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MONTHLY COMMISSION MATERIALS June 2018 MEETING OVERVIEW – June 7, 2018 Action Items Include: • Minutes of the May 3, 2018 Meeting • Contract Awards for NTD Data Collection Services, Technical Support Services for the I-66 Commuter Choice Program, and the Route 7 Conceptual Engineering Phase III Study • Northern Virginia Regional Fare Collection Strategic Plan • VRE CSXT Operating/Access Agreement Extension • VRE Submission for USDOT BUILD Grant Other Meeting Highlights: • Recognition of Departing Commissioner Jeff Greenfield • Presentation by Robert Puentes (Eno Foundation) on National Trends in Public Transportation • I-66 Inside the Beltway Operations (Written Report) • WMATA Board Report • Long Bridge Project Update TABLE OF CONTENTS NVTC May 3, 2018 Commission Agenda ........................................................................ 3 Agenda Item 1 Opening Remarks Agenda Item 2 Recognition of Departing Commissioner ........................................... 5 Agenda Item 3 Minutes .................................................................................................. 7 Agenda Item 4 Consent Agenda ................................................................................. 23 Agenda Item 5 I-66 Inside the Beltway Operations (Written Report) ........................ 27 Agenda Item 6 National Trends in Public Transportation ......................................... 49 Agenda Item 7 Regional Fare Collection Program .................................................... 51 Agenda Item 8 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) ............. 95 Agenda Item 9 Virginia Railway Express (VRE) ....................................................... 107 Agenda Item 10 Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) .................. 169 Agenda Item 11 Executive Director Report ................................................................ 173 NVTC COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018 MAIN FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 2300 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201 7:30 P.M. 6:00 P.M. Executive Committee – First Floor Small Conference Room 7:00 P.M. Dinner is Available for Commissioners and Staff Commissioners: Please note, we will be taking an official Commission photograph at the beginning of the meeting AGENDA 1. Opening Remarks 2. Recognition of Departing Commissioner Jeff Greenfield 3. ACTION ITEM: Approve the Minutes of the May 4, 2018 NVTC Meeting 4. ACTION ITEM: Approve the CONSENT AGENDA (subject to approval by the Chairman) A. Authorize the Executive Director to Execute a Contract with Stantec Consulting for NTD Data Collection Services B. Authorize the Executive Director to Execute a Contract with Kimley-Horn for Technical Support Services for the FY2019 I-66 Commuter Choice Program C. Authorize the Executive Director to Execute a Contract with Kittelson & Associates, Inc. for the Route 7 Conceptual Engineering Phase III Study 5. I-66 Inside the Beltway Operations (Written Report) A. VDOT Report on Road and Tolling Operations B. NVTC Report on Transit Performance in the Corridor 6. National Trends in Public Transportation (Robert Puentes, Eno Foundation) 7. Regional Fare Collection Program A. ACTION ITEM: Approve Resolution #2360: Accept the Northern Virginia Regional Fare Collection Strategic Plan B. Program Update 2 8. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority A. Board of Directors Report B. Committee Reports C. Other WMATA News D. Virginia Ridership and Parking Facility Utilization E. Preliminary Schedule of Upcoming Board Decisions 9. Virginia Railway Express A. VRE CEO Report and Minutes B. ACTION ITEM: Resolution #2361: Authorize the VRE CEO to Execute a One- Year Extension of the Existing Amended and Restated Operating/Access Agreement with CSX Transportation C. ACTION ITEM: Resolution # 2362: Authorize the VRE CEO to Submit VRE Projects to USDOT for FY2018 BUILD Grant Funding Consideration D. VRE Automatic Passenger Count System 10. Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) A. DRPT Report B. Long Bridge Project Update 11. Executive Director Report A. Executive Director Newsletter B. NVTC Financial Report Agenda Item #2: Recognition of Departing Commissioner TO: Chairman Smedberg and NVTC Commissioners FROM: Kate Mattice DATE: May 31, 2018 SUBJECT: Recognition of Departing Commissioner ______________________________________________________________________ NVTC will recognize the service of departing Commissioner Jeff Greenfield, who has represented the City of Fairfax on NVTC for 10 years. Agenda Item #3: Minutes of the May 3rd Meeting MINUTES NVTC COMMISSION MEETING – MAY 3, 2018 NAVY LEAGUE BUILDING – FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA The meeting of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission was called to order by Vice-Chairman Letourneau at 7:35 P.M. Members Present Sharon Bulova John Cook Jim Corcoran Katie Cristol Christian Dorsey Adam Ebbin John Foust Libby Garvey Catherine Hudgins David LaRock Matt Letourneau David Meyer (Alternate, City of Fairfax) Jennifer Mitchell (Alternate, Commonwealth of Virginia) David Snyder Jennifer Wexton Members Absent Jeff Greenfield Tim Lovain Jeff McKay Ron A. Meyer Paul Smedberg Staff Present Karen Finucan Clarkson Matt Cheng Andrew D’huyvetter Nobuhiko Daito Rhonda Gilchrest Dan Goldfarb Patricia Happ Scott Kalkwarf Aimee Perron Seibert Kate Mattice Doug Allen (VRE) Tom Hickey (VRE) Joe Swartz (VRE) 2 Opening Remarks Vice-Chairman Letourneau stated he has been asked to chair the meeting since Chairman Smedberg is unable to attend. Minutes of the April 5, 2018 NVTC Commission Meeting Ms. Garvey moved, with a second by Ms. Bulova, to approve the minutes. The vote in favor was cast by Commissioners Bulova, Corcoran, Dorsey, Ebbin, Foust, Garvey, Hudgins, LaRock, Letourneau, Snyder and Wexton. Commissioners Cook, Cristol and Meyer abstained. I-66 Commuter Choice FY2018 Program Vice-Chairman Letourneau stated that the Commission is being asked to approve Resolution #2357, which will approve the I-66 Commuter Choice FY2018 Program of Projects and authorize staff to submit the program to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for consideration and action. Based on the evaluation by NVTC staff, the jurisdictional I-66 Commuter Choice Working Group, and the Commissioner Work Group, the recommended Program of Projects includes 15 projects for funding, totaling $12,077,068. Ms. Happ, project manager, reviewed the FY2018 I-66 Commuter Choice program, evaluation and selection process, applications received, and the recommended projects for funding. NVTC received 17 applications with a total funding request of $29.6 million. Ms. Happ stated that 60 percent of the program will fund new or enhanced bus service; 22 percent will provide access to park and ride lots, bus stops, and Metrorail and VRE stations; seven percent will directly serve to improve responsiveness to incidents along the I-66 corridor; and six percent will support transit incentives and alternate ways to travel such as carpool and vanpool. The collective benefits of the program will move an additional 2,000 people through the corridor during the morning peak period; save approximately 120,000 hours of travel delay per year during the commuter peak periods; connect people to more than 15 activity centers in Virginia and the District; provide two new bus routes and enhances service on three existing bus routes; and improve emergency and incident response capabilities to keep I-66 moving. Ms. Happ reviewed the 12 projects recommended for funding for FY2018, which are listed in the following chart: 3 Total Funding FY2018 I-66 Commuter Choice Project Name Applicant Request Fairfax Connector Express Bus Service Between Vienna/Fairfax- Fairfax $ 3,452,618 GMU and Pentagon Metrorail Stations County Loudoun County Transit Metro Connection Route 88X Extension Loudoun $ 1,706,040 to Dulles South County On-Demand Commuter Lot Shuttles in Prince William County PRTC $ 1,087,796 Loudoun County Transit Metro Connection from New Purcellville Loudoun $ 1,065,960 Park and Ride County City of CUE Access and Technology Improvements $ 965,000 Fairfax/CUE City of Falls Metrobus Route 3T Extension and Service Expansion $ 845,754 Church Fairfax I-66 Corridor Vienna/Merrifield Bike Share Expansion $ 497,100 County Arlington I-66 Corridor Intelligent Transportation System Enhancements $ 400,000 County Arlington Traffic Management Center $ 400,000 County Expanded Transportation Demand Management Outreach to the Arlington $ 350,000 I-66 Corridor County Flexible Vanpool Program PRTC $ 317,600 Linton Hall OmniRide Metro Direct Bus Service Enhancement PRTC $ 134,200 City of Bicycle Parking Improvements at Manassas VRE Station $ 55,000 Manassas I-66 Commuter Choice Marketing and Outreach NVTC $ 400,000 Program Administration, Evaluation and Oversight NVTC $ 400,000 Total $ 12,077,068 Delegate LaRock asked about two projects (I-66 Corridor Intelligent Transportation System Enhancement and the Traffic Management Center), which both scored low with a Total Benefit Score of 8 and 13, respectively. Vice-Chairman Letourneau stated the Commissioner Working Group had similar questions and had a lengthy discussion of these two projects at their recent meeting. These two projects are geared more to commuters who are driving, especially those forced off I-66 because of the tolls, and are designed to improve traffic flow on the alternative roadways. The projects are designed to respond to incidents quicker and clear the corridor faster, which will also benefit the direct I-66 user. He stated that the