HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarin Transit Connect PPT1Marin Transit Connect and Other Local Transit UpdatesSan Rafael City CouncilMarch 4, 2019
2What is Connect?On demand, shared-ride, accessible general public transit serviceTrips requested through an App or by calling Scheduling LineCurb-to-curb service within the Service Area (Northern San Rafael)Agency-owned vehicles operated under contract with paratransit service provider (Whistlestop)
3Why Connect?Goals:– Provide increased/new same-day option for riders with disabilities– Increase first and last mile connectivity to existing fixed route transit– Help commuter traveling to jobs in Marin County reach their final destinationsPilot Program Questions:– Can a new program effectively serve multiple markets?– How will riders respond to new technologies (app-based reservation service)?
4Service OverviewService Hours: weekdays (6:20 am –7:00 pm)Ride Request: made using app or calling scheduling lineFares: $4.00 seat/$2.00 seat (transit stop/senior/ADA) / $40 month passService Area: Northern San RafaelVehicles: 9 passenger accessible vans
5Service Area
6Trip Booking FlowTrip bookingVehicle assignedVehicle location
7Trip Booking Flow2 minute notificationVehicle arrivalnotificationPost ride email
8Service Performance TrendsAverage Wait Time for Pickup7.4 minutes% On Time Arrival for Pickup85.7%Average Trip Length (time)7.5 minutesAverage Trip Length (distance)1.1 miles
9Trip Origins
10Other Recent Transit Projects In San RafaelYellow BusElectric BusYouth Pass ProgramEast San RafaelBus Stop Improvements
11Electric Bus – Now in Service!
12Yellow Bus Funding • Marin Transit Board took action on January 7, 2019 to directly allocate $600k in annual operating funds to yellow school bus service countywide• Allocations were based on program usage (# of passes distributed) and cost of pass• New funding for school districts, allocated on 3-year cycles starting in FY 2019/20– San Rafael Elementary District = $232,085– Dixie School District = $42,244
13Marin Transit Youth Pass Program• Annual pass offered to K-12 students countywide for use on public transit services– $325/year or free for income qualified families (free or reduced lunch)• 32 schools participate countywide• Over 2,000 annual passes distributed in 2017/18, countywide –94% for freeSchool # of Passes % FreeSan Rafael HS 568 99%Terra Linda HS 172 100%Madrone 36 100%Davidson MS 221 100%Venetia Valley 47 100%Bahia Vista 3 100%TOTAL 1,047 99%SAN RAFAEL SUMMARY
14East San Rafael Transit Improvement•Expansion of Paratransit Service Area to Peacock Gap– Weekdays (10:00am-2:00pm, 4:00-7:00pm)– Weekends (8:00am-5:00pm)•Weekday Fixed Route Service Extension (Route 122)– Connecting East San Rafael/Peacock Gap to San Rafael Transit Center, San Anselmo, College of Marin– 8:30am-3:00pm•Weekday Ferry Feeder (Golden Gate Route 31)– Connecting East San Rafael/Peacock Gap to San Rafael Transit Center and Larkspur Ferry– TwoAMSouthboundTrips,TwoPM Northbound Trips
15Local Bus Stop Improvements
1616Thank YouRobert BettsDirector of Planning and Operations, Marin Transitrbetts@marintransit.org