Greater Regional Transit Authority

To provide safe, reliable, clean and courteous public transportation.

Flounsay R. Caver, Ph.D. Interim CEO/General Manager

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority RTA Overview Largest Transit Agency in , serving more customers than the next two largest Cities’ combined. o Created by a vote of the taxpayers in 1974 • Consolidated 11 independent systems into RTA • Pledged a 1% sales tax in support of our effort • 378,000 average weekly riders(1975)

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Service Offerings Currently (2017), RTA served 40 million customers o Customers traveled 220 million miles on RTA buses and trains o RTA provided approximately 200 train daily departures o RTA provided 4,000 bus trip daily on 50 routes • 28% operate 24/7 • 62% operate 18 hours/day, 7 days/week

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Trip Purposes

60% of trips are work related o o 23% of trips are for education o 8% of trips are for Healthcare o Major Player supporting Special Events • Browns / Indians / Cavs • National Senior Games/Gay Games • RNC , MLB All-Star Game, Tall Ships, etc.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority State of Ohio Funding State of Ohio General Revenue Funding For Public Transit $50.0

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$15.0 Transit Funding (Million $) Transit

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3,130 Employees in 2001 2,300 Employees in 2018

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority State Per Capita Funding

th o Ohio is the 14 ranked state in public transit ridership but 40th in State Funding o Mid-West States of Like Population • Illinois $275.45 • Pennsylvania $119.78 • Michigan $ 26.60 • Ohio $ 0.56

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Annual GCRTA Ridership

Ridership Percent Change

59,191,175

57,977,574 57,752,620 57,322,600 57,246,000 57,097,400 55,498,840

53,515,066 52,706,142 49,870,000 49,271,617 49,236,100 48,264,404 46,993,200 46,278,896 44,680,000 43,759,100 39,601,492

-14 -9.5 -0.02 -2.4 -8.7 2.5 3.7 2.9 0.3 0.1 1.1 -10.4 3.6 4.3 2 0.1 -4.6 -6.9

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority City Size Decline

City of Cleveland vs Cuyahoga County Population Other Shrinking Cities 1,800,000 • Buffalo

1,600,000 • • Flint 1,400,000 • Newark 1,200,000 • 1,000,000 • St. Louis 800,000 • Youngstown

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Cleveland Cuyahoga County

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Important Transit Correlations 2000 2010 2018 2000 vs 2000 vs 2018 2010 Cleveland 477,472 396,010 386,525 -17.06% -19.05% Population (Central City) Ridership 59,191,175 44,680,000 39,000,000 -24.51% -34.11%

State Funding $44,000,000 $11,000,000 $7,000,000 -75.00% -84.09%

RTA 3,130 2,477 2,300 -20.86 -26.51% Employment

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority GCRTA Service Hours 3,000,000

2,500,000 2,432,592

2,078,571 1,949,104 2,000,000 1,817,626

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Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority GCRTA Service Miles 35,000,000 32,328,308

30,000,000 27,545,027

24,431,291 25,131,964 25,000,000

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0 1993 2003 2010 2017 Service Miles

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Impact of Employment Suburbanization

o Construction, Manufacturing, and Retail each among the most decentralized of major industries

o Low density jobs development is hard to serve with transit

o Job sprawl can limit transit options by: o Increasing commute times, o Increasing Congestion from inner ring residents

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Car ownership

City 2015 Households without 2016 Households without 2015 Vehicles Per 2016 Vehicles Per Vehicles Vehicles Household Household

Buffalo, NY 30.0% 28.2% 1.03 1.08

Cleveland 23.5% 23.7% 1.15 1.19

Columbus 9.8% 9.4% 1.55 1.33

Detroit 25.3% 24.7% 1.13 1.15

St. Louis 19.7% 18.5% 1.25 1.27

Cities without Cars

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority RTA Customer & Car Ownership

Public Transit is a lifeline for those who need it the most

• Over 37% customers are under poverty level • 56% do not own a car • 81% classify themselves as transit dependent

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority The Spatial Mismatch

• Due to economic restructuring, some employment centers have moved from the central-city/urban core to suburban locations • This shift has created employment barriers for many living in central-city/urban core – Disproportionally effects low-income people &

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ACS, 2012-2016

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Center for Economic 18 Development Transit Job Access

Federal Reserve Study- A long Ride to Work: Job Access and Public Transportation in Northeast Ohio Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority RTA’s Priority Transit Corridors o Identified in RTA 2010-2020 Master Plan o HealthLine, Blue Line Extensions o New BRT Corridors th o W. 25 Street th o E. 93/E. 105 Street (Crosstown)

o Other Priority Corridors o Reconstruction of ADA Key Rail Stations

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority What Does the Future Hold for RTA? o Migration from Service Provider to Mobility Integrator! o Micro-Transit - demand deviated fixed route service o Shared Mobility oCompleted Pilot program with Lyft o Reduced Travel Times oExclusive Lanes and Traffic Signal Preemption o Autonomous/Connected Vehicles oCompleted FTA funded pilot project with Battelle o Fully Electric Propulsion

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Review of Current/Planned Studies

Strategic Plan: Foundations for the Future

Economic Service Efficiency Rail Car Fare Study Impact Redesign Study & Study Study Operational Study Review

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 22 Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority o We can’t forget about mass transit when we talk about the ‘future of transportation’ it cannot just be all flying cars and jetpacks o No matter whether it is today or tomorrow (the future) it does not change that riders want fast and frequent service if they are going to choose to ride public transit o Mobility management and personal mobility is the future of public transit

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority o In a world of frictionless mobility, all modes of transportation will be fully connected — increasing the rider experience and thereby increasing the number of people who choose a more sustainable lifestyle. Everything will be optimized, from information about arrivals, to paying for rides, to transferring to a different mode.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Leveraging Technology to Transform Transportation o Technology’s most useful role in upgrading mass transit is probably on the data side. Consolidating routes and shuttering stops can make a network much more useful to many people, but it will also inconvenience others. Gathering the data and analytics to make smart trade-offs on route designwill save money and boost ridership, building both political support and financial resources needed for new investments in expanded service.

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Discussion

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