2 LRT 1 commuter 4 express buses 9 park and rides 3 new express buses More than a dozen neighborhood PROJECT CONNECT circulators SYSTEM PLAN OVERVIEW

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PROJECT CONNECT SYSTEM PLAN ORANGE LINE • is planned to connect North and Light Rail Transit in Station and Operational South Austin. Dedicated Transitways Improvements All-Electric for Orange, Blue and Bus Fleet • Initial Investment would begin at North Gold Lines New Service - 36 Miles, 40 Stations to Connect Downtown to Lamar and U.S. 183 and extend to Stassney including a Downtown Colony Park with potential Lane. Transit Tunnel extension to Manor and Elgin New Circulator • Destinations include: Zones (Pickup) • 8 New Routes North Lamar Transit Center - 5 outside service area • Crestview High Frequency Bus with 24 New Park & Rides • UT Priority Treatments - 10 outside the service area 7 New Routes • - ~74 Miles, 193 Stations New Maintenance • Expanded bus service Facilities • The SoCo District The System Plan includes all elements of the transportation expansion plan that were adopted by the Capital Metro board and received a resolution of approval from the on June 10, 2020. The Initial Investment was Demand response service adopted by the Capital Metro board and received a resolution of approval from the Austin City Council on July 27. The PLEASE NOTE: This map is of the System Plan. The Initial Investment includes light rail service from Initial Investment includes the portions of the System Plan to be advanced for development through proposed local and federal funding. A ballot measure for the Initial Investment will be on the November 2020 ballot. North Lamar Transit Center to Stassney.

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BLUE LINE GREEN LINE OVERVIEW • Light rail is planned to offer service to the • New Commuter rail service planned to airport. connect downtown to East Austin’s Colony • Operating from North Lamar and U.S. 183 to Park. downtown and direct to the airport. • Destinations include: • Destinations include: • East Austin • Springdale • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport • U.S. 183 Park & Ride • Lakeshore Drive • Colony Park • Convention Center • Rainey Street • UT • Crestview • North Lamar Transit Center PLEASE NOTE: This map is of the System Plan. The Initial Investment includes commuter rail PLEASE NOTE: This map is of the System Plan. The Initial Investment includes light rail service from service from Downtown Station to Colony Park. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to the North Lamar Transit Center.

6 8 METRORAPID OVERVIEW Investment: Initial Package • 4 new MetroRapid routes would provide Capital Cost : $7.1 billion frequent service with a limited number of stops Financing : CapMetro, Federal Grants, City (Tax Rate Election) • New corridors would include: TRE Tax Rate : 8.75 cents • The Gold Line | from ACC Highland to and Ben White. Total Tax Bill Impact: 4.09% • The Gold Line would begin as a MetroRapid service from Median Value ACC Highland to Republic Square & could be converted to the full length with light rail as a part of the System Plan. Home Value $250,000 $325,000 $500,000 $750,000 • Expo Center | from East Austin to UT and downtown • Pleasant Valley | from Mueller to the Goodnight Annual $219 $284 $438 $656 Ranch Park & Ride • Burnet | from The Domain to Menchaca & Oak Hill Monthly $18.23 $23.70 $36.46 $54.69 PLEASE NOTE: This map is of the System Plan. The Initial Investment includes MetroRapid service on The Gold Line, Expo Center, Pleasant Valley and Burnet corridors.

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Years based on federal NEPA INITIAL INVESTMENT SEQUENCE and funding approvals AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP YEARS LIGHT RAIL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Austin Transportation Partnership Responsibilities Orange Line (LRT) Blue Line (LRT) • Quarterly reports to city council and Capital Metro board • comprehensive report to city council and Capital METRORAIL Annual Metro board, participation in annual joint meeting Red Line (Commuter Rail) Green Line (Commuter Rail) • Independent auditor • Manages day-to-day Project Connect and METRORAPID implementation execution of design and construction Phase I Gold Line (Complete NEPA) • Ensures close alignment with Capital Metro operations

METROEXPRESS & City / Capital Metro Responsibilities PARK AND RIDES METROBUS & METROACCESS • Approves Project Connect system plan and policies CUSTOMER TECH SYSTEMS • Forms ATP, establishes policies, selects members TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE $100 million $100 million $100 million INVESTMENTS • Annually allocates funding to ATP NEPA / Preliminary Engineering Final Design / Procurement Construction / Commissioning

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Near-Term Impacts Long-Term Impacts

• Construction benefits the local economy • Economic Benefits • Cost-savings for transit users and others • For every $1 billion invested, $1.38 • billion in economic activity Congestion reduction and productivity • System Plan: $13.8 billion in activity • Community Benefits • Access to employment, housing, medical • For every $1 billion invested, 9,745+ jobs • Environmental quality • System Plan: 97,450+ jobs created • Public safety (Vision Zero) • Tax base and costs of public service provision

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CONCEPTUAL DRAWING CONCEPTUAL DRAWING 14 16 14 16 Expenditures vs. Revenue

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Regional Transportation Center Current Full Funding Grant Agreements(FFGA) State Project Location and Description FFGA Local Match AZ South Central Light Rail Extension/Downtown Hub $198M (49%) $203M (51%) AZ Northwest Extension Phase II $637M (47%) 707M (53%) CA Los Angeles, Westside Subway Section 1 $1.25B (44%) $1.56B (56%) CA Los Angeles, Westside Subway Section 2 $1.18B (50%) $1.14B (49%) CA Mid-Coast Corridor Project $1.04B (48%) 1.12B (51%) CA Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project $647M (39%) $996M (61%) CA BART - Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project $1.17B (43%) $1.54B (57%) IL Red and Purple Modernization Phase One Project $956M (49%) $994M (48%) MA Green Line Extension $996M (50%) $9962M (50%) MD Maryland National Capital Purple Line $900M (38%) $1.47B (62%) MN Southwest Light Rail Transit Project – Minneapolis $928M (47%) 1.06B (53%) OR Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project $745M (59%) $605M (41%) TX TEX Rail – Fort Worth $499M (52%) $451M (48%) TX DART - Red and Blue Line Platform Extensions $60M (47%) $67M (53%) WA Federal Way Link Extension – Seattle $790M (25%) $3.93B (75%) WA Lynnwood Link Extension – Seattle $1.17B (36%) $2.08B (64%)

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Long Term Transit Ridership

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