,999 $24,000 - $34,999 $35,000 - $49,999 $50,000-$74,999 $75,000 or more 2
Job Density Within DFW Region in 2014 3
Hot Spot Analysis of Low Wage Jobs and Low Income Population Hot Spot, Low-Wage Job Growth 2002-2014 Hot Spot, Households Below Poverty Level 2014 4
Jobs Accessible within 60 minutes by transit from Kiest Station Neighborhood in Oak Cliff 450,000 400,000 Jobs Accessible By Transit 402,212 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 160,712 100,000 50,000 0 2,135 15 minutes 13,033 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 5
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suggests that transportation expenditures over 15 % of household income is unaffordable for low income households. 6
Percentage of Income Spent on Transportation in Dallas Low Income Neighborhoods 7
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 45,230 38,696 56,767 55,301 61,994 60,592 65,752 64,592 59,810 59,293 71,606 90,221 96,272 96,380 97,846 96,346 99,620 DART LRT Ridership Trends 110,000 100,000 LRT System Average Weekday Ridership Orange Line and Rowlett Extension 90,000 80,000 Red Line Extension to Plano Green Line 70,000 60,000 50,000 SOC-3 Blue Line 40,000 30,000 8
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 113,095 135,803 130,983 129,506 131,577 128,511 126,229 121,999 110,219 145,649 135,809 152,122 151,869 152,650 146,081 125,873 163,886 DART Bus Ridership Trends 170,000 Bus System Average Weekday Ridership 160,000 150,000 Recession and service cuts Recession and service cuts Fare Increase 140,000 130,000 120,000 110,000 100,000 90,000 80,000 9
Trend In Bus Subsidies per Boarding $8.00 Bus Subsidy per Boarding 2005 Through 2017 $7.00 $6.00 $5.00 25 % Growth in Subsidy per Boarding Between 2010 and 2015 $5.10 1.2 % Growth in Subsidy per Boarding Between 2010 and 2015 $5.12 $5.10 $5.26 $5.32 $5.47 $6.19 $6.90 $4.00 $3.00 $4.04 $3.69 $3.70 $3.89 $4.09 13 % % Growth in Subsidy per Boarding Between 2015 and 2017 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00-2.0 % Growth in Subsidy per Boarding Between 2005 and 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 10
DART Federal Shared Mobility Grant Demonstration DART received one of eleven major Federal grants to develop and test technology to integrate new shared ride services into a family of transit services. The demonstration will incorporate private sector services like Uber/Lyft, Taxi, Bikeshare, and dynamic carpooling into DART s mobility options DART will determine if these options will reduce travel time, wait time, and increase ridership overall for transit 11
DART s Sandbox GoPass Technology Upgrade GoPass 2.0 Upgrade (DART s Mobile APP) Will include shared ride trip planning Will create a transit account which will permit settlement for public and private services Includes a cash to mobile option which is essential for unbanked persons GoLink APP (To schedule on demand services) GoConnect APP (Uber/Lyft/Taxi) GoPool APP (dynamic carpooling) 12
New DART Shared Mobility Options for First-Last Mile and Direct Services DART GoLink (on demand service) GoConnect (Uber/Lyft/Taxi and Via) Bikeshare DART GoPool First Mile DART Service Last Mile Trip 13
GoLink Small Vehicles - 6 to 14 passengers Customer scheduled service in real time through a mobile application Publicly operated and supplemented by privately operated TNC s like Lyft, Via or Uber Zone Trip distances 1 to 4 miles Up to 50 % lower cost than low performing fixed bus routes 14
TapRide Software: Customer Interface Customers then enter how many passengers will travel After selection the customer gets a confirmation showing origin and destination points 15
Southern Sector Mobility on Demand Zones SOUTHERN SECTOR ZONES Full Service February 26 16
Plano Mobility on Demand Zones FAR NORTH PLANO Full Service August LEGACY Lunch Service Available Now Full Service March 26 NORTH CENTRAL PLANO Full Service March 12 17
What is GoPool? DART s first mobile-enabled carpooling platform connecting drivers and riders with similar routes. Employer Focused Lowest Cost Mobility Solution App Based Cashless System 18
Bike Share Low Cost -- $1.00 per hour 1 st and Last mile option 1.5 miles in 10 minutes No subsidy required Will be linked to DART GoPass App to see where Bikes are available 1 in 5 bike trips are linked to public transit 19
Autonomous Shuttles The Future Holy Grail for Public Transit Eliminate low productivity bus routes particularly in low density suburban areas where transit is not effective 60 to 70 % lower operating costs 20
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