Current System 70M operating budget 10M annual ridership 31 routes countywide paratransit each with different weekday Saturday Sunday schedules Service is infrequent short weekend and evening hours ID: 796001
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Funding and Environmental Review in the Transit Planning Process
Slide2Current System
$70M operating budget
10M
annual ridership
31 routes + countywide paratransit, each with different weekday, Saturday, Sunday schedulesService is infrequent, short weekend and evening hoursRunning old buses – $10M of federal capital replacement funds are used for operating each year
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2016 Snapshot:
Spread out, tough to use, but getting the most out of the resources it has.
Slide3Transit Planning
1990-2010
– Focus on a single commuter rail line to no result
2010
- Central Indiana Transit Task Force endorses a wholistic solution of local bus improvements and BRT
2012
–
Alternatives Analysis completed for Red and Blue Line BRT Projects
2014
–
State legislation authorizes county-by-county income tax for dedicated transit projects
2015
–
IndyGo secures funding to advance the Red Line BRT
Slide4Marion County Transit Plan
4
70%
increase in Vehicle Revenue Miles
BRT Lines
form spines of systemNo change of coverageInvest in frequency, with longer service hours and every route running every day
Efficient Grid vs. Hub and Spoke network design
Slide5Red Line Rapid Transit
5
13.1
miles of battery-electric BRT
15%
of all IndyGo Boarding Activity 1% of IndyGo Service Area60k residents within 0.5 mile
140k employees within 0.5 mile
60%
Dedicated Lanes
$96.3M
Project Budget
Slide60.25% INCOME TAX
Red Line: Center Exclusive
Slide7Red Line: Bi-Directional
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Slide8Purple Line Rapid Transit
8
14.8
mile corridor
High Concentration
Low-income and zero-car HHInterlines with the Red LineOpen 202190% Dedicated Lanes$140M
Project Budget
Slide9Purple Line Rapid Transit
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Slide10Blue Line Rapid Transit
10
~20
mile corridor
East/West Spine
from Cumberland to Indianapolis AirportOpen 2022
>80% Dedicated Lanes
$195M
Project Budget
Slide11Blue Line Rapid Transit
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Slide122016 Referendum
654
Indy Connect education engagements
59.4%
Marion County voters approved 0.25% income tax
$54M
leveraged annually, beginning October 2017
Slide13Capital Investment Grants
Otherwise known as “CIG”
Intended
to assist transit agencies with intense capital projects
Small Starts for projects with a total project cost of $300m or less New Starts for projects greater than $300 million13
Slide14National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
Otherwise known as “NEPA”
Required
for all projects, transit or otherwise, which are actively seeking or have been awarded federal funds
How does NEPA work for transit? - Class of Action - Documented Categorical Exclusion - Environmental Assessment - Environmental Impact Statement - Investigations of possible impacts - Documentation - Mitigation - Addressing potential unusual circumstances
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Slide15Documented Categorical Exclusion
Documented Categorical Exclusion
Class of Action
for two of Indianapolis’s bus rapid transit lines
DCE Characteristics: - Simplified forms of the environmental review process Unique for Transit Projects compared to road projects that are the norm - Repurposing of lanes - Vertical construction at intervals 15
Slide16Critical Considerations
Critical considerations
must be taken into account when carrying out an environmental evaluation of any nature:
- Localized impacts
- Corridor-level impacts - Community reaction/feedback - Outreach and coordination - Mitigation - Response to public and agency comments - Environmental Justice
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Slide17Contact
www.IndyGo.netwww.IndyGoRed.com
317.635.3344
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