Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County
Reno Sparks 2018 Leadership Class March 9, 2018
Regional Transportation Commission of RTC Guiding Principles Washoe County Governance The RTC is a cooperative regional board comprised of five representatives appointed from the three local government jurisdictions.
Regional Transportation Commission of RTC Guiding Principles Washoe County Role • • •
Metropolitan Planning Organization Transit Service Authority o RIDE, RAPID, ACCESS, INTERCITY Roadway design, construction, preservation & maintenance
RTC RTC Guiding Guiding Principles Principles • Safe & Healthy Communities • Economic Development & Diversification • Sustainability • Increase Travel Choices
Project Highlights: SouthEast Connector RTC Guiding Principles • Construction complete Summer 2018 • $250 million investment • Connecting jobs & neighborhoods • Improving flood control & the environment • Supporting economic development
th/Prater RAPID Project Highlights: 4 RTC Guiding Principles
• Construction complete Summer 2018 • $53 million investment • Connecting jobs & neighborhoods • Improving transit, bike & ADA accessibility • Supporting Economic Development
Project Highlights: Virginia Street RTC Guiding Principles Bus RAPID Transit Extension Existing
Planned Lawlor Station
Planned
PE/NEPA underway $80 million investment Connecting jobs & neighborhoods Improving transit, bike & ADA accessibility • Supporting Economic Development • • • •
Complete Streets Program
From 2013-2017 RTC Installed • 48 miles of bike lanes • 21.4 miles of sidewalk • 362 ADA compliant curb ramps
Keystone Avenue Southeast McCarran
Evans Avenue
West Plumb Lane
Oddie Boulevard
North Valleys Multimodal Improvements – Multimodal Plan completed – Pedestrian safety & intersection improvements completed • Stead, Silver Lake, Ural, Lemmon
– Intersection improvement at Virginia & Golden Valley – New signals at Lemmon interchange and Red Rock @ Moya intersection – Capacity projects added to 2040 RTP ($117m)
Planned North Valleys Roadway Projects
Pavement Preservation Program Highlights Vehicle Miles Traveled by Facility Type • Build and maintain the regional road network: 21% 38%
Interstate
Local Roads
41%
Regional Roads
• 1500 lane miles • Arterials, Major Collectors, Industrial Roads • Preventive Treatments – Surface seals on pavement & crack sealing • Corrective Treatments – Patching, grind off old pavement, replace with new pavement Rehabilitation/Reconstruction Treatments – Total remove and replace failed pavements and supporting soils
Fixed-Route Service • • • • • • • • • • •
RTC RIDE, INTERCITY & Sierra Spirit 26 routes, 72 buses, 1,000 bus stops Defined route and schedule Operated by MV Transportation 23,000 passenger trip per day 8.0 million rides per year Biodiesel, hybrid electric, and electric vehicles Improving access to jobs & essential services Reducing auto trips Improving air quality $30m per year program
RTC ACCESS RTC ACCESS Paratransit Service Paratransit Service
• ADA service for people whose disability prevents them from using fixed-route transit service • A civil right RTC is required by law to provide • Eligibility screening process • Demand-response service, reserve rides through call-center • 100% compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet • Operated by Ride Right • $6M per year program • 800 passenger trips per day
RTC ACCESS RTC VANPOOL
Paratransit Service
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Currently 137 vans leased
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21% increase from FY16 to FY17
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Eliminated 253,850 Single Occupant vehicle trips in FY17; up 20% over FY16
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Shared rides through the program in FY 2017 eliminated 11 million VMT; An increase of 9% over FY16
RTC ELECTRIC BUSES •
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In 2012 RTC was awarded $4,650, 523 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds for an electric bus demonstration project under the Transit Investment for Greenhouse and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program Four buses, a 500 kWh fast charger & a 50 kWh shop charger RTC was one of the first agencies in the country to receive federal funding for electric buses
WHY ELECTRIC? FUEL ECONOMY!
FUEL COST SAVINGS – TODAY’S PRICES
WHY ELECTRIC? MAINTENANCE COST SAVINGS!
COMING SOON: 17 PROTERRA CATALYST ELECTRIC BUSES • • • • •
$14M Investment 180 Mile Range Lincoln Line BRT (4) RTC INTERCITY (4) RTC RIDE (9)
WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT •
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Partnership with Viridity Energy Solutions and the State Office of Energy Networked battery storage solutions at 4SS & Villanova Facilities Reduce costs with peak shaving and power budgeting Bidirectional charging could return power to the grid
Advanced Mobility – Intelligent Mobility Partnership with University of Nevada, Reno • Autonomous bus research
– Upcoming Advanced Mobility Study • Electric vehicle charging infrastructure • Autonomous vehicles • Shared mobility/Transportation Network Companies
FUTURE TRANSIT INITIATIVES:
LIDAR‐BASED CONNECTED ARTERIALS FOR CONNECTED AND UNCONNECTED ROAD USERS • UNR has started research on a new traffic data system to collect high-resolution micro traffic (HRMT) data with roadside 360o LiDAR sensors. • Dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) roadside units have been installed at North Virginia Street and 15th Street. • DSRC units will broadcast real-time traffic signal information to the autonomous (connected) bus. • The result will be a connected-vehicle deployment project to integrate roadside LiDAR sensors, proactive traffic control and connected vehicles to improve mobility and fuel efficiency of mixed traffic flow connected vehicles and unconnected vehicles. • The system will optimize the mixed traffic flow by adjusting the traffic signal and disseminating driving suggestions to connected vehicles.
FUTURE TRANSIT INITIATIVES: UNR AUTONOMOUS BUS PROJECT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poDabG8eITQ#t=30.0255506
2040 Regional Transportation Plan – Adopted May 2017 – Over a year of community engagement & technical analysis – Balanced approach with safety, multimodal & capacity projects
Planning Regional Freight and Mobility Needs – Performance-based 2040 Regional Transportation plan founded on community input & data/analysis – $1.03 billion in freeway investments – RTP priorities address greatest regional safety and congestion issues
Comparison of Freeway Crashes Freeway Section
US 395 N: White Lake Parkway to McCarran Blvd Spaghetti Bowl: N. McCarran to Moana & Sierra St to Pyramid Highway I-80: Pyramid Highway to USA Parkway
Average Crash Rate Per 100,000 VMT
Total Crashes 20142016
Total Crashes 2014
Total Crashes 2015
Total Crashes 2016
Crashes Per Day (2016)
34.51
619
139
224
256
0.70
97.92
2,524
741
843
940
2.58
39.84
670
174
232
264
0.72
Travel Time Index = Measured Travel Time/Free Flow Travel Time
Travel Time Index = Measured Travel Time/Free Flow Travel Time
TRI Center Employee Place of Residence
Fernley Sparks TRI Center Reno
Fallon
Carson City
New Roadway Capacity • FLAP application submitted to study: – Eagle Canyon Extension to Lemmon Drive – Corridor from North Sparks to I-80 • Washoe County Lands Bill ROW requests: – Eagle Canyon Extension – Corridor from North Sparks to I-80 – Pyramid-US 395 Connector – West Sun Valley Connector – Park & Ride Lots – Future bus maintenance facility
All Information is Preliminary and Subject to Change
Lemmon to Stead – 2023 or later
N. McCarran to Spaghetti Bowl –2018
RSFTS – March 2019
N. McCarran to Lemmon – 2021‐2022
Spaghetti Bowl NEPA – Mid 2020
USA Parkway Interchange Improvements – 2018‐2019
Dockless Bike Share • • • • • • • •
Privately funded No kiosk/bike rack required, back wheel locks when bike is checked in Estimated 500-5,000 bikes for the region (phased approach) One vendor for all jurisdictions that is responsible for bike maintenance & balancing Interlocal agreement being signed by stakeholders (Cities of Reno & Sparks, Washoe County, UNR, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony) Currently reviewing RFQs, developing outreach plan & goals for implementation Permit conditions consistent across jurisdictions, protect public ROW Launch 6-month pilot by May 2018 (National Bike Month)
Proposed Federal Infrastructure Concepts
• Leverage state, local and private investments to reach $1.5 trillion – Add $100.0 billion in incentives – Expand load programs such as TIFIA,WIFIA and RRIF – Block grants to governors for rural projects – Stream line project approvals • One agency One Decision • Overall goal is to reward state and local governments for investing local funds in local projects.
Questions & Discussion Lee Gibson, AICP Executive Director lgibson@rtcwashoe.com
David Jickling Director of Public Transportation/Operations djickling@rtcwashoe.com
Amy Cummings, AICP Director of Planning acummings@rtcwashoe.com
Brian Stewart, P.E. Director of Engineering & Construction bstewart@rtcwashoe.com
Michael Moreno Public Affairs Manager mmoreno@rtcwashoe.com
Dan Doenges Planning Manager ddoenges@rtcwashoe.com
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