ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA

Rochester Public Works TRANSIT AND PARKING DIVISION Transit and Parking Manager Tony Knauer tknauer@rochestermn.gov SERVICE ATTITUDE CONSISTENCY - TEAMWORK

ROCHESTER TRANSIT & PARKING ORGANIZATION COORDINATION WITH MAYO CLINIC PARK N RIDE PROGRAM

Public Transit Regular Route Bus Service Door to Door Paratransit Service

Public Transit Responsibilities: Contract administration and monitoring (approx 100 private employees under contract) Budgeting 2012 BUDGET $6.5 MILLION Capital Programming, Procurement & Construction Service Planning Policies and Fares Regulations PROCUREMENT, NTD, D&A, DBE, ETC.. Marketing

Public Transit Funding FUNDING SOURCES FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION CITY OF ROCHESTER PROGRAM REVENUES CORPORATE SPONSORS

Public Transit Funding Program Revenue Ratio- The local transit program has a high program revenue ratio (35% to 40%) compared to other peer systems. This is directly related to Mayo Clinic s support, the concentration of employment in the downtown and the work trip orientation of the system and operating hours.

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT REGULAR ROUTE OPERATIONS 6,363 passengers per weekday 649 passengers per Saturday Average 25.7 passengers per revenue vehicle hour Average 1.7 passengers per revenue vehicle mile Cost per revenue vehicle hour $80.40 Cost per passenger $3.13 Revenue per passenger $1.20 Program revenue recovery 38.4.3% Note last fare increase effective 1/1/2011 Data is based on the period Jan- Dec, 2011 unaudited

Public Transit Challenges/ Opportunities: Service expansion / Transit Development Plan (TDP) TDP calls for a 34% increase in service hours The service increases will provide weekday peak hour service to every neighborhood. Establishment of cross town routes No change in Saturday service- No Sunday or Holiday service Downtown mobility plan calls for a doubling of the % of work trips into the CBD served by transit within a decade Downtown changes UMR and residential Funding Service demands and increased costs will impact the City s ability to leverage State & federal funds and require greater local contributions.

Challenges / Opportunities: Capital Investment Public Transit Continued capital investment $14 million in the next 5 years The CIP calls for the purchase of 30 new buses (12 replacement and 18 expansion) in the next 5 years at a cost of $11.6 million. Transit Stations St Marys, NW Alternate fuels? Hybrid, CNG, other Electronic bus pass technology smart cards. The goals is to improve rider convenience and revenue and data collection. (92% of riders currently use passes) Enhanced Passenger Information AVL/GPS As demand for park and ride facilities grow other partnerships will need to be established or facilities constructed on the periphery of the City such as TH 52 North, TH 14 West and TH 63 South.

DowntownTransit Station

DOWNTOWN TRANSIT STATION OPENED NOV 15, 2011

DOWNTOWN TRANSIT STATION

DOWNTOWN TRANSIT STATION

NEW TRANSIT OPS CENTER (Completion BY November 2012)

NEW TRANSIT OPS CENTER

Rochester Municipal Parking The City of Rochester s parking program is operated as an enterprise fund without tax levy support. The system is supported with program revenues which must cover all operating costs including depreciation, restoration projects and expansion. The parking enterprise fund contributes 9% of gross revenues in lieu of property taxes to the City s general fund. The priority is to provide parking for customers, guests and visitors. However, the financial viability of the system requires contract parking as well.

Rochester Municipal Parking Responsibilities: Parking Administration Operating Budget -2012 budget of $4.8 million Contract Administration (30 plus private employees) Capital Programming & Planning Rates and Policies Maintenance & Improvement of Facilities Meter Operations (2 employees plus 1 private pt employee) Coordination RPD, RDA, RCVB, and?

Rochester Municipal Parking 5,367 parking spaces including 1,303 on-street meters, 2,973 ramp spaces and 1,091 lot spaces. Serving a mix of employee and 24/7 residential / contract parking, hotel validation, convention and short term/ daily parkers. Management provides monitoring and adjustment of rates to meet enterprise fund goals. Adopted a 7 year rate plan in 2008 to support future capital investments. The Council has approved the year 3 increases.) The Parking Enterprise Fund provides 9% of its gross revenues to the City general fund in lieu of property taxes (Est. $428,0008 in 2012. ) Estimated State sales tax $228,000 in 2012 Active participant in downtown promotions and events Approximately 50% of transient parkers park free under in and out within an hour free and free evenings and weekends.

Rochester Municipal Parking Without an enforcement you can t have a parking program.

Rochester Municipal Parking RDA COORDINATION AND SUPPORT Man power Street closings Signage Equipment Storage Parking- vendors and attendees

Rochester Municipal Parking Facility security Design Lighting Cameras Patrols

3 rd Street Ramp

Rochester Municipal Parking Facilities and PARC A structural inspection of the parking garages is completed on a 4 year cycle resulting in a condition report and restoration project as needed. The 5 year capital program through 2017 calls for approximately $40 million in facility investment including 1 new and 1 replacement garage. The garages are considered to be good condition with very low cost restoration. Second Street Garage (the oldest garage built in 1962) is being reconditioned in 2012 at a cost of $200,000. All gates, ticketing machines and fee computers were updated in 2006 including automatic vehicle identification (AVI) for contract parkers and credit card in/out. (SKI-DATA) The City has 4 pay by space machines in operation. (Digital and Hectronics -2 in lots and 2 in a parking garage.) Continued conversion to LED lighting with 7 or less years pay back- Currently on 2 nd garage. Continued improvement to security features

Municipal Parking Following are some of the strengths as identified by an outside evaluation of the City s parking program. Adequate parking supply Friendly customer service Effective, professional parking management program Consolidated control of on and off street parking Well integrated parking and transit program System is financially strong, self supporting Maintenance reserve program in place

Rochester Municipal Parking Pay by Space

Municipal Parking Challenges/ Opportunities: Management and Operations Monitoring and adjustment of rates to meet enterprise fund goals. Maintain a balance of customer mix to meet the needs of a changing downtown. Continued coordination with transit and park and ride program. Further development of TMA approach Future Capital Improvements Addition of a parking ramp to serve future downtown development and Civic Center. Redesign of Center Street Garage with improved access to University Square and possible addition of 2 decks. Demo and replacement of Second Street Ramp (built in 1962) Deployment of pay by space on street with credit card function and wireless enforcement Potential structured parking at park and rides

ROCHESTER PARK AND RIDE

Rochester Park and Ride Location Criteria DIRECTION OF APPROACH FOR COMMUTERS ACCESS TO HIGHWAYS AND COMMUTER ROUTES SHORT RIDE TIME FOR BUS SERVICE TO FINAL DESTINATION AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL SERVICES PREFERRED LATE EVENING ACTIVITIES OR 24/7 LIGHTING AND SECURITY LOT MAINTENANCE SNOW REMOVAL

Rochester Park and Ride ROCHESTER PARK AND RIDE PARTNERSHIPS GOOD FOR THE BUSINESS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS USES EXISTING WEEKDAY PARKING CAPACITY (DUAL USE) DECREASES THE NEED TO BUILD DEDICATED COMMUTER PARKING INCREASES SALES AND CENTER ACTIVITY ENHANCES TRANSIT SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS & EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING EARLIER, LATER & MORE FREQUENT BUS SERVICE REDUCES HIGHWAY AND DOWNTOWN CONGESTION ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS - LESS PAVED AREAS LESS WATER RUN OFF REDUCES ENERGY USE AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF EACH TRIP

Rochester Park and Ride Mayo Participation ORGANIZATIONAL PARKING & TRANSPORTATION OFFICE CLOSE CITY- MAYO COORDINATION EMPLOYEE SUBSIDIZED BUS PASSES (UP TO $80 MONTH) PRIORITY FOR PATIENT PARKING MULTI - YEAR WAITING LIST FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING COST OF PARKING VS A BUS PASS AVAILABLE SPACE DOWNTOWN LAND USE ROUTE SPONSORSHIPS TO ENHANCE SERVICE

MAYO PARKING & TRANSPORTATION OVERALL EMPLOYEES 30,000 PLUS EMPLOYEE PARKING SPACES- 11,140 PATIENT PARKING SPACES 2,518- Supplemented with hotel shuttles SHUTTLE LOTS (MAYO CONTRACTED) BETWEEN CAMPUSES AND MAYO LOTS 4,000 RIDERS PER DAY 6-12 BUSES 4:30AM- 12:30AM COMMUTER BUSES (PUBLIC-PRIVATELY OPERATED) SERVING 11 COUNTIES WITH DAILY SERVICE 1,050 Plus RIDERS PER DAY FARES- $78 - $193 (Mayo employee subsidy $80 per month) CITY TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE ROUTE SPONSORSHIPS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE REGULAR ROUTE SERVICE-ESTIMATED 4,500 RIDERS ANNUAL PASS PRORATED AT $38 ($456 ANNUAL) QUALIFIES FOR THE 10% PROGRAM.

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE NORTHWEST PLAZA*WALMART

ROUTE 12D WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE WITHOUT PARK & RIDE ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE WEEKDAY TRANSIT SERVICE ASSIGNED TO NORTHWEST PLAZA PARK & RIDE ROUTE TIMES VEHICLE HOURS * 18D 530A.M. - 820 A.M. 6 12D 815 A.M.- 315 P.M. 18 18D 310 P.M.- 620 P.M. 6 12N 6:40 P.M.- 10:26 P.M. 7 TOTAL 37 ANNUAL 9435 * INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF DWELL AND DEADHEADING HOURS

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE 2009 RIDERSHIP ON NORTHWEST PARK & RIDE ROUTES ROUTE # OF PASSENGERS* 18D 203,034.00 12D 38,201.00 12N 15,554.00 TOTAL 256,789.00 * INCLUDES ALL PASSENGERS INCLUDING P&R, SHOPPERS, EMPLOYEES ETC MAY INCLUDE PASSENGERS GETTING OFF AT OTHER LOCATIONS

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE PARK AND RIDE SURVEY JUNE 24, 2010 ESTIMATED POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS 419 ACTUAL SURVEY PARTICIPANTS (% RETURN) 255 61% OUT OF TOWN HOME LOCATION 78 31% ROCHESTER AREA HOME LOCATION 177 69% AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH FROM HOME TO PARK AND RIDE RANGE OF TRIP LENGTH FROM HOME TO PARK AND RIDE 7.3 MILES 1/4 MILE TO 70 MILES AVERAGE USE PER WEEK OF PARK AND RIDE 4.6 AVERAGE AMOUNT SPENT PER WEEK $75

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE TARGET SOUTH *SHOPS ON MAINE

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE TARGET SOUTH *SHOPS ON MAINE

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE RPT TRANSIT SERVICE ASSIGNED TO SHOPS ON MAINE/ TARGET SOUTH SERVING CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYEES AND PARK AND RIDE PATRONS ROUTE TIMES VEHICLE HOURS WEEKDAY 14 555 A.M. - 740 A.M. 1.75 410 P.M. - 630 P.M. 2.2 15D 600 A.M. - 820 A.M. 2.3 300 P.M. - 600 P.M. 3 6 MIDDAY 815 A.M. - 415 P.M. 8 7N 600 P.M. - 1030 P.M. 4.5 PER WEEKDAY 21.75 ANNUAL (WEEKDAYS) 5,546.3 ROUTES 6 AND 14 WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE WITH OUT PARK AND RIDE AT TARGET SATURDAY 23 845A.M. - 640 P.M. 10 ANNUAL (SATURDAYS) 520

AVERAGE AMOUNT SPENT PER WEEK $81 ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE PARK AND RIDE SURVEY OCTOBER 4, 2012 (TARGET SOUTH ) ESTIMATED POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS 215 ACTUAL SURVEY PARTICIPANTS (% RETURN) 155 72% OUT OF TOWN HOME LOCATION 85 55% ROCHESTER AREA HOME LOCATION 70 45% AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH FROM HOME TO PARK AND RIDE 15.5 MILES RANGE OF TRIP LENGTH FROM HOME TO PARK AND RIDE.5 MILES TO 70 MILES AVERAGE USE PER WEEK OF PARK AND RIDE 4.5

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE 2011 RIDERSHIP /TARGET SOUTH PARK & RIDE ROUTE # OF PASSENGERS* 14 21,416 15D 79,842 6 MIDDAY 48,088 7N 13,929 23 6,616 SATURDAYS ANNUAL TOTAL 169,891 * INCLUDES ALL PASSENGERS INCLUDING P&R, SHOPPERS, EMPLOYEES MAY INCLUDE PASSENGERS GETTING OFF AT OTHER LOCATIONS

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE TARGET SOUTH *SHOPS ON MAINE WHY WOULD A BUSINESS BE INVOLVED IN PARK AND RIDE? IT S GOOD FOR BUSINESS PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN SOLVING TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS INNOVATIVE USE OF UNUSED WEEKDAY PARKING CAPACITY MORE TRANSIT SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES EXPOSURE TO MORE CUSTOMERS MORE BUSINESS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ACCESS AND CONVENIENCE

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE TARGET SOUTH *SHOPS ON MAINE CONSISTENT WITH TARGET S MISSION AND GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS AND FOCUS ON HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND SMART DEVELOPMENT USE SPACE EFFICIENTLY IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY ENHANCE LOCAL COMMUNITIES Source: Target website on Smart Development

ROCHESTER PUBLIC TRANSIT PARK AND RIDE TARGET SOUTH *SHOPS ON MAINE

WWW.RPTRIDE.COM WWW.ROCHESTERPARKING.COM Tony Knauer tknauer@rochestermn.gov