Light Rail Proposal. June 13, 2016 Presentation for the Joint Sustainability Committee by the Central Austin Community Development Corporation

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1 Light Rail Proposal June 13, 2016 Presentation for the Joint Sustainability Committee by the Central Austin Community Development Corporation

2 High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period

3 High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period

High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period Council Member Gregorio Casar February 11, 2016 Today, Council voted to kick off a conversation about putting transportation projects on the ballot

4 High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period Council Member Gregorio Casar February 11, 2016 Today, Council voted to kick off a conversation about putting transportation projects on the ballot in November. If there is a transportation bond this year, I believe we need to support transit with our limited dollars. Transportation is about much more than roads especially in a growing city like ours, he continued. I m prepared to advocate strongly for progressive mobility investments such as funding our most needed sidewalks, expanding bicycle lanes, supporting our bus system and even kicking off urban rail in Austin for the first time. Austin needs a real and complete transit system, and Austinites deserve the opportunity to support transit at the ballot box.

High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period Urban Transportation Commission February 9, 2016 Resolution passes with a 7-2 vote: WHEREAS, Mayor Adler has declared 2016 to be the Year of

Urban Transportation Commission recommends the City Council direct the City Manager to develop and present a high-capacity transit plan, including consideration of rail using existing data, that

5 High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period Urban Transportation Commission February 9, 2016 Resolution passes with a 7-2 vote: WHEREAS, Mayor Adler has declared 2016 to be the Year of Mobility; WHEREAS, the Chair of the Mobility Committee, CM Ann Kitchen has set the intention to develop policies and programs which move people and not just cars; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Urban Transportation Commission recommends the City Council direct the City Manager to develop and present a high-capacity transit plan, including consideration of rail using existing data, that prioritizes high-density corridors and high-diversity populations, including a timeline and staged process for completing the plan in a timeframe which allows City Council to place the plan optionally on the November 2016 ballot.

6 High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period May 10, 2016 Urban Transportation Commission unanimously endorses a Light Rail minimum operable segment on the November 2016 ballot.

7 High Capacity Transit in the Post-Election Period

10 The Alignment

11 The Alignment Total Population: 136,450 Total Housing Units: 60,285 Source: 2010 Census based on population reported in census blocks which fall entirely or partially within a 1/2 mile buffer.

12 The Alignment Total Jobs: 171,206 Source: 2013 LEHD Census data reported in census blocks which fall entirely or partially within a 1/2 mile buffer, with an added area of UT Campus west of IH-35.

13 MobilityATX Alignment 14.7 mi. Total Population: 136, % more than Project Connect Source: 2010 Census based on population reported in census blocks which fall entirely or partially within a 1/2 mile buffer and May 2, 2014 Project Connect briefing to CCAG. Total Jobs: 171,206 77% more than Project Connect Source: 2013 LEHD Census data reported in census blocks which fall entirely or partially within a 1/2 mile buffer, with an added area of UT Campus west of IH-35 and May 2, 2014 Project Connect briefing to CCAG.

14 Minimum Operable Segment (MOS) Length: 5.3 miles Northern Terminus: Crestview Station, North Lamar and Airport Blvd. Southern Terminus: Republic Square, Guadalupe and 4th Streets Cost: $397.5 Million Weekday Ridership Estimate: 37,400 City Council Districts with Direct Service: 4, 7, and 9 City Council Districts with Red Line Connection: 1 and 6

15 Phasing Minimum Operable Segment 5.3 mi Guadalupe-North Lamar Termini at Crestview/Republic Sq. Phase One 14.7 mi (inclusive of MOS) North Lamar Guadalupe East Riverside South Pleasant Valley Termini at Rundberg and Wm Cannon Phase Two 10.2 mi: South Lamar ABIA via Bergstrom Spur Termini at 71/290/Mopac interchange and ABIA Arrival Terminal. Phase Three Green Line through East Austin with service to Seaholm via Republic Square. Service to West Austin via Seaholm contingent on Brackenridge Tract development.

Funding The November 2016 initial ballot measure approves a system concept and the building and funding of the Guadalupe-North Lamar minimum operable segment.

16 Funding The November 2016 initial ballot measure approves a system concept and the building and funding of the Guadalupe-North Lamar minimum operable segment. Local funds spent on the first phase are leveraged to secure FTA New Starts funding on subsequent extensions on a 1:1 basis. With separate voter approval, alignments that serve the airport such as East Riverside, S Pleasant Valley, and the Bergstrom Spur are built and operated with revenue from the Hotel Occupancy Tax and Rental Car Tax. Subsequent ballot measures are composite. Each include funding for construction of the active phase, approve the alignment and fund project development and engineering of the next extension, and fund systems planning to determine the extension to follow.

17 No bundles, just clear choices for Austinites in 2016! A multimodal approach for the November 2016 election Proposition 1 - Rail A ballot measure approving a 10-district rail plan system concept. It authorizes funding to build a minimum operable segment on Guadalupe-North Lamar. Proposition 2 - Bike A ballot measure funding the build out of the Bicycle Master Plan advocated by Bike Austin. Proposition 3 - Sidewalk A ballot measure funding high priority sidewalks in the Sidewalk Master Plan. Proposition 4 - Corridors A ballot measure funding critical safety improvements to Imagine Austin corridors and local solutions for I-35 that improve the community and are supported by NCINC2 and Reconnect Austin.

18 Thank You

2016 MOBILITY BOND PROGRAM

February 22, 2017 2016 MOBILITY BOND PROGRAM $720 million bond proposition for transportation and mobility improvements including planning, designing, engineering, constructing, reconstructing, renovating