TCC Agenda April 28, 2021 Transit Coordinating Committee April 28, 2021 – TCC 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Hosted via Zoom

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Attendees:

Glenda Marsh, public transit advocate/SMART Lisa Cappellari, Paratransit, Inc. James Drake, SacRT Jose Perez, YCTD Keith Martin, Yuba-Sutter Transit Mikki McDaniel, SCT/Link Jamie Wright, Placer County David Smith, Caltrans D3 Brett Bernegger, SacRT Mike Costa, e-tran Mike Dour, Roseville Transit Kristen Mazur, YCTD Erik Reitz, SacRT Matt Mauk, El Dorado County Transit Tiffani Fink, Paratransit, Inc. Will Garner, Placer County Transit Brian James, El Dorado County Transit Virginia Wieneke, ACC Rides Leah Barrett, 50 Corridor TMA Ed Scofield, Roseville Transit Allison Winter, Roseville Transit Sabrina Bradbury, SACOG Mike Rosson, SACOG Chris Dougherty, SACOG Caroline Payne, SACOG Nicholas Whitty, TransLoc Nirit Glazer, LookingBus Dr. Harsh Verma, PeopleSense Justin Fox, AECOM

1) TCC Coordination (All, 30-minutes) a. Public Comment on non-agenda topics Public Comment: Glenda Marsh – Gathering regional and local rail advocates during the upcoming CTA conference. Reach out to Glenda during the CTA conference in November in Sacramento. b. Brief introductions and sharing of significant news about transit systems – including COVID-19 related updates SacRT – The annexation of Elk Grove into the SacRT district has been completed. SacRT service in Elk Grove begins July 1, 2021. Making service changes to SmaRT Ride in Carmichael, Elk Grove, and Folsom. Anticipating an increase in service in the fall due to universities going back in person. YCTD – The board adopted the COA, and looking to implement recommended changes to the route 42 by decreasing headways during the peak. Terry Bassett retired after 39-years at YCTD. Yuba-Sutter Transit – Working on our new facility, in the planning and environmental phase. Operations are status quo. We are providing free vaccination trips.

TCC Agenda April 28, 2021 SCT/Link – We will start working on our SRTP and Zero Emission transition plan in May. Galt Commuter Express service has been modified. PCT – Fixed route ridership is increasing. We are working on a pilot vision for microtransit service. Caltrans D3 – Working on multimodal planning for the 5/80/99 corridors. Also doing complete streets/active transit plan outreach to transit users within the next month. SacRT – The annexation of Elk Grove will include single branding all services as SacRT services. We are looking into touring the AC Transit facilities for zero emission vehicles and fueling/charging. A regional initiative to maintain and attract/increase ridership is needed post-pandemic. e-tran – The annexation as been approved and becomes effective July 1, 2021. We are bringing back commuter route trips due to an increase in ridership and interest of returning State employees. Looking at SmaRT Ride microtransit being implemented in Elk Grove. In May we’ll be ramping commuter service back up to 65% of pre-pandemic service levels, and will look at ramping up service further in June. Roseville – Does anyone know if State offices are going to be reopening and if so when? E-tran – some State offices are not fully returning and other state offices have employees returning 3-4 days out of the week. SacRT – We completed a riders survey with information about commuter service needs and will share information with group. SMART – There are currently no big plan for State employees to return to the office and the return is still in the planning phase. El Dorado – We are offering free trips to get the COVID vaccine. Implementing our Zero Emission Plan. Paratransit – We have delivered 1.25 million meals during the pandemic. There has been an uptick in ridership for senior programs. We’re increasing seat capacity on vehicles for vaccine appointments. We transport riders to clinics and they stay onboard for the vaccine (this is faster). Paratransit continues to offer regional transit mobility training, and is kicking off the volunteer driver program. PCT – The number of commuter riders going to Sacramento has not increased. We are weighing when/if to increase service on when ridership will come back. ACC Rides – Our volunteer drivers are beginning to return. We provided 1,000 trips in March, a significant increase. We also started providing service in the 95811, 95816, and 95817 zip codes. 50 corridor TMA – Board approved our Strategic Plan. We working to assist users in navigating the transit system(s), and to work as a catalyst for transit intervention. Our newest partner is PeopleSense. Roseville – Looking at microtransit service for possible implementation in South Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. We will be getting 5 electric buses. The commuter buses electrification station is at 30% design/Proterra design (5-buses). Roseville – Ridership numbers are still low with commuter service remaining at 65% of what it was pre-pandemic. Local service has not had any service changes during the pandemic. There has been a very minor uptick in ridership. We are providing food services with local non-profit agencies with funding provided through the CARES Act. Placer County is starting a volunteer driver program called Placer Rides. Paratransit – We are asking staff about their vaccination status. PCT – We are not asking staff about their vaccination status or tracking who is vaccinated due to HIPPA. SacRT – SacRT is not tracking vaccination status due to same reasons as PCT. Yuba and Yolo – service contractor is 60% vaccinated with 100% of administrative staff vaccinated. ACC Rides – 100% of staff are vaccinated SCT/Link – Approximately 50% are vaccinated. e-tran – About 70% of staff and volunteers are vaccinated. c. Joint Transit Operator Project or Training Opportunities d. General TCC Information & Discussion  Cal-ITP (California Integrated Travel Project) – California DGS published RFP to modernize fare collection systems by procuring contactless payment technology and services (Dougherty/Rosson) – SACOG will provide links to the DGS Draft RFP and contact information for Adrianna Barajas (Cal DGS). SacRT – is testing a device on the rail side. Sol Transit is testing on the bus side, Cal-ITP could be a replacement or addition, will come back at a later meeting with an update on the pilot and a presentation.  ARP Act Stimulus Funds Allocation Update (VaughanBechtold/Rosson) – Have a meeting in the 2nd week of May to discuss the ARP stimulus funds allocation.  Other

TCC Agenda April 28, 2021 2) Review and Approve February 17, 2021 TCC Minutes (All, 3-minutes) – see attachment – Approved.

3) SacRT Network Integration Plan Presentation (James Drake/All, 20-minutes) SacRT/AECOM presentation – (slides provided) Will purchase 20 new low floor LRVs and implement station improvements on the Gold Line/Folsom/Downtown Sacramento (Sac Valley Rail). Will publish the draft Plan in mid-May, and will take the Plan to the SacRT Board for approval in late July. Looking at infrastructure, light rail, bus service, and fare collection improvements. Multiple related projects includes the Sacramento Valley Station Bus Mobility Area Plan, Railyards, Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar, Valley Rail, Green Line Natomas/Airport extension. Also tied to infrastructure improvements like Gold Line double tracking ( to Hazel Station), Sacramento Valley Station loop double track, LRV low floor station conversions, light rail service improvements with 15 minute headways to Folsom, Green and Gold line interlining, and skip-stop express train service concepts.

4) TransLoc Vendor Presentation (Nicholas Whitty/All, 15-minutes) see slide deck – Destination Vaccination program developed with Ford for a Vaccine Shuttle platform and if interested reach out to Brian Hageman. Have a zone based microtransit platform, as well as a post COVID service platform, and an inclusion, equity and community engagement platform.

5) LookingBus Vendor Presentation (Nirit Glazer/All, 15-minutes) see slide deck – Platform for riders with disabilities (complete trip assistance), ride hailing system, SaaS service including hardware installation if needed. YCTD – Do these platforms integrate with other software programs. Answer – yes, the system is capable of integration with other systems.

6) PeopleSense Vendor Presentation (Dr Harsh Verma/All, 15-minutes) see slide deck – Real-time monitoring to implement social distancing by estimating people counts at a location.

7) Regional Bike Share Program Update (Bradbury, 10-minutes) In May 2020 Lime acquired JUMP bikes. SACOG manages the JUMP bikes. Bikes share programs are subsidized in some form to create a market base to facilitate operations. We can create a subsidy for the bikes in the system-sliding scale based on riders per day 70¢. Currently running in Sacramento and West Sacramento as the ridership increases so does the subsidy at 3 riders per bike per day there is no cost, and at 4+ riders per day SACOG receives funding back from Lime. Current ridership is at around 1.5 rider per bike per day. We are currently collaborating with City of Davis and UC Davis on bike share. SMART - What is needed to incorporate bike parking zones? Answer: Staff are looking into public needs and collaborating with the jurisdictions on bike parking. YCTD: Lime business model was users charging their own scooters/bikes is it still part of business model? Answer: SACOG has an equity plan that included a hub or station where the scooters/bikes were returned, looking to update with Lime and what incentives. Noted that customer service needs improvements an example based on parking citations/additional fees on incorrect geo-coding.

8) Vanpool Subsidy Program Update (Bradbury, 10-minutes) – SACGO received funding for completing vanpool reporting. We are looking for interested operators to complete the NTD reporting, and SACOG will provide funding to the operators for entering the Vanpool data into NTD, The current program is 6-month pilot- and a future program would be ongoing. The vanpool program vendor is Enterprise, but the program is open to any vendor that will provide vanpool service. Is vanpool based on commuting service or weekend/shopping? Answer: Currently based on commuting service. Is it business purchase or private purchase? Answer: either is eligible. Is this 6-county program? Answer: yes, it is a 6-county program. This opportunity is open to all transit operators. A challenge was mentioned that it can be difficult to obtain data from Enterprise. SACOG will provide a fact- sheet.

9) Meetings/Events/Updates (All, 3-minutes) a. Meetings or Events b. Updates on Other Items

10) Set Next Meeting Dates (All, 2-minutes) a. Next TCC meeting on June 16, 2021– via Zoom b. Adjourn TCC

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