February 23, 2023
Growing Congestion
Declining Ridership
Changing Customer Needs
New Funding Opportunities
Strengthening Core Transit Services
Rethinking Approach to Developing Premium Transit Services
Promoting Regional Transit Services
Enabling Transit and Mobility Innovation
Route enhancements to serve core ridership base and attract new riders
More reliable service, greater service frequency, better traveler information systems and additional amenities
On demand service in rural areas to serve general transportation need
Develop high-capacity premium transit corridors
Continue to pursue CIG and other discretionary federal funding opportunities
Create new state funding path for premium transit by providing program flexibility
Better collaboration among all partners
Improved connections across jurisdictional boundaries
Sharing resources for efficiency and connectivity
Technology applications like real-time information and universal fare payment systems
New partnerships to integrate emerging travel modes
Pilot projects to advance state-of-the-practice
Addressing Organizational Needs
Enhancing Partnerships and Outreach
Advancing Projects and Funding
Guiding Research and Planning
Enhancing Grants and Operations
Our Mission:
• To continuously support improved public transportation and improve mobility opportunities in Florida through advocacy, education, and partnerships.
Our Vision:
• FPTA is the leading force in supporting Florida’s public transportation and mobility industry.
• Non-Profit Association
• Based in Tallahassee
• Provide: Advocacy, Education, Partnerships
• Represents 45 transit systems that operate urban and rural transit services in Florida.
• Over 180 Private Business members, MPO’s, Non-Profits, etc.
• Coordinated System Trips- 6.6 million
• Annual Fixed Route Ridership = 131.8 million
• Ridership hit HARD
• 2021 Fixed Route Ridership = 131.8 million
• 2020 Fixed Route Ridership = 155.8 million
• 2019 Fixed Route Ridership = 217.2 million
• 2013 Fixed Route Ridership = 278.2 million
• Response from public transit community:
• Made transit safer (cleaning protocols, cleaning misters, barriers around operators/drivers, etc.)
• Must think differently to get ridership back:
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TNC Partnerships
- Taxi Vouchers
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Microtransit
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Automated Vehicles
- Route Optimization
- Regional Connections
• FPTA Legislative Platform:
o Make changes to the Transportation Disadvantaged Program
o Add members to the CTD who have operational knowledge
o Allow individuals to be eligible for both ADA and TD services
o Allow more flexibility with the TDTF Grants, such as:
§ Pre-award authority, similar to FDOT and FTA.
§ Allow grant dollars to roll forward, similar to FDOT and FTA.
§ Require TDTF dollars be given as a block grant
o Create a program that will allow for recurring funding of alternatively fueled vehicle and infrastructure